Form 8-K
8-K — Aon plc
Accession: 0001193125-26-397203
Filed: 2026-09-22
Period: 2026-09-18
CIK: 0000315293
SIC: 6411 (INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
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 18, 2026
Aon plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ireland
1-7933
98-1539969
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
15 George’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland, D02 VR98
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 1 266 6000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
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
Class A Ordinary Shares $0.01 nominal value
AON
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.85% Senior Notes due 2027
AON27
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.05% Senior Notes due 2031
AON31
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.60% Senior Notes due 2031
AON31A
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.00% Senior Notes due 2032
AON32
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.35% Senior Notes due 2033
AON33
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.25% Senior Notes due 2042
AON42
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.45% Senior Notes due 2043
AON43
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.60% Senior Notes due 2044
AON44
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.75% Senior Notes due 2045
AON45
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.90% Senior Notes due 2051
AON51
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 3.90% Senior Notes due 2052
AON52
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027
AON27B
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.150% Senior Notes due 2029
AON29
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.300% Senior Notes due 2031
AON31B
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.450% Senior Notes due 2034
AON34
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054
AON54
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.350% Senior Notes due 2029
AON29B
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.625% Senior Notes due 2031
AON31C
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.800% Senior Notes due 2033
AON33A
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.950% Senior Notes due 2036
AON36
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 6.100% Senior Notes due 2038
AON38
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 6.450% Senior Notes due 2046
AON46
New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc. and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 6.450% Senior Notes due 2056
AON56
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On September 18, 2026, Aon plc, an Irish public limited company (the “Company”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Aon Corporation”), Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“AGH”), Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“AGL”), and Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ANA”), entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), with Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”), as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Term Lenders”), pursuant to which the Term Lenders committed to provide unsecured delayed draw term loan facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000,000, consisting of (a) a two-year $2,000,000,000 term loan facility (the “Tranche 1 Term Loans”) and (b) a three-year $2,000,000,000 term loan facility (the “Tranche 2 Term Loans”, and together with the Tranche 1 Term Loans, the “Term Loans”). The Term Loans will be available, subject to customary limited conditionality for a financing transaction of this type, to ANA as borrower, on the closing date of the previously announced acquisition by ANA of USI Advantage Corp. (“USI” and such acquisition, the “USI Acquisition”) pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of August 30, 2026 (the “Merger Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company, ANA, USI, Cortlandt Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, and, solely in its capacity as the securityholder representative, Uno Aggregator II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. The proceeds of the Term Loans will be used to pay a portion of the cash consideration with respect to the USI Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing and the Term Loan Credit Agreement.
Borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement may be made by ANA in U.S. dollars and will bear interest at a base rate equal to, at ANA’s option, term SOFR or an alternate base rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating.
The Tranche 1 Term Loans mature on September 18, 2028, the Tranche 2 Term Loans mature on September 18, 2029, and both tranches are prepayable at any time without penalty or premium.
The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains financial covenants with respect to the ratio of consolidated adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense (which may not be less than 4.00 to 1.00) and, following the consummation of the USI Acquisition, the ratio of consolidated funded net debt to consolidated adjusted EBITDA (which may not be more than 4.75 to 1.00, with multiple step-downs over an eight fiscal quarter period to 3.50 to 1.00, subject to certain exceptions and adjustments in connection with future acquisitions), as well as other customary covenants, undertakings and events of default for a financing transaction of this type.
The foregoing description of the Term Loan Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Revolving Credit Agreement
Also on September 18, 2026, Company, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, ANA and Aon UK Limited (“AUKL”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with Citibank as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Revolving Lenders”), pursuant to which the Revolving Lenders committed to provide a $3,000,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility. The Revolving Credit Agreement replaces (i) the $1,000,000,000 revolving credit facility of Company, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, AUKL and ANA, dated as of September 28, 2021, as amended, which was scheduled to mature on September 28, 2027 and (ii) the $1,000,000,000 revolving credit facility of Company, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL and ANA, dated as of October 19, 2023, as amended, which was scheduled to mature on October 19, 2028.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement may be made by Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, AUKL, ANA or any other subsidiary designated as a borrower in accordance with the Revolving Credit Agreement, subject to certain restrictions, in U.S. dollars, pounds sterling and euros; provided, that borrowings by AUKL may not exceed $1,000,000,000. Borrowings (i) in U.S. dollars will bear interest at a base rate equal to, at the borrower’s option, term SOFR rate or an alternate base rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating, (ii) in euros will bear interest at the eurocurrency rate plus a margin based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating, and (iii) in pounds sterling will bear interest at SONIA plus a margin based on the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt rating.
The Revolving Credit Agreement has a maturity date of September 18, 2031, subject to optional one-year extensions, and contains financial covenants with respect to the ratio of consolidated adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense (which may not be less than 4.00 to 1.00) and the ratio of consolidated funded net debt to consolidated adjusted EBITDA (which may not be more than, prior to the consummation of the USI Acquisition, 3.50 to 1.00, and, following the consummation of the USI Acquisition, 4.75 to 1.00, with multiple step-downs over an eight fiscal quarter period to 3.50 to 1.00, subject to certain exceptions and adjustments in connection with future acquisitions), as well as other customary covenants, undertakings and events of default for a financing transaction of this type.
The Company and its subsidiaries have other commercial relationships with the Revolving Lenders, the Term Lenders, and the administrative agents, lead arrangers and syndication agents under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement, and/or their respective affiliates. In addition, the Company and certain of its affiliates have performed, and may perform, various insurance brokerage and consulting services for the Revolving Lenders, the Term Lenders, and the administrative agents, lead arrangers and syndication agents under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement, or their respective affiliates.
The foregoing description of the Revolving Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Revolving Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Prior 2021 Revolving Credit Agreement
In connection with entering into the Revolving Credit Agreement, effective September 18, 2026, Company, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, AUKL and ANA terminated their $1,000,000,000 revolving credit facility dated as of September 28, 2021, as amended, which agreement was described in Item 1.01 of Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2021, and which description is incorporated herein by reference (the “Prior 2021 Revolving Credit Agreement”). The Prior 2021 Revolving Credit Agreement was scheduled to mature on September 28, 2027.
Prior 2023 Revolving Credit Agreement
In connection with entering into the Revolving Credit Agreement, effective September 18, 2026, Company, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL and ANA terminated their $1,000,000,000 revolving credit facility dated as of October 19, 2023, as amended, which agreement was described in Item 1.01 of Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2023, and which description is incorporated herein by reference (the “Prior 2023 Revolving Credit Agreement”). The Prior 2023 Revolving Credit Agreement was scheduled to mature on October 19, 2028.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth under Item 1.01 and Item 1.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2026, by and among Aon North America, Inc., Aon plc, Aon Corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc and Aon Global Limited, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, BofA Securities, Inc., as syndication agent, and the lenders party thereto.
10.2
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2026, by and among Aon North America, Inc., Aon Corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon UK Limited, Aon Global Limited, Aon plc, as guarantor, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, BofA Securities, Inc., as syndication agent, and the lenders party thereto.
104
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AON PLC
By:
/s/ David DeBrunner
Name:
David DeBrunner
Title:
Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Date: September 22, 2026
EX-10.1
EX-10.1
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EX-10.1
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
AON NORTH
AMERICA, INC.,
as Borrower,
AON PLC,
AON
CORPORATION,
AON GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC,
and
AON GLOBAL LIMITED,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS,
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
DATED AS OF
September 18, 2026,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
BOFA
SECURITIES, INC.,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
WELLS FARGO
SECURITIES, LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK,
N.A.
as Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article I DEFINITIONS
1
1.1.
Defined Terms
1
1.2.
Accounting Terms
25
1.3.
Divisions
25
1.4.
Rates
25
Article II THE CREDITS
26
2.1.
Commitment
26
2.2.
Required Payments
26
2.3.
Ratable Loans
26
2.4.
Types of Advances
27
2.5.
Fees; Reductions in Aggregate Commitment
27
2.6.
Minimum Amount of Each Advance
27
2.7.
Principal Payments
27
2.8.
Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances
27
2.9.
Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances
28
2.10.
Changes in Interest Rate, etc.
29
2.11.
Rates Applicable After Default
29
2.12.
Method of Payment
29
2.13.
Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness
30
2.14.
Telephonic Notices
30
2.15.
Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis
30
2.16.
Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions
31
2.17.
Lending Installations
31
2.18.
Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent
32
2.19.
[Reserved]
32
2.20.
Replacement of Lender
32
2.21.
Defaulting Lenders
32
2.22.
[Reserved]
34
2.23.
Benchmark Replacement Setting
34
Article III YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
38
3.1.
Yield Protection
38
3.2.
Changes in Capital or Liquidity Requirements
38
3.3.
Availability of Types of Advances
38
3.4.
Funding Indemnification
39
3.5.
Taxes
39
3.6.
Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity
43
Article IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
43
4.1.
Effectiveness
43
4.2.
Closing
45
4.3.
Certain Funds Provisions
47
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
48
5.1.
Corporate Existence and Standing
48
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5.2.
Authorization and Validity
49
5.3.
Compliance with Laws
49
5.4.
Governmental Consents
49
5.5.
Financial Statements
50
5.6.
Material Adverse Change
50
5.7.
Taxes
50
5.8.
Litigation and Contingent Obligations
50
5.9.
ERISA
50
5.10.
Regulations T, U and X
51
5.11.
Investment Company
52
5.12.
Ownership of Properties
52
5.13.
Environmental Laws
52
5.14.
Insurance
52
5.15.
Insurance Licenses
52
5.16.
Disclosure
53
5.17.
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
53
5.18.
Solvency
53
5.19.
Use of Proceeds
53
Article VI COVENANTS
53
6.1.
Financial Reporting
54
6.2.
Use of Proceeds
55
6.3.
Notice of Default
56
6.4.
Conduct of Business
56
6.5.
Taxes
56
6.6.
Insurance
56
6.7.
Compliance with Laws
56
6.8.
Maintenance of Properties
57
6.9.
Inspection
57
6.10.
Merger
57
6.11.
Liens
58
6.12.
Affiliates
60
6.13.
Change in Fiscal Year
60
6.14.
Financial Covenants
60
6.15.
ERISA
61
6.16.
Indebtedness
62
6.17.
Additional Guarantors
63
Article VII DEFAULTS
63
7.1.
Representations and Warranties
63
7.2.
Non-Payment
63
7.3.
Specific Covenants
63
7.4.
Other Defaults
63
7.5.
Cross-Default
63
7.6.
Insolvency
64
7.7.
Involuntary Insolvency
64
7.8.
Condemnation
64
7.9.
Judgments
64
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7.10.
Change of Control
65
7.11.
ERISA
65
7.12.
Invalidity of Guaranty
65
Article VIII ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
65
8.1.
Acceleration
65
8.2.
Amendments
65
8.3.
Preservation of Rights
66
Article IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
67
9.1.
Survival of Representations
67
9.2.
Governmental Regulation
67
9.3.
Headings
67
9.4.
Entire Agreement
67
9.5.
Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement
67
9.6.
Expenses; Indemnification
67
9.7.
Judgments
69
9.8.
Accounting
69
9.9.
Severability of Provisions
69
9.10.
Nonliability of Lenders
69
9.11.
Confidentiality
69
9.12.
Disclosure
71
9.13.
USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION
71
9.14.
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions
71
Article X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
72
10.1.
Appointment and Authority
72
10.2.
Rights as a Lender
72
10.3.
Exculpatory Provisions
72
10.4.
Reliance by Administrative Agent
73
10.5.
Delegation of Duties
74
10.6.
Resignation of Administrative Agent
74
10.7.
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
75
10.8.
Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification
75
10.9.
No Other Duties, etc
76
10.10.
Fees
76
10.11.
Lender ERISA Matters
76
10.12.
Erroneous Payments
77
Article XI SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
80
11.1.
Setoff
80
11.2.
Ratable Payments
81
Article XII BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
82
12.1.
Successors and Assigns Generally
82
12.2.
Assignments by Lenders
82
12.3.
Register
84
12.4.
Participations
84
12.5.
Certain Pledges
86
12.6.
Disqualified Lenders
86
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Article XIII NOTICES
91
13.1.
Giving Notice
91
13.2.
Change of Address, etc
92
13.3.
Platform.
92
Article XIV COUNTERPARTS
93
Article XV GUARANTY
93
15.1.
Guaranty; Limitation of Liability
93
15.2.
Guaranty Absolute
94
15.3.
Rights Of Lenders
95
15.4.
Certain Waivers and Acknowledgements
95
15.5.
Obligations Independent
96
15.6.
Subrogation
96
15.7.
Termination; Reinstatement
96
15.8.
Stay Of Acceleration
97
15.9.
Condition Of Borrower
97
15.10.
Guaranty Supplements
97
15.11.
Irish Limitation
98
15.12.
English Limitation
98
Article XVI MISCELLANEOUS
98
16.1.
Choice of Law
98
16.2.
Consent to Jurisdiction, etc
98
16.3.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
100
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Form of Note
Exhibit B
Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit D
Form of Guaranty Supplement
Exhibit E
Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit F-1
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-2
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-3
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-4
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
SCHEDULES
Pricing Schedule
Schedule 1
Commitments
Schedule 6.11
Existing Liens
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TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2026, is among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland
(together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Parent”), Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Guarantors (as defined below) party hereto from time to time, the
Lenders (as defined below), and Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent.
RECITALS:
A. The Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend Commitments in the amount of $4,000,000,000, under which the Borrower may obtain Loans in
Dollars; and
B. The Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement:“2026 Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2026 among the Parent, Aon Corporation, Aon UK Limited, AGH, AGL, the Borrower, the lenders from
time to time party thereto and Citibank, as administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Acquired Business” means, collectively, the Target and its subsidiaries.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Target as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 30, 2026, by and among the
Target, the Borrower, Acquisition Sub, the Parent, and Uno Aggregator II, L.P., as securityholder representative thereunder, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations made by the Target in the Acquisition Agreement as are
material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such) (but only to the extent that the Borrower and Acquisition Sub have the right to terminate its and their respective obligations to consummate the Acquisition (or otherwise do not
have an obligation to close) under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a failure of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement to be accurate).
“Acquisition Sub” means Cortlandt Acquisition Corp, a Delaware
corporation and a direct or indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.
“Act” is defined in
Section 9.13.
“Administrative Agent” means Citibank in its capacity as contractual
representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.
“Administrative Agent’s Account” means (a) the account of the Administrative Agent maintained at Citibank at its
office at One Penns Way, Ops II, Floor 2, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Account No. 31311565, Attention: Bank Loan Syndications or (b) such other account of the Administrative Agent as is designated in writing from time to time by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an
Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means either a Tranche 1
Advance or Tranche 2 Advance, as applicable.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial
Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Lender” is defined in
Section 2.20.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Commitment” means, collectively, the Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment and the Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment.
“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure and the
Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure of all the Lenders.
“Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure”
means, at any time, the aggregate of the Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure of all the Tranche 1 Lenders.
“Aggregate
Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure of all the Tranche 2 Lenders.
“Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment” means the aggregate of the Tranche 1 Commitment of all the Tranche 1 Lenders, as reduced
from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment is $2,000,000,000.
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“Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment” means the aggregate of the Tranche 2
Commitment of all the Tranche 2 Lenders, as reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment is $2,000,000,000.
“AGH” means Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales.
“AGL” means Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, waived,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Agreement Accounting Principles” means, subject to
Section 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with those used in preparing the financial statements referred to in
Section 5.5.
“Alternate Base Rate” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect
from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for Alternate Base Rate Advances plus the highest of:
(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as Citibank’s
base rate;
(b) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Effective Rate; and
(c) One percent above Term SOFR for a period of one month in effect on such day.
“Alternate Base Rate Advance” means an Advance denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“Alternate Base Rate Loan” means a
Loan denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means (a) the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery
Act 2010, as amended and (b) when used in Section 5.19, solely with respect to the use of proceeds of the Loans, any other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries from time to
time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Aon Corporation” means Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Applicable Margin” means, (a) with respect to Alternate Base Rate Advances, the percentage rate per annum which
is applicable at such time with respect to Alternate Base Rate Advances as set forth in the Pricing Schedule and (b) with respect to Term SOFR Advances, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to Term SOFR
Advances as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
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“Approved Fund” means any Fund 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.
“Arrangers” means Citibank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and their respective successors, in their capacity as “Joint Lead Arrangers”.
“Article” means an article of this Agreement unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the
consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(iii)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Authorized Officer” means any of the president, chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer, deputy
corporate treasurer, vice-president, secretary, assistant secretary, controller, director or similar officer of the Parent or other Borrower, as applicable, acting singly.
“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.
“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).
“Beneficial Ownership
Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding
Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Borrower” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Borrowing Minimum” means $5,000,000.
“Borrowing Multiple” means $1,000,000.
“Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.8.
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“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which
banks generally are open in New York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.
“Capitalized Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Capitalized Lease
Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Certain Funds Period” is defined in Section 4.3(b).
“Certain Funds Provisions” means, collectively, Section 4.3, the provisions set forth therein,
and the defined terms related thereto or referred to therein.
“Change” is defined in
Section 3.2.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition by any Person, or two or
more Persons acting in concert, including without limitation any acquisition effected by means of any transaction contemplated by Section 6.10, of 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 and (b) the Borrower, Aon Corporation, AGH or AGL ceasing to be a direct or
indirect Subsidiary of the Parent (in each case other than pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder).
“Change in
Law” means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental
Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith
and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory
authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Citibank” means Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent specified in Section 4.2 are satisfied (or waived in
accordance with Section 8.2).
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Commitment” means the Tranche 1 Commitment and/or Tranche 2 Commitment, as
applicable.
“Commitment Fee Rate” means 0.08%.
“Commitment Termination Date” means the date that is the first to occur of (i) the consummation of the Acquisition
without using proceeds of the Loans, (ii) the termination of the Borrower’s (and Acquisition Sub’s) obligation to consummate the Acquisition pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and the Borrower’s written notification to the
Administrative Agent of the same provided that (x) the Borrower agrees to provide prompt notice of the same to the Administrative Agent and (y) a public statement announcing the same shall constitute notice, (iii) the date set
forth in a written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of its election to abandon its pursuit of the Acquisition and (iv) the date that is five (5) Business Days after the Outside Date (as defined in the Acquisition
Agreement as in effect on August 30, 2026), as such Outside Date may be extended pursuant to the terms of Section 8.1(a) of the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on August 30, 2026.
“Communications” is defined in Section 13.1.
“Competitor” means, as of any date, any Person that is (a) a competitor of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or
(b) any Affiliate of a competitor of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which Person, in each case, has been designated by the Borrower as a “Competitor” by written notice to the Administrative Agent not less than five Business Days
prior to such date; provided that “Competitor” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Competitor” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Condemnation” is defined in Section 7.8.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of an initial Benchmark or the use,
administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate” (if applicable), the definition of
“Business Day,” the definition of “RFR Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and
frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions and other
technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides, in consultation with the Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration
thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative
Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides, in consultation with the Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the
administration of this Agreement).
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“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed
on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated”
or “consolidated”, when used in connection with any calculation, means a calculation to be determined on a consolidated basis, for the Consolidated Group, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any Measurement Period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to
the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income, in each case without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) all
extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring, infrequently occurring or unusual charges (including charges in respect of litigation and settlement thereof, termination fees in
connection with and pursuant to any merger or acquisition agreement and integration and restructuring charges), (vi) non-cash charges and expenses, (vii) restructuring related cash and non-cash fees, charges and expenses paid or incurred by the Parent or any Subsidiary (including employee termination costs, technology realization costs, real estate consolidation costs, asset impairments),
(viii) the amount of any losses (and minus the amount of any gains) associated with sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of business, and any costs associated with discontinued operations, (ix) stock option compensation
expense resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R and other non-cash, equity-based charges or expenses, (x) the amount of any increase (or minus the amount of
any decrease) in pension expense (other than service costs) resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87 or any successor thereto, (xi) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down (including related to intangible assets, including goodwill, long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity), (xii) expense arising from the early extinguishment of indebtedness,
(xiii) any fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any issuance costs, advisory and professional fees, any transaction incentives or retention bonuses or similar payments, earnouts or other contingent consideration, and
purchase price adjustments), or any amortization thereof, in connection with any proposed or completed acquisition, investment, disposition, issuance, repayment, refinancing or amendment or other modification of any indebtedness and any issuance of
equity interests (in each case, including any such transaction undertaken but not completed), in an aggregate amount not to exceed 5% of the aggregate consideration for (or principal amounts of) such transactions (or, in the case of any proposed
transaction, 5% of the expected consideration for or principal amount of such proposed transaction, as determined in good faith by the Parent), and (xiv) any non-cash charges or losses or realized losses
attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with any acquisition, minus any
non-cash or realized gains attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with
any acquisition, in each case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for such Measurement Period.
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For any Measurement Period during which the Parent or any Subsidiary shall have consummated
a Specified Transaction, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Measurement Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Specified Transaction occurred on the first day of such Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Funded Debt” means, without duplication, all Indebtedness listed on the balance sheet of the Consolidated
Group (i) of the types described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Indebtedness (excluding, for purposes of clauses (b) and (c), any leases that constitute operating leases in accordance with Agreement
Accounting Principles), and (ii) of the type described in clause (j) of the definition of Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness of the types described in clause (i) above, calculated on a Consolidated basis, but excluding the
aggregate Hybrid Securities Amount to the extent that if such Hybrid Securities Amount were included as Consolidated Funded Debt, such Hybrid Securities Amount would not exceed 15% of the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Debt plus (ii) the
total amount of shareholder’s equity of the Parent.
“Consolidated Group” means the Parent and its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Measurement Period, the net interest expense reported on the income
statement of the Consolidated Group for such Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last
day of any Measurement Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt at such date minus an amount equal to the sum of (x) 65% of all Unrestricted Cash as of the last day of such Measurement Period and (y) the aggregate amount of
cash proceeds received by Parent and its Subsidiaries from the issuance of Securities to the extent such proceeds have not been used but are intended to be used in connection with the Acquisition and the other Transactions (or to be used to redeem
or otherwise defease such Securities if the Acquisition is not consummated) to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Consolidated Group
calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, at any date of determination, the
consolidated common stockholders’ equity of the Consolidated Group determined in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes,
guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital
or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement or take-or-pay contract or application for a Letter of Credit.
“continue” means,
with respect to a Default or Unmatured Default, that such Default or Unmatured Default shall continue or exist until cured or waived.
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“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of
corporations or other business entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
“Conversion/Continuation Notice” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Credit Extension” means the making of an Advance hereunder.
“Debt Rating” means the rating of the senior unsecured long term debt (without third party credit enhancement) of the
Parent, as determined by a rating agency identified on the Pricing Schedule.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy
Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, administration or similar debtor relief Laws
of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Debtor Relief Plan” is defined in
Section 12.6(iii).
“Default” means an event described in Article VII.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.21(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to
(i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of
such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay
to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to
comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such
Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within
three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that
such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has,
(i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization
or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a
Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (1) the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent
company thereof
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by a Governmental Authority or (2) in the case of a solvent Lender, the precautionary appointment of an administrator, guardian, custodian or other similar official by a Governmental
Authority under or based on the law of the country where such Lender is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment not be publicly disclosed, so long as, in the case of clause (1) and clause (2),
such action does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental
Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above
shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.21(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and
each Lender.
“Disclosed Claims” means any litigation, proceeding, investigation or other fact or circumstance
disclosed in the Parent’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026, or any other reports filed prior to the Effective Date (including Form 8-K), in each case, as filed with the SEC.
“Disqualified Lender” means, as of any date, collectively, (i) any Competitor, (ii) such other Persons identified
in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Platform) not less than five Business Days prior to such date and (iii) Affiliates of the persons identified pursuant to clause
(i) or (ii) that are either clearly identifiable as Affiliates solely on the basis of their name or identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in
no event shall any such identification apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired or has agreed to acquire an assignment, participation interest or allocation of Commitments or Loans hereunder that is otherwise
permitted hereunder, but upon the effectiveness of such designation, any such Person may not acquire or agree to acquire any additional Commitments (or allocations thereof), Loans or participations therein).
“Disqualified Lender List” is defined in Section 12.6.
“Dollars” and the “$” sign each means lawful currency of the United States of America.
“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.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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“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” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.2(iii), (v) and
(vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.2(iii)). For the avoidance of doubt, any Disqualified Lender is subject to Section 12.6.
“English Companies Act” means the Companies Act 2006 (as amended).
“Environmental Laws” is defined in Section 5.13.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation
issued thereunder.
“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.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent or
required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (A) imposed as a
result of such Lender or the Administrative Agent being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Installation located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political
subdivision thereof) or (B) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes 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 (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.20) or (B) such Lender changes
its applicable Lending Installation, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.5, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or
to such Lender immediately before it changed its applicable Lending Installation, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Lender or the Administrative Agent’s failure to comply with Section 3.5(e) and (iv) any Taxes imposed under
FATCA.
“Exhibit” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Facility Termination Date” means (a) with respect to Tranche 1, the Tranche 1 Termination Date and (b) with
respect to Tranche 2, the Tranche 2 Termination Date.
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“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective
Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to
Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such published
intergovernmental agreements.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to
the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative
Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes
of this Agreement.
“Financial Statements” is defined in Section 5.5.
“Fiscal Quarter” means each of the four three-month accounting periods comprising a Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month accounting period ending December 31 of each year, or as otherwise permitted by
Section 6.13.
“Floor” means a rate of 0.00%.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or
otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Authority” means any government (foreign or domestic) or any state or other political subdivision thereof or
any governmental body, agency, authority, department or commission (including without limitation any taxing authority or political subdivision) or any instrumentality or officer thereof (including, without limitation, any court or tribunal and any
board of insurance, insurance department or insurance commissioner) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any corporation, partnership or other entity directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by or subject to the control of any of the foregoing, including any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantor” means, collectively, (a) the Parent, (b) AGH, (c) AGL, (d) Aon Corporation and (e) any
Subsidiary or Intermediate Holding Company that shall have executed and delivered a Guaranty Supplement to the Administrative Agent.
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“Guaranty” means the Guaranty set forth in Article XV of this
Agreement together with each Guaranty Supplement.
“Guaranty Supplement” is defined in
Section 15.10.
“Hazardous Materials” is defined in Section 5.13.
“Hedging Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions,
forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index
transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other
similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions
of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange
Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Hybrid Securities” means, at any time, trust preferred securities, deferrable interest subordinated debt securities,
mandatory convertible debt or other hybrid securities issued by the Parent or any Subsidiary that is accorded at least some equity treatment by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, Inc. at the time of issuance thereof.
“Hybrid Securities Amount” means, with respect to any Hybrid Securities, the highest principal amount (which principal
amount may be a portion of the aggregate principal amount) of such Hybrid Securities that is accorded equity treatment by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, Inc. at the time of issuance thereof.
“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International
Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the
case may be), as in effect from time to time.
“Indebtedness” of a Person means, without duplication, (a) such
Person’s obligations for borrowed money, (b) obligations of such Person representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable
on terms customary in the trade), (c) such Person’s obligations created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the
seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (d) such Person’s obligations which are evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, acceptances, or similar instruments,
(e) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) Contingent Obligations of such Person, (g)
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obligations, contingent or otherwise, for which such Person is obligated pursuant to or in respect of Letters of Credit or bankers’ acceptances, (h) such Person’s obligations
under Hedging Agreements to the extent required to be reflected on a balance sheet of such Person, (i) repurchase obligations or liabilities of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, and (j) all
Indebtedness and other obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness or other obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on
property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person or payable out of the proceeds or production from property of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such
Indebtedness or other obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all computations of Indebtedness herein shall be made without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of
the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof at “fair value”, as defined therein.
“Indemnified Taxes” means
(a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on, or with respect to, any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Information” is defined in Section 9.11.
“Intercompany Loans” is defined in Section 6.2.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to a Term SOFR Advance, a period of one, three or six months commencing on a Business
Day selected by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, which shall end on (but exclude) the day which corresponds numerically to such date one, three or six months thereafter; provided, however, that if there is no such numerically
corresponding day in such next, third or sixth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, third or sixth succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day,
such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Intermediate Holding Company” means any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) that is a direct or
indirect owner of equity in Aon Corporation.
“Irish Companies Act” means the Irish Companies Act 2014 (as amended).
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Lenders” means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement and their respective successors
and assigns.
“Lending Installation” means, with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the office or branch
of such Lender or the Administrative Agent listed on the signature pages hereof, on a Schedule or otherwise selected by such Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17.
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“Letter of Credit” of a Person means a letter of credit or similar
instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
“Lien” means any security interest, lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized
Lease or other title retention agreement).
“Loan” means a Tranche 1 Loan and/or Tranche 2 Loan, as applicable.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement and any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.13, each
Guaranty Supplement and the other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and executed by a Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and designated therein as a “Loan Document”.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Parent, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to that term under Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, Property, financial condition,
performance or results of operations of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) the validity or enforceability of
any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
“Measurement
Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent ending on or prior to such date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any
consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all directly affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 8.2 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means any Lender or Administrative Agent that is not a U.S.
Person.
“Note” is defined in Section 2.13.
“Notice” is defined in Section 13.1
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“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid
interest on the Loans, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of any Loan Party to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan
Documents and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Parent or any other Loan Party of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization naming such Person as the
debtor in such case, proceeding or action, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and
the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-US jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation,
incorporation or organization and operating agreement, constitution or the memorandum and articles of association (if applicable); 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, if applicable, 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 any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a
present or former connection between such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, 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 Taxes” is defined in Section 3.5(b).
“Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of its Loans outstanding
at such time.
“Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal
amount of its Tranche 1 Loans outstanding at such time.
“Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure” means, as to any
Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of its Tranche 2 Loans outstanding at such time.
“Parent” is
defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 12.4.
“Participants” is defined in Section 12.4.
“Payment Date” means the last day of each March, June, September and December.
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“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
“Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan” means each of:
(a) the Aon Retirement Plan (composed of the following sections; Aon Alexander & Alexander UK Pension Scheme Section,
the Aon Bain Hogg Pension Scheme Section, the Aon UK Pension Scheme Section, the Hewitt Pension Fund Section and the Hewitt Pension & Life Assurance Plan Section), the Aon Minet Group Pension & Life Assurance Scheme, the Jenner
Fenton Slade 1980 Pension Scheme, Industry Wide Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, the Aon McMillen Pension Scheme, (in each case, as amended from time to time);
(b) any occupational pension scheme (a “Former Plan”) as to which, as of the Effective Date, (i) a
transfer payment representing all of the assets and liabilities of the Former Plan has been made to one of the plans listed in (a) above, (ii) all of the liabilities of the Former Plan have been secured by annuities, or (iii) a transfer
payment representing assets and liabilities of the Former Plan has been made to one of the plans listed in (a) above and all of the remaining liabilities of the Former Plan have been secured by annuities, and, in each case, the Former Plan has
been wound up; and
(c) any new occupational pension scheme established after the Effective Date solely for the purpose of
receiving a transfer payment or payments representing the whole or part of the assets and liabilities of any one or more of the plans listed in (a) above.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, association, enterprise, limited
liability company, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan” means an “employee pension benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is covered by
Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code, as to which any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group sponsors, maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute.
“Platform” is defined in Section 13.3(a).
“Pricing Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
“Projections” is defined in Section 5.16.
“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person,
or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
“pro rata” means, when used with respect to a Lender, and
any described aggregate or total amount, an amount equal to such Lender’s pro rata share or portion based on its percentage of the Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment or Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment, as applicable, or if the Aggregate Tranche 1
Commitment or Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment, as applicable, has been terminated, its percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure or the Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure, as applicable.
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“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect
and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks and certain other Persons for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of
the Federal Reserve System and certain other Persons.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers,
employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” is defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. “Released” shall have a corresponding meaning.
“Reportable Event” means any reportable event set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued under
such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event.
“Required Lenders” means one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate having more than 50% of
the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate holding more than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure; provided that if any Lender
shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders at such time (a) the unused Commitment of such Lender at such time and (b) Outstanding Credit Exposure of such Lender at such
time.
“Required Tranche 1 Lenders” means one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate having
more than 50% of the Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment or, if the Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment has been terminated, one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate holding more than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 1
Credit Exposure; provided that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Tranche 1 Lenders at such time (a) the unused Tranche 1 Commitment of such Lender at such
time and (b) Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
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“Required Tranche 2 Lenders” means one or more Lenders (other than
Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate having more than 50% of the Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment or, if the Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment has been terminated, one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate holding more than 50%
of the Aggregate Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure; provided that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Tranche 2 Lenders at such time (a) the unused
Tranche 2 Commitment of such Lender at such time and (b) Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution
Authority.
“RFR 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; provided, that for
purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.7(a) and 2.8, in each case, such day is also a Business Day .
“S&P”
means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means,
at any time, a country, region or territory which is the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions (as of the date hereof, the Crimea and non-government controlled areas of Ukraine, Cuba,
Iran, and North Korea).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person that is the subject or target of Sanctions,
including any Person listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list or the Consolidated Sanctions List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or on any list of Sanctions
targets designated by the United Nations, European Union, any European Union member state, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Government of Canada or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by
(a) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or His Majesty’s Treasury
of the United Kingdom, (c) the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or (d) the Government of Canada.
“Schedule” refers to a specific schedule to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
functions.
“Section” means a numbered section of this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
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“Securities” means any issuance of senior unsecured notes and/or
mandatorily convertible securities and/or hybrid equity or equity securities of up to $13,500,000,000 to finance the Acquisition.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at any particular time, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party (or such Subsidiary and its
subsidiaries taken together) that would be a “significant subsidiary” of such Loan Party within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by
the SEC.
“Single Employer Plan” means a Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight
financing rate).
“Solvency Certificate” means a certificate from the chief financial officer or treasurer of the
Parent in the form of Exhibit E.
“Solvent” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the fair value of the
assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated 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, (c) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured and
(d) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in, business for which they have unreasonably small capital.
“Specified Representations” means each of the representations made by the Parent in Section 5.1 (solely as it relates
to the organization or incorporation and valid existence of the Loan Parties), Section 5.2, Section 5.3(a) (solely as it relates to no violation of any Loan Party’s Organization Documents and laws), Section 5.3(b)(i),
Section 5.10, Section 5.11, Section 5.18 and Section 5.19.
“Specified Transaction” means any
transaction or series of related transactions resulting in (a) the acquisition or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition or disposition of in
excess of 50% of the equity interests of any Person, or (c) a merger or consolidation, business combination or similar transactions with another Person (other than the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries).
“Subsidiary” of a Person means (a) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting
power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (b) any partnership, association, joint venture,
limited liability company or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent.
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“Substantial Portion” means, with respect to the Property of the
Consolidated Group, Property which (a) represents more than 25% of the consolidated assets of the Consolidated Group, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Group as at the end of the quarter next
preceding the date on which such determination is made, or (b) is responsible for more than 25% of the consolidated net sales or of the consolidated net income of the Consolidated Group for the 12-month
period ending as of the end of the quarter next preceding the date of determination.
“Target” means USI Advantage
Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means,
(a) for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest
Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) RFR Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided,
however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with
respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate
for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than three (3) RFR Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and
(b) for any calculation with respect to an Alternate Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the
day (such day, the “ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) RFR Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on any ABR Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred,
then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR
Administrator so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than three (3) RFR Business Days prior to such ABR Term SOFR Determination Day.
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; provided that if Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then
Term SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration
Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Advance” means an Advance denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at the Term SOFR Rate.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan
denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Term SOFR Rate
“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to a Term SOFR Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (a) Term SOFR
applicable to such Interest Period plus (b) the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Advances.
“Term SOFR Reference
Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Event” means, with respect to any Plan
which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, (a) a Reportable Event, (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any other member of the Controlled Group from a Single Employer Plan during a plan year in which any Loan Party or any other member of
the Controlled Group was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Plan shall have been met,
(d) a determination that any Single Employer Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA) or that any Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered status” or “critical status” (within
the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), (e) the termination of any Single Employer Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate such Single Employer Plan or the treatment of an amendment of such Plan as a
termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (f) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Plan, (g) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Parent or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan or
notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) or (h) any event or condition which might reasonably constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Single Employer Plan.
“Tranche” means Tranche 1 or Tranche 2, as
applicable, and “Tranches” means the collective reference to Tranche 1 and Tranche 2.
“Tranche 1”
means the Tranche 1 Commitments and Tranche 1 Loans.
“Tranche 1 Advance” means a borrowing of Tranche 1 Loans
(a) advanced by the Tranche 1 Lenders on the same date or (b) converted or continued by the Tranche 1 Lenders on the same date of conversion or continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several Tranche 1
Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, for the same Interest Period.
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“Tranche 2 Advance” means a borrowing of Tranche 2 Loans
(a) advanced by the Tranche 2 Lenders on the same date or (b) converted or continued by the Lenders on the same date of conversion or continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several Tranche 2 Loans of the
same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, for the same Interest Period.
“Tranche 1 Commitment” means, for each
Tranche 1 Lender, the obligation of such Tranche 1 Lender to make Tranche 1 Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding the Dollar amount set forth opposite its name on
Schedule 1 hereto, as it may be modified as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.2 or as otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Tranche 2” means the Tranche 2 Commitments and Tranche 2 Loans.
“Tranche 2 Commitment” means, for each Tranche 2 Lender, the obligation of such Tranche 2 Lender to make Tranche 2 Loans to
the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b) in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding the Dollar amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1 hereto, as it may be modified as a result of any assignment that
has become effective pursuant to Section 12.2 or as otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Tranche 1 Lender” means each Lender with a Tranche 1 Commitment or an outstanding Tranche 1 Loan, including each Person
identified as a “Tranche l Lender” on Schedule 1.
“Tranche 2 Lender” means each Lender with a
Tranche 2 Commitment or an outstanding Tranche 2 Loan, including each Person identified as a “Tranche 2 Lender” on Schedule 1.
“Tranche 1 Loan” means with respect to a Tranche 1 Lender, such Tranche 1 Lender’s loan made pursuant to Article
II (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“Tranche 2 Loan” means with respect to a Tranche 2 Lender, such
Tranche 2 Lender’s loan made pursuant to Article II (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“Tranche 1
Termination Date” means the date that is two (2) years after Closing Date.
“Tranche 2 Termination Date”
means the date that is three (3) years after Closing Date.
“Transactions” means (a) the execution, delivery
and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof, (b) the consummation of the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition
Agreement (including the repayment or redemption of any Indebtedness of the Target and its Subsidiaries in connection therewith) and (c) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“Type” means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as an Alternate Base Rate Advance or a Term SOFR Advance.
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“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is
defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United
Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for
the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unmatured Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Default.
“Unrestricted Cash” means, on any date, cash and cash
equivalents owned on such date by the Consolidated Group, as would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group prepared as of such date in conformity with GAAP; provided that such cash and cash equivalents do not
appear (and would not be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group prepared in conformity with GAAP.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” is defined in Section 3.5(e).
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means (a) any Subsidiary all of the outstanding voting securities (other than
(i) director’s qualifying shares and (ii) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law) of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or similar business organization 100% of the
ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled (other than (i) director’s qualifying shares and (ii) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by
applicable law). Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to a “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent.
“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 UK 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.
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The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms
of the defined terms. In computations of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to
but excluding”.
1.2. Accounting Terms. If the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Parent requests an
amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or IFRS 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 IFRS or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted
on the basis of GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, all leases and obligations of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as in effect prior to giving effect
to the implementation of FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (whether or not such operating lease or operating lease obligations were in effect on the Effective Date) shall be accounted for as
operating leases and operating lease obligations (and not as capital leases, finance leases or Capitalized Leases or Capitalized Lease Obligations) for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, regardless of any change in GAAP
implementing FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), or otherwise prior to or following the Effective Date, that would otherwise require such leases to be treated or recharacterized as capital leases or
finance leases or such obligations to be treated or recharacterized (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) as finance lease obligations, Capitalized Leases or Capitalized Lease Obligations.
1.3. Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or
any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws), 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.
1.4. Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any
responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR or
any other Benchmark (as defined in Section 2.23) or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark
Replacement (as defined in Section 2.23)), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), will be similar to, or produce
the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, such Benchmark or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or
(ii) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of Alternat Base Rate or a Benchmark, any
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alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent
may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain Alternate Base Rate, any Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in
tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
ARTICLE II
THE
CREDITS
2.1. Commitment (a) Each Tranche 1 Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, to make Tranche 1 Loans to the Borrower in Dollars in a single drawing on the Closing Date; provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Tranche 1 Loan, such Lender’s Outstanding Tranche 1 Credit Exposure
shall not exceed the amount of its Tranche 1 Commitment. On the Closing Date (after giving effect to the incurrence and full funding of Tranche 1 Loans), the Tranche 1 Commitments of each Tranche 1 Lender shall terminate and automatically be reduced
to zero on the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.1 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(b) Each Tranche 2 Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Tranche 2 Loans to the
Borrower in Dollars in a single drawing on the Closing Date; provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Tranche 2 Loan, such Lender’s Outstanding Tranche 2 Credit Exposure shall not exceed the amount of its Tranche 2
Commitment. On the Closing Date (after giving effect to the incurrence and full funding of Tranche 2 Loans), the Tranche 2 Commitments of each Tranche 2 Lender shall terminate and automatically be reduced to zero on the Closing Date. Amounts
borrowed under this Section 2.1 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
2.2. Required Payments
(a) All unpaid Tranche 1 Loans and other Obligations owed to each Tranche 1 Lender by the Borrower with respect to Tranche 1 shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Tranche 1 Termination Date.
(b) All unpaid Tranche 2 Loans and other Obligations owed to each Tranche 2 Lender by the Borrower with respect to Tranche 2 shall be paid in
full by the Borrower on the Tranche 2 Termination Date.
2.3. Ratable Loans (a) Each Tranche 1 Advance hereunder shall consist
of Tranche 1 Loans made from the several Tranche 1 Lenders ratably in proportion to the ratio that their respective Tranche 1 Commitments bear to the Aggregate Tranche 1 Commitment.
(b) Each Tranche 2 Advance hereunder shall consist of Tranche 2 Loans made from the several Tranche 2 Lenders ratably in proportion to the
ratio that their respective Tranche 2 Commitments bear to the Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment.
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2.4. Types of Advances The Advances may be Alternate Base Rate Advances or Term SOFR
Advances, or a combination thereof, selected by the Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.8 and 2.9.
2.5. Fees;
Reductions in Aggregate Commitment (a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee at a per annum rate equal to the Commitment Fee Rate on such Lender’s
Commitment from the date that is ninety (90) days after the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates, payable on the earlier of (x) the Closing Date and (y) the date on which such Commitment
terminates; provided that the Borrower shall not pay any commitment fee nor shall any commitment fee accrue in respect of a Defaulting Lender’s unused Commitment so long as such Defaulting Lender is a Defaulting Lender.
(b) Commitment Reductions and Termination. The Borrower may permanently reduce each of the Aggregate Commitment, the Aggregate Tranche 1
Commitment or the Aggregate Tranche 2 Commitment, in each case, in whole, or in part ratably among the Lenders of each relevant Tranche in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, upon at
least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of any such reduction. Unless previously terminated, the Commitments under each Tranche shall terminate on the Commitment
Termination Date.
2.6. Minimum Amount of Each Advance Each Advance shall be at least the Borrowing Minimum (and in multiples of
the Borrowing Multiple if in excess thereof); provided, however, that (a) any Alternate Base Rate Advance may be in the amount of the unused Aggregate Commitment and (b) in no event shall more than six (6) Term SOFR
Advances be permitted to be outstanding at any time.
2.7. Principal Payments (a) Optional. The Borrower may from time
to time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding Alternate Base Rate Advances, or, in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, any portion of the outstanding Alternate Base Rate
Advances upon notice to the Administrative Agent by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed prepayment. The Borrower may from time to time pay, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by
Section 3.4 but without penalty or premium, all outstanding Term SOFR Advances, in a minimum aggregate amount of the Borrowing Minimum or any integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof, any portion of an
outstanding Term SOFR Advance, upon two (2) RFR Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent.
2.8. Method of
Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances The Borrower shall select the Type of Advance and, in the case of each Term SOFR Advance, the Interest Period applicable thereto from time to time. The Borrower shall give the Administrative
Agent notice (a “Borrowing Notice”) not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the requested date of any Alternate Base Rate Advance and at least two (2) RFR Business Days before the requested date of any Term SOFR Advance,
specifying:
(a) the requested date of such Advance, which shall be a Business Day;
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(b) the aggregate amount of such Advance;
(c) the Type of Advance selected and the relevant Tranche; and
(d) in the case of each Term SOFR Advance, the Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall end on or prior to the latest
Facility Termination Date.
A Borrowing Notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the closing of the Acquisition, in which case such notice
may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified requested date of an Advance) if such condition is not satisfied. Each Lender shall, before 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the applicable date of such
Advance, make available for the account of its applicable Lending Installation to the Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Advance. After the
Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower requesting the Advance at the Administrative Agent’s address referred to in Article XIII.
2.9. Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances Each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall continue as an Alternate Base Rate
Advance unless and until such Alternate Base Rate Advance is converted into a Term SOFR Advance pursuant to this Section 2.9 or is repaid in accordance with Section 2.7. Each Term SOFR Advance
shall continue as a Term SOFR Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time such Term SOFR Advance shall be automatically converted into an Alternate Base Rate Advance, unless (a) such Term SOFR Advance is
or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (b) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent a Conversion/Continuation Notice (as defined below) requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Term SOFR Advance
continue as a Term SOFR Advance for the same or another Interest Period. Subject to the terms of Section 2.6, the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of an Alternate Base Rate Advance into a Term
SOFR Advance under the same Tranche. Subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4, the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of a Term SOFR Advance into an
Alternate Base Rate Advance under the same Tranche. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (a “Conversion/Continuation Notice”) of each (x) conversion of an Alternate Base Rate Advance into a Term
SOFR Advance or the continuation of a Term SOFR Advance as a new Term SOFR Advance not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) at least three (3) RFR Business Days prior to the date of the requested conversion or continuation and
(y) conversion of a Term SOFR Advance into an Alternate Base Rate Advance, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date of the requested conversion, in each case specifying:
(a) the requested date of such conversion or continuation, which shall be a Business Day;
(b) the aggregate amount and Type of the Advance under the relevant Tranche which is to be converted or continued; and
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(c) the amount and Type(s) of Advance(s) under the relevant Tranche into
which such Advance is to be converted or continued and, in the case of a conversion into or continuation of a Term SOFR Advance, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall end on or prior to the latest Facility Termination
Date.
No Advance under one Tranche may be converted or continued as an Advance under another Tranche.
2.10. Changes in Interest Rate, etc. Each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof,
for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is converted from a Term SOFR Advance into an Alternate Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it is paid or is converted into a
Term SOFR Advance pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate for such day. Each Term SOFR Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including
the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the Term SOFR Rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable to such Term SOFR Advance based upon the Borrower’s
selections under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof.
2.11. Rates Applicable After
Default Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.8 or 2.9, no Advance may be made as, converted into or continued as a Term SOFR Advance (except with the consent of the Administrative Agent
and the Required Lenders) when any Default has occurred and is continuing. During the continuance of a Default under Section 7.2, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the
Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.2 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in
interest rates), declare that (a) the overdue amount of each Term SOFR Advance shall bear interest for the remainder of the applicable Interest Period at the Term SOFR Rate otherwise applicable to such Interest Period plus 2% per annum
and (b) the overdue amount of each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 2% per annum; provided that, during the continuance of a
Default under Section 7.6 or 7.7, the interest rates set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or
any Lender.
2.12. Method of Payment All payments of the Obligations hereunder shall be made by the Borrower, without setoff,
deduction (except as provided in, and subject to, Section 3.5) or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s address specified pursuant to Article
XIII, or at any other Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, by 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date when due in Dollars and shall be applied ratably by the
Administrative Agent among the Lenders entitled to such payments. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that
the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to
charge the account of the Borrower maintained with Citibank for each payment of principal, interest and fees owing by the Borrower as it becomes due hereunder.
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2.13. Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness (a) 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 from time to time, including the currency and amounts of principal and
interest payable and paid to such Lender under each relevant Tranche from time to time hereunder.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also
maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the currency and amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type and Tranche thereof and the Interest Period with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or
to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner
affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms; provided further, that in the event of any conflict between the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the
accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent in the Register shall control.
(d) Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by
a promissory note in substantially the form of Exhibit A (including any amendment, modification, renewal or replacement thereof, a “Note”). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender such
Note payable to such Lender. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 12.3) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the
payee named therein or any assignee pursuant to Section 12.3, except to the extent that any such Lender or assignee subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as
described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of any Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of such Lender’s Note, and, in the case of any such loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation, upon cancellation of such Note, the Borrower will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise of like tenor.
2.14. Telephonic Notices. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent may extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of Types
of Advances and transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any person or persons the Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the
Administrative Agent a written confirmation of each telephonic notice signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. If the written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the
records of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent demonstrable error.
2.15. Interest Payment Dates; Interest and
Fee Basis. (a) Interest accrued on each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall be payable on each Payment Date, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, on any date on which an Alternate Base Rate Advance is prepaid
(with respect to the principal so prepaid), whether due to acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity.
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Interest accrued on that portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Alternate Base Rate Advance
converted into a Term SOFR Advance on a day other than a Payment Date shall be payable on the date of conversion. Interest accrued on each Term SOFR Advance shall be payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period, on any date on which the
Term SOFR Advance is prepaid (with respect to the principal so prepaid), whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Term SOFR Advance having an Interest Period longer than three (3) months shall also be
payable on the last day of each three-month interval during such Interest Period. Interest with respect to Term SOFR Loans and commitment fees shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a
360-day year. Interest with respect to Alternate Base Rate Advances shall be calculated for the actual days elapsed on the basis of a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable.
Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is made in full and received prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York time) at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of or
interest on an Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of a principal payment, such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in
connection with such payment.
(b) With respect to any Term SOFR Advances, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming
Changes from time to time, in consultation with the Borrower, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or
consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably
promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
2.16. Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment
Reductions Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each Aggregate Commitment reduction notice, Borrowing Notice, Conversion/Continuation Notice, and repayment notice received by it
hereunder. The Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the Term SOFR Rate applicable to each Term SOFR Advance promptly upon determination of such interest rate and will give each Lender prompt notice of each change in the Alternate Base
Rate.
2.17. Lending Installations Each Lender may book its Loans at any Lending Installation selected by such Lender and may
change its Lending Installation from time to time, which Lending Installation may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such
Lending Installation and the Loans and any Notes issued hereunder shall be deemed held by each Lender for the benefit of any such Lending Installation. Each Lender may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance
with Article XIII, designate replacement or additional Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it will be issued by it and for whose account Loan payments are to be made.
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2.18. Non-Receipt of Funds by the
Administrative Agent Unless the Borrower or a Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the time at which it is scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (a) in the case of a Lender, the proceeds
of a Loan, or (b) in the case of the Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
payment has been made. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, has not in
fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand by the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day
during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent until the date the Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of payment by a Lender, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate or (ii) in the case of payment by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan.
2.19.
[Reserved].
2.20. Replacement of Lender If (a) any Loan Party is required pursuant to
Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 to pay any Indemnified Taxes or make any additional payment to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender, (b) any Lender’s obligation to make or
continue, or to convert Alternate Base Rate Advances into, Term SOFR Advances shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.3, (c) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (d) any Lender is a
Non-Consenting Lender (any Lender so affected, an “Affected Lender”), the Borrower may elect, if such amounts continue to be charged or such suspension or status as a Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender is still effective, to replace such Affected Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time
of such replacement, and provided further that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is an Eligible Assignee shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Advances at par and other
Obligations due to the Affected Lender pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Affected Lender to be terminated as of
such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 12.2 applicable to assignments, and (ii) the Borrower and/or the assignee shall pay to such Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement
(A) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Affected Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Lender under Sections
3.1, 3.2 and 3.5, and (B) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 3.4 had the Loans of such Affected Lender been
prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender.
2.21. Defaulting Lenders (a) Defaulting Lender
Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or
consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.
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(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest,
fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8.1 or otherwise) or received by the
Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent 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 Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing), 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 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; fifth, so long as no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is
continuing, 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; 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 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied
solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis under the relevant Tranche prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans
are held by the Lenders under the relevant Tranche pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under such Tranche. 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 pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting
Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion
of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders under the relevant Tranche in accordance with the Commitments under
such Tranche, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting
Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder
arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
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2.22. [Reserved].
2.23. Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the
occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any Benchmark, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark
Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent
has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.23(a) will
occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with
the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amendments
implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
(i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will
notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.23(d) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election
that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.23, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or
non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or
their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.23.
(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time (including in connection with
the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that
publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information
announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or
after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or
information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the
Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
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(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of
the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued
during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, in the case of any request for any affected Term SOFR Advance, if applicable, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for an Alternate Base Rate
Advance or conversion to Alternate Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans, if applicable, will be deemed to have been converted into Alternate Base Rate Loans at the end of the
applicable Interest Period. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.4.
During a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to any Benchmark or at any time that a tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark that is the
subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.
(f) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 2.23:
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark, (x) if any
then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest
calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such
date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.23(d).
“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a replacement of an initial or
subsequent Benchmark has occurred pursuant to this Section 2.23, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate.
Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark, the sum of:
(a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Benchmark 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 such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities at such
time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents:
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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement
of any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the
applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the
replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current
Benchmark:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of
(i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely
ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the
definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or
publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b)
with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the
following events with respect to such Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the
administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or
indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
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(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the
administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator
for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such
Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided
that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a
public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the
earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of
such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the period (if any) (a) beginning
at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with
Section 2.23 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.23.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement
Adjustment.
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ARTICLE III
YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
3.1. Yield Protection. If any Change in Law:
(a) subjects any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the
definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) in respect of its Term SOFR Loans, or
(b) imposes or increases or
deems applicable any reserve, assessment, compulsory loan, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation, or
(c) imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost (other than Taxes) to any Lender or any applicable Lending
Installation of making, funding, continuing, converting into or maintaining its Term SOFR Loans, or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation in connection with its Term SOFR Loans, or requires any Lender or
any applicable Lending Installation to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of Term SOFR Loans, held or interest received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or applicable Lending Installation of making, funding, continuing, converting
into or maintaining its Term SOFR Loans or Commitment or to reduce the return received by such Lender or applicable Lending Installation in connection with such Term SOFR Loans or Commitment, then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such
Lender as provided in Section 3.6, the Borrower shall pay such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction in amount received.
3.2. Changes in Capital or Liquidity Requirements If a Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender, any Lending
Installation of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or the capital of such Lending
Installation of such Lender or such corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of this Agreement, its Outstanding Credit Exposure or its Commitment to make Loans hereunder to a level below that which could have been achieved but for such
Change in Law (after taking into account such Lender’s policies as to capital adequacy or liquidity), then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender as provided in Section 3.6, the Borrower shall pay
such Lender the amount necessary to compensate for any such reduction.
3.3. Availability of Types of Advances If any Lender
determines that maintenance of its Term SOFR Loans at a suitable Lending Installation would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, interpretation or directive, whether or not having the force of law, if the Administrative Agent determines
that Term SOFR cannot be determined by reference to any generally recognized financial information service or if the Required Lenders determine that the interest rate applicable to Term SOFR Advances does not accurately or fairly reflect the cost of
making or maintaining
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Term SOFR Advances, then the Administrative Agent shall suspend the availability of Term SOFR Advances and require any affected Term SOFR Advances to be repaid or converted to Alternate Base Rate
Advances, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4.
3.4.
Funding Indemnification If (a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of a Term SOFR Advance occurs on a date other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of
acceleration, or otherwise), (b) the Borrower fails (for a reason other than the failure of a Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue a Term SOFR Advance or convert a Term SOFR Advance on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower
or (c) any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan occurs on a day other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, the Borrower will indemnify each
Lender for any loss or cost incurred by it resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits acquired to fund or maintain such Term SOFR Advance but excluding loss of Applicable Margin.
3.5. Taxes (a) Subject to applicable law, all payments by any Loan Party to or for the account of any Lender or the Administrative
Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any and all Taxes. Subject to subsection (f) below and Section 3.6, if any Loan Party shall be required by law
(as determined in its good faith discretion) to deduct or withhold any Tax from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.5) such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the
case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make such deductions or withholdings, (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount
deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (iv) such Loan Party shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, a copy of
the return reporting such payment or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, within thirty (30) days after such payment is made.
(b) In addition, the Loan Parties hereby agree to pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or
similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under this Agreement or any Note, except any such Taxes that
are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.20) (“Other Taxes”).
(c) The Loan Parties hereby agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes
(including any Indemnified Taxes imposed on amounts payable under this Section 3.5) paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto. Payments due under this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date the
Administrative Agent or such Lender makes demand therefor pursuant to Section 3.6. This paragraph (c) shall not apply with respect to any Tax assessed on the Administrative Agent and each Lender to the extent the
Indemnified Taxes or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto are (i) compensated for by an increased payment under paragraph
(a); or (ii) relates to a deduction or withholding from a payment under a Loan Document required by FATCA.
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(d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after
demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that a Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan
Party to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.4 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in
each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by
the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to
set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this
paragraph (d).
(e) (i) Any Lender or Administrative Agent that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with
respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender or Administrative Agent, if reasonably requested by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine
whether or not it is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such
documentation set forth in Sections 3.5(e)(ii)(A), 3.5(e)(ii)(B) and 3.5(e)(ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, as applicable, such completion, execution or submission
would subject such Lender or Administrative Agent to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or Administrative Agent.
(ii)
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A)
each Lender and Administrative Agent that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent, on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9
certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
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(B)
each Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do
so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient), on or prior to the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable
request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(i)
in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax
treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable
payments under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of,
U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(ii)
executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI or
W-8EXP;
(iii)
in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption
for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is
not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a
“controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or
(iv)
to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed
copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect
partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
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(C)
any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do
so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable
request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such
supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)
if a payment made to a Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would
be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if it 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 or
Administrative Agent 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 or Administrative Agent has complied with such Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and
withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
Each Lender and the Administrative Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or
inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments
made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to
this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other
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charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification
payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems
confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
3.6. Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity. To the extent
reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation with respect to its Loans to reduce any liability of the Loan Parties to such Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 or to avoid the
unavailability of Term SOFR Advances under Section 3.3, so long as such designation is not, in the judgment of such Lender, disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall deliver a written statement of such Lender to the Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent) as to the amount due, if any, under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5. Such written statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such
amount and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of demonstrable error. If any Lender fails to deliver such written statement in respect of claims made under Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.4 within 180
days after the date on which such Lender becomes aware of the event or occurrence giving rise to such claim, and in respect of claims made under Section 3.5(a), (b) or (c), within 180 days after the date any amount is paid
by such Lender or such Lender receives actual written notice of a proposed assessment, the Loan Parties shall have no obligation to reimburse, compensate or indemnify such Lender with respect to any such claim under this Article III for any
period more than 180 days before the date on which such statement is delivered (except that, if such change, event or occurrence giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the
period of retroactive effect thereof). Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the written statement of any Lender shall be payable on demand after receipt by the Borrower of such written statement. The obligations of each party
under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 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 Commitments, and the
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the Obligations under any Loan Document and termination of this Agreement. This Section 3.6 shall not be construed to require any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any information
relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower, the Parent or any other Person.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall not become effective unless and until the date (the “Effective Date”) the
Parent has furnished, or cause to be furnished, the following to the Administrative Agent and the other conditions in this Section 4.1 have been satisfied:
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(a) Charter Documents; Good Standing Certificates. Copies of the certificate of
incorporation of each Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate governmental officer in its jurisdiction of incorporation, if applicable, together with a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State
or comparable official of the jurisdiction of its organization, if applicable.
(b) KYC. At least three Business Days prior to the
Effective Date, all documentation and other information regarding the Parent and the Borrower required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including,
without limitation, the Act and, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity” customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall have delivered a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower at
least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date to each Lender that so requests at least ten Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(c) By-Laws and Resolutions. Copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or a
director of each Loan Party, of its constitution, by-laws, articles of association or other operating documents and of its Board of Directors’ resolutions authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents.
(d) Secretary’s Certificate. An incumbency certificate, executed by the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary or a director of each Loan Party, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the officers or directors of such Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents and, in the case of the Borrower, to make
borrowings hereunder, upon which certificate the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by such Loan Party.
(e) Legal Opinions of Counsel to Loan Parties. Written opinions of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to
the Loan Parties, Matheson LLP, special Irish counsel to the Parent, and Paul Hastings LLP, special English law counsel to the Administrative Agent, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(f) Notes. Any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to
Section 2.13, requested at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, payable to each such requesting Lender.
(g) Loan Documents. Executed counterparts of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, which shall be in full force and
effect, together with all schedules, exhibits, certificates, instruments, opinions, documents and financial statements required to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto.
(h) Payment of Fees. Substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this agreement, all costs, fees, expenses (including, without
limitation, legal fees and expenses) to the extent invoiced at least two business days prior to the Effective Date and the fees contemplated by any fee letters entered into in connection with the credit facilities payable to the Arrangers, the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall have been paid on or prior to the Effective Date, in each case, to the extent required by such fee letters or the Loan Documents to be paid on or prior to the Effective Date.
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4.2. Closing. The obligation of each Lender to make an Advance to the Borrower on the
Closing Date shall be subject solely to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent on or before the Commitment Termination Date, in each case subject to the Certain Funds Provisions in all respects:
(a) The Effective Date shall have occurred.
(b) Prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Loans, all of the conditions precedent to the consummation of the
Acquisition as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived in all material respects in accordance with the terms thereof, without giving effect to any amendments, modifications, supplements or waivers by Parent or
Acquisition Sub (or any of their respective Affiliates) thereto or consents by Parent or Acquisition Sub (or any of their respective Affiliates) thereunder, in each case, that are materially adverse to the Arrangers or the Lenders in their
capacities as such without the Arrangers’ prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood and agreed that, without prejudice to any of the other conditions set forth in this
Section 4.2, any modification, amendment or express waiver or consents by Parent or Acquisition Sub (or any of their respective Affiliates) that results in (i) an increase to the purchase price shall be deemed not to be materially adverse
to the Arrangers and the Lenders so long as (x) such increase does not exceed 10% in the aggregate or (y) is in the form of stock of the Parent or (ii) a decrease to the purchase price of not more than 10% shall be deemed not to be
materially adverse to the Arrangers and the Lenders and shall reduce the Commitments in an equal amount to be applied, at the Borrower’s discretion, to Tranche 1 Commitments and/or Tranche 2 Commitments; provided, that it is agreed and
understood that (x) no working capital or similar adjustment provisions set forth in the Acquisition Agreement shall constitute a decrease or increase in purchase price (or otherwise constitute a waiver, amendment or modification to the
Acquisition Agreement), for purposes of this clause (b) and (y) no change or other fluctuation in the stock price of Parent’s or the Target’s publicly listed equity shall constitute a decrease or increase in purchase price
(or otherwise constitute a waiver, amendment or modification to the Acquisition Agreement) for purposes of this clause (b). The Arrangers shall be deemed to have consented to any such modification, amendment, supplement or waiver unless they
shall object thereto in writing (including via email) within five (5) Business Days (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on August 30, 2026) after such written notice of such modification, amendment, supplement or waiver
is delivered to the personnel at each of the Arrangers separately identified in writing to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date (as such notices may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time) or otherwise notified by each Arranger to the Parent from time to time.
(c) No Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the
Acquisition Agreement as in effect on August 30, 2026) shall have occurred between August 30, 2026 and the Closing Date (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on August 30, 2026).
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(d) The Arrangers shall have received (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of Parent
and its subsidiaries for each of Parent’s two most recent fiscal years and the related audited consolidated income statements and statements of equity and cash flows of Parent and its subsidiaries for each of Parent’s three most recent
fiscal years, in each case, ended at least 60 days prior to the Closing Date and unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related unaudited consolidated income statements and statements of equity and cash flows of Parent and its subsidiaries
for any quarterly interim period or periods (other than the fourth fiscal quarter) ended after the date of Parent’s most recent audited financial statements (and the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year) and more than 40 days prior
to the Closing Date and (ii) audited consolidated balance sheets of Target’s most recent fiscal year and the related audited consolidated income statements and statements of equity and cash flows of Target’s most recent fiscal year,
in each case, ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date and unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related unaudited consolidated income statements and statements of equity and cash flows of the Acquired Business for any quarterly
interim period or periods (other than the fourth fiscal quarter) ended after the date of the Target’s most recent audited financial statements (and the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year) and more than 45 days prior to the Closing
Date, in all cases, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Arrangers hereby acknowledge that the public filing by Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of any of the foregoing
financial statements will satisfy the requirements of this paragraph and hereby acknowledge receipt of the financial statements of Parent and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2025 and the financial statements of the Target for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received (in each case dated the Closing Date) (i) a customary officer’s certificate from
the Parent that the conditions precedent contained in Section 4.2(b), Section 4.2(c) and Section 4.2(f) have been satisfied on the Closing Date and (ii) a Solvency
Certificate.
(f) At the time of and upon giving effect to the Advances and application of the Loans on the Closing Date, (i) the
Acquisition Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless, in the case of the Specified Representations, such Specified Representations relate to an earlier date, in which
case, such Specified Representations shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (ii) there shall not exist any Default under Section 7.2, or (solely with respect to the
Parent or the Borrower), Section 7.6 or Section 7.7; provided that, to the extent that any Specified Representation is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”,
“material adverse change” or similar term or qualification, the same shall be true and correct in all respects as of the applicable date.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received a properly submitted Borrowing Notice.
(h) Substantially concurrently with the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, all costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation,
legal fees and expenses) to the extent invoiced at least two business days prior to the Closing Date and the fees contemplated by any fee letters entered into in connection with the credit facilities payable to the Arrangers, the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders shall have been paid on or prior to the Closing Date, in each case, to the extent required by such fee letters or the Loan Documents to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date.
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4.3. Certain Funds Provisions.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any other letter agreement or other
undertaking concerning the Transactions (or the other transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Loan Documents) to the contrary:
(i)
the Lenders’ commitments to make available and fund the Loans on the Closing Date, are subject only to
the satisfaction (or waiver by the Lenders of the applicable Tranche) of the conditions expressly set forth in Section 4.2, and upon satisfaction (or waiver by the Lenders of the applicable Tranche) of such conditions, the
full funding of the Loans on the Closing Date shall occur; it being understood and agreed that there are no other conditions (implied or otherwise) to the availability and funding of the Loans on or prior to the Closing Date (including, in each
case, compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents);
(ii)
the only representations relating to the Target, its subsidiaries and its businesses the accuracy of which
shall be a condition to the availability or full funding of the Loans on the Closing Date shall be the Acquisition Agreement Representations; it being understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or any other letter agreement or other undertaking concerning the Transactions (or the other transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Loan Documents) to the contrary, if any of the Acquisition Agreement Representations made on the
Closing Date are qualified or subject to “material adverse effect,” the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” in the Acquisition Agreement shall apply for the purposes of any representations and warranties required to be
accurate, on or as of the Closing Date);
(iii)
the only other representations the accuracy of which shall be a condition to availability or full funding of
the Loans on the Closing Date shall be the Specified Representations; and
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(iv)
the terms of the Loan Documents and any Closing Date deliverables shall be in a form such that they do not
impair the availability or full funding of the Loans on the Closing Date if the conditions expressly set forth in Section 4.2 are satisfied or waived (it being understood that nothing in this clause (iv) will be
construed to limit the applicability of the individual conditions set forth above under Section 4.2).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, during the period from and including the Effective Date and to and
including the earlier of (1) the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date and (2) the Commitment Termination Date (such period the “Certain Funds Period”), and notwithstanding (a) that any representation or warranty
made on or as a condition to the Effective Date or the Closing Date (excluding, solely with respect to the Closing Date, the Specified Representations and Acquisition Agreement Representations), as applicable, was incorrect, (b) any failure by
Parent or the Loan Parties to comply with Article VI, (c) any provision to the contrary in the Loan Documents or (d) that any condition to the occurrence of the Effective Date or the occurrence of the Closing Date (other than the
conditions expressly set forth in Section 4.1 and 4.2, unless waived by the Lenders), as applicable, may subsequently be determined not to have been satisfied neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be
entitled to (i) cancel any of its Commitments, (ii) rescind, terminate or cancel the Loan Documents or any of its Commitments thereunder or exercise any right or remedy under the Loan Documents, to the extent to do so would prevent, limit
or delay the making of its Loans on the Closing Date, (iii) refuse to participate in making its Loans on the Closing Date or (iv) exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of its Loans
to the extent to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making of its Loans on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall not be limited in the event that any
conditions expressly set forth in Section 4.2 are not satisfied (or waived) on the Closing Date and (b) immediately after the expiration of the Certain Funds Period (after giving effect to the funding of the Loans on
the Closing Date, if applicable), all of the rights, remedies and entitlements of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be available notwithstanding that such rights were not available prior to such time as a result of the foregoing.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Parent represents and warrants to the Lenders on the Effective Date (other than the representations and warranties in Sections 5.6 and
5.18) and, subject to the Certain Funds Provisions in all respects, on the Closing Date that:
5.1. Corporate Existence and
Standing Each Loan Party and each of its Significant Subsidiaries is duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent, if any) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation and is
duly qualified and in good
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standing (or its equivalent, if any) and is duly authorized to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted or proposed to be conducted that requires such
authorization or qualification, except where failure to be in such good standing (or its equivalent, if any) or so qualified or authorized would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.2. Authorization and Validity Each Loan Party has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power (or equivalent power with
regard to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and authority and legal right to execute and deliver each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery
by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings or other organizational action and such Loan Documents constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally. The Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto.
5.3. Compliance with
Laws Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all the requirements of applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government, or any instrumentality or
agency thereof having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective properties except (i) if such requirement of statute, rule, regulation, order or restriction is being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings or (ii) where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, the application of the proceeds of the Loans, or compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents will, or at the relevant time did, (a) violate any law, rule, regulation (including Regulation U), order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree or award binding on such Loan Party or such Loan Party’s Organization Documents, (b) violate the provisions of or require the approval or consent of any party to any (i) agreement with respect to Indebtedness of the Parent or
its Subsidiaries in a committed or outstanding principal amount of at least $200,000,000 or (ii) indenture, instrument or agreement to which such Loan Party is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with
or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Liens permitted by the Loan Documents) in, of or on the Property of such Loan Party pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or
agreement, or (c) require any consent of the stockholders of any Person (other than to the extent obtained and in full force and effect), in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), except those which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings or for any violation of, or failure to obtain an approval or consent required under, any such indenture, instrument or agreement that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.4. Governmental Consents No order, consent, approval, qualification, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or
registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of, any court, governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, any securities exchange or other Person is required to authorize in connection with the execution,
delivery, consummation or performance of any of the Loan Documents or the application of the proceeds of the Loans, except for such orders, consents, approvals, qualifications, licenses, authorizations,
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or validations of, or filings, recordings or registrations, exemptions, or other actions that have already been taken, given or received or the failure of which to take, give or receive could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding
upon or applicable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, in each case the consequence of which default or violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5. Financial Statements The Parent has heretofore made available to each of the Lenders (a) the December 31, 2025 audited
consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and (b) the unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries through June 30, 2026 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). Each of the Financial Statements was prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and operations of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries at such dates and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended (except, in the case of such unaudited statements, for normal year-end audit adjustments
and the absence of footnotes).
5.6. Material Adverse Change Since December 31, 2025, as of the Closing Date, excluding the
effect of any Disclosed Claims, there has not occurred any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.7. Taxes Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all United States federal, United Kingdom, Irish and
other material Tax returns which are required to be filed by them and have paid all Taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by such Loan Party or Subsidiary, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good
faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8. Litigation and Contingent Obligations There is no litigation, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or governmental investigation
(including, without limitation, by the Federal Trade Commission) pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against any Loan Party that would reasonably be expected (a) to have a Material Adverse Effect as of the Closing
Date, except for Disclosed Claims or (b) to prevent or enjoin the making of any Credit Extensions under this Agreement.
5.9.
ERISA (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group maintains, or is obligated to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan or has incurred, or
is reasonably expected to incur, any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan. Each Plan complies in all material respects with its terms and with all applicable requirements of law and regulations, except if failure to comply would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has, with respect to any Plan, failed to make any contribution or pay any amount required under Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of such Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are
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no pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of a Loan Party, threatened claims, actions, investigations or lawsuits against any Plan, any fiduciary thereof, or such Loan Party or any member of
the Controlled Group with respect to a Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has engaged in any prohibited transaction (as defined in
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) in connection with any Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any
Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Date, no
Borrower is nor will be (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code; (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for
purposes of ERISA or the Code; or (4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary as of the Closing Date
is, or has at any time in the six years prior to the Closing Date been, (i) an employer (for the purposes of Sections 38 to 51 of the Pensions Act 2004) of any occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (as both such terms
are defined in the Pension Schemes Act 1993), is not a Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan and is not a scheme within Section 38(1)(b) of the Pensions Act 2004 or (ii) “connected” with or an “associate” (as those
terms are used in Sections 38 and 43 of the Pensions Act 2004) of such an employer (except in relation to any Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan). The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Permitted UK Defined
Benefit Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan, in each case as of the
date of the most recent financial statements prior to the Closing Date reflecting such amounts, except where any underfunding of the Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87) as of such date would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary has been issued with a contribution notice or financial support
direction by the UK Pensions Regulator or received any warning notice from the UK Pensions Regulator relating to the issue of a contribution notice or financial support direction, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.10. Regulations T, U and X Margin Stock constitutes less than 25% of those assets of the Loan Parties
and their Subsidiaries, which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge or other restriction hereunder. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is engaged, principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending, or arranging
for the extension of, credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used in a manner which would violate, or result in a violation of, Regulation T, U, X or for carrying any Margin Stock
or any other purpose that might cause any Advance to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X. Neither the making of any Advance hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate or be
inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X.
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5.11. Investment Company No Loan Party is, or after giving effect to any Advance will
be required to be registered as, an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5.12. Ownership of Properties As of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Date, the Parent and its Subsidiaries have fee simple title
to all of the Properties reflected in the Financial Statements as being owned by the Parent and its Subsidiaries, except for Properties sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed in the Disclosed
Claims, since the date thereof, except where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries own or possess rights to use all patents, patent applications,
copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trade names, and other intellectual property rights reasonably necessary to continue to conduct their business as currently conducted, without any conflict with the rights of any other Person, except where the
failure to have any such rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no such patent, copyright or trademark has been declared invalid, been limited by order of any court or by agreement or is the subject of any
infringement, interference or similar proceeding or challenge, except for invalidities, limitations, proceedings and challenges which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.13. Environmental Laws There are no claims, investigations, litigation, administrative proceedings, notices, requests for information,
whether pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of a Loan Party, threatened, or judgments or orders asserting violations of applicable federal, state and local environmental, health and safety statutes, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules,
orders, decrees, directives and standards (“Environmental Laws”) or alleging potential liability or responsibility under Environmental Laws relating to any toxic or hazardous waste, substance or chemical or any pollutant,
contaminant, chemical or other substance defined or regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, petroleum, crude oil or any fraction thereof (“Hazardous Materials”) asserted against any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries which, in any case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary has caused or permitted any Hazardous Materials to be Released, either on or under
real property, currently or formerly, legally or beneficially owned or operated by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary or on or under real property to which such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries transported, arranged for the transport or disposal
of, or disposed of Hazardous Materials, which Release would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
.5.14.
Insurance Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries maintain, with insurance companies believed to be financially sound and reputable, insurance on their tangible Property in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound
business practice
.5.15. Insurance Licenses No material license, permit or authorization of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary to
engage in the business of insurance or insurance-related activities is the subject of a proceeding for suspension or revocation, except where such suspension or revocation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.16. Disclosure All material written information (other than projections, pro forma
information (other than any historical information included therein), estimates, forecasts, and other forward-looking information (collectively, “Projections”), information of a general economic or industry specific nature and
independent third-party generated industry information) heretofore furnished by the Parent or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby does
not, and all such information hereafter made available by the Parent or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender will not, at the time made available and when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstance under which such statements were or are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto; provided that any
such supplement or update shall not cure a prior breach of representation and warranty); provided that such representation and warranty with respect to the Acquired Business prior to the Closing Date is made to the Parent’s or Borrower’s
knowledge. All Projections, if any, that have been or will be prepared by the Parent or the Borrower and made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (solely to the extent such Projections in respect of the Acquired Business have been
made by the Parent or the Borrower) have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that the Parent or the Borrower believes are reasonable (it being understood that such Projections are subject to significant risks, uncertainties
and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Parent’s or the Borrower’s control, and that no assurance can be given that any particular Projections will be realized and that actual results may vary materially from such Projections).
5.17. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions The Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably
designed to promote compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers
and employees and, to the knowledge of any officer of the Parent, the agents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects; other than to the extent this
representation would result in a violation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96, as amended (or any implementing law or regulation in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom). None of the Parent, any Subsidiary or, to the
knowledge of any officer of the Parent, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees is a Sanctioned Person.
5.18.
Solvency The Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are, on the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the Acquisition and the other Transactions contemplated by or related to the Acquisition and the making of the Loans and
the application of proceeds thereof, Solvent.
5.19. Use of Proceeds The Borrower will not knowingly, directly or indirectly, use
any part of the proceeds of any Loan in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions or the Act.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
Subject
to the Certain Funds Provisions in all respects, so long as any Loan shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
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6.1. Financial Reporting Each Loan Party will maintain, for itself and its
Subsidiaries, a system of accounting designed to produce the financial statements required pursuant to this Section 6.1 in accordance with the Agreement Accounting Principles, and the Parent will furnish to the
Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders):
(a) No later than ninety (90) days after the close of its Fiscal Year, an
audit report of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, certified by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing, or as reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report shall not be
subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or qualified as to the scope of such audit (except for any such qualification, risk factor, note to financial statements, explanatory paragraph or otherwise, pertaining to, or
disclosure resulting from (i) changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP and required or approved by the Borrower’s independent certified public accountants or (ii) the maturity (or impending maturity)
of any Indebtedness or commitments therefor (including the Obligations) occurring within one year of the date of delivery of the relevant audit opinion), prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on a consolidated basis
for itself and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheets as of the end of such period and related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows.
(b) No later than 45 days after the close of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each of its Fiscal Years, for itself and its Subsidiaries,
consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at the close of each such period and consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for the period from the beginning of such Fiscal Year to the end of such quarter, all certified by its
president, chief financial officer or treasurer as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, subject to normal
year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c) Together with the financial statements
required by clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate signed by its president, chief financial officer or treasurer (i) showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with
Section 6.14, provided that in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, it shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of
compliance with Section 6.14, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to Agreement Accounting Principles, and (ii) stating that no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing,
or if any Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing, stating the nature and status thereof.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) As soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after an officer of the Parent acquiring knowledge that any Termination
Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by its chief financial officer or treasurer, describing said Termination Event and the action which it proposes to take with respect thereto; provided that no such notice shall
be required to be given unless such Termination Event would reasonably be expected to result in liabilities of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000.
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(f) As soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after an officer of
the Parent acquiring knowledge thereof, notice of the assertion or commencement of any claims, action, suit or proceeding against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Promptly upon an officer of the Parent acquiring knowledge thereof, notice of any change in the credit rating of the senior unsecured
long term debt of the Parent by S&P or Moody’s or any notice of an intent to make such change or cease to provide a credit rating for such debt by either such ratings agency.
(h) Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to its shareholders, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished (or
links to pages on its website where such information may be accessed by each Lender).
(i) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all
registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which its or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC (or links to pages on its website where such information may be accessed).
(j) Such other information (including, without limitation, non-financial information) as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request; provided that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to disclose any document, information or other matter in respect of which disclosure to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or its respective designated representative) is as reasonably determined by an officer of the Parent then prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or any obligation or agreement binding on the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries or is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
obligations in paragraphs (a), (b), (h) and (i) of this Section 6.1 (including any requirements to provide links to pages on its website where such information may be accessed) may be satisfied with respect to the Parent and its
Subsidiaries by the filing with the SEC of (A) the Parent’s form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, and (B) such other financial statements, reports, proxy
statements, registration statements and other reports.
6.2. Use of Proceeds. (i) The proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be
used by the Borrower to (a) pay all or a portion of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to fund, in part, the
Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (which may include the making of one or more intercompany loans with such proceeds prior to funding the Acquisition) and (c) to pay all or a portion of the fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing. The Parent will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of the Advances to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U). Neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall directly, or to the knowledge of an officer of the Parent, indirectly use the proceeds of any Advance 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. The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not directly, or to the knowledge of an officer of the Parent,
indirectly use the proceeds of any Advance for the purpose of financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or a Person known by the Parent to be 50% or more owned by a Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned
Country, except where such activities, business or transaction could be conducted legally by U.S. Persons generally.
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6.3. Notice of Default The Parent will give prompt (but in any case within ten
(10) days) notice in writing to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) of the occurrence of (a) any Default or Unmatured Default that is continuing and (b) subject to Section 6.1(f), any other event or
development, financial or other, relating specifically to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (and not of a general economic or political nature) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4. Conduct of Business The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) carry on and conduct its business in substantially
the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted, and will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (i) businesses in the same fields of enterprise as
now conducted by it and its Subsidiaries (including, on and after the Closing Date, as is now conducted by the Target and its Subsidiaries) or (ii) businesses that are reasonably related or incidental thereto or that, in the judgment of its
board of directors, are reasonably expected to materially enhance the other businesses in which it and its Subsidiaries are engaged, and (b) do all things necessary to remain duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
(or the equivalent, if any) in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except where failure to be in such good standing (or the
equivalent, if any) or so qualified or authorized would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.4 shall prohibit the dissolution or sale,
transfer or other disposition of any Subsidiary that is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
6.5. Taxes The Parent will, and
will cause each Subsidiary to, pay when due all material Taxes required to be paid by it, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside or nonpayment
of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.6. Insurance The Parent will, and will cause each
Subsidiary to, maintain with insurance companies believed to be financially sound and reputable insurance on all their tangible Property in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business practice, and it will furnish to
the Administrative Agent and any Lender upon reasonable written request, reasonably detailed information as to the insurance carried.
6.7.
Compliance with Laws The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, the failure to comply with which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Parent will maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees
with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions; other than to the extent this covenant would result in a violation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96, as amended (or any implementing law or regulation in any member state of the European Union
or the United Kingdom).
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6.8. Maintenance of Properties The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do
all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep its tangible Property in good repair, working order and condition, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements except to the extent that failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.9. Inspection The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to,
permit the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, by their representatives and agents, during normal business hours, to inspect any of the Property, corporate books and financial records of such Loan Party and each Subsidiary, to examine and make
copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of such Loan Party and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Loan Party and each Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective
officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the Lenders may designate; provided that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion
of, any document, information or other matter in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or its respective designated representative) is as reasonably determined by an officer of the Parent then prohibited by
applicable law, rule or regulation or any obligation or agreement binding on the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided, further, excluding
any such visits and inspections during the continuation of a Default, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole, shall exercise such rights no more often than one (1) time during any calendar year at the expense of the Parent;
provided, further, when a Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent, and each Lender may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Parent at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Parent
will keep or cause to be kept, and cause each Subsidiary to keep or cause to be kept, appropriate records and books of account in which complete entries are to be made reflecting its and their business and financial transactions, sufficient to
permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with Section 6.1.
6.10. Merger The Parent will not, nor will it
permit any Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent, except
that:
(a) a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may merge into, consolidate with or dispose of assets to any Loan Party or
any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party;
(b) any Loan Party or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or dispose of assets to
any other Person so long as
(i) in the case of a merger or consolidation to which the Parent is a party, (A) the
Parent is the surviving corporation and (B) the Parent remains organized under the laws of the United Kingdom (including its member countries), Ireland or of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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(ii) in the case of the Borrower, (A) the Borrower is the surviving
corporation and (B) the Borrower remains organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
(iii) in the case of a merger or consolidation to which any Guarantor (other than the Parent) is a party or a disposal of all
or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor (other than the Parent), such Guarantor is the surviving Person or the surviving Person shall expressly assume the obligations of such Guarantor in a manner reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent; and
(iv) in the case of a merger or consolidation to which a Subsidiary is a party and to which a
Loan Party is not a party or a disposal of all or substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary (other than to a Loan Party), the surviving corporation is a Subsidiary, and in any such case other than the Acquisition, prior to and after giving
effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) any Subsidiary may
enter into a merger or consolidation as a means of effecting a disposition or acquisition which would not result in the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent.
6.11. Liens The Parent will not, nor will it permit any other Loan Party to, create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the
Property of the Parent or any other Loan Party, except:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies that are not
delinquent, can be paid without penalty or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting shall have been set aside;
(b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the
ordinary course of business which secure the payment of obligations not more than ninety (90) days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on its
books;
(c) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or
other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation;
(d) Liens arising out of deposits to secure the performance of bids,
trade contracts, leases, subleases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations);
(e) Utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing
with respect to properties of a similar character;
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(f) Banker’s liens, rights of set-off or
similar rights with respect to (i) deposit accounts maintained with a depository institution in the ordinary course of business, (ii) securing obligations with respect to the maintenance of such accounts (and in no event securing any
Indebtedness or other obligations) and (iii) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Parent or its Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Liens on cash collateral or other deposits securing obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business
or consistent with past practice or industry practice;
(h) Any Lien arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business in
respect of any obligation which is less than ninety (90) days overdue or which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate means and for which adequate reserves have been made;
(i) Liens created by any Loan Party over deposits and investments in the ordinary course of such Person’s insurance and reinsurance
business to comply with the requirements of any regulatory body of insurance or insurance brokerage business;
(j) Any Liens arising for
the benefit of a credit institution pursuant to Clause 24 General Banking Conditions of the Netherlands Bankers Association (Algemene Voorwaarden van de Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken) in respect of any bank account held with a credit
institution in the Netherlands;
(k) Liens over and limited to the balance of credit balances on bank accounts of any Loan Party created in
order to facilitate the operation of such bank accounts and other bank accounts of such Loan Party on a net balance basis with credit balances and debit balances on the various accounts being netted off for interest purposes;
(l) Liens existing on the Effective Date; provided that, with respect to each such Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an
aggregate committed or principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Lien is set forth on Schedule 6.11;
(m) leases, licenses, subleases
or sublicenses granted to other Persons in the ordinary course of business (or other agreement under which the Borrower or a Guarantor has granted rights to end users to access and use the Borrower or any Guarantor’s products, technologies,
facilities or services);
(n) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased of the Borrower or any
Guarantors are located;
(o) Liens on Property of the Borrower or any Guarantor created solely for the purpose of securing purchase money
indebtedness or Capitalized Leases and representing or incurred to finance, refinance or refund the purchase price of Property; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover other Property of the Borrower or such Guarantor other than
the respective Property so acquired or leased;
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(p) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any Guarantor in the ordinary course of business;
(q) Liens existing on
Property at the time of (and not in contemplation of) its acquisition or existing on the Property of any Person at the time such Person becomes (and not in contemplation of such Person becoming) a Subsidiary, after the Effective Date;
provided, such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or Property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired Property of such acquired Subsidiary);
(r) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or similar public filings;
(s) on and after the Closing Date through and including the date that is five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, Liens granted
under the “Credit Documents” as defined in the Existing Target Credit Agreement; and
(t) other Liens securing an aggregate
principal amount of obligations at no time exceeding an amount equal to the greater of $1,000,000,000 or ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Net Worth at such time.
6.12. Affiliates The Parent will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction (including, without limitation,
the purchase or sale of any Property or service) with, or make any payment or transfer to, any Affiliate except:
(a) for transactions
between the Parent and any Wholly Owned Subsidiary or between Wholly Owned Subsidiaries,
(b) payment of employees, consultants, officers
and directors and benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans), severance and indemnification arrangements in the ordinary course or as approved by the board of directors or comparable governing body of the Parent or
any Subsidiary,
(c) provision of financial and other services and the sharing of know-how,
technology and office space in the ordinary course of business, and
(d) upon terms no less favorable to such Person than such Person would
obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction.
6.13. Change in Fiscal Year The
Parent shall not change its Fiscal Year to end on any date other than December 31 of each year, except as otherwise required under applicable law, rule or regulation.
6.14. Financial Covenants (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense. The Parent will maintain
as of the last day of each Measurement Period (commencing with the last day of the first Fiscal Quarter ending on or after the Closing Date) a ratio of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense of not less than 4.0 to 1.0.
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(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Parent will maintain as of the last day of the
Measurement Period commencing with the first Fiscal Quarter end date occurring on or after the Closing Date, a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of not more than (i) on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter during which the Closing Date occurs, 4.75 to
1.00, (ii) on the last day of each of the first and second full consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the Closing Date, 4.50 to 1.00, (iii) on the last day of the third full consecutive Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, 4.25 to 1.00,
(iv) on the last day of the fourth and fifth full consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the Closing Date, 4.00 to 1.00, (v) on the last day of the sixth and seventh full consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the Closing Date, 3.75 to 1.00 and
(vi) on the last day of the eighth full consecutive Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date and the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter, 3.50 to 1.00; provided that, upon the written notice of the Parent (such notice,
which shall include a listing of the acquisitions so made, a “Covenant Reset Notice”) at any time when the required covenant level is otherwise 3.50 to 1.00, but without any action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, at any time where during the prior twelve-month period the Parent can demonstrate that it and/or any Subsidiaries of the Parent have made acquisitions (other than the Acquisition) whose aggregate consideration equals or exceeds $500,000,000
(which amount of aggregate consideration is calculated consistent with past practice), the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.14(b) shall be automatically increased from 3.50 to 1.00 to 4.00 to 1.00 for a period
of four Fiscal Quarters after such acquisition and 3.75 to 1.00 for two more Fiscal Quarters thereafter (a “Covenant Reset Period”), commencing with the Fiscal Quarter in which one of the subject acquisitions included in the
Covenant Reset Notice is consummated; provided, further, that after the end of each Covenant Reset Period, the Parent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an executed Compliance Certificate that shall evidence the Parent’s
compliance with a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 3.50 to 1.00 for a full Fiscal Quarter following the end of such Covenant Reset Period before becoming entitled to make an additional Covenant Reset Notice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, must
nonetheless comply with the other requirements of this Section 6.14(b)).
6.15. ERISA (a) Each Loan
Party will (i) fulfill and cause each member of the Controlled Group to fulfill its obligations under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code with respect to each Single Employer Plan, except
where such failure to fulfill such obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) comply with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Single Employer Plan, except where such
failure or noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) not, and not permit any member of the Controlled Group, to (A) seek a waiver of the minimum funding standards under ERISA,
(B) terminate or withdraw from any Plan or (C) take any other action with respect to any Plan which would reasonably be expected to entitle the PBGC to terminate, impose liability in respect of, or cause a trustee to be appointed to
administer, any Plan, unless the actions or events described in the foregoing clauses (A), (B) or (C) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither
the Parent nor any Subsidiary will be (i) an employer (for the purposes of Sections 38 to 51 of the Pensions Act 2004) of any occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (as both such terms are defined in the Pension
Schemes Act 1993), is not a Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan and is not a scheme within Section 38(1)(b) of the Pensions Act 2004 or (ii) “connected” with or an “associate” (as those terms are used in Sections
38 and 43 of the Pensions Act 2004) of such an employer (except in relation to any Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan).
6.16.
Indebtedness. The Parent will not permit any Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness under the 2026 Credit Agreement and the other “Loan Documents” (as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement), and any
replacement, renewal or refinancing thereof, provided that no other Subsidiary becomes obligated in respect thereof unless such Subsidiary concurrently becomes a Guarantor hereunder (and, in the case of any Intermediate Holding Company,
within the period set forth in Section 6.17);
(c) Indebtedness owed to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party;
(d) Indebtedness under performance bonds, surety bonds or letter of credit obligations to provide security under worker’s compensation
laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation, and bank overdrafts, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary existing as of the Effective Date (other than Indebtedness described in clause (a) or (b) above), and
any replacement, renewal or refinancing thereof (including any other Subsidiary becoming a primary obligor in respect thereof); provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased, other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and
the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto;
(f) Indebtedness
under Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(g) Capitalized Lease
Obligations and purchase money indebtedness;
(h) Contingent Obligations not reflected as debt on the Consolidated balance sheet of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries;
(i) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, pooling agreements and similar
arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Parent or any
Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary which existed immediately prior to becoming a
Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness (i) was not incurred or assumed in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary and (ii) is not guaranteed by a Loan Party (other than Parent); and
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(l) other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at no time exceeding an
amount equal to the greater of $1,000,000,000 or ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Net Worth at such time.
6.17. Additional
Guarantors. If any Intermediate Holding Company provides a guarantee of the obligations of Aon Corporation under the 2026 Credit Agreement, the Parent shall cause such Intermediate Holding Company to promptly, and within no later than 10
Business Days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) thereafter, execute and deliver a Guaranty Supplement to the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS
Subject to the Certain Funds Provisions in all respects, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall
constitute a Default:
7.1. Representations and Warranties Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Credit Extension, or any certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement
or any other Loan Document shall be false in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made.
7.2. Non-Payment Nonpayment of any principal of any Loan when due or nonpayment of any interest upon any Loan or of any commitment fee or other fee or obligation under any of the Loan Documents within five
(5) Business Days after the same becomes due.
7.3. Specific Covenants The breach by any Loan Party of any of the terms or
provisions of Section 6.2, Section 6.3(a) or Sections 6.10 through 6.17.
7.4. Other Defaults. The breach by any Loan Party (other than a breach which constitutes a Default under
Section 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
7.5. Cross-Default. (i) Failure of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any Indebtedness aggregating in excess of
$200,000,000 when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); (ii) the default by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement or agreements under which any
such Indebtedness was created or is governed, or the occurrence of any other event or existence of any other condition, in each case, the effect of any of which is to cause such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or
(iii) any such Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided that (x) neither clause (ii) nor
clause (iii)
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shall apply to Indebtedness that is subject to a “change of control” put or event of default arising as a result of any acquisition of any entity or its subsidiaries or any business
thereof so long as in each case any such Indebtedness that is put or is subject to such “change of control” event of default is paid as required by the terms of such Indebtedness and (y) clause (iii) shall not apply to secured
Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the Property securing such Indebtedness.
7.6.
Insolvency. Any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall (a) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under any Debtor Relief Laws as now or hereafter in effect, (b) make an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, (c) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager or similar official for it or any Substantial
Portion of its Property, (d) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under any Debtor Relief Laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking suspension of payments, a moratorium of
any indebtedness, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, scheme of arrangement, restructuring plan, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (e) take any corporate action to authorize or
effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.6, (f) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.7 or (g) become unable to pay, not
pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.
7.7. Involuntary Insolvency. Without the
application, approval or consent of such Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager or similar official shall be appointed for
any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its Property or a proceeding described in Section 7.6(d) shall be instituted against any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
7.8. Condemnation. Any court, government or governmental agency shall condemn, seize or otherwise appropriate, or take custody or
control of (each, a “Condemnation”), all or any portion of the Property of the Parent or any of its Significant Subsidiaries which, when taken together with all other Property of the Parent and its Significant Subsidiaries so
condemned, seized, appropriated, or taken custody or control of, during the twelve-month period ending with the month in which any such Condemnation occurs, constitutes a Substantial Portion and would result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
7.9. Judgments. Any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall fail within thirty
(30) days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money an aggregate amount in excess of $200,000,000, which is not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good
faith and as to which no enforcement actions have been commenced; provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not be a Default under this Section 7.9 to the extent (i) such judgment or order
is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer covering payment thereof and (ii) if 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 or order.
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7.10. Change of Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.
7.11. ERISA. Any Termination Event shall occur in connection with any Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.12. Invalidity of Guaranty. Section 15.1 shall cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Guarantor, or
any Guarantor shall so state in writing.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
8.1. Acceleration. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.3, (x) if any Default described in
Section 7.6 or 7.7 occurs with respect to the Borrower, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without any
election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender and (y) if any other Default occurs and is continuing, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent or upon the instruction of the Required Lenders)
may terminate or suspend the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder, or declare the Obligations to be due and payable, or both, whereupon the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby expressly waives.
(b) If, within ten (10) Business Days after
(i) acceleration of the maturity of the Obligations or (ii) termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder as a result of any Default that has occurred and is continuing (other than any Default as described in
Section 7.6 or 7.7 with respect to the Borrower) and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the Obligations due shall have been obtained or entered, the Required Lenders, in their sole discretion, shall so
direct the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, rescind and annul such acceleration and/or termination.
8.2. Amendments. No Loan Document, nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except that, subject to the provisions
of this Article VIII, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent in writing of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower may enter into agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or modifying any provisions
to the Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or waiving any Default or Unmatured Default hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, that no such supplemental
agreement shall, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby:
(a) Extend the applicable Facility
Termination Date with respect to such Lender, compromise or forgive the principal amount of any Loan, or reduce the rate of interest or compromise or forgive payment of interest on any Loan, or reduce the amount of, or compromise or forgive payment
of, any fee payable hereunder; provided that neither (x) a waiver of a Default or Unmatured Default nor (y) the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement or Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.23(b) or
(c), as applicable, shall constitute a waiver or amendment or reduction in the rate of interest under this clause (a);
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(b) Reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders,
Required Tranche 1 Lenders, Required Tranche 2 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;
(c) Increase the amount of the Commitment of any Lender hereunder;
(d) Amend this Section 8.2 or Section 11.2;
(e) Permit any assignment by the Borrower of its Obligations or its rights hereunder;
(f) Postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or the date fixed for any payment of fees
or other amounts due hereunder or subordinate the Obligations to any other Indebtedness or other obligations; or
(g)
Release any Guarantor from its guaranty of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder (other than pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder).
No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under Section 12.2 without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement. Any amendment of any provisions of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document that directly affects the Lenders under one Tranche and does not directly affect Lenders under the other Tranche may be effected with the consent of Required Tranche 1 Lenders or Required Tranche 2 Lenders, as applicable,
under such directly affected Tranche and not shall not require the consent of the Required Lenders.
In addition, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Section 8.2, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other
Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other
manifest error in any Loan Document or (iii) to cause such other Loan Documents to be consistent with this Agreement and, in each case, the impact of such amendment or waiver on the Lenders is de minimis.
8.3. Preservation of Rights No delay or omission of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to exercise any right under the Loan
Documents shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein, and the making of a Credit Extension notwithstanding the existence of a Default or the inability of the Borrower to satisfy the conditions
precedent to such Credit Extension shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
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of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Lenders
required pursuant to Section 8.2, and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in full.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1. Survival of Representations All representations and warranties of the Parent contained in this Agreement or of any Loan Party or
any Subsidiary contained in any Loan Document shall survive the making of the Credit Extensions herein contemplated.
9.2. Governmental
Regulation Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or regulation.
9.3. Headings Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of
any of the provisions of the Loan Documents.
9.4. Entire Agreement The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding
among the Parent, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Parent, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders relating to the subject
matter thereof other than the fee letter described in Section 10.10.
9.5. Several Obligations; Benefits of
this Agreement The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and no Lender shall be the partner or agent of any other (except to the extent to which the Administrative Agent is authorized to act as such). The
failure of any Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the
parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the parties hereto expressly agree that each of the Arrangers shall enjoy the benefits of the provisions of Sections 9.6, 9.10
and 10.9 to the extent specifically set forth therein and shall have the right to enforce such provisions on its own behalf and in its own name to the same extent as if it were a party to this Agreement.
9.6. Expenses; Indemnification (a) The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and reasonably documented attorneys’ fees and time charges of one primary counsel and, if reasonably necessary, one local
counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole (which may be a single counsel acting in multiple material jurisdictions) for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers) paid or incurred by the
Administrative
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Agent or the Arrangers in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet), review, amendment,
modification, and administration of the Loan Documents. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders for any costs, internal charges and
out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees and time charges of attorneys for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, which attorneys may be
employees of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders) paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender in connection with the collection of the Obligations or the enforcement of the Loan Documents.
(b) The Borrower further agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender, their respective affiliates, and each of
their partners, trustees, administrators, advisors, agents, directors, officers and employees (each, an “Indemnified Party”) against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel), that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party (including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding (whether in tort, contract,
law or equity) or the preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (each, a “Proceeding”)) in each case, arising out of or in connection with or by reason of this Agreement or the Loan Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any Credit Extension hereunder, except to the extent that (i) they are determined in a final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (x) to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification or (y) to arise from
a material breach of the obligations of an Indemnified Party under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (ii) they arise from any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding against an Administrative Agent or Arranger acting pursuant to any
Loan Document in its capacity as such or of any of its affiliates or its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives and the successors of each of the foregoing) solely between or among Indemnified
Parties not arising from any act or omission by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective affiliates. Each Indemnified Party seeking indemnity hereunder agrees to return to the Borrower amounts received when any of the foregoing clauses
(i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence apply. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Borrower under this paragraph will be in addition to any liability which the Borrower may otherwise have and will be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of any permitted successors and assigns of the Borrower and each indemnified person. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such
indemnity will be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, any of its directors, security holders or creditors, an Indemnified Party or any other person or an Indemnified Party is otherwise a
party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; provided, however, that as to any Indemnified Party, such indemnity shall not be effective with respect to any litigation or proceeding brought by such
Indemnified Party to the extent such litigation or proceeding results in an final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction against such Indemnified Party. This
Section 9.6 shall supersede any and all indemnification provisions entered into before the Effective Date among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, any Arrangers and any Lenders with respect to this facility. The
obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. This Section 9.6 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent
losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
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9.7. Judgments If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary
to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars (the “Judgment Currency”) into a different currency (the “Other Currency”), the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent 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 Judgment Currency with such Other Currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Administrative Agent at 11:00 a.m.
(New York City time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given (or such other rate as may be required by any applicable Law), for the purchase of the Judgment Currency, for delivery two Business Days thereafter.
9.8. Accounting Except as provided to the contrary herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
9.9. Severability of Provisions Any
provision in any Loan Document that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or
the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
9.10. Nonliability of Lenders The relationship between the Borrower on the one hand and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, in
their capacities as such, on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. None of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender, in each case, in their capacities as such, shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Loan
Party. None of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender, in their capacities as such, undertakes any responsibility to any Loan Party to review or inform any Loan Party of any matter in connection with any phase of any Loan
Party’s business or operations. None of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and each party hereto hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue for, any special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages suffered in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, including use by unintended recipients of information distributed electronically as
provided herein; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the Parent of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnified Party against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages paid by such Indemnified Party to a
third party.
9.11. 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 to its and its Affiliates’ respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and
other representatives, and third party settlement providers (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),
(b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority, regulatory authority or similar body, in each case, purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in which case such Person shall, except with respect to any audit or
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examination conducted by bank accountants or any Governmental Authority or regulatory or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, notify the Parent as soon as
practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation), (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any
Note or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any Note or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions no less restrictive than 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 or any of their respective its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees,
agents, advisors and other representatives (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), (ii) any actual
or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) (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 any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to any Loan Party and its obligations, this Agreement or
payments hereunder, (iii) any rating agency, (iv) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization or (v) any insurers and/or risk protection providers, (g) with the consent of the Parent or (h) to the extent such
Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than any Loan Party; provided that no disclosure shall be made to any Disqualified Lender. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors,
similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in connection with the administration or servicing of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Commitments. For the
avoidance of doubt, nothing herein prohibits any party hereto and its respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, members, partners, stockholders, attorneys, accountants, agents and advisors from communicating or disclosing information
regarding suspected violations of laws, rules or regulations to a governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority. Nothing in any Loan Document shall prevent disclosure of any confidential information or other matter to the extent that
preventing that disclosure would otherwise cause any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents, or any transaction carried out in connection with any transaction contemplated thereby, to become an arrangement described in Part II A 1 of Annex
IV of Directive 2011/16/EU.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, including information received prior to the Effective Date, other than any such information that is available to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries. 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.
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Without limiting Section 9.4, each Loan Party agrees that the
terms of this Section 9.11 shall set forth the entire agreement between the Loan Parties and each Lender (including the Administrative Agent) with respect to any confidential information previously or hereafter received by
such Lender in connection with this Agreement, and this Section 9.11 shall supersede any and all prior confidentiality agreements entered into by such Lender with respect to such confidential information.
9.12. Disclosure. Each Loan Party and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that Citibank and/or its Affiliates from time to time may
hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with any Loan Party and its Affiliates.
9.13. USA PATRIOT ACT
NOTIFICATION. Each Lender hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (title III of Pub.L.107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
“Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such
Loan Party in accordance with the Act, including, without limitation, for the Borrower if it qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, to each Lender that so requests, a duly executed and completed
Beneficial Ownership Certification. The Borrower shall provide such information promptly upon the request of a Lender.
9.14.
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, 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 EEA 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 undertaking, 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 Note; 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.
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1. Appointment and Authority. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Citibank, N.A. to act on its behalf as the Administrative
Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Other than Sections 10.6 and 10.10, the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Loan Parties shall have no
rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is
not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative
relationship between contracting parties.
10.2. Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall
have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly
indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person 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 business with, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any
duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
10.3. Exculpatory Provisions. (a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties
or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Unmatured Default has
occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of
the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the
Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture,
modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
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(iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or
any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it
(i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as
provided in Sections 8.1 or 8.2), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Unmatured Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Unmatured Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by any Loan Party or any Lender.
(c) 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent.
10.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely
upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution)
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the
proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may
presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may
be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
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10.5. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its
duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article 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 in connection with the syndication of
the Commitments as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that 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-agents.
10.6. Resignation of Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the
Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower unless a Default has occurred and is continuing (and otherwise in consultation with the Borrower),
to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000 with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required
Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth
above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date
.(b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required
Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Borrower unless a Default has occurred and is continuing (and
otherwise in consultation with the Borrower), appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the
Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable), (1) the retiring or removed Administrative
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and
determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon
the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than
any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed
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Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by
the Parent to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Parent and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 9.6 and 9.10 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
10.7. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it
has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time
to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Each Lender
represents and warrants that (1) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (2) 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 Borrower, 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).
10.8. Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders severally agree to reimburse and
indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Parent) ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, in proportion to their Commitments immediately prior to such
termination) (i) for any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for
any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders) and (ii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other
document delivered in connection therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, for any such amounts incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the
Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other documents, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the
extent any of the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent. The
obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
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10.9. No Other Duties, etc. None of the Lenders (or affiliates of Lenders) identified
in this Agreement as the “Syndication Agent” or “Arrangers” or “Joint Bookrunners” or “Documentation Agents” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this
Agreement in such identified capacity other than those (in the case of those who are Lenders) applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders (or affiliates of Lenders) shall have or be deemed to have a
fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders (and such affiliates) as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 10.7.
10.10. Fees. The Parent agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., for their respective accounts, the
fees agreed to by the Parent, the Administrative Agent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated August 30, 2026, or as otherwise agreed in writing from time to time.
10.11. Lender ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person becomes a Lender party
hereto, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person becomes a Lender party hereto, to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the
benefit of any Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using
“plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the
Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions
involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a
class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house
asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning
of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Advances, the Loans, the
Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of
sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
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(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in
writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either
(1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person becomes a Lender party hereto, and (y) covenants, from the date
such Person becomes a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that the Administrative
Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in
connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any documents related hereto).
As used in
this Section:
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined
in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes
of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“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.
10.12. Erroneous Payments.
(a) If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or
other recipient (and each of their respective successors and assigns) , a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately
succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise
erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal,
interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all
times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 10.12 and held for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect
to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days 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 Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), 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 Erroneous
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Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of (1) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and (2) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this
clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any
Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (and each of their respective successors and assigns), agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest,
fees, distribution or otherwise) 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 this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment
sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any
of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:
(i) it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake
shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such
payment, prepayment or repayment; and
(ii) such Lender shall (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any
other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one (1) Business Day of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and
(z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 10.12(b).
For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 10.12(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 10.12(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
(c) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under
any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent
has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).
(d) (i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is
not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who
received such Erroneous Payment (or
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portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at
any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Advances (but not its Commitments ) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment
Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Advances (but not Commitments), the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount
calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or,
to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency
Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Advances to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B)
the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as
applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to
have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Advances subject to the Erroneous Payment
Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(ii) Subject to Section 12.1 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval
requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Advances acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous
Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Advance (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender
(and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and
interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Advances acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that
any such Advances are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
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(e) The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent
may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be
subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, to the rights and interests of such Lender) under the Loan Documents with respect to such
amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) (provided that the Loan Parties’ Obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights shall not be duplicative of such Obligations in
respect of Advances that have been assigned to the Administrative Agent under an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment) and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed hereunder
by any Loan Party; provided that this Section 10.12 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of the
Borrower hereunder relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations of the Borrower hereunder that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further,
that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any 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 for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no
Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, 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 Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.12 shall survive the resignation or
replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations of the Borrower (or any portion
thereof) under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE XI
SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
11.1. Setoff. If a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time
and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and other obligations (in whatever
currency) at any time owing, by such Lender or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Parent or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Parent or such Loan Party 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 Parent or
such Loan Party 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
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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 2.21 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held
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 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.
11.2. Ratable Payments. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect
of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than
its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other
obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on
their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i) if any such participations are purchased
and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price promptly restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to
and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Loan Party in the amount of such
participation.
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ARTICLE XII
BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
12.1. Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Parent nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.2, (ii) by way
of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.4, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 12.5 (and any other
attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 12.4 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.
12.2. Assignments by Lenders The Lenders shall not be permitted to assign any
Commitments prior to the Closing Date without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Parent and the Administrative Agent. On and after the Closing Date, any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a
portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Loans under either Tranche at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at
the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an
Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in paragraph (i)(A) of this Section,
the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date)
shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the
assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Tranche of the Loan or the Commitment assigned.
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(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any
assignment following the Closing Date except to the extent required by paragraph (i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless
(x) a Default under Section 7.2, Section 7.6 or Section 7.7 has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to
such Lender; 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 Business Days after having received notice thereof
(including the Administrative Agent’s confirmation by telephone that the Borrower has received such notice); and
(B)
the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender;
Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Goldman Sachs Bank USA may assign to Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC without
consent at any time; provided that such assignment shall comply with the other terms and provisions of this Section 12.2 (including delivery of an Assignment and Assumption to the Administrative Agent).
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.
The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v)
No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to Disqualified Lenders or (C) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (C).
(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company,
investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person).
(vii) Certain
Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the
parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations, or
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actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to
each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest
accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its pro rata share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting
Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such
compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.3, from and
after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and 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 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 and
Sections 9.6 and 9.10 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment
by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement
that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 12.4.
12.3. Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its
offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans
owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, 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. 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.
12.4. Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a Disqualified Lender, a natural Person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person
or the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any person not engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of business) (each, a “Participant”) in all or
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of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such
Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under
Section 10.8 with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
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 which would require consent of all of the affected Lenders pursuant to
the terms of Section 8.2 or of any other Loan Document that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and
3.5 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.5(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.5(e) shall be
delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 12.2; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to
the provisions of Sections 2.20 and 3.6 as if it were an assignee under Section 12.2; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5, with
respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the
applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.20
with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.1 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be
subject to Section 11.2 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 commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of
credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed
United States Treasury Regulations. 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.
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12.5. Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall
release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
12.6. Disqualified Lenders. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no assignment or participation
shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Lender as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrower has consented to such assignment in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the purpose of such assignment or
participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Lender 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 Lender”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender 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 Lender. Any assignment in violation of this clause 12.6(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this Section 12.6 shall apply.
(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Lender without the Borrower’s prior written
consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Lender and the Administrative
Agent, (A) terminate any Commitment of such Disqualified Lender and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Lender in connection with such Commitment and/or (B) require such Disqualified Lender to assign, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 12.2), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (x) the principal amount
thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender 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 Lenders (A) will not
(x) have the right to 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 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
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action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified Lender will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders
consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws (a “Debtor Relief Plan”), each Disqualified
Lender party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Debtor Relief Plan, (2) if such Disqualified Lender does vote on such Debtor Relief Plan 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 Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class
has accepted or rejected such Debtor Relief Plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief 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).
(iv) The
Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Lenders provided by the Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the
“Disqualified Lender List”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the Disqualified Lender List to each Lender requesting the same.
ARTICLE XIII
NOTICES
13.1.
Giving Notice(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in 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, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or email as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to it at 200 East Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601, Attention of Treasurer
(Facsimile No. [Redacted]; Telephone No. [Redacted]);
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to Citibank, N.A. at Citibank,
N.A. One Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention of Agency Operations (Facsimile No. [Redacted]; Telephone No. [Redacted]; email agencyabtfsupport@citi.com);
(iii) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile 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 electronic communications, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
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(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders
hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the
foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the
Borrower or any other Loan Party 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 e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested”
function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), 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 e-mail 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.
13.2. Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address or
facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
13.3. Platform.(a) Each Loan
Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar
electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).
(b) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as
available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including,
without limitation, 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 any Agent Party in
connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Parent or the other Loan Parties, any
Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, 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 Platform. “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 to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the
Platform.
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ARTICLE XIV
COUNTERPARTS
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. This Agreement shall be effective when it
has been executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and each party has notified the Administrative Agent by electronic transmission or telephone that it has taken such action. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by telecopier or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif” or “DocuSign”) will be as effective as delivery of an original executed
counterpart of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import herein shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, digital copies of a
signatory’s manual signature, and deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature 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.
ARTICLE XV
GUARANTY
15.1. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability. (a) Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and
at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party
arising under the Loan Documents (including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified
party in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof). This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by any
fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty (other than payment thereof), and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now
have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause
(a) above, each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Guaranty, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty, the Obligations and any other obligations of each
Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar avoidable or invalid transaction under foreign,
federal or
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state law to the extent applicable to this Guaranty and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and the
Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty not constituting such
fraudulent transfer or conveyance or other similarly avoidable or invalid transaction.
(c) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Guaranty, such Guarantor will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to the other Guarantor
so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent and the Lenders be entitled to more than a single recovery. For the
avoidance of doubt, Section 3.5 of this Agreement (and any provisions that cross-reference Section 3.5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any payment made by a Guarantor under this Guaranty.
15.2. Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Documents, regardless of any Law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any lender with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses, it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations under or in
respect of the Loan Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;
(c) any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from,
any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
(d) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate
structure or existence of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) any failure of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to disclose to such Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party now or hereafter known to the Administrative Agent or such
Lender (such Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to disclose such information);
(f) the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Guaranty, any supplement to this Guaranty or any other guaranty
or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any Guarantor or other guarantor or surety with respect to the Obligations; or
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(g) any other circumstance or any existence of or reliance on any
representation by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, such Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety (other than payment thereof).
15.3. Rights Of Lenders. Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party may at
any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the
terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; and (c) apply such security
and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any
action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor .
15.4. Certain Waivers and Acknowledgements. (a) Each Guarantor waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any disability or
other defense of the Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party) of the liability of the Borrower; (ii) any defense based on any claim
that such Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (iii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (iv) any right to proceed against the
Borrower or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party whatsoever until the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received payment in full in respect of the Obligations; and
(v) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. Each Guarantor expressly waives all
setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with
respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is
continuing in nature and applies to all Obligations of the Borrower, whether existing now or in the future.
(c) Each Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely
affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any other Person and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
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(d) Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect
benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the waivers set forth in Section 15.2 and this Section 15.4 are knowingly made in contemplation of such
benefits.
(e) The waivers of each Guarantor set forth in this Section 15.4 are made to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Law.
15.5. Obligations Independent. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary
obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations, and a separate action may be brought against such Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
15.6. Subrogation. Upon the occurrence and solely during the continuance of a Default, no Guarantor shall exercise any right of
subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been paid and performed in full and the
Commitments are terminated. If any amounts are paid to any Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held for the benefit of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party and shall forthwith be
paid to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
15.7. Termination; Reinstatement. This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Obligations now or hereafter existing
and shall remain in full force and effect until the later of (a) all Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are paid in full in cash and (b) the latest Facility Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor is made, or any of the Lenders or any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party
exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any
settlement entered into by any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or
otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior
revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
15.8. Stay Of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case
commenced by or against the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party.
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15.9. Condition Of Borrower. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the
sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower as such Guarantor requires, and that none of the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent or any indemnified party has any duty, and such Guarantor is not relying on the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party at any time, to disclose to such Guarantor any information relating to the business, operations or
financial condition of the Borrower (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).
15.10. Guaranty Supplements. Upon the execution and delivery by any Person of a guaranty supplement in substantially the form of
Exhibit D hereto (each, a “Guaranty Supplement”), (a) such Person shall be referred to as a “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Section to a
“Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and (b) each reference herein to “this Guaranty,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to this
Section, and each reference in this Agreement to the “Guaranty,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Section, shall mean and be a reference to this Section as supplemented by such
Guaranty Supplement.
15.11. Irish Limitation. This Guaranty shall not apply to the extent it would result in the guaranty
constituting unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act or constitute a breach of Section 239 of the Irish Companies Act.
15.12. English Limitation. This Guaranty shall not apply to the extent that it would result in any obligation or liability constituting
unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 677 of the English Companies Act or any equivalent provision of any applicable law or otherwise being unlawful or in breach of the fiduciary or statutory duties of any director or
officer of any Loan Party.
ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
16.1. Choice of Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN
CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PROVIDED, THAT (I) THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DEFINITION OF “MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” (AS DEFINED IN THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT) AND WHETHER OR NOT
A “MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” HAS OCCURRED, (II) THE DETERMINATION OF THE ACCURACY OF ANY ACQUISITION AGREEMENT REPRESENTATION AND WHETHER AS A RESULT OF ANY INACCURACY THEREOF, PARENT AND/OR ACQUISITION SUB (OR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES) HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATION TO
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CONSUMMATE THE ACQUISITION UNDER THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND (III) THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE CONDITIONS TO THE ACQUISITION SET FORTH IN THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT, OTHER THAN SUCH
CONDITIONS THAT BY THEIR NATURE ARE TO BE SATISFIED UPON THE CLOSING OF SUCH TRANSACTION, HAVE BEEN SATISFIED OR WAIVED, IN EACH CASE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS PERIOD APPLICABLE TO ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE THEREUNDER), WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
16.2. Consent to Jurisdiction, etc. (a) Jurisdiction. The Parent and each other Loan Party irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether at law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related
Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States
District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final
judgment in any such action, litigation 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 in any other Loan Document shall
affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Parent or any other Loan Party or its Properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(b) Waiver of Venue. The Parent and each other Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in
paragraph (a) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in
Section 13.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
(d) Agent for Service of Process. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints the Borrower as its agent for service of process with
respect to all of the Loan Documents and all other related agreements to which it is a party (the “Process Agent”) and the Borrower hereby accepts such appointment as the Process Agent and hereby agrees to forward promptly to the
Parent all legal process addressed to the Parent received by the Process Agent. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that the failure of the Borrower to give any notice of any such service shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any
judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon.
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16.3. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH LOAN PARTY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, LAW OR EQUITY) INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF,
RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
AON PLC, as a Guarantor
By:
/s/ John King
Name: John King
Title: Global Treasurer
AON NORTH AMERICA, INC., as the Borrower
By:
/s/ Robert Lee
Name: Robert Lee
Title: Vice President
AON CORPORATION, as a Guarantor
By:
/s/ Robert Lee
Name: Robert Lee
Title: Vice President
AON GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC, as a Guarantor
By:
/s/Allistair Patrick Boyd
Name: Allistair Patrick Boyd
Title: Director
AON GLOBAL LIMITED, as a Guarantor
By:
/s/Allistair Patrick Boyd
Name: Allistair Patrick Boyd
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender and
as Administrative Agent
By:
/s/ Maureen Maroney
Name: Maureen Maroney
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Chris Choi
Name: Chris Choi
Title: Managing Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Dilip Chaini
Name: Dilip Chaini
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Charles Smentkowski
Name: Charkes Smentkowski
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH, as
a Lender
By:
/s/ Spencer Andrews
Name: Spencer Andrews
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Evan Moriarty
Name: Evan Moriarty
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
ING Bank N.V., Dublin Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Rory Fitzgerald
Name: Rory Fitzgerald
Title: Director
By:
/s/ Rosemary Healy
Name: Rosemary Healy
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Ritika Chawla
Name: Ritika Chawla
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
The Bank of New York Mellon, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Matthew Morris
Name: Matthew Morris
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
U.S. Bank National Association, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Han Yu
Name: Han Yu
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited,
New York Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Chit Lam
Name: Chit Lam
Title: Director
By:
/s/ Robert O’Brien
Name: Robert O’Brien
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING
GROUP LIMITED, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Robert Grillo
Name: Robert Grillo
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Marko Lukin
Name: Marko Lukin
Title: Director
By:
/s/ Alison Lugo
Name: Alison Lugo
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Ananda Deroche
Name: Ananda Deroche
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Srisupen Andersen
Name: Srisupen Andersen
Title: SVP
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
Standard Chartered Bank, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Faye Drew
Name: Faye Drew
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
The Northern Trust Company, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Lisa DeCristofaro
Name: Lisa DeCristofaro
Title: SVP
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
China CITIC Bank International Limited,
New York Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Qing Hong
Name: Qing Hong
Title: General Manager & Branch Manager, US Branches
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
National Westminster Bank Plc, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Jonathan Biggs
Name: Jonathan Biggs
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
Royal Bank of Canada, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Mrudul Kotia
Name: Mrudul Kotia
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Arun Vaidyanathan
Name: Arun Vaidyanathan
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
UniCreditBank Gmbh New York, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Sam Opitz
Name: Sam Opitz
Title: Head of FIG Americas
By:
/s/ Alek Borowicz
Name: Aleksander Borowicz
Title: Managing Director, FIG Americas
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
Agricultural Bank of China Limited, New York Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Nelson Chou
Name: Nelson Chou
Title: Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Banking
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
The Bank of East Asia, Limited, New York Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ James Hua
Name: James Hua
Title: DGM & Head of Corporate Banking
By:
/s/ Daniel Liao
Name: Daniel Liao
Title: SVP & Head of Risk Management
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
Bank of China Europe S.A., Rotterdam branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Jue Xie
Name: Jue Xie
Title: Assistant General Manager
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
Bank of China Limited, New York Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Raymond Qiao
Name: Raymon Qiao
Title: Executive Vice President
[Signature Page to Term
Loan Credit Agreement]
PRICING SCHEDULE
LEVEL I
LEVEL II
LEVEL III
LEVEL IV
LEVEL V
Debt Rating*
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated
at least A by
S&P or
A2 by Moody’s
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated at
least A- by S&P or A3
by Moody’s but less
than the Debt Rating in
Level I
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated at
least BBB+ by
S&P or
Baa1 by Moody’s
but less than the Debt
Rating in Level II
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated at
least BBB by
S&P or
Baa2 by Moody’s
but less than the Debt
Rating in Level III
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated
less than or equal
to
BBB- by S&P or Baa3
by Moody’s
Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Advances (bps)
75.0
87.5
100.0
112.5
125.0
Applicable Margin for Alternate Base Rate Advances (bps)
0.0
0.0
0.0
12.5
25.0
*
In the event of a split rating, the applicable rating shall be deemed to be higher of the two ratings;
provided, if the difference between the two ratings is greater than one sub-grade, the applicable rating shall be deemed to be one sub-grade below the higher of
the two ratings, with Level I being the highest rating and Level V being the lowest rating.
The Applicable Margin shall be determined
in accordance with the foregoing table based on the Debt Ratings from time to time. The Debt Rating in effect on any date for the purposes of this Schedule is that in effect at the close of business on such date. If at any time there is no Debt
Rating from Moody’s or S&P, Level V shall apply.
SCHEDULE 1
COMMITMENTS
[On
File with Administrative Agent]
SCHEDULE 6.11
EXISTING LIENS
None.
EXHIBIT A
NOTE
[$ ]
[Date
]
Aon North America Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay
____________ (the “Lender”) the lesser of the principal sum of _________ Dollars or the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Credit Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), in immediately available funds at the main office of Citibank, N.A. in New York, New York, as Administrative Agent, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on the dates set forth in the
Credit Agreement. The Borrower shall pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans in full on the Facility Termination Date applicable to the Lender and shall make such mandatory payments as are required to be made under the
terms of Article II of the Credit Agreement.
The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached hereto, or to
otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date and amount of each Loan and the date and amount of each principal payment hereunder.
This Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of
September 18, 2026 (which, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time, is herein called the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Aon plc, Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited, Aon Corporation,
the lenders party thereto, including the Lender, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions governing this Note, including the terms and conditions
under which this Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things,
provides for the making of Loans by the Lender to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from such Loans being evidenced by this Note.
[Signature page follows]
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AON NORTH AMERICA, INC.
By:
Print Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
TO
NOTE OF AON NORTH AMERICA INC.,
DATED ,
Date
Amount of
Advance
Amount of
Principal Paid
or
Prepaid
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
Notation Made
By
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EXHIBIT B
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: The
Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement Described Below
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Term Loan
Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the
“Parent”), Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited
company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this
Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I am the duly elected [title of officer] of the Parent;
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the
transactions and conditions of the Consolidated Group during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements;
3. The
examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, any Default or Unmatured Default that has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below; and
4. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing compliance with certain covenants of the
Credit Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
Described below are the exceptions, if any, to
paragraph 3 [Please list, in detail, the nature of the condition or event and the action which the Parent has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event]:
The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with
this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this [__] day of [___________], 20__.
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SCHEDULE I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE Schedule of Compliance as of ____________, 20__ with
Provisions of Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement
1.
Section 6.14(a) - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Expense
A.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (for four fiscal quarters ended ________, 20___)
(i) Consolidated Net Income
$_____________
(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense
$_____________
(iii) expense for taxes paid or accrued
$_____________
(iv) depreciation
$_____________
(v) amortization
$_____________
(vi) all extraordinary, one-time,
non-recurring, infrequently occurring or unusual charges (including charges in respect of litigation and settlement thereof, termination fees in connection with and pursuant to any merger or acquisition
agreement and integration and restructuring charges)
$_____________
(vii) non-cash charges and
expenses $_____________
(viii) restructuring related cash and non-cash fees, charges and expenses paid or incurred by
the Parent or any Subsidiary (including employee termination costs, technology realization costs, real estate consolidation costs, asset impairments) $_____________
(ix) the amount of any losses (and minus the amount of any gains) associated with sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of
business, and any costs associated with discontinued
operations $_____________
(x) stock option compensation expense resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R and other non-cash, equity-based charges or
expenses $_____________
(xi) the amount of any increase (or minus the amount of any decrease) in pension expense (other than service costs) resulting
from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87 or any successor thereto $_____________
(xii) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down (including related to intangible assets,
including goodwill, long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity)
$_____________
(xiii) expense arising from the early extinguishment of indebtedness
$_____________
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(xiv) any fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any issuance costs,
advisory and professional fees, any transaction incentives or retention bonuses or similar payments, earnouts or other contingent consideration, and purchase price adjustments), or any amortization thereof, in connection with any proposed or
completed acquisition, investment, disposition, issuance, repayment, refinancing or amendment or other modification of any indebtedness and any issuance of equity interests (in each case, including any such transaction undertaken but not completed),
in an aggregate amount not to exceed 5% of the aggregate consideration for (or principal amounts of) such transactions (or, in the case of any proposed transaction, 5% of the expected consideration for or principal amount of such proposed
transaction, as determined in good faith by the Parent)
$_____________
(xv) any non-cash charges or losses or realized losses attributable to
mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with any acquisition
$_____________
(xvi) any non-cash or realized gains attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with any
acquisition $_____________
(xvii) Sum of (i) through (xv) minus
(xvi) $_____________1
B. Consolidated Interest Expense (for four fiscal quarters ended _______, 20__)
$_____________
C. Ratio of A to B to 1.0
D.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense not to exceed 4.0 to 1.00
E. Ratio [Complies] [Does Not Comply]
2. Section 6.14(b) - Consolidated Leverage Ratio
A. Consolidated Funded Debt (as of __________,
20__) $_____________
B. The sum of (x) 65% of all Unrestricted Cash as of the last day of this Measurement Period and (y) the aggregate amount of cash
proceeds received by Parent and its Subsidiaries from the issuance of Securities to the extent such proceeds have not been used but are intended to be used in connection with the Acquisition and the other Transactions (or to be used to redeem or
otherwise defease such Securities if the Acquisition is not
consummated) $_____________
1
For any Measurement Period during which Aon plc or any Subsidiary shall have consummated a Specified
Transaction, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Measurement Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Specified Transaction occurred on the first day of such Measurement Period.
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C. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (set forth in 1.A(xvii)
above) $_____________
D. Ratio of (A minus B) to C to 1.00
D. Consolidated Leverage Ratio not to exceed [ ] :1.00 2
E. Ratio [Complies] [Does Not Comply]
2
Insert applicable ratio as determined by Section 6.14(b) of the Credit Agreement.
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CUSIP Number:
EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date
set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of
which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein
in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby
irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of
the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all
of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities), and (ii) to the
extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit
Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice
claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to
clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and
Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1.
Assignor:
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]
2.
Assignee:
[for the Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]
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3.
Borrower:
Aon North America, Inc.
4.
Administrative Agent:
Citibank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.
Credit Agreement:
The Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 among Aon plc, Aon North America, Inc., Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited, Aon Corporation, the Lenders parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, and the other agents parties thereto
6.
Assigned Interest[s]:
Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for
all Lenders1
Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans14
CUSIP Number
$
$
%
$
$
%
[7. Trade Date: _______________]
[Page break]
1
Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders hereunder.
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Effective Date: ___, 20 ___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Title:
[Consented to and]3 Accepted:
CITIBANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
By:
Title:
[Consented to:]4
AON NORTH AMERICA, INC.
By:
Title:
3
To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
4
To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.
Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal
and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver
this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made
in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial
condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of
any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that
(i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.2(iii), (v) and (vi) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.2(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from
and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with
respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type,
(v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other
documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest and
(vii) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will,
independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make
all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make
all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall
make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.
3.
General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of
counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment
and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT D
GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT
__________
___ , ____
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
One
Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Attention: Agency Operations
Term Loan Credit Agreement dated
as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, Aon North America, Inc. (the “Borrower”),
Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited, Aon Corporation, the other Loan Parties party to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the
above-captioned Credit Agreement and to the Guaranty set forth in Article XV thereof. The capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.
Section 1. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability. (a) The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any
and all of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents
(including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party in connection with the
collection or enforcement thereof). This Guaranty Supplement shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by any fact or
circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the undersigned under this Guaranty Supplement (other than payment thereof), and the undersigned hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may
now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause
(a) above, the undersigned, and by its acceptance of this Guaranty Supplement, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty Supplement, the Guaranty, the Guaranteed
Obligations and any other obligations of the undersigned hereunder and thereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any
similar avoidable or invalid transaction under foreign, federal or state law to
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the extent applicable to this Guaranty Supplement, the Guaranty and the obligations of the undersigned hereunder and thereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent,
the Lenders and the undersigned hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the undersigned under this Guaranty Supplement and the Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of the undersigned
under this Guaranty Supplement and the Guaranty not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance or similarly avoidable or invalid transaction.
(c) The undersigned hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Guaranty Supplement or the Guaranty, the undersigned will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of the Credit Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent and the Lenders be entitled to more than a single recovery.
Section 2. Obligations Under the Guaranty. The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a
Guarantor by all of the terms and conditions of the Guaranty to the same extent as each of the other Guarantors thereunder. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first above written, that each reference in the Guaranty to an
“Additional Guarantor” or a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned, and each reference in any other Loan Document to a “Guarantor” or a “Loan Party” shall also mean and be a
reference to the undersigned.
Section 3. Execution in Counterparts. This Guaranty Supplement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Guaranty Supplement by signing any such counterpart.
Section 4. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc. (a) THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY,
DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) The undersigned hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind
or description, whether at law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Guaranty Supplement or any other Loan Document
or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any
thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State
court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal
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court. The undersigned agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation 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 Guaranty Supplement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Guaranty
Supplement or any other Loan Document against the undersigned or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The undersigned
irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty Supplement or
any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. The undersigned hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of
such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
By:
Title:
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF]
SOLVENCY
CERTIFICATE
of
AON PLC
AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES
Pursuant to Section 4.2(e)(ii) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2026 (the
“Credit Agreement”), among Aon plc (the “Parent”), Aon North America, Inc., Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited, Aon Corporation, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the undersigned hereby certifies, solely in such undersigned’s capacity as [chief financial officer][treasurer] of the Parent, and not individually, as follows:
As of the date hereof, after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition and the Transactions, including the making of the Term Loans under the
Credit Agreement, and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such indebtedness:
a.
The fair value of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, exceeds, on a
consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise;
b.
The present fair saleable value of the property of Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated 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;
c.
Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured; and
d.
Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in, and are not about to engage in,
business for which they have unreasonably small capital.
For purposes of this certificate, the amount of any contingent
liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit
Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate in such
undersigned’s capacity as [chief financial officer][treasurer] of Parent, on behalf of Parent, and not individually, as of the date first stated above.
AON PLC
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F-1
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Aon Global Holdings plc, a
public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of
Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign
corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information
on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing and deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent an updated
certificate or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so, and
(2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or
in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: _____________ __, 20[ ]
F-1-1
EXHIBIT F-2
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Aon Global Holdings plc, a
public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is
not a ten-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in
Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) status on IRS Form W-8BEN or
W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in
circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and deliver promptly to such Lender an updated certificate or other
appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by such Lender) or promptly notify such Lender in writing of its inability to do so, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a
properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: _____________ __, 20[ ]
F-2-1
EXHIBIT F-3
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Aon Global Holdings plc, a
public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with
respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of
Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and
(v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the
following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or
W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned
agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect the undersigned shall
promptly so inform such Lender in writing and deliver promptly to such Lender an updated certificate or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by such Lender) or promptly notify such Lender in writing
of its inability to do so and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or
in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: _____________ __, 20[ ]
F-3-1
EXHIBIT F-4
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Aon Global Holdings plc, a
public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial
owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect
partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect
partners/members is a ten-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign
corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest
exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, or if a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the information on this certificate obsolete, expired or
inaccurate in any material respect, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing and deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent an updated certificate or other appropriate
documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so, and (2) the undersigned shall
have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar
years preceding such payments.
F-4-1
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: _____________ __, 20[ ]
F-4-2
EX-10.2
EX-10.2
Filename: d38875dex102.htm · Sequence: 3
EX-10.2
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
AON NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
AON CORPORATION,
AON
GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC,
AON UK LIMITED,
and
AON GLOBAL LIMITED,
as Borrowers,
AON PLC,
as Guarantor
THE LENDERS,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
as Syndication Agent
DATED AS OF
September 18, 2026,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
BOFA
SECURITIES, INC.,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
WELLS FARGO
SECURITIES, LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK,
N.A.
as Documentation Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article I DEFINITIONS
1
1.1.
Defined Terms
1
1.2.
Accounting Terms
28
1.3.
Divisions
28
1.4.
Rates
28
Article II THE CREDITS
29
2.1.
Commitment
29
2.2.
Required Payments
29
2.3.
Ratable Loans
29
2.4.
Types of Advances
29
2.5.
Facility Fee; Reductions in Aggregate Commitment
30
2.6.
Minimum Amount of Each Advance
30
2.7.
Principal Payments
30
2.8.
Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances
31
2.9.
Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances
32
2.10.
Changes in Interest Rate, etc.
33
2.11.
Rates Applicable After Default
33
2.12.
Method of Payment
34
2.13.
Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness
34
2.14.
Telephonic Notices
35
2.15.
Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis
35
2.16.
Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions
36
2.17.
Lending Installations
36
2.18.
Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent
36
2.19.
Increase in the Aggregate Commitments
37
2.20.
Replacement of Lender
38
2.21.
Defaulting Lenders
39
2.22.
Extension of Facility Termination Date
40
2.23.
Benchmark Replacement Setting
41
2.24.
Borrower Representative
46
Article III YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
46
3.1.
Yield Protection
46
3.2.
Changes in Capital or Liquidity Requirements
47
3.3.
Availability of Types of Advances
47
3.4.
Funding Indemnification
47
3.5.
Taxes
48
3.6.
Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity
53
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Article IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
54
4.1.
Effectiveness
54
4.2.
Initial Advance to Each Designated Subsidiary
55
4.3.
Each Credit Extension
56
4.4.
Each Commitment Increase
57
4.5.
Each Commitment Extension
57
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
58
5.1.
Corporate Existence and Standing
58
5.2.
Authorization and Validity
58
5.3.
Compliance with Laws
58
5.4.
Governmental Consents
59
5.5.
Financial Statements
59
5.6.
Material Adverse Change
59
5.7.
Taxes
59
5.8.
Litigation and Contingent Obligations
59
5.9.
ERISA
60
5.10.
Regulations T, U and X
61
5.11.
Investment Company
61
5.12.
Ownership of Properties
61
5.13.
Environmental Laws
61
5.14.
Insurance
61
5.15.
Insurance Licenses
62
5.16.
Disclosure
62
5.17.
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
62
Article VI COVENANTS
63
6.1.
Financial Reporting
63
6.2.
Use of Proceeds
64
6.3.
Notice of Default
65
6.4.
Conduct of Business
65
6.5.
Taxes
65
6.6.
Insurance
65
6.7.
Compliance with Laws
65
6.8.
Maintenance of Properties
65
6.9.
Inspection
66
6.10.
Merger
66
6.11.
Liens
67
6.12.
Affiliates
69
6.13.
Change in Fiscal Year
69
6.14.
Financial Covenants
69
6.15.
ERISA
70
6.16.
Indebtedness
70
6.17.
Additional Guarantors
72
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Article VII DEFAULTS
72
7.1.
Representations and Warranties
72
7.2.
Non-Payment
72
7.3.
Specific Covenants
72
7.4.
Other Defaults
72
7.5.
Cross-Default
72
7.6.
Insolvency
73
7.7.
Involuntary Insolvency
73
7.8.
Condemnation
73
7.9.
Judgments
73
7.10.
Change of Control
73
7.11.
ERISA
73
7.12.
Invalidity of Guaranty
73
Article VIII ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
74
8.1.
Acceleration
74
8.2.
Amendments
74
8.3.
Preservation of Rights
75
Article IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
75
9.1.
Survival of Representations
75
9.2.
Governmental Regulation
76
9.3.
Headings
76
9.4.
Entire Agreement
76
9.5.
Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement
76
9.6.
Expenses; Indemnification
76
9.7.
Judgments
77
9.8.
Accounting
77
9.9.
Severability of Provisions
78
9.10.
Nonliability of Lenders
78
9.11.
Confidentiality
78
9.12.
Disclosure
79
9.13.
USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION
79
9.14.
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected
Financial Institutions
80
Article X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
80
10.1.
Appointment and Authority
80
10.2.
Rights as a Lender
81
10.3.
Exculpatory Provisions
81
10.4.
Reliance by Administrative Agent
82
10.5.
Delegation of Duties
82
10.6.
Resignation of Administrative Agent
82
10.7.
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other
Lenders
83
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10.8.
Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification
84
10.9.
No Other Duties, etc.
84
10.10.
Fees
84
10.11.
Lender ERISA Matters
85
10.12.
Erroneous Payments
86
Article XI SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
89
11.1.
Setoff
89
11.2.
Ratable Payments
90
Article XII BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
90
12.1.
Successors and Assigns Generally
90
12.2.
Assignments by Lenders
91
12.3.
Register
93
12.4.
Participations
93
12.5.
Certain Pledges
94
12.6.
Disqualified Lenders
94
Article XIII NOTICES
95
13.1.
Giving Notice
95
13.2.
Change of Address, etc.
96
13.3.
Platform
97
Article XIV COUNTERPARTS
97
Article XV GUARANTY
97
15.1.
Guaranty; Limitation of Liability
97
15.2.
Guaranty Absolute
98
15.3.
Rights Of Lenders
99
15.4.
Certain Waivers and Acknowledgements
99
15.5.
Obligations Independent
100
15.6.
Subrogation
100
15.7.
Termination; Reinstatement
101
15.8.
Stay Of Acceleration
101
15.9.
Condition Of Borrowers
101
15.10.
Guaranty Supplements
101
15.11.
Irish Limitation
101
15.12.
English Limitation
101
Article XVI MISCELLANEOUS
102
16.1.
Choice of Law
102
16.2.
Consent to Jurisdiction, etc.
102
16.3.
Designated Subsidiaries
103
16.4.
Substitution of Currency
104
16.5.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
104
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Form of Note
Exhibit B
Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit D
Form of Guaranty Supplement
Exhibit E
Form of Designation Agreement
Exhibit F-1
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-2
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-3
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F-4
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
SCHEDULES
Pricing Schedule
Schedule 1
Commitments
Schedule 6.11
Existing Liens
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2026, is among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland
(together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Parent”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Aon Corporation”), Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Aon NA”),
Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“AGH”), Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“AGL”), Aon
UK Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“AUK”), the Lenders (as defined below), and Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent.
RECITALS:
A. The
Borrowers have requested the Lenders to make financial accommodations to it in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000,000; and
B.
The Lenders are willing to extend such financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement:
“2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement” is defined in
Section 6.16(m).
“Acquired Business” means, collectively, the Target and its subsidiaries.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Target as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 30, 2026, by and among the
Target, Aon NA, Acquisition Sub, the Parent, and Uno Aggregator II, L.P., as securityholder representative thereunder, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Acquisition Closing Date” means the date of consummation of the Acquisition pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition
Agreement.
“Acquisition Sub” means Cortlandt Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation and a direct or indirect, wholly
owned subsidiary of the Parent.
“Act” is defined in Section 9.13.
“Administrative Agent” means Citibank in its capacity as contractual
representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.
“Administrative Agent’s Account” means (a) in the case of Advances denominated in Dollars, the account of the
Administrative Agent maintained at Citibank at its office at One Penns Way, Ops II, Floor 2, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Account No. 31311565, Attention: Bank Loan Syndications, (b) in the case of Advances denominated in any Committed
Currency, the account of the Administrative Agent designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders for such purpose and (c) in any such case, such other account of the
Administrative Agent as is designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders for such purpose.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means a borrowing of Loans, (a) advanced by the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date, or (b) converted or
continued by the Lenders on the same date of conversion or continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, for the same Interest
Period.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial
Institution.
“Affected Lender” is defined in Section 2.20.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control
with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Commitment” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all the Lenders, as reduced or increased from time to time
pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Aggregate Commitment is $3,000,000,000.
“Aggregate Outstanding Credit
Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, waived,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Agreement Accounting Principles” means, subject to
Section 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with those used in preparing the financial statements referred to in
Section 5.5.
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“Alternate Base Rate” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum in
effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for Alternate Base Rate Advances plus the highest of:
(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as Citibank’s base
rate;
(b) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Effective Rate; and
(c) One percent above Term SOFR for a period of one month in effect on such day.
“Alternate Base Rate Advance” means an Advance denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“Alternate Base Rate Loan” means a
Loan denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“Anniversary Date” is defined in Section 2.22(a).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the U.K. Bribery Act
2010, as amended.
“Aon UK Limited Sublimit” shall mean an aggregate principal amount of Loans not to exceed
$1,000,000,000.
“Applicable Facility Fee Rate” means, at any time, the percentage determined in accordance with the
Pricing Schedule at such time. The Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall change as and when a Debt Rating changes.
“Applicable
Margin” means, (a) with respect to Alternate Base Rate Advances, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to Alternate Base Rate Advances as set forth in the Pricing Schedule, (b) with respect
to Term SOFR Advances, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to Term SOFR Advances as set forth in the Pricing Schedule, (c) with respect to Eurocurrency Advances, the percentage rate per annum which is
applicable at such time with respect to Eurocurrency Advances as set forth in the Pricing Schedule and (d) with respect to SONIA Advances, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to SONIA Advances as set
forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund 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.
“Arrangers” means Citibank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and their respective successors, in their capacity as “Joint Lead Arrangers”.
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“Article” means an article of this Agreement unless another document is
specifically referenced.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and
an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(iii)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower Representative.
“Assuming Lender” is defined in Section 2.19.
“Assumption Agreement” is defined in Section 2.19.
“Authorized Officer” means any of the president, chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer, deputy
corporate treasurer, vice-president, secretary, assistant secretary, controller, director or similar officer of the Parent or other Borrower, as applicable, acting singly.
“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.
“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).
“Beneficial Ownership
Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding
Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Borrower Representative” is designated in Section 2.24.
“Borrowers” means, collectively, Aon NA, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, AUK and the Designated Subsidiaries from time to time.
“Borrowing Date” means a date on which an Advance is made hereunder.
“Borrowing Minimum” means, in respect of Advances denominated in Dollars, $5,000,000, in respect of Advances denominated in
Sterling, £5,000,000 and, in respect of Advances denominated in Euro, €5,000,000.
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“Borrowing Multiple” means, in respect of Advances denominated in
Dollars, $1,000,000 in respect of Advances denominated in Sterling, £1,000,000 and, in respect of Advances denominated in Euro, €1,000,000.
“Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.8.
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in New York for the conduct
of substantially all of their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system and if the applicable Business Day relates to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of Eurocurrency Advances, a TARGET2 Day.
“Capitalized Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Capitalized Lease
Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Change” is defined in Section 3.2.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, including
without limitation any acquisition effected by means of any transaction contemplated by Section 6.10, of 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 and (b) Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, Aon NA, AUK or any Designated Subsidiary ceasing to be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent (in
each case other than pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the
Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives
promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case
be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Citibank” means
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to
make Loans to the Borrowers in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding the Dollar amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1 hereto, as it may be modified as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to
Section 12.2 or as otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Commitment
Date” is defined in Section 2.19.
“Commitment Increase” is defined in
Section 2.19.
“Committed Currencies” means Sterling and Euro.
“Communications” is defined in Section 13.1.
“Competitor” means, as of any date, any Person that is (a) a competitor of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or
(b) any Affiliate of a competitor of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, which Person, in each case, has been designated by the Borrower Representative as a “Competitor” by written notice to the Administrative Agent not less than
five Business Days prior to such date; provided that “Competitor” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower Representative has designated as no longer being a “Competitor” by written notice delivered to the
Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate in substantially the form of
Exhibit B hereto.
“Condemnation” is defined in Section 7.8.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of an initial Benchmark or the use,
administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate” (if applicable), the definition of
“Business Day,” the definition of “RFR Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and
frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions and other
technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides, in consultation with the Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration
thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative
Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides, in consultation with the Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the
administration of this Agreement).
“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.
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“Consolidated” or “consolidated”, when used in
connection with any calculation, means a calculation to be determined on a consolidated basis, for the Consolidated Group, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any Measurement Period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to
the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income, in each case without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) all
extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring, infrequently occurring or unusual charges (including charges in respect of litigation and settlement thereof, termination fees in
connection with and pursuant to any merger or acquisition agreement and integration and restructuring charges), (vi) non-cash charges and expenses, (vii) restructuring related cash and non-cash fees, charges and expenses paid or incurred by the Parent or any Subsidiary (including employee termination costs, technology realization costs, real estate consolidation costs, asset impairments), (viii)
the amount of any losses (and minus the amount of any gains) associated with sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of business, and any costs associated with discontinued operations, (ix) stock option compensation expense resulting
from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R and other non-cash, equity-based charges or expenses, (x) the amount of any increase (or minus the amount of any decrease) in
pension expense (other than service costs) resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87 or any successor thereto, (xi) any impairment charge or asset
write-off or write-down (including related to intangible assets, including goodwill, long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity), (xii) expense arising from the early extinguishment of indebtedness,
(xiii) any fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any issuance costs, advisory and professional fees, any transaction incentives or retention bonuses or similar payments, earnouts or other contingent consideration, and
purchase price adjustments), or any amortization thereof, in connection with any proposed or completed acquisition, investment, disposition, issuance, repayment, refinancing or amendment or other modification of any indebtedness and any issuance of
equity interests (in each case, including any such transaction undertaken but not completed), in an aggregate amount not to exceed 5% of the aggregate consideration for (or principal amounts of) such transactions (or, in the case of any proposed
transaction, 5% of the expected consideration for or principal amount of such proposed transaction as determined in good faith by the Parent), and (xiv) any non-cash charges or losses or realized losses
attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with any acquisition, minus, any
non-cash or realized gains attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with
any acquisition, in each case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for such Measurement Period.
For any
Measurement Period during which the Parent or any Subsidiary shall have consummated a Specified Transaction, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Measurement Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Specified
Transaction occurred on the first day of such Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Funded Debt” means, without
duplication, all Indebtedness listed on the balance sheet of the Consolidated Group (i) of the types described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of Indebtedness (excluding, for purposes of clauses (b) and (c),
any leases that constitute operating leases in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles), and (ii) of
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the type described in clause (j) of the definition of Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness of the types described in clause (i) above, calculated on a Consolidated basis, but
excluding the aggregate Hybrid Securities Amount to the extent that if such Hybrid Securities Amount were included as Consolidated Funded Debt, such Hybrid Securities Amount would not exceed 15% of the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Debt plus
(ii) the total amount of shareholder’s equity of the Parent.
“Consolidated Group” means the Parent and its
Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Measurement Period, the net interest expense reported on
the income statement of the Consolidated Group for such Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of
the last day of any Measurement Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt at such date minus an amount equal to the sum of (x) 65% of all Unrestricted Cash as of the last day of such Measurement Period and (y) the aggregate
amount of cash proceeds received by Parent and its subsidiaries from the issuance of Securities to the extent such proceeds have not been used but are intended to be used in connection with the Acquisition and the other Transactions (or to be used
to redeem or otherwise defease such Securities if the Acquisition is not consummated) to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Measurement Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Consolidated Group
calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, at any date of determination, the
consolidated common stockholders’ equity of the Consolidated Group determined in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes,
guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital
or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement or take-or-pay contract or application for a Letter of Credit.
“continue” means,
with respect to a Default or Unmatured Default, that such Default or Unmatured Default shall continue or exist until cured or waived.
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations or other business entities and all trades or
businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Conversion/Continuation Notice” is defined in Section 2.9.
“Credit Extension” means the making of an Advance hereunder.
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“Credit Extension Date” means the Borrowing Date for an Advance.
“CTA” means the Corporation Tax Act 2009 of the United Kingdom.
“Debt Rating” means the rating of the senior unsecured long term debt (without third party credit enhancement) of the
Parent, as determined by a rating agency identified on the Pricing Schedule.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy
Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, administration or similar debtor relief Laws
of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means an event described
in Article VII.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.21(b), any Lender
that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative in
writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such
writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower Representative
or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund
a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or
public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower Representative, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative
that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower Representative), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee,
administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority
acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of (1) the ownership or acquisition of any
equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or (2) in the case of a solvent Lender, the precautionary appointment of an administrator, guardian, custodian or other similar official
by a Governmental Authority under or based on the law of the country where such Lender is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment not be publicly disclosed, so long as, in the case of clause
(1) and clause (2), such action does not result in or
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provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such
Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses
(a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.21(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such
determination to the Borrower Representative and each Lender.
“Designated Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent (other than any such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary which is organized in a Member State of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway) designated for borrowing privileges under this Agreement pursuant to
Section 16.3.
“Designation Agreement” means, with respect to any Designated Subsidiary, an
agreement in the form of Exhibit E hereto (or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative) signed by such Designated Subsidiary and the Parent.
“Disclosed Claims” means any litigation, proceeding, investigation or other fact or circumstance disclosed in the
Parent’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and
June 30, 2026, or any other reports filed prior to the Effective Date (including Form 8-K), in each case, as filed with the SEC.
“Disqualified Lender” means, as of any date, collectively, (i) any Competitor, (ii) such other Persons identified
in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including by posting such notice to the Platform) not less than five Business Days prior to such date and (iii) Affiliates of the persons identified pursuant to clause
(i) or (ii) that are either clearly identifiable as Affiliates solely on the basis of their name or identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in
no event shall any such identification apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired or has agreed to acquire an assignment, participation interest or allocation of Commitments or Loans hereunder that is otherwise
permitted hereunder, but upon the effectiveness of such designation, any such Person may not acquire or agree to acquire any additional Commitments (or allocations thereof), Loans or participations therein).
“Disqualified Lender List” is defined in Section 12.6.
“Dollars” and the “$” sign each means lawful currency of the United States of America.
“DTTP Lender” means a UK Treaty Lender that has indicated it holds a passport under the HM Revenue & Customs DT
Treaty Passport scheme with respect to an Advance to a UK Borrower.
“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” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.2(iii), (v) and
(vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.2(iii)). For the avoidance of doubt, any Disqualified Lender is subject to Section 12.6.
“Environmental Laws” is defined in Section 5.13.
“Equivalent” means, at any date of determination thereof, in Dollars of any Committed Currency or in any Committed Currency
of Dollars on any date, means the spot rate of exchange that appears at 11:00 A.M. (London time), on the display page applicable to the relevant currency on the Oanda website on such date; provided that if there shall at any time no longer
exist such a page on such website, the spot rate of exchange shall be determined by reference to another similar rate publishing service selected by the Administrative Agent.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation
issued thereunder.
“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.
“EURIBO Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on the applicable Bloomberg screen (or other commercially
available source providing such quotations as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Euro by reference to the European Money Markets Institute
Settlement Rates for deposits in Euro) at approximately 10:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Euro with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.
“Euro” means the lawful currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty of Rome which established the European
Community, as such treaty may be amended from time to time and as referred to in the EMU legislation.
“Eurocurrency
Advance” means an Advance denominated in Euros which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
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“Eurocurrency Base Rate” means with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance,
the EURIBO Rate; provided that, if the Eurocurrency Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Eurocurrency Loan” means a Loan denominated in Euros which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means,
with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (a) the quotient of (i) the Eurocurrency Base Rate applicable to such Interest Period, divided by (ii) one minus the Reserve Requirement
(expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Interest Period, plus (b) the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Advances.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent or
required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (A) imposed as a
result of such Lender or the Administrative Agent being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Installation located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political
subdivision thereof) or (B) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes 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 (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 2.20) or (B) such Lender changes
its applicable Lending Installation, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.5, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or
to such Lender immediately before it changed its applicable Lending Installation, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Lender or the Administrative Agent’s failure to comply with Section 3.5(d), (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed under
FATCA and (v) in the case of a payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document where such Loan Party is a UK Borrower, Taxes imposed by the United Kingdom, if on the date the
payment falls due (A) the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without such imposition if the Lender had been a UK Qualifying Lender, but on that date such Lender is not or has ceased to be a UK Qualifying Lender other than as a
result of any change after the date it became a Lender hereunder in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or UK Tax Treaty or practice or published concession of any relevant tax authority; or (B) the relevant
Lender is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “UK Qualifying Lender” and: (1) an officer of H.M. Revenue & Customs has given (and not revoked) a direction (a
“Direction”) under section 931 of the ITA which relates to the payment and such Lender has received from the Loan Party making the payment or from the Administrative Agent a certified copy of such Direction; and (2) the
payment could have been made to the Lender without such imposition if that Direction had not been made; or (C) the relevant Lender is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of clause (a)(ii) of the definition of “UK Qualifying
Lender” and: (1) the relevant Lender has not given a UK Tax Confirmation to the UK Borrower and (2) the payment could have been made to the Lender without such imposition if the Lender had given a UK Tax Confirmation, on the basis
that the UK Tax Confirmation would have enabled the relevant UK Borrower to have formed a
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reasonable belief that the payment was an “excepted payment” for the purpose of section 930 of the ITA; (D) the relevant Lender is a UK Treaty Lender and the Loan Party making
the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender without such imposition had that Lender complied with its obligations under Section 3.5(e); or (E) the relevant Lender is a UK Treaty Lender that is not
a DTTP Lender and an officer of HM Revenue & Customs has not given a Direction under Regulation 2 of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (General) Regulations 1970 (SI 1970/488) to the Borrower in respect of that UK Treaty Lender
that the Borrower may make payments of interest in respect of any Loan without a deduction or withholding for or on account of United Kingdom Tax.
“Exhibit” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Existing 2021 Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2021 among the Parent,
Aon Corporation, Aon UK Limited, AGH, AGL, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, as administrative agent, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2023, that
certain Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2023, that certain Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2024, that certain Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement, dated
as of April 16, 2024 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
“Existing 2023 Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2023 among the Parent,
Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL and Aon NA, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, as administrative agent, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2024, that certain
Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2024 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Existing Credit Agreements” means the Existing 2021 Credit Agreement and Existing 2023 Credit Agreement.
“Facility Termination Date” means (a) September 18, 2031, subject to the extension thereof pursuant to
Section 2.22 or (b) any earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Facility Termination Date of any Lender
that is a Non-Extending Lender to any requested extension pursuant to Section 2.22 shall be the Facility Termination Date in effect immediately prior to the applicable Anniversary
Date for all purposes of this Agreement.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective
Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to
Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such published
intergovernmental agreements.
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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, an interest rate per
annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business
Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on such day on such transactions received by the
Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be
zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Financial Statements” is defined in Section 5.5.
“Fiscal Quarter” means each of the four three-month accounting periods comprising a Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month accounting period ending December 31 of each year, or as otherwise permitted by
Section 6.13.
“Floor” means a rate of 0.00%.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or
otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Authority” means any government (foreign or domestic) or any state or other political subdivision thereof or
any governmental body, agency, authority, department or commission (including without limitation any taxing authority or political subdivision) or any instrumentality or officer thereof (including, without limitation, any court or tribunal and any
board of insurance, insurance department or insurance commissioner) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any corporation, partnership or other entity directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by or subject to the control of any of the foregoing, including any applicable supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantor” means, collectively, (a) the Parent, (b) Aon Corporation, (c) AGH, (d) AGL, (e) Aon NA, and
(f) any Subsidiary or Intermediate Holding Company that shall have executed and delivered a Guaranty Supplement to the Administrative Agent. It is understood and agreed that as of the Effective Date, Aon UK Limited is not a Guarantor.
“Guaranty” means the Guaranty set forth in Article XV of this Agreement together with each Guaranty Supplement.
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“Guaranty Supplement” is defined in
Section 15.10.
“Hazardous Materials” is defined in Section 5.13.
“Hedging Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions,
forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index
transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other
similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions
of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange
Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“HMRC” means the United Kingdom HM Revenue & Customs.
“Hybrid Securities” means, at any time, trust preferred securities, deferrable interest subordinated debt securities,
mandatory convertible debt or other hybrid securities issued by the Parent or any Subsidiary that is accorded at least some equity treatment by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, Inc. at the time of issuance thereof.
“Hybrid Securities Amount” means, with respect to any Hybrid Securities, the highest principal amount (which principal
amount may be a portion of the aggregate principal amount) of such Hybrid Securities that is accorded equity treatment by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, Inc. at the time of issuance thereof.
“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International
Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the
case may be), as in effect from time to time.
“Increase Date” is defined in Section 2.19.
“Increasing Lender” is defined in Section 2.19.
“Indebtedness” of a Person means, without duplication, (a) such Person’s obligations for borrowed money,
(b) obligations of such Person representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (c) such
Person’s obligations created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
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agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (d) such Person’s obligations which are evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, acceptances, or
similar instruments, (e) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) Contingent Obligations of such Person, (g) obligations, contingent or otherwise, for which such Person is obligated pursuant to or in respect of Letters of
Credit or bankers’ acceptances, (h) such Person’s obligations under Hedging Agreements to the extent required to be reflected on a balance sheet of such Person, (i) repurchase obligations or liabilities of such Person with
respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, and (j) all Indebtedness and other obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness or other obligations has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person or payable out of the proceeds or production from property of such Person, even though
such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all computations of Indebtedness herein shall be made without giving effect to any election
under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to
value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof at “fair value”, as defined therein.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on, or with respect to, any payment made by or
on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Information” is defined in Section 9.11.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to a Term SOFR Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance, a period of one, three or six
months commencing on a Business Day selected by the applicable Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, which shall end on (but exclude) the day which corresponds numerically to such date one, three or six months thereafter; provided, however,
that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, third or sixth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, third or sixth succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on
a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Business Day.
“Intermediate Holding Company” means any Subsidiary of the Parent that is a direct
or indirect owner of equity in Aon Corporation.
“Irish Companies Act” means the Irish Companies Act 2014 (as amended).
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ITA” means the Income Tax Act 2007 of the United Kingdom.
“Lenders” means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement, each Assuming Lender and their
respective successors and assigns.
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“Lending Installation” means, with respect to a Lender or the
Administrative Agent, the office or branch of such Lender or the Administrative Agent listed on the signature pages hereof, on a Schedule, in an Assumption Agreement or otherwise selected by such Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 2.17.
“Letter of Credit” of a Person means a letter of credit or similar instrument
which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
“Lien” means any security interest, lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized
Lease or other title retention agreement).
“Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made
pursuant to Article II (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement and
any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.13, each Designation Agreement, each Guaranty Supplement and the other documents and agreements contemplated hereby and executed by a Loan Party in favor of the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders and designated therein as a “Loan Document”.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Parent,
each other Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to that term under Regulation U.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, Property, financial condition,
performance or results of operations of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) the validity or enforceability of
any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
“Measurement
Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Parent ending on or prior to such date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any
consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all or all directly affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 8.2 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-Extending Lender” is defined in Section 2.22(b).
“Non-U.S. Lender” means any Lender or Administrative Agent that is not a U.S.
Person.
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“Note” is defined in Section 2.13.
“Notice” is defined in Section 13.1.
“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all accrued and unpaid fees and
all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of any Loan Party to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents and including interest and fees that accrue after
the commencement by or against the Parent or any other Loan Party of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization naming such Person as the debtor in such case, proceeding or action, regardless of
whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with
respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-US jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any
limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation, incorporation or organization and operating agreement, constitution or the memorandum and articles of association (if applicable); 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, if applicable, 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 any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a
present or former connection between such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, 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 Taxes” is defined in Section 3.5(b).
“Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of its Loans outstanding
at such time.
“Parent” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Participant Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.4.
“Participants” is defined in Section 12.4.
“Payment Date” means the last day of each March, June, September and December.
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“Payment Office” means, for any Committed Currency, such office of
Citibank as shall be from time to time selected by the Administrative Agent and notified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan” means each of:
(a) the Aon Retirement Plan (composed of the following sections; Aon Alexander & Alexander UK Pension Scheme Section,
the Aon Bain Hogg Pension Scheme Section, the Aon UK Pension Scheme Section, the Hewitt Pension Fund Section and the Hewitt Pension & Life Assurance Plan Section), the Aon Minet Group Pension & Life Assurance Scheme, the Jenner
Fenton Slade 1980 Pension Scheme, Industry Wide Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, the Aon McMillen Pension Scheme, (in each case, as amended from time to time);
(b) any occupational pension scheme (a “Former Plan”) as to which, as of the Effective Date, (i) a
transfer payment representing all of the assets and liabilities of the Former Plan has been made to one of the plans listed in (a) above, (ii) all of the liabilities of the Former Plan have been secured by annuities, or (iii) a transfer
payment representing assets and liabilities of the Former Plan has been made to one of the plans listed in (a) above and all of the remaining liabilities of the Former Plan have been secured by annuities, and, in each case, the Former Plan has
been wound up; and
(c) any new occupational pension scheme established after the Effective Date solely for the purpose of
receiving a transfer payment or payments representing the whole or part of the assets and liabilities of any one or more of the plans listed in (a) above.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, association, enterprise, limited
liability company, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan” means an “employee pension benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is covered by
Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code, as to which any Loan Party or any member of the Controlled Group sponsors, maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute.
“Platform” is defined in Section 13.3(a).
“Pricing Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person,
or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
“pro rata” means, when used with respect to a Lender, and
any described aggregate or total amount, an amount equal to such Lender’s pro rata share or portion based on its percentage of the Aggregate Commitment or if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, its percentage of the Aggregate
Outstanding Credit Exposure.
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“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to depositary institutions.
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect
and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
“Regulation U” means
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks and certain
other Persons for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System and certain other Persons.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect
and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
“Related Parties” means,
with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” is defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9601 et seq.
“Released” shall have a corresponding meaning.
“Reportable Event” means any reportable event set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued under
such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event.
“Required Lenders” means one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate having more than 50% of
the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, one or more Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate holding more than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure (based on the Equivalent in Dollars
at such time); provided that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders at such time (a) the unused Commitment of such Lender at such time and
(b) Outstanding Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
“Reserve Requirement” means, with respect to an
Interest Period, the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves) which is imposed under Regulation D on Eurocurrency liabilities.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution
Authority.
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“RFR Business Day” means, for any amounts denominated in, or calculated
with respect to, (a) Dollars, 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 and (b) Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London;
provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.7(a) and 2.8, in each case, such day is also a Business Day.
“Risk-Based Capital Guidelines” is defined in Section 3.2.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is the subject or target of any comprehensive
territorial Sanctions (as of the date hereof, the Crimea and non-government controlled areas of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including any Person listed
on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list or the Consolidated Sanctions List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or on any list of Sanctions targets designated by the United
Nations, European Union, any European Union member state, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Government of Canada or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by
(a) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or His Majesty’s Treasury
of the United Kingdom, (c) the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or (d) the Government of Canada.
“Schedule” refers to a specific schedule to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
functions.
“Section” means a numbered section of this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Securities” means any issuance of senior unsecured notes and/or mandatorily convertible securities and/or hybrid
equity or equity securities of up to $13,500,000,000 to finance the Acquisition.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at
any particular time, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party (or such Subsidiary and its subsidiaries taken together) that would be a “significant subsidiary” of such Loan Party within the meaning of Rule
1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.
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“Single Employer Plan” means a Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight
financing rate).
“SONIA” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to (a) the Sterling
Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent
from time to time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding such date; provided that, if the rate under this clause (a) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement, plus (b) the
Applicable Margin for SONIA Advances.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator
of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s
website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA Advance” means an Advance denominated in Sterling which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at SONIA.
“SONIA Loan” means a Loan denominated in Sterling
which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at SONIA.
“Specified
Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in (a) the acquisition or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the
acquisition or disposition of in excess of 50% of the equity interests of any Person, or (c) a merger or consolidation, business combination or similar transactions with another Person (other than the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries).
“Sterling” means lawful currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means (a) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting
power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (b) any partnership, association, joint venture,
limited liability company or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Parent.
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“Substantial Portion” means, with respect to the Property of the
Consolidated Group, Property which (a) represents more than 25% of the consolidated assets of the Consolidated Group, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Group as at the end of the quarter next
preceding the date on which such determination is made, or (b) is responsible for more than 25% of the consolidated net sales or of the consolidated net income of the Consolidated Group for the 12-month
period ending as of the end of the quarter next preceding the date of determination.
“Target” means USI Advantage
Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“TARGET2 Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) System (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings
(including backup withholdings) imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means,
(a) for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest
Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) RFR Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided,
however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with
respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate
for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than three (3) RFR Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and
(b) for any calculation with respect to an Alternate Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the
day (such day, the “ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) RFR Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on any ABR Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred,
then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR
Administrator so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than three (3) RFR Business Days prior to such ABR Term SOFR Determination Day
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; provided that if Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Term
SOFR shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration
Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Advance” means an Advance denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at the Term SOFR Rate.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan
denominated in Dollars which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Term SOFR Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to a Term SOFR Advance for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (a) Term SOFR
applicable to such Interest Period plus (b) the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Advances.
“Term SOFR Reference
Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Termination Event” means, with respect to any Plan
which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, (a) a Reportable Event, (b) the withdrawal of the Parent or any other member of the Controlled Group from a Single Employer Plan during a plan year in which the Parent or any other member of the
Controlled Group was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Plan shall have been met, (d) a
determination that any Single Employer Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA) or that any Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered status” or “critical status” (within the
meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), (e) the termination of any Single Employer Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate such Single Employer Plan or the treatment of an amendment of such Plan as a
termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (f) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate such Plan, (g) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Parent or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan or
notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) or (h) any event or condition which might reasonably constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Single Employer Plan.
“Type” means, with respect to any Advance, its
nature as an Alternate Base Rate Advance, a Term SOFR Advance, a Eurocurrency Advance or a SONIA Advance.
“UK
Borrower” shall mean any Borrower that is incorporated in United Kingdom.
“UK Borrower DTTP Filing” means an
HMRC Form DTTP2 duly completed and filed by the relevant Borrower, which: (a) where it relates to a UK Treaty Lender that is a Lender on the Effective Date, contains the scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax residence opposite that
Lender’s name in Schedule 1 and (i) where the Borrower is a Borrower on the date of this Agreement, is filed with HMRC within 30 days after the Effective Date; or (ii) where the Borrower becomes a Borrower after the date of this
Agreement, is filed with HMRC within 30 Business Days after the date on which that Borrower becomes a Borrower under this Agreement;
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or (b) where it relates to a UK Treaty Lender that becomes a Lender after the Effective Date, contains the scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax residence in the relevant
Assignment and Assumption, and (i) where the Borrower is a Borrower on the date such UK Treaty Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (“New Lender Date”), is filed with HMRC within 30 days after the New Lender Date; or
(ii) where the Borrower becomes a Borrower under this Agreement after the New Lender Date, is filed with HMRC within 30 days after the date on which that Borrower becomes a Borrower under this Agreement.
“UK DTTP Scheme” means the HMRC Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time
to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes
certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Non-Bank Lender” means, with respect to any Lender that becomes a party hereto after the Effective Date, a Lender which gives a UK Tax Confirmation in accordance with Section 3.5(h).
“UK Qualifying Lender” means, in respect of an Advance made to a UK Borrower, a Lender which is beneficially entitled to
interest payable to that Lender in respect of an Advance under a Loan Document and is:
(a)
(i) a Lender:
(A) which is a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the ITA) making an advance under a Loan Document and is
within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance or would be within such charge as respects such payment apart from section 18A of the CTA; or
(B) in respect of an Advance made under a Loan Document by a Person that was a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879
of the ITA) at the time such Advance was made and within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of such Advance; or
(ii) a Lender which is:
(A) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(B) a partnership each member of which is:
(1) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
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(2) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a
trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of such Advance that
falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the CTA;
(C) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade
in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of such Advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that company; or
(iii) a UK Treaty Lender; or
(b) a Lender which is a building society (as defined for the purposes of section 880 of the ITA) making an Advance under a Loan Document.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for
the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“UK Tax Confirmation” means a confirmation by a Lender that the Person
beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an Advance to a UK Borrower under a Loan Document is either:
(a) a
company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(b) a partnership each member of which is:
(i) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
(ii) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent
establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of such Advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the CTA; or
(c) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and
which brings into account interest payable in respect of such Advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that company.
“UK Tax Treaty” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “UK Treaty State”.
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“UK Treaty Lender” means a Lender which: (a) is treated as a
resident of a UK Treaty State for the purposes of the relevant UK Tax Treaty, and (b) does not carry on a business in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s participation in the Advance is
effectively connected, and (c) fulfills any other conditions which must be fulfilled under the Treaty and under UK domestic law by residents of that UK Treaty State for such residents to obtain full exemption from taxation on interest imposed
by the United Kingdom, including the completion of procedural formalities.
“UK Treaty State” means a jurisdiction
having a double taxation agreement with the United Kingdom (a “UK Tax Treaty”) which makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by the United Kingdom on interest.
“Unmatured Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a
Default.
“Unrestricted Cash” means, on any date, cash and cash equivalents owned on such date by the Consolidated
Group, as would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group prepared as of such date in conformity with GAAP; provided that such cash and cash equivalents do not appear (and would not be required to appear) as
“restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group prepared in conformity with GAAP.
“U.S.
Borrower” means a Borrower that is organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” is defined in Section 3.5(d).
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means
(a) any Subsidiary all of the outstanding voting securities (other than (i) director’s qualifying shares and (ii) nominal
shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law) of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one
or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or
(b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or
similar business organization 100% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled (other than (i) director’s qualifying shares and (ii) nominal shares issued to foreign
nationals to the extent required by applicable law). Unless otherwise provided, all references herein to a “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent.
“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 UK 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
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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.
The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. In computations of periods
of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”.
1.2. Accounting Terms. If the Borrower Representative notifies the Administrative Agent that the Parent requests an amendment to any
provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or IFRS or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower Representative 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 IFRS or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on
the basis of GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, all leases and obligations of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as in effect prior to giving effect to
the implementation of FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (whether or not such operating lease or operating lease obligations were in effect on the Effective Date) shall be accounted for as operating
leases and operating lease obligations (and not as capital leases, finance leases or Capitalized Leases or Capitalized Lease Obligations) for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, regardless of any change in GAAP
implementing FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), or otherwise prior to or following the Effective Date, that would otherwise require such leases to be treated or recharacterized as capital leases or
finance leases or such obligations to be treated or recharacterized (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) as finance lease obligations, Capitalized Leases or Capitalized Lease Obligations.
1.3. Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or
any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws), 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.
1.4. Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any
responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, the
Eurocurrency Rate, SONIA or any other Benchmark (as defined in Section 2.23) or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto
(including any Benchmark Replacement (as defined in Section 2.23)), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement),
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will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Alternate Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, the
Eurocurrency Rate, SONIA, such Benchmark or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (ii) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other
related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of Alternat Base Rate or a Benchmark, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in
a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain Alternate Base Rate, any Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the
definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, 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.
ARTICLE II
THE
CREDITS
2.1. Commitment. Each Lender severally agrees, from and including the Effective Date to the Facility Termination
Date applicable to such Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Loans to the Borrowers in Dollars or Committed Currencies; provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Loan, (i) such
Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure (based in respect of any Loans to be denominated in a Committed Currency by reference to the Equivalent thereof in Dollars determined on the date of determination of (x) in the case of Euros, the
EURIBO Rate and (y) in the case of Sterling, SONIA) shall not exceed in the aggregate at any one time outstanding the amount of its Commitment and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure (based in respect of any Loans to be
denominated in a Committed Currency by reference to the Equivalent thereof in Dollars determined on the date of determination of (x) in the case of Euros, the EURIBO Rate and (y) in the case of Sterling, SONIA) of all Lenders to Aon UK
Limited shall not exceed the Aon UK Limited Sublimit. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 2.1. The Commitment of each Lender to lend hereunder shall expire
on the Facility Termination Date applicable to such Lender.
2.2. Required Payments. All unpaid Obligations owed to each Lender by
any Borrower shall be paid in full by such Borrower on the Facility Termination Date applicable to such Lender.
2.3. Ratable
Loans. Each Advance hereunder shall consist of Loans made from the several Lenders ratably in proportion to the ratio that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment.
2.4. Types of Advances. The Advances denominated in Dollars may be Alternate Base Rate Advances or Term SOFR Advances, or a combination
thereof, selected by the applicable Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.8 and 2.9. The Advances denominated in Euro shall be Eurocurrency Advances, as selected by the applicable Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.8 and
2.9. The Advances denominated in Sterling shall be SONIA Advances, as selected by the applicable Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.8 and 2.9.
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2.5. Facility Fee; Reductions in Aggregate Commitment. The Borrowers agree to pay to
the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Facility Fee Rate on such Lender’s Commitment from the Effective Date to the Facility Termination Date applicable to such
Lender, payable on each Payment Date hereafter and on the Facility Termination Date applicable to such Lender, provided that the Borrowers shall not pay any facility fee nor shall any facility fee accrue in respect of a Defaulting
Lender’s unused Commitment so long as such Defaulting Lender is a Defaulting Lender. The Borrowers may permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitment in whole, or in part ratably among the Lenders in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or
any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of any such reduction, provided, however, that the
amount of the Aggregate Commitment may not be reduced below the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. All accrued facility fees shall be payable on the effective date of any termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Credit Extensions
hereunder.
2.6. Minimum Amount of Each Advance. Each Advance shall be at least the Borrowing Minimum (and in multiples of the
Borrowing Multiple if in excess thereof); provided, however, that (a) any Alternate Base Rate Advance may be in the amount of the unused Aggregate Commitment and (b) in no event shall more than six (6) Term SOFR Advances or six
(6) Eurocurrency Advances be permitted to be outstanding at any time.
2.7. Principal Payments. (a) Optional. The
Borrowers may from time to time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding Alternate Base Rate Advances, or, in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, any portion of the outstanding
Alternate Base Rate Advances upon notice to the Administrative Agent by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed prepayment. The Borrowers may from time to time pay, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts
required by Section 3.4 but without penalty or premium, all outstanding Term SOFR Advances, in a minimum aggregate amount of the Borrowing Minimum or any integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof, any
portion of an outstanding Term SOFR Advance, upon two (2) RFR Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers may from time to time pay, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by
Section 3.4 but without penalty or premium, all outstanding Eurocurrency Advances, in a minimum aggregate amount of the Borrowing Minimum or any integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof, any portion of
an outstanding Eurocurrency Advance, upon two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers may from time to time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding SONIA Advances, or, in a minimum aggregate
amount of the Borrowing Minimum or any integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof, any portion of an outstanding SONIA Advance, upon three (3) RFR Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent.
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(b) Mandatory. (i) If, on any date, the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower Representative that, on any date of determination (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be no less frequently than quarterly), (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of all Advances denominated in Dollars plus
(B) the Equivalent in Dollars (determined on the third Business Day prior to such determination date) of the aggregate principal amount of all Advances denominated in Committed Currencies then outstanding exceeds 103% of the Aggregate
Commitment on such date or (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of all Advances denominated in Dollars plus (B) the Equivalent in Dollars (determined on the third Business Day prior to such determination date) of the
aggregate principal amount of all Advances denominated in Committed Currencies then outstanding that are made to Aon UK Limited exceed 103% of the Aon UK Limited Sublimit on such date, the Borrowers shall, as soon as practicable and in any event
within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, prepay the outstanding principal amount of any Advances owing by the Borrowers in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such sum to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Aggregate Commitment,
in the case of clause (i) above, or 100% of the Aon UK Limited Sublimit, in the case of clause (ii) above, on such date. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice of any prepayment required under this
Section 2.7(b)(i) to the Borrower Representative and the Lenders, and shall provide prompt notice to the Borrower Representative of any such notice of required prepayment received by it from any Lender.
(ii) Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) shall be made together with any interest accrued to the
date of such prepayment on the principal amounts prepaid and, in the case of any prepayment of a Term SOFR Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period or at its maturity, any additional amounts which the
applicable Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse to the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 3.4.
2.8. Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances. The applicable Borrower shall select the Type of Advance and, in
the case of each Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Advance, the Interest Period applicable thereto from time to time. The applicable Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (a “Borrowing Notice”) not later
than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Borrowing Date of each Alternate Base Rate Advance, at least three (3) RFR Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Term SOFR Advance or SONIA Advance and at least three (3) Business Days
before the Borrowing Date for each Eurocurrency Advance, specifying:
(a) the Borrowing Date of such Advance, which shall be a Business
Day;
(b) the aggregate amount of such Advance;
(c) the Type of Advance selected; and
(d) in the case of each Term SOFR Advance and each Eurocurrency Advance, the Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall end on or prior
to the latest Facility Termination Date.
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Each Lender shall, before 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the applicable Borrowing Date, in the
case of an Advance denominated in Dollars, and before 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the applicable Borrowing Date, in the case of an Advance consisting of Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA Loans, make available for the account of its applicable Lending
Installation to the Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Advance. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds, the Administrative
Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower requesting the Advance at the Administrative Agent’s address referred to in Article XIII or at the applicable Payment Office, as the case may be.
2.9. Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances. Each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall continue as an Alternate Base Rate
Advance unless and until such Alternate Base Rate Advance is converted into a Term SOFR Advance pursuant to this Section 2.9 or is repaid in accordance with Section 2.7. Each SONIA Advance shall
continue as a SONIA Advance unless and until such SONIA Advance is repaid in accordance with Section 2.7. Each Term SOFR Advance shall continue as a Term SOFR Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period
therefor, at which time such Term SOFR Advance shall be automatically converted into an Alternate Base Rate Advance, unless (a) such Term SOFR Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (b) the applicable Borrower
shall have given the Administrative Agent a Conversion/Continuation Notice (as defined below) requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Term SOFR Advance continue as a Term SOFR Advance for the same or another Interest Period. Each
Eurocurrency Advance shall continue as a Eurocurrency Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time such Eurocurrency Advance shall be exchanged for an Equivalent amount of Dollars and converted into an
Alternate Base Rate Advance, unless (a) such Eurocurrency Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (b) the applicable Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent a Conversion/Continuation
Notice (as defined below) requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurocurrency Advance continue as a Eurocurrency Advance for the same or another Interest Period. Subject to the terms of Section 2.6, the
applicable Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of an Alternate Base Rate Advance into a Term SOFR Advance. Subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4,
the applicable Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of a Term SOFR Advance into an Alternate Base Rate Advance. The applicable Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (a
“Conversion/Continuation Notice”) of each (x) conversion of an Alternate Base Rate Advance into a Term SOFR Advance or the continuation of a Term SOFR Advance as a new Term SOFR Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance as a new
Eurocurrency Advance not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) at least three (3) RFR Business Days (or in the case of a Eurocurrency Advance, at least three (3) Business Days) prior to the date of the requested conversion or continuation
and (y) conversion of a Term SOFR Advance into an Alternate Base Rate Advance, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date of the requested conversion, in each case specifying:
(a) the requested date of such conversion or continuation, which shall be a Business Day;
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(b) the aggregate amount and Type of the Advance which is to be converted or continued; and
(c) the amount and Type(s) of Advance(s) into which such Advance is to be converted or continued and, in the case of a conversion into or
continuation of a Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Advance, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall end on or prior to the latest Facility Termination Date.
2.10. Changes in Interest Rate, etc. Each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof,
for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is converted from a Term SOFR Advance into an Alternate Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it is paid or is converted into a
Term SOFR Advance pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate for such day. Each Term SOFR Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including
the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the Term SOFR Rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable to such Term SOFR Advance based upon the applicable
Borrower’s selections under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Eurocurrency Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including the first day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the Eurocurrency Rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable to such Eurocurrency Advance based upon the applicable Borrower’s
selections under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof. Each SONIA Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made
to but excluding the date it is paid, at a rate per annum equal to SONIA for such day. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Advance maintained as an Alternate Base Rate Advance or SONIA Advance will take effect simultaneously with
each change in the Alternate Base Rate or SONIA, as applicable. No Interest Period may end after the latest Facility Termination Date.
2.11. Rates Applicable After Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.8 or
2.9, no Advance may be made as, converted into or continued as a Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Advance (except with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders) when any Default has occurred and is continuing. During
the continuance of a Default under Section 7.2, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrowers (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders, as applicable, notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.2 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that (a) the overdue amount of each Term SOFR Advance and
each Eurocurrency Advance shall bear interest for the remainder of the applicable Interest Period at the Term SOFR Rate or Eurocurrency Rate otherwise applicable to such Interest Period plus 2% per annum, (b) the overdue amount of each
Alternate Base Rate Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 2% per annum and (c) the overdue amount of each SONIA Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to SONIA in effect from time to time plus 2% per annum; provided that, during the continuance of a Default under Section 7.6 or 7.7, the interest rates set forth in clauses (a) through (c)
above shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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2.12. Method of Payment. All payments of the Obligations hereunder (except with
respect to principal of, interest on, and other amounts relating to, Advances denominated in a Committed Currency) shall be made by the applicable Borrower, without setoff, deduction (except as provided in, and subject to,
Section 3.5) or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or at any other Lending Installation of the
Administrative Agent specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers, by 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date when due in Dollars and shall be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the Lenders entitled to such
payments. All payments of principal of, interest on, and other amounts relating to, Advances denominated in a Committed Currency shall be made by the applicable Borrower, without setoff, deduction (except as provided in, and subject to,
Section 3.5) or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office for such Committed Currency, by 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date when due in the applicable Committed
Currency and shall be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the Lenders entitled to such payments. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Administrative Agent
to such Lender in the same type of funds that the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender. The
Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the account of each Borrower maintained with Citibank for each payment of principal, interest and fees owing by such Borrower as it becomes due hereunder.
2.13. Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an
account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the currency and amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to
time hereunder.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the currency and amount of
each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period with respect 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 from each Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) The
entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided,
however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms; provided
further, that in the event of any conflict between the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent in the Register shall control.
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(d) Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note in substantially
the form of Exhibit A (including any amendment, modification, renewal or replacement thereof, a “Note”). In such event, each Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender such Note payable to such Lender. Thereafter,
the Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 12.3) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the payee named therein or any assignee
pursuant to Section 12.3, except to the extent that any such Lender or assignee subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as described in paragraphs
(a) and (b) above. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of any Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of such Lender’s Note, and, in the case of any such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation, upon
cancellation of such Note, each Borrower will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise of like tenor.
2.14. Telephonic Notices. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent may extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of Types
of Advances and transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any person or persons the Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of a Borrower. Each Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the
Administrative Agent a written confirmation of each telephonic notice signed by an Authorized Officer of such Borrower. If the written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
the records of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent demonstrable error.
2.15. Interest Payment Dates; Interest
and Fee Basis. (a) Interest accrued on each Alternate Base Rate Advance shall be payable on each Payment Date, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, on any date on which an Alternate Base Rate Advance is
prepaid (with respect to the principal so prepaid), whether due to acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on that portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Alternate Base Rate Advance converted into a Term SOFR Advance
on a day other than a Payment Date shall be payable on the date of conversion. Interest accrued on each Term SOFR Advance and each Eurocurrency Advance shall be payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period, on any date on which the Term
SOFR Advance or the Eurocurrency Advance is prepaid (with respect to the principal so prepaid), whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Term SOFR Advance and each Eurocurrency Advance having an Interest Period
longer than three (3) months shall also be payable on the last day of each three-month interval during such Interest Period. Interest accrued on each SONIA Advance shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each month, on any date on which
the SONIA Advance is prepaid (with respect to the principal so prepaid), whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest with respect to Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans and facility fees shall be calculated for actual days
elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. Interest with respect to Alternate Base Rate Advances and SONIA Advances shall be calculated for the actual days elapsed on the basis of a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable. Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is made in full and received prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York time)
at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of a principal payment, such
extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
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(b) With respect to any Term SOFR Advances and SONIA Advances, the Administrative Agent will
have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time, in consultation with the Borrower, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become
effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to
the Borrowers and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
2.16. Notification of Advances, Interest
Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each Aggregate Commitment reduction notice, Borrowing Notice, Conversion/Continuation Notice, and
repayment notice received by it hereunder. The Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the Term SOFR Rate applicable to each Term SOFR Advance and the Eurocurrency Rate applicable to each Eurocurrency Advance, in each case, promptly upon
determination of such interest rate and will give each Lender prompt notice of each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
2.17. Lending
Installations. Each Lender may book its Loans at any Lending Installation selected by such Lender and may change its Lending Installation from time to time, which Lending Installation may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or
foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such Lending Installation and the Loans and any Notes issued hereunder shall be deemed held by each Lender for the benefit of any such Lending
Installation. Each Lender may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative in accordance with Article XIII, designate replacement or additional Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it
will be issued by it and for whose account Loan payments are to be made.
2.18. Non-Receipt of
Funds by the Administrative Agent. Unless a Borrower or a Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the time at which it is scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (a) in the case of a Lender,
the proceeds of a Loan, or (b) in the case of a Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume
that such payment has been made. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or such Borrower, as the case may be,
has not in fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand by the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of
each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent until the date the Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of payment by a Lender,
(A) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in the case of Advances denominated in Dollars or (B) the cost of funds incurred by the Administrative Agent in respect of such amount in the case of Loans denominated in Committed Currencies for such
day for the first three (3) days and, thereafter, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan or (ii) in the case of payment by a Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan.
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2.19. Increase in the Aggregate Commitments. (a) The Borrower Representative
may, at any time but in any event not more than once in any calendar year prior to the latest Facility Termination Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent, request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased by an amount of $10,000,000 or an
integral multiple thereof (each a “Commitment Increase”) to be effective as of a date that is at least thirty (30) days prior to the latest scheduled Facility Termination Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent
may agree) then in effect (the “Increase Date”) as specified in the related notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, however that (i) in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Commitments at any time exceed
$4,800,000,000 and (ii) on the date of any request by the Borrower Representative for a Commitment Increase and on the related Increase Date the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV shall be satisfied.
(b) The Borrower Representative may, but shall not be obligated to, offer the increase to (a) its existing Lenders and/or
(b) Eligible Assignees. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders and such Eligible Assignees as have been identified by the Borrower Representative of a request by the Borrower Representative for a Commitment
Increase, which notice shall include (i) the proposed amount of such requested Commitment Increase, (ii) the proposed Increase Date and (iii) the date by which Lenders or Eligible Assignees wishing to participate in the Commitment
Increase must commit to participate in the Commitment Increase, which shall be no later than 15 days after the date of such notice (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) (the “Commitment Date”); provided,
however, that the Commitment of each such Eligible Assignee shall be in an amount of $5,000,000 or more. Each Lender that is willing to participate in such requested Commitment Increase (each an “Increasing Lender”) shall, in
its sole discretion, give written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Commitment Date of the amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment. Any Lender that fails to provide timely notice of its agreement to participate
in the requested Commitment Increase shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment. If Increasing Lenders and Eligible Assignees notify the Administrative Agent that they are willing to increase the amount of their respective
Commitments or participate in the Commitment Increase by an aggregate amount that exceeds the amount of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among the Increasing Lenders and such Eligible Assignees
in such amounts (not in excess of the increase committed to by such Increasing Lender) as are agreed by the Borrower Representative in consultation with the Administrative Agent.
(c) On each Increase Date, each Eligible Assignee that accepts an offer to participate in a requested Commitment Increase in accordance with
Section 2.19(b) (each such Eligible Assignee and each Eligible Assignee that shall become a party hereto in accordance with Section 2.22, an “Assuming Lender”) shall become a Lender party to this
Agreement as of such Increase Date and the Commitment of each Increasing Lender for such requested Commitment Increase shall be so increased by such amount (or by the amount allocated to such Lender pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 2.19(b)) as of such Increase Date; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall have received on or before such Increase Date the following, each dated such date:
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(i) (A) certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of each of the Loan
Parties or the executive committee of such board approving the Commitment Increase and the corresponding modifications to this Agreement and (B) an opinion of counsel for the Borrower Representative (which may be
in-house counsel), in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel;
(ii) an assumption agreement from each Assuming Lender, if any, in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower Representative and the
Administrative Agent (each an “Assumption Agreement”), duly executed by such Assuming Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative; and
(iii) confirmation from each Increasing Lender of the increase in the amount of its Commitment in a writing satisfactory to the Borrower
Representative and the Administrative Agent.
On each Increase Date, upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence of this Section 2.19(c), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders (including, without limitation, each Assuming Lender) and the Borrower Representative, on or before 1:00 p.m. (New York time), by
telecopier, of the occurrence of the Commitment Increase to be effected on such Increase Date and shall record in the Register the relevant information with respect to each Increasing Lender and each Assuming Lender on such date. Each Increasing
Lender and each Assuming Lender shall, before 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Increase Date, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary
to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments.
2.20. Replacement of Lender. If
(a) any Borrower is required pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 to pay any Indemnified Taxes or make any additional payment to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender,
(b) any Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Alternate Base Rate Advances into, Term SOFR Advances or to make Eurocurrency Advances or SONIA Advances shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.3,
(c) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (d) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender (any Lender so affected, an “Affected Lender”), the Borrower Representative may elect, if such amounts
continue to be charged or such suspension or status as a Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender is still effective, to replace such Affected Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that
no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided further that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is an Eligible Assignee shall
agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Advances at par and other Obligations due to the Affected Lender pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement
and to assume all obligations of the Affected Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 12.2 applicable to assignments, and (ii) the Borrowers and/or the assignee shall pay
to such Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (A) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such
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Affected Lender by the Borrowers hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and
3.5, and (B) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 3.4 had the Loans of such Affected Lender been prepaid on such date
rather than sold to the replacement Lender.
2.21. Defaulting Lenders. (a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect
to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any
payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8.1 or
otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the
payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower Representative may request (so long as no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing), 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 Representative, to be held in a deposit account and released 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; fifth,
so long as no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to a Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as
a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; 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 4.3
were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting 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 Lenders pro rata in accordance with the 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
pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
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(iii) Certain Fees. Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive a facility
fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to the outstanding principal amount of the Loans funded by it (and the Loan Parties shall not be required to pay such fee that otherwise would have been
required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower Representative and the
Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth
therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata
by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the
Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release
of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
2.22. Extension of Facility
Termination Date. (a) Requests for Extension. The Borrower Representative may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) not earlier than 60 days (or such earlier date as the Administrative Agent
may agree) and not later than 30 days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) prior to any anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Anniversary Date”), request that each Lender extend such Lender’s Facility
Termination Date for an additional one year from the Facility Termination Date then in effect with respect to such Lender.
(b) Lender
Elections to Extend. Each Lender, acting in its sole and individual discretion, shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not later than the date (the “Notice Date”) that is 20 days (or such later date as the
Administrative Agent may agree) prior to such Anniversary Date, advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (and each Lender that determines not to so extend its Facility Termination Date (a “Non-Extending Lender”) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact promptly after such determination (but in any event no later than the Notice Date) and any Lender that does not so advise the
Administrative Agent on or before the Notice Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender). The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to so agree.
(c) Notification by Agent. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower Representative of each Lender’s determination under
this Section no later than the date 15 days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) prior to the applicable Anniversary Date (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day).
(d) Additional Commitment Lenders. The Borrower Representative shall have the right on or before the applicable Anniversary Date to
replace each Non-Extending Lender with, and add as “Lenders” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more Eligible Assignees (as an Assuming Lender), each of which Assuming Lenders shall have
entered into an Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Assuming Lender shall, effective as of the applicable Anniversary Date, undertake a Commitment (and, if any such Assuming Lender is already a Lender, its Commitment shall be in addition to
such Lender’s Commitment hereunder on such date).
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(e) Minimum Extension Requirement; Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions. If (and
only if) the total of the Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed to extend their Facility Termination Date and the additional Commitments of the Assuming Lenders shall be more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitment in effect immediately prior to
the applicable Anniversary Date, then, effective as of such Anniversary Date, the Facility Termination Date of each extending Lender and of each Assuming Lender shall be extended to the date falling one year after the Facility Termination Date in
effect for such Lenders (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Facility Termination Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day) and each Assuming Lender shall thereupon become a “Lender” for all purposes
of this Agreement; provided, however on the date of any request by the Borrower Representative for an extension of the Facility Termination Date and on the related Anniversary Date the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV shall be
satisfied.
2.23. Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any Benchmark, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative may amend this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment
with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrower
Representative so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to
this Section 2.23(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(b) Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower Representative and
the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative
Agent will notify the Borrower Representative and the Lenders of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.23(d) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any
determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.23, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate
or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent
manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.23.
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(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the EURIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such
Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such
Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or
any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause
(i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be
representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to
reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower Representative’s receipt of
notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, (i) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA
Loans, in each case, to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period denominated in the applicable currency and, failing that, (A) in the case of any request for any affected Term SOFR Advance, if applicable, the
applicable Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for an Alternate Base Rate Advance or conversion to Alternate Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (B) in the case of any request for any
affected Eurocurrency Rate Advance or SONIA Advance, if applicable, then such request shall be ineffective and (ii)(A) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans, if applicable, will be deemed to have been converted into Alternate Base Rate Loans at
the end of the applicable Interest Period and (B) any outstanding affected Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA Loans, in each case, at the applicable Borrower’s election, shall either (I) be converted into Alternate Base Rate Loans (in an
amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Committed Currency) immediately or, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (II) be prepaid in full immediately or, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, at
the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that, with respect to any SONIA Loan, if no election is made by such Borrower by the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower Representive of such notice, such Borrower shall
be deemed to have elected clause (I) above; provided, further that, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, if no election is made by such Borrower by the earlier of (x) the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower
Representive of such notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Eurocurrency Loan, such Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (I) above. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers
shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.4. During a Benchmark
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Unavailability Period with respect to any Benchmark or at any time that a tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the
then-current Benchmark that is the subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.
(f) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 2.23:
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any currency,
as applicable, (x) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any
payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this
Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.23(d).
“Benchmark” means, initially, (i) with respect to amounts denominated in Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate,
(ii) with respect to amounts denominated in Sterling, SONIA, and (iii) with respect to any amounts denominated in Euro, EURIBO Rate; provided that if a replacement of an initial or subsequent Benchmark has occurred pursuant to this
Section 2.23, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall
include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with
respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative as the replacement for such Benchmark
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 such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark
Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such 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 any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted
Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative
giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement
by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the
applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency at such time.
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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following
events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any currency:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of
“Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in
the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or
the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be
non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause
(c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect
to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark
Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used
in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or
publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the central bank for the currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the
administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the
administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or
indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
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(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the
administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a
public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the
earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of
such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any currency, the period (if
any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in
accordance with Section 2.23 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with
Section 2.23.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to a Benchmark
Replacement in respect of Dollars, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto. and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of any currency other than Dollars, (1) the central bank for the currency in which such amounts are denominated, or calculated
with respect to, or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (2) any working group or committee
officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the currency in which such amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either
(i) such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement
Adjustment.
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2.24. Borrower Representative. Aon North America, Inc. hereby (i) is designated
and appointed by each Borrower as its representative and agent on its behalf (the “Borrower Representative”) and (ii) accepts such appointment as the Borrower Representative, in each case, for the purposes of issuing
Borrowing Notices, delivering certificates including Compliance Certificates (including U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates), giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans, selecting interest rate options, giving and
receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants, but without relieving any Borrower of its obligations to pay and perform its
Obligations) on behalf of any Borrower or the Borrowers under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may regard any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document from the Borrower Representative as a notice or
communication from all Borrowers. Each warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on behalf of a Borrower by the Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and
enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.
ARTICLE III
YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
3.1. Yield Protection. If any Change in Law:
(a) subjects any Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the
definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) in respect of its Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA Loans, or
(b) imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, compulsory loan, insurance charge, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation (other than reserves and assessments taken into account in determining the interest rate applicable to
Eurocurrency Advances), or
(c) imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost (other than Taxes) to any Lender
or any applicable Lending Installation of making, funding, continuing, converting into or maintaining its Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA Loans, or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation in
connection with its Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA Loans, or requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA Loans,
held or interest received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or applicable Lending Installation of making, funding, continuing, converting into or
maintaining its Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans, SONIA Loans or Commitment or to reduce the return received by such Lender or applicable Lending Installation in connection with such Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans, SONIA Loans or Commitment,
then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender as provided in Section 3.6, the Parent or the applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such
increased cost or reduction in amount received.
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3.2. Changes in Capital or Liquidity Requirements. If a Lender determines that any
Change in Law affecting such Lender, any Lending Installation of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s capital or the capital of such Lending Installation of such Lender or such corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of this Agreement, its Outstanding Credit Exposure or its Commitment to make Loans hereunder to a level
below that which could have been achieved but for such Change in Law (after taking into account such Lender’s policies as to capital adequacy or liquidity), then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender as provided in
Section 3.6, the Parent or the applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount necessary to compensate for any such reduction.
3.3. Availability of Types of Advances. If any Lender determines that maintenance of its Term SOFR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans or SONIA
Loans at a suitable Lending Installation would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, interpretation or directive, whether or not having the force of law, if the Administrative Agent determines that Term SOFR or the Eurocurrency Base Rate
cannot be determined by reference to any generally recognized financial information service or if the Required Lenders determine that (a) deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund Eurocurrency Advances are not available or
(b) the interest rate applicable to Term SOFR Advances, Eurocurrency Advances or SONIA Advances does not accurately or fairly reflect the cost of making or maintaining Term SOFR Advances, Eurocurrency Advances or SONIA Advances, as applicable,
then the Administrative Agent shall suspend the availability of Term SOFR Advances, Eurocurrency Advances or SONIA Advances, as applicable, and require any affected (x) Term SOFR Advances to be repaid or converted to Alternate Base Rate
Advances, (y) Eurocurrency Advances to be repaid or exchanged for an Equivalent amount of Dollars and converted to Alternate Base Rate Advances, and (z) SONIA Advances to be repaid, in each case subject to the payment of any funding
indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4.
3.4. Funding Indemnification. If (a) any
continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of a Term SOFR Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance occurs on a date other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise), (b) a Borrower fails (for a reason other than the failure of a Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue a Term SOFR Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance or convert a Term SOFR Advance on the date or in the amount notified by such
Borrower or (c) any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan occurs on a day other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period as a result of a request by the Borrower Representative pursuant to
Section 2.20, the Parent or the applicable Borrower will indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost incurred by it resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits
acquired to fund or maintain such Term SOFR Advance or Eurocurrency Advance but excluding loss of Applicable Margin.
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3.5. Taxes. (a) Subject to applicable law, all payments by any Loan Party to or
for the account of any Lender or the Administrative Agent, under any other Loan Document hereunder or under any Note shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes. Subject to subsection (e) below and
Section 3.6, if any Loan Party shall be required by law (as determined in its good faith discretion) to deduct any Tax from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, (i) if
such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this
Section 3.5) such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make
such deductions, (iii) such Loan Party shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (iv) such Loan Party shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a
certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, within thirty (30) days after such payment is made.
(b) In addition, the Loan Parties hereby agree to pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or
similar Taxes that directly arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under this Agreement or any Note, except any such
Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes or UK stamp duty, registration or other similar United Kingdom taxes, in each case imposed with respect to an assignment, transfer or novation (or other disposal) made (i) pursuant to Section 2.20),
(ii) following a Default which is continuing, or (iii) in connection with a voluntary registration or filing where such registration or filing was not required to evidence, prove, maintain, enforce, or otherwise assert the rights of the Lender
(“Other Taxes”).
(c) The Loan Parties hereby agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed on amounts payable under this Section 3.5) paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto.
Payments due under this indemnification shall
be made within thirty (30) days of the date the Administrative Agent or such Lender makes demand therefor pursuant to Section 3.6. This paragraph (c) shall not apply with respect to any Tax assessed on the
Administrative Agent and each Lender to the extent the Indemnified Taxes or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto are
(i) compensated for by an increased payment under paragraph (a); or (ii) relates to a deduction or withholding from a payment under a Loan Document required by FATCA.
(d) (i) Any Lender or Administrative Agent that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made
under any Loan Document shall deliver to each Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by
any Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender or Administrative Agent, if reasonably requested by any Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or
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reasonably requested by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not it is subject to backup withholding or
information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 3.5(d)(ii)(A),
3.5(d)(ii)(B),3.5(d)(ii) (D) or the documentation required under Section 3.5(e) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, as applicable, such completion, execution or
submission would subject such Lender or Administrative Agent to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or Administrative Agent.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) each Lender and Administrative Agent that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to each U.S. Borrower and the Administrative
Agent, on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form
W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)
each Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient), on or
prior to the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(i)
in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax
treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable
payments under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of,
U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(ii)
executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI or
W-8EXP;
(iii)
in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption
for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is
not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10-percent shareholder” of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or
a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W- 8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or
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(iv)
to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed
copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect
partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the
form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver
to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request
of any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary
documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the U.S. Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be subject
to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if it 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 or
Administrative Agent shall deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by any U.S. 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 any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the U.S. Borrowers
and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender or Administrative Agent has complied with such Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the
amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
Each Lender and the Administrative Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or
inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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(e) In the case of an Advance by a Lender to a UK Borrower:
(i) A UK Treaty Lender and each Loan Party which makes a payment to which that UK Treaty Lender is entitled under such Advance to a UK
Borrower shall co-operate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for that Loan Party to obtain authorization to make that payment without a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax
including submitting written applications, making and filing an application for relief under a double tax treaty and otherwise complying with the requirements of the relevant tax authority.
(ii) (A) A UK Treaty Lender in respect of an Advance to a UK Borrower which becomes a Party on the day on which this Agreement is entered into
which holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme shall on or before the Effective Date indicate to the Administrative Agent that the scheme shall apply to a Loan to the UK Borrower under this Agreement (subject to the UK Borrower
making the UK Borrower DTTP Filing) and provide the Administrative Agent with its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence (and the Administrative Agent shall, without unreasonable delay, notify the relevant UK Borrower of the
same); and
(B) A UK Treaty Lender which becomes a Party after the day on which this Agreement is entered into which holds
a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme shall indicate to the Administrative Agent that the scheme shall apply to an Advance to a UK Borrower under this Agreement and provide the Administrative Agent with its scheme reference number and
its jurisdiction of tax residence in the Assumption Agreement or the Assignment and Assumption which it executes,
and having done so, that UK Treaty
Lender shall, subject to Section 3.5(i)(ii), be under no obligation pursuant to paragraph (e)(i) above.
(f) If HM Revenue &
Customs or any other Governmental Authority of the United Kingdom, the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not
properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because such Lender was not a UK Qualifying Lender, the appropriate form was not delivered or properly completed, because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative
Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered its exemption from withholding ineffective, or for any other reason not caused by or constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent), such Lender shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax, withholding therefor, or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable to
the Administrative Agent under this subsection, together with all reasonable costs and expenses related thereto (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable time charges of attorneys for the Administrative Agent, which attorneys may be
employees of the Administrative Agent). The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 3.5(f) shall survive the payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
(g) A Lender that is a Lender on the Effective Date that is a UK Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of
sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “UK Qualifying Lender” gives a UK Tax Confirmation to the UK Borrower by entering into the Agreement. In the case of an Advance to a UK Borrower, a UK Non-Bank Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent if there is any change in the position from that set out in the UK Tax Confirmation.
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(h) Each Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement on the day on which this Agreement
is entered into or after the Effective Date shall indicate in Schedule 1 or in the Assumption Agreement or Assignment and Assumption that it executes on becoming a party hereto, and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability
to any Loan Party which of the following categories it constitutes in respect of a UK Borrower:
(i) not a UK Qualifying Lender;
(ii) a UK Qualifying Lender (other than a UK Treaty Lender); or
(iii) a UK Treaty Lender.
If a
Lender fails to indicate its status in accordance with this paragraph (h) then such Lender shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement by the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party as if it was not a UK Qualifying Lender until such
time as it notifies the Administrative Agent which category applies (and the Administrative Agent upon receipt of such notification, shall inform the relevant UK Borrower). For the avoidance of doubt, an Assumption Agreement or Assignment and
Assumption shall not be invalidated by any failure of a Lender to comply with this paragraph (h).
(i) HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme.
(i) If a UK Treaty Lender has confirmed its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence in accordance with
Section 3.5(e)(ii) above, the UK Borrower shall make a UK Borrower DTTP Filing and shall promptly deliver a copy of that filing to the relevant UK Treaty Lender.
(ii) If a Lender has confirmed its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence in accordance with Section 3.5(e)(ii)
above and: (a) a UK Borrower making a payment to that Lender has not made a UK Borrower DTTP Filing in respect of that Lender, or (b) a UK Borrower making a payment to that Lender has made a UK Borrower DTTP Filing in respect of that
Lender but: (1) that UK Borrower DTTP Filing has been rejected by HM Revenue & Customs, or (2) HM Revenue & Customs has not given the UK Borrower authority to make payments to that Lender without a deduction or
withholding for or on account of Tax within 60 days of the date of the UK Borrower DTTP Filing, or (3) HM Revenue & Customs has given the Borrower authority to make payments to that Lender without a deduction or withholding for or on
account of Tax but such authority has subsequently been revoked or expired, and in each of cases (a) and (b) (as applicable), the UK Borrower has notified that Lender in writing, that Lender and the UK Borrower shall co-operate in completing any additional procedural formalities necessary for that UK Borrower to obtain authorization to make that payment without a withholding or deduction for or on account of Tax.
(iii) If a UK Treaty Lender has not confirmed its scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax residence in accordance with
Section 3.5(e) (ii) above, no UK Borrower shall make a UK Borrower DTTP Filing or file any other form relating to the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme in respect of that Lender’s Commitment or its participation in any Loan unless the
UK Treaty Lender otherwise agrees.
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(j) [reserved]
(k) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been
indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments
made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to
this paragraph (k) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this paragraph (k), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (k) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification
payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems
confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
3.6. Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity. To the extent
reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation with respect to its Loans to reduce any liability of the Loan Parties to such Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 or to avoid the
unavailability of Term SOFR Advances, Eurocurrency Advances or SONIA Advances under Section 3.3, so long as such designation is not, in the judgment of such Lender, disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall deliver
a written statement of such Lender to the Borrower Representative (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) as to the amount due, if any, under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5. Such written statement shall
set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrowers in the absence of demonstrable error. If any Lender fails to deliver such written statement in
respect of claims made under Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.4 within 180 days after the date on which such Lender becomes aware of the event or occurrence giving rise to such claim, and in respect of claims made under
Section 3.5(a), (b) or (c), within 180 days after the date any amount is paid by such Lender or such Lender receives actual written notice of a proposed assessment, the Loan Parties shall have no obligation to
reimburse, compensate or indemnify such Lender with respect to any such claim under this Article III for any period more than 180 days before the date on which such statement is delivered (except that, if such change, event or occurrence
giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). Determination of
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amounts payable under such Sections in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan shall be calculated as though each Lender funded its Eurocurrency Loan through the purchase of a deposit of the type and
maturity corresponding to the deposit used as a reference in determining the Eurocurrency Rate applicable to such Loan, whether in fact that is the case or not. Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the written statement of any
Lender shall be payable on demand after receipt by the Borrower Representative of such written statement. The obligations of each party under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 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 Commitments, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the Obligations under any Loan Document and termination of this Agreement.
This Section 3.6 shall not be construed to require any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower Representative, the Parent or any other
Person.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall not become effective unless and until the date (the “Effective Date”) the
Parent has furnished, or caused to be furnished, the following to the Administrative Agent and the other conditions in this Section 4.1 below have been satisfied:
(a) Charter Documents; Good Standing Certificates; KYC. Copies of the certificate of incorporation of each Loan Party, together with
all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate governmental officer in its jurisdiction of incorporation, if applicable, together with a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State or comparable official of the jurisdiction of
its organization, if applicable, and such other jurisdictions as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent as well as any other information or documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender necessary to
ensure compliance with, or necessary for the Administrative Agent or any Lender to verify the identity of such Loan Party as required by, applicable “know your customer”, anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering laws and regulations,
including the Act and, for each Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, to each Lender that so requests, a duly executed and completed Beneficial Ownership Certification, in each
case to the extent requested at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(b)
By-Laws and Resolutions. Copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or director of each Loan Party, of its constitution, by-laws, articles of
association or other operating documents and of its Board of Directors’ resolutions authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents.
(c) Secretary’s Certificate. An incumbency certificate, executed by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or a director of each Loan
Party, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the officers or directors of such Loan Party authorized to sign the Loan Documents and, in the case of a Borrower, to make borrowings hereunder, upon which certificate the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by such Loan Party.
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(d) Officer’s Certificate. A certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed by
an Authorized Officer of the Parent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the effect that: (i) on such date (both before and after giving effect to the making of any Credit Extension hereunder on such date) no
Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of this Agreement is true and correct on and as of such date (in all respects to the extent qualified by
“material” or “material adverse effect” and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified); and (iii) since December 31, 2025, excluding the effect of any Disclosed Claims, no event or change has occurred
that has caused or evidences a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Legal Opinions of Counsel to Loan Parties. Written opinions of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Loan Parties, Matheson LLP, special Irish counsel to the Parent, and Paul Hastings LLP, special English law counsel to the Administrative Agent, in each case, addressed to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(f)
Notes. Any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.13, requested at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, payable to each such requesting Lender.
(g) Loan Documents. Executed counterparts of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, which shall be in full force and
effect, together with all schedules, exhibits, certificates, instruments, opinions, documents and financial statements required to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto.
(h) Payment of Fees. Aon NA shall have paid all fees due to each of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers party thereto and the
Lenders under the respective fee letters among them and Aon NA dated August 30, 2026.
(i) Existing Credit Agreements. The
commitments under the Existing Credit Agreements shall have expired or been terminated and all amounts owing under the Existing Credit Agreements (including all principal, interest and accrued fees) shall have been paid (or shall contemporaneously
be paid) in full. By execution of this Agreement, each of the Lenders that is a lender under the Existing Credit Agreements hereby waives any requirement set forth in the Existing Credit Agreements of prior notice of the termination of the
commitments thereunder.
4.2. Initial Advance to Each Designated Subsidiary. The obligation of each Lender to make an initial
Advance to each Designated Subsidiary is subject to the receipt by the Administrative Agent on or before the date of such initial Advance of each of the following, dated such date:
(a) Designation Agreement. A Designation Agreement duly executed by such Designated Subsidiary and the Parent.
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(b) Charter Documents; Good Standing Certificates; KYC. Copies of the certificate of
incorporation (or equivalent or comparable constitutive document with regard to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) of such Designated Subsidiary, together with all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate
governmental officer in its jurisdiction of incorporation, together with a good standing certificate (if applicable) issued by the Secretary of State or comparable official of the jurisdiction of its organization and such other jurisdictions as
shall be requested by the Administrative Agent as well as any other information or documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with, or reasonably necessary for the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to verify the identity of such Designated Subsidiary as required by, applicable “know your customer”, anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including the Act.
(c) By-Laws and Resolutions. Copies, certified by the Authorized Officer of such Designated
Subsidiary, of its by-laws (or equivalent or comparable governing document with regard to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and of its board of directors’ (or equivalent
or comparable governing body with regard to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) resolutions (with an English translation if the original thereof is not in English) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of
the Loan Documents.
(d) Secretary’s Certificate. An incumbency certificate, executed by the Authorized Officer of such
Designated Subsidiary, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the officers of such Designated Subsidiary authorized to sign the Loan Documents and to make borrowings hereunder, upon which certificate the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by such Designated Subsidiary.
(e) Legal
Opinions of Counsel to Borrowers. Written opinions of counsel to such Designated Subsidiary, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(f) Notes. Any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.13, requested at least two Business Days
prior to the date of such initial Advance, payable to each such requesting Lender.
(g) Such other approvals, opinions or documents as any
Lender, through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
and (y) in the case of a Designated Subsidiary that qualifies as a
“legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, to each Lender that so requests, a duly executed and completed Beneficial Ownership Certification.
4.3. Each Credit Extension. The Lenders shall not be required to make any Advance under clause (a) of such definition unless on
the applicable Credit Extension Date:
(a) No Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing and none would result
from such Credit Extension.
(b) The representations and warranties contained in Article V (other than
Section 5.6, 5.8(a) and 5.16) are true and correct (in all respects to the extent qualified by “material” or “material adverse effect” and in all material respects to the extent not so
qualified) as of such Credit Extension Date, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such Credit Extension (or, to the extent that any such representation and warranty specifically refers to
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an earlier date, as of such earlier date) and additionally, if such Advance shall have been requested by a Designated Subsidiary, the representations and warranties of such Designated Subsidiary
contained in its Designation Agreement are true and correct (in all respects to the extent qualified by “material” or “material adverse effect” and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified) as of such Credit
Extension Date, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such Credit Extension (or, to the extent that any such representation and warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, as of such earlier date).
(c) A Borrowing Notice shall have been properly submitted.
Each Borrowing Notice with respect to each such Credit Extension shall constitute a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower
that the applicable conditions contained in Section 4.3 shall be satisfied (or waived).
4.4. Each Commitment
Increase. The Commitments shall not be increased in accordance with Section 2.19 unless on the applicable Increase Date:
(a) No Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing and none would result from such Commitment Increase.
(b) The representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct (in all respects to the extent qualified by
“material” or “material adverse effect” and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified) as of such Increase Date immediately after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (or, to the extent that any such
representation and warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, as of such earlier date).
Each notice of Commitment Increase with
respect to each such Commitment Increase shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower Representative that the applicable conditions contained in Section 4.4 shall be satisfied (or waived).
4.5. Each Commitment Extension. The Commitments shall not be extended in accordance with Section 2.22 unless
on the applicable Anniversary Date:
(a) No Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing and none would result from
such Commitments.
(b) The representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct (in all respects to the
extent qualified by “material” or “material adverse effect” and in all material respects to the extent not so qualified) as of such Anniversary Date, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such
extension of the Facility Termination Date (or, to the extent that any such representation and warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, as of such earlier date).
Each request for an extension of the Facility Termination Date shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower Representative
that the applicable conditions contained in Section 4.5 shall be satisfied (or waived).
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Parent represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
5.1. Corporate Existence and Standing. Each Loan Party and each of its Significant Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing (or its equivalent, if any) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified and in good standing (or its equivalent, if any) and is duly authorized to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its
business is conducted or proposed to be conducted that requires such authorization or qualification, except where failure to be in such good standing (or its equivalent, if any) or so qualified or authorized would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
5.2. Authorization and Validity. Each Loan Party has all requisite corporate or limited liability
company power (or equivalent power with regard to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and authority and legal right to execute and deliver each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its
obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings or other organizational
action and such Loan Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
5.3. Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries
have complied in all material respects with all the requirements of applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government, or any instrumentality or agency thereof having jurisdiction over the conduct
of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective properties except (i) if such requirement of statute, rule, regulation, order or restriction is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (ii) where the
failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the application of the proceeds of the Loans, or
compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents will, or at the relevant time did, (a) violate any law, rule, regulation (including Regulation U), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on such Loan Party or such Loan
Party’s Organization Documents, (b) violate the provisions of or require the approval or consent of any party to any indenture, instrument or agreement to which such Loan Party is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is
bound, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Liens permitted by the Loan Documents) in, of or on the Property of such Loan Party pursuant to the terms of any such
indenture, instrument or agreement, or (c) require any consent of the stockholders of any Person (other than to the extent obtained and in full force and effect), in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), except those which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for any violation of, or failure to obtain an approval or consent required under, any such indenture, instrument or agreement that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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5.4. Governmental Consents. No order, consent, approval, qualification, license,
authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of, any court, governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, any securities exchange or other Person is
required to authorize in connection with the execution, delivery, consummation or performance of any of the Loan Documents or the application of the proceeds of the Loans, except for such orders, consents, approvals, qualifications, licenses,
authorizations, or validations of, or filings, recordings or registrations, exemptions, or other actions that have already been taken, given or received or the failure of which to take, give or receive could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding upon or applicable to such Loan
Party or such Subsidiary, in each case the consequence of which default or violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5. Financial Statements. The Parent has heretofore made available to each of the Lenders (a) the December 31, 2025 audited
consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and (b) the unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries through June 30, 2026 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). Each of the Financial Statements was prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and operations of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries at such dates and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended (except, in the case of such unaudited statements, for normal year-end audit adjustments
and the absence of footnotes).
5.6. Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2025, as of the Effective Date, excluding the
effect of any Disclosed Claims, there has not occurred any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.7. Taxes. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all United States federal, United Kingdom, Irish and
other material Tax returns which are required to be filed by them and have paid all Taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by such Loan Party or Subsidiary, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good
faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.8. Litigation and Contingent Obligations. There is no litigation, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or governmental investigation
(including, without limitation, by the Federal Trade Commission) pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against any Loan Party that would reasonably be expected (a) to have a Material Adverse Effect as of the
Effective Date, except for Disclosed Claims or (b) to prevent or enjoin the making of any Credit Extensions under this Agreement.
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5.9. ERISA. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group maintains, or is obligated to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan or has incurred, or is reasonably expected to incur, any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer
Plan. Each Plan complies in all material respects with its terms and with all applicable requirements of law and regulations, except if failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor
any member of the Controlled Group has, with respect to any Plan, failed to make any contribution or pay any amount required under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of such Plan which would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of a Loan Party, threatened claims, actions, investigations or lawsuits against any Plan, any fiduciary thereof, or such Loan Party or any member of the
Controlled Group with respect to a Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any member of the Controlled Group has engaged in any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975 of
the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) in connection with any Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Plan which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the Effective Date, no Borrower is nor will be (1) an employee
benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code; (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for purposes of ERISA or the Code; or
(4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary as of the Effective
Date is, or has at any time in the six years prior to the Effective Date been, (i) an employer (for the purposes of Sections 38 to 51 of the Pensions Act 2004) of any occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (as both
such terms are defined in the Pension Schemes Act 1993), is not a Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan and is not a scheme within Section 38(1)(b) of the Pensions Act 2004 or (ii) “connected” with or an “associate”
(as those terms are used in Sections 38 and 43 of the Pensions Act 2004) of such an employer (except in relation to any Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan). The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Permitted UK
Defined Benefit Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan, in each case
as of the date of the most recent financial statements prior to the Effective Date reflecting such amounts, except where any underfunding of the Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) as of such date would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary has been issued with a contribution notice or financial
support direction by the UK Pensions Regulator or received any warning notice from the UK Pensions Regulator relating to the issue of a contribution notice or financial support direction, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.10. Regulations T, U and X. Margin Stock constitutes less than 25% of those assets
of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge or other restriction hereunder. No Loan Party or any Subsidiary is engaged, principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of
extending, or arranging for the extension of, credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used in a manner which would violate, or result in a violation of, Regulation T, U, X or for
carrying any Margin Stock or any other purpose that might cause any Advance to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X. Neither the making of any Advance hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof
will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X.
5.11. Investment Company. No Loan Party is, or after
giving effect to any Advance will be required to be registered as, an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5.12. Ownership of Properties. As of the Effective Date, the Parent and its Subsidiaries have fee simple title to all of the
Properties reflected in the Financial Statements as being owned by the Parent and its Subsidiaries, except for Properties sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed in the Disclosed Claims, since
the date thereof, except where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries own or possess rights to use all patents, patent applications, copyrights, service
marks, trademarks and trade names necessary to continue to conduct their business as currently conducted, except where the failure to have any such rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no such patent or
trademark has been declared invalid, been limited by order of any court or by agreement or is the subject of any infringement, interference or similar proceeding or challenge, except for invalidities, limitations, proceedings and challenges which
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.13. Environmental Laws. There are no claims, investigations,
litigation, administrative proceedings, notices, requests for information, whether pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of a Loan Party, threatened, or judgments or orders asserting violations of applicable federal, state and local
environmental, health and safety statutes, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, orders, decrees, directives and standards (“Environmental Laws”) or alleging potential liability or responsibility under Environmental Laws relating
to any toxic or hazardous waste, substance or chemical or any pollutant, contaminant, chemical or other substance defined or regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, petroleum, crude oil or any fraction
thereof (“Hazardous Materials”) asserted against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries which, in any case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary has caused or
permitted any Hazardous Materials to be Released, either on or under real property, currently or formerly, legally or beneficially owned or operated by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary or on or under real property to which such Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries transported, arranged for the transport or disposal of, or disposed of Hazardous Materials, which Release would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.14. Insurance. Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries maintain, with insurance companies believed to be financially sound and
reputable, insurance on their tangible Property in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business practice.
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5.15. Insurance Licenses. No material license, permit or authorization of any Loan
Party or any Subsidiary to engage in the business of insurance or insurance-related activities is the subject of a proceeding for suspension or revocation, except where such suspension or revocation would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.16. Disclosure. All material written information (other than projections, pro forma information (other
than any historical information included therein), estimates, forecasts, and other forward-looking information (collectively, “Projections”), information of a general economic or industry specific nature and independent
third-party generated industry information) heretofore furnished by the Parent or any Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby does not, and all
such information hereafter made available by the Parent or any Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender will not, at the time made available and when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstance under which such statements were or are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto; provided that any such
supplement or update shall not cure a prior breach of representation and warranty) ; provided that such representation and warranty with respect to the Acquired Business prior to the Acquisition Closing Date is made to the Parent’s or a
Borrower’s knowledge. All Projections, if any, that have been or will be prepared by the Parent or the Borrower and made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (solely to the extent such Projections in respect of the Acquired
Business have been made by the Parent or the Borrower) have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that the Parent or the Borrower believes are reasonable (it being understood that such Projections are subject to significant
risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Parent’s or the Borrower’s control, and that no assurance can be given that any particular Projections will be realized and that actual results may vary materially from
such Projections).
5.17. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and
procedures reasonably designed to promote compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective
directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of any officer of the Parent, the agents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Parent,
any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of any officer of the Parent, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees is a Sanctioned Person; other than to the extent this representation would result in a violation of Council Regulation (EC)
No 2271/96, as amended (or any implementing law or regulation in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom).
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ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
So long
as any Loan shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
6.1. Financial Reporting. Each Loan Party will maintain, for itself and its Subsidiaries, a system of accounting designed to produce
the financial statements required pursuant to this Section 6.1 in accordance with the Agreement Accounting Principles, and the Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders):
(a) No later than ninety (90) days after the close of its Fiscal Year, an audit report of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a
Consolidated basis, certified by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing, or as reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like
qualification or qualified as to the scope of such audit, (except for any such qualification, risk factor, note to financial statements, explanatory paragraph or otherwise, pertaining to, or disclosure resulting from (i) changes in accounting
principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP and required or approved by the Borrower’s independent certified public accountants or (ii) the maturity (or impending maturity) of any Indebtedness or commitments therefor (including the
Obligations) occurring within one year of the date of delivery of the relevant audit opinion), prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheets as
of the end of such period and related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows.
(b) No later than 45 days after the close
of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each of its Fiscal Years, for itself and its Subsidiaries, consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at the close of each such period and consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for
the period from the beginning of such Fiscal Year to the end of such quarter, all certified by its president, chief financial officer or treasurer as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c) Together with the financial statements required by clauses (a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate signed by its
president, chief financial officer or treasurer (i) showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with Section 6.14, provided that in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting
principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, it shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 6.14, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements
to Agreement Accounting Principles, and (ii) stating that no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing, stating the nature and status thereof.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) As soon as
possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after an officer of the Parent acquiring knowledge that any Termination Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by its chief financial officer or treasurer, describing
said Termination Event and the action which it proposes to take with respect thereto; provided that no such notice shall be required to be given unless such Termination Event would reasonably be expected to result in liabilities of the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000.
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(f) As soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after an officer of
the Parent acquiring knowledge thereof, notice of the assertion or commencement of any claims, action, suit or proceeding against or affecting any Loan Party or any Subsidiary which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Promptly upon an officer of the Parent acquiring knowledge thereof, notice of any change in the credit rating of the senior unsecured
long term debt of the Parent by S&P or Moody’s or any notice of an intent to make such change or cease to provide a credit rating for such debt by either such ratings agency.
(h) Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to its shareholders, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished
(or links to pages on its website where such information may be accessed by each Lender).
(i) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of
all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which its or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC (or links to pages on its website where such information may be accessed).
(j) Such other information (including, without limitation, non-financial information) as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request; provided that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to disclose any document, information or other matter in respect of which disclosure to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or its respective designated representative) is as reasonably determined by an officer of the Parent then prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, or any obligation or agreement binding on the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries or is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a), (b), (h) and (i) of this Section 6.1 (including any requirements to provide links to pages on its website where such information may be accessed) may be satisfied with respect to the Parent
and its Subsidiaries by the filing with the SEC of (A) the Parent’s form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, and (B) such other financial statements, reports,
proxy statements, registration statements and other reports.
6.2. Use of Proceeds. The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary
of the Parent to, use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes and the financing of transactions permitted hereunder. The Parent will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of the Advances to
purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U). No Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall directly, or to the knowledge of an officer of the Parent, indirectly use the proceeds of any Advance 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. No Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents shall directly, or to the knowledge of an officer of the Parent, indirectly use the proceeds of any Advance for the purpose of financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or a Person known
by the Parent to be 50% or more owned by a Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except where such activities, business or transaction could be conducted legally by U.S. Persons generally.
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6.3. Notice of Default. The Parent will give prompt (but in any case within ten
(10) days) notice in writing to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) of the occurrence of (a) any Default or Unmatured Default that is continuing and (b) subject to Section 6.1(f), any other event or
development, financial or other, relating specifically to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (and not of a general economic or political nature) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4. Conduct of Business. The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) carry on and conduct its business in
substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted, and will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (i) businesses in the same fields of
enterprise as now conducted by it and its Subsidiaries (including, on and after the Acquisition Closing Date, as is now conducted by the Target and its Subsidiaries) or (ii) businesses that are reasonably related or incidental thereto or that,
in the judgment of its board of directors, are reasonably expected to materially enhance the other businesses in which it and its Subsidiaries are engaged, and (b) do all things necessary to remain duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing (or the equivalent, if any) in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except where failure to be in such good standing (or the
equivalent, if any) or so qualified or authorized would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.4 shall prohibit the dissolution or sale,
transfer or other disposition of any Subsidiary that is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
6.5. Taxes. The Parent will,
and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay when due all material Taxes required to be paid by it, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside or
nonpayment of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.6. Insurance. The Parent will, and will
cause each Subsidiary to, maintain with insurance companies believed to be financially sound and reputable insurance on all their tangible Property in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business practice, and it will
furnish to the Administrative Agent and any Lender upon reasonable written request, reasonably detailed information as to the insurance carried.
6.7. Compliance with Laws. The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs,
judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, the failure to comply with which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Parent will maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to
promote compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions; other than to the extent this covenant would result in a violation of Council Regulation
(EC) No 2271/96, as amended (or any implementing law or regulation in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom).
6.8.
Maintenance of Properties. The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep its tangible Property in good repair, working order and condition, and make all necessary and
proper repairs, renewals and replacements except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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6.9. Inspection. The Parent will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, by their respective representatives and agents, during normal business hours, to inspect any of the Property, corporate books and financial records of such Loan Party and each Subsidiary, to examine and make
copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of such Loan Party and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Loan Party and each Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective
officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the Lenders may designate; provided that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion
of, any document, information or other matter in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or its respective designated representative) is as reasonably determined by an officer of the Parent then prohibited by
applicable law, rule or regulation, or any obligation or agreement binding on the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided, further, excluding any
such visits and inspections during the continuation of a Default, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole, shall exercise such rights no more often than one (1) time during any calendar year at the expense of the Parent;
provided, further, when a Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent, and each Lender may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Parent at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Parent will keep
or cause to be kept, and cause each Subsidiary to keep or cause to be kept, appropriate records and books of account in which complete entries are to be made reflecting its and their business and financial transactions, sufficient to permit the
preparation of financial statements in accordance with Section 6.1.
6.10. Merger. The Parent will not, nor will it permit any
Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent, except that:
(a) a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) may merge into, consolidate with or dispose of assets to any Loan Party or any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party;
(b) any Loan Party or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or dispose of assets to any
other Person so long as
(i) in the case of a merger or consolidation to which the Parent is a party, (A) the Parent is the surviving
corporation and (B) the Parent remains organized under the laws of the United Kingdom (including its member countries), Ireland or of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
(ii) in the case of a Borrower, (A) a Borrower is the surviving corporation and (B) such Borrower remains organized under the laws
of the United Kingdom (including its member countries) or of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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(iii) in the case of a merger or consolidation to which any Guarantor (other than the
Parent) is a party or a disposal of all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor (other than the Parent), such Guarantor is the surviving Person or the surviving Person shall expressly assume the obligations of such Guarantor in a manner
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and
(iv) in the case of a merger or consolidation to which a Subsidiary is a party and
to which a Loan Party is not a party or a disposal of all or substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary (other than to a Loan Party), the surviving corporation is a Subsidiary, and in any such case other than the Acquisition, prior to and
after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) any
Subsidiary may enter into a merger or consolidation as a means of effecting a disposition or acquisition which would not result in the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent.
6.11. Liens. The Parent will not, nor will it permit any Guarantor to, create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the
Property of the Parent or any of the Guarantors, except:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies that are not
delinquent, can be paid without penalty or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting shall have been set aside;
(b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the
ordinary course of business which secure the payment of obligations not more than ninety (90) days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on its
books;
(c) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or
other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation;
(d) Liens arising out of deposits to secure the performance of
bids, trade contracts, leases, subleases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations);
(e) Utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally
existing with respect to properties of a similar character;
(f) Banker’s liens, rights of
set-off or similar rights with respect to (i) deposit accounts maintained with a depository institution in the ordinary course of business, (ii) securing obligations with respect to the maintenance
of such accounts (and in no event securing any Indebtedness or other obligations) and (iii) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Parent or its Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations in the ordinary course of
business;
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(g) Liens on cash collateral or other deposits securing obligations in respect of letters of
credit issued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;
(h) Any Lien arising by operation
of law in the ordinary course of business in respect of any obligation which is less than ninety (90) days overdue or which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate means and for which adequate reserves have been made;
(i) Liens created by any Loan Party over deposits and investments in the ordinary course of such Person’s insurance and reinsurance
business to comply with the requirements of any regulatory body of insurance or insurance brokerage business;
(j) Any Liens arising for
the benefit of a credit institution pursuant to Clause 24 General Banking Conditions of the Netherlands Bankers Association (Algemene Voorwaarden van de Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken) in respect of any bank account held with a credit
institution in the Netherlands;
(k) Liens over and limited to the balance of credit balances on bank accounts of any Loan Party created
in order to facilitate the operation of such bank accounts and other bank accounts of such Loan Party on a net balance basis with credit balances and debit balances on the various accounts being netted off for interest purposes;
(l) Liens existing on the Effective Date; provided that, with respect to each such Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an
aggregate committed or principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Lien is set forth on Schedule 6.11;
(m) leases, licenses,
subleases or sublicenses granted to other Persons in the ordinary course of business (or other agreement under which the Borrower or a Guarantor has granted rights to end users to access and use the Borrower or any Guarantor’s products,
technologies, facilities or services);
(n) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased of the Borrower
or any Guarantors are located;
(o) Liens on Property of the Borrower or any Guarantors created solely for the purpose of securing
purchase money indebtedness or Capitalized Leases and representing or incurred to finance, refinance or refund the purchase price of Property; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover other Property of the Borrower or such Guarantor other
than the respective Property so acquired or leased;
(p) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any Guarantor in the ordinary course of business;
(q) Liens existing on
Property at the time of (and not in contemplation of) its acquisition or existing on the Property of any Person at the time such Person becomes (and not in contemplation of such Person becoming) a Subsidiary, after the Effective Date;
provided, such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or Property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired Property of such acquired Subsidiary);
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(r) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements or similar public filings; and
(s) other Liens securing an aggregate principal amount of obligations at no time
exceeding an amount equal to the greater of $1,000,000,000 or ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Net Worth at such time.
6.12.
Affiliates. The Parent will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase or sale of any Property or service) with, or make any payment or transfer to, any Affiliate
except:
(a) for transactions between the Parent and any Wholly Owned Subsidiary or between Wholly Owned Subsidiaries,
(b) payment of employees, consultants, officers and directors and benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit
plans), severance and indemnification arrangements in the ordinary course or as approved by the board of directors or comparable governing body of the Parent or any Subsidiary,
(c) provision of financial and other services and the sharing of know-how, technology and office space
in the ordinary course of business, and
(d) upon terms no less favorable to such Person than such Person would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction.
6.13. Change in Fiscal Year. The Parent shall not change its
Fiscal Year to end on any date other than December 31 of each year, except as otherwise required under applicable law, rule or regulation.
6.14. Financial Covenants. (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense. The Parent will maintain as
of the last day of each Measurement Period, commencing with the first Fiscal Quarter end date occurring on or after the Effective Date, a ratio of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense of not less than 4.0 to 1.0.
(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Parent will maintain as of the last day of the Measurement Period, commencing with the first
Fiscal Quarter end date occurring on or after the Effective Date, a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of not more than (i) prior to the Acquisition Closing Date, 3.50 to 1.00, (ii) on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter during which the Acquisition
Closing Date occurs, 4.75 to 1.00, (iii) on the last day of each of the first and second full consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the Acquisition Closing Date, 4.50 to 1.00, (iv) on the last day of the third full consecutive Fiscal Quarter
ending after the Acquisition Closing Date, 4.25 to 1.00, (v) on the last day of the fourth and fifth full consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the Acquisition Closing Date, 4.00 to 1.00, (vi) on the last day of the sixth and seventh full
consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the Acquisition Closing Date, 3.75 to 1.00 and (vii) on
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the last day of the eighth full consecutive Fiscal Quarter ending after the Acquisition Closing Date and the last day of each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter, 3.50 to 1.00; provided that,
upon the written notice of the Parent (such notice, which shall include a listing of the acquisitions so made, a “Covenant Reset Notice”) at any time when the required covenant level is otherwise 3.50 to 1.00, but without any
action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at any time where during the prior twelve-month period the Parent can demonstrate that it and/or any Subsidiaries of the Parent have made acquisitions (other than the Acquisition) whose
aggregate consideration equals or exceeds $500,000,000 (which amount of aggregate consideration is calculated consistent with past practice), the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 6.14(b) shall be automatically
increased from 3.50 to 1.00 to 4.00 to 1.00 for a period of four Fiscal Quarters after such acquisition and 3.75 to 1.00 for two more Fiscal Quarters thereafter (a “Covenant Reset Period”), commencing with the Fiscal Quarter in
which one of the subject acquisitions included in the Covenant Reset Notice is consummated; provided, further, that after the end of each Covenant Reset Period, the Parent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an executed
Compliance Certificate that shall evidence the Parent’s compliance with a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 3.50 to 1.00 for a full Fiscal Quarter following the end of such Covenant Reset Period before becoming entitled to make an additional
Covenant Reset Notice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, must nonetheless comply with the other requirements of this Section 6.14(b)).
6.15. ERISA. (a) The Parent will (i) fulfill and cause each member of the Controlled Group to fulfill its obligations under
the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code with respect to each Single Employer Plan, except where such failure to fulfill such obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) comply with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Single Employer Plan, except where such failure or noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and
(iii) not, and not permit any member of the Controlled Group, to (A) seek a waiver of the minimum funding standards under ERISA, (B) terminate or withdraw from any Plan or (C) take any other action with respect to any Plan which
would reasonably be expected to entitle the PBGC to terminate, impose liability in respect of, or cause a trustee to be appointed to administer, any Plan, unless the actions or events described in the foregoing clauses (A), (B) or (C) would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary will be (i) an employer (for the purposes of Sections 38 to 51 of the Pensions Act 2004) of any occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (as both such terms are defined in
the Pension Schemes Act 1993), is not a Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan and is not a scheme within Section 38(1)(b) of the Pensions Act 2004 or (ii) “connected” with or an “associate” (as those terms are used
in Sections 38 and 43 of the Pensions Act 2004) of such an employer (except in relation to any Permitted UK Defined Benefit Pension Plan).
6.16. Indebtedness. The Parent will not permit any Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
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(b) [reserved];
(c) Indebtedness owed to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party;
(d) Indebtedness under performance bonds, surety bonds or letter of credit obligations to provide security under worker’s compensation
laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation, and bank overdrafts, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary existing as of the Effective Date (other than Indebtedness described in clause (a) or (b) above), and
any replacement, renewal or refinancing thereof (including any other Subsidiary becoming a primary obligor in respect thereof); provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased, other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and
the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto;
(f) Indebtedness
under Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(g) Capitalized Lease
Obligations and purchase money indebtedness;
(h) Contingent Obligations not reflected as debt on the Consolidated balance sheet of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries;
(i) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protection, pooling agreements and similar
arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Parent or any
Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary which existed immediately prior to becoming a
Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness (i) was not incurred or assumed in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary and (ii) is not guaranteed by a Loan Party (other than Parent); and
(l) other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at no time exceeding an amount equal to the greater of $1,000,000,000 or
ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Net Worth at such time; and
(m) Indebtedness under the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of
September 18, 2026 among the Parent, Aon Corporation, AGH, AGL, Aon North America, Inc., the lenders party thereto and Citibank, as administrative agent, and any replacement, renewal or refinancing thereof (as amended, restated, extended,
waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement”), provided that no other Subsidiary becomes obligated in respect thereof unless such Subsidiary substantially concurrently becomes
a Guarantor hereunder (and, in the case of any Intermediate Holding Company, within the period set forth in Section 6.17).
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6.17. Additional Guarantors. If any Intermediate Holding Company provides a guarantee
of the obligations of Aon North America, Inc. under the 2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Parent shall cause such Intermediate Holding Company to promptly, and within no later than 10 Business Days (or such later date as the Administrative Agent
may agree) thereafter, execute and deliver a Guaranty Supplement to the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a Default:
7.1. Representations and Warranties. Any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Credit Extension, or any
certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be false in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made.
7.2. Non-Payment. Nonpayment of any principal of any Loan when due or nonpayment of any
interest upon any Loan or of any facility fee or other fee or obligation under any of the Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due.
7.3. Specific Covenants. The breach by any Loan Party of any of the terms or provisions of Section 6.2,
Section 6.3(a) or Sections 6.10 through 6.17.
7.4. Other Defaults. The breach by any Loan
Party (other than a breach which constitutes a Default under Section 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after receipt of
written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
7.5. Cross-Default. (i) Failure of any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries to pay any Indebtedness aggregating in excess of $200,000,000 when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); (ii) the default by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the performance of any term, provision or
condition contained in any agreement or agreements under which any such Indebtedness was created or is governed, or the occurrence of any other event or existence of any other condition, in each case, the effect of any of which is to cause such
Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (iii) any such Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity
thereof; provided that (x) neither clause (ii) nor clause (iii) shall apply to Indebtedness that is subject to a “change of control” put or event of default arising as a result of any acquisition of any entity or its
subsidiaries or any business thereof so long as in each case any such Indebtedness that is put or is subject to such “change of control” event of default is paid as required by the terms of such Indebtedness and (y) clause (iii)
shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the Property securing such Indebtedness.
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7.6. Insolvency. Any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall
(a) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under any Debtor Relief Laws as now or hereafter in effect, (b) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (c) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment
of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its Property, (d) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief
under any Debtor Relief Laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, dissolution, winding-up,
liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, administration or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the
material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (e) take any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.6, (f) fail to contest in good faith any
appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.7 or (g) become unable to pay, not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.
7.7. Involuntary Insolvency. Without the application, approval or consent of such Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, a
receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator, administrator, compulsory manager or similar official shall be appointed for any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its Property or a proceeding described in
Section 7.6(d) shall be instituted against any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty
(60) consecutive days.
7.8. Condemnation. Any court, government or governmental agency shall condemn, seize or otherwise
appropriate, or take custody or control of (each, a “Condemnation”), all or any portion of the Property of the Parent or any of its Significant Subsidiaries which, when taken together with all other Property of the Parent and its
Significant Subsidiaries so condemned, seized, appropriated, or taken custody or control of, during the twelve-month period ending with the month in which any such Condemnation occurs, constitutes a Substantial Portion and would result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
7.9. Judgments. Any Loan Party or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall fail within thirty (30) days to
pay, bond or otherwise discharge any one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money an aggregate amount in excess of $200,000,000, which is not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith and as to which
no enforcement actions have been commenced; provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not be a Default under this Section 7.9 to the extent (i) such judgment or order is covered by a valid and
binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer covering payment thereof and (ii) if 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 or order.
7.10. Change of Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.
7.11. ERISA. Any Termination Event shall occur in connection with any Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
7.12. Invalidity of Guaranty. Section 15.1 shall cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any
Guarantor, or any Guarantor shall so state in writing.
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ARTICLE VIII
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
8.1. Acceleration. (a) If any Default described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 occurs with respect to any
Borrower organized under the laws of the United States, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without any election or action on the part of
the Administrative Agent or any Lender. If any other Default occurs and is continuing, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent or upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) may terminate or suspend the obligations of
the Lenders to make Loans hereunder, or declare the Obligations to be due and payable, or both, whereupon the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which each
Borrower hereby expressly waives.
(b) If, within ten (10) Business Days after (i) acceleration of the maturity of the
Obligations or (ii) termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder as a result of any Default that has occurred and is continuing (other than any Default as described in Section 7.6 or 7.7
with respect to any Borrower) and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the Obligations due shall have been obtained or entered, the Required Lenders, in their sole discretion, shall so direct the Administrative Agent, then the
Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrowers, rescind and annul such acceleration and/or termination.
8.2. Amendments.
No Loan Document, nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except that, subject to the provisions of this Article VIII, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent in writing of the Required Lenders)
and the Borrower Representative may enter into agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or modifying any provisions to the Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or the Borrowers hereunder or thereunder or
waiving any Default or Unmatured Default hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, that no such supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby:
(a) Extend the Facility Termination Date with respect to such Lender, compromise or forgive the principal amount of any Loan, or reduce the
rate of interest or compromise or forgive payment of interest on any Loan, or reduce the amount of, or compromise or forgive payment of, any fee payable hereunder; provided that neither (x) a waiver of a Default or Unmatured Default nor
(y) the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement or Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.23(b) or (c), as applicable, shall constitute a waiver or amendment or reduction in the rate of interest under this
clause (a);
(b) Reduce the percentage specified in 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;
(c) Increase the amount of the Commitment of any Lender hereunder;
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(d) Amend this Section 8.2 or Section 11.2;
(e) Permit any assignment by any Borrower of its Obligations or its rights hereunder (other than pursuant to a transaction permitted
hereunder);
(f) Postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or the date fixed for any payment of fees
or other amounts due hereunder or subordinate the Obligations to any other Indebtedness or other obligations; or
(g) Release any
Guarantor from its guaranty of the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder (other than pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder).
No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under
Section 12.2 without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement.
In addition, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.2, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower Representative without the need to obtain
the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or defect or correct any
typographical error or other manifest error in any Loan Document or (iii) to cause such other Loan Documents to be consistent with this Agreement and, in each case, the impact of such amendment or waiver on the Lenders is de minimis.
8.3. Preservation of Rights. No delay or omission of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to exercise any right under the Loan
Documents shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein, and the making of a Credit Extension notwithstanding the existence of a Default or the inability of any Borrower to satisfy the conditions
precedent to such Credit Extension shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or
other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.2, and then only to the extent in such writing
specifically set forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in full.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1. Survival of Representations. All representations and warranties of the Parent contained in this Agreement
or of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary contained in any Loan Document shall survive the making of the Credit Extensions herein contemplated.
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9.2. Governmental Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to any Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or regulation.
9.3. Headings. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of
any of the provisions of the Loan Documents.
9.4. Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and
understanding among the Parent, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Parent, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders relating to the
subject matter thereof other than the fee letter described in Section 10.10.
9.5. Several Obligations;
Benefits of this Agreement. The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and no Lender shall be the partner or agent of any other (except to the extent to which the Administrative Agent is authorized to act as
such). The failure of any Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other
than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the parties hereto expressly agree that each of the Arrangers shall enjoy the benefits of the provisions of Sections 9.6,
9.10 and 10.9 to the extent specifically set forth therein and shall have the right to enforce such provisions on its own behalf and in its own name to the same extent as if it were a party to this Agreement.
9.6. Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Parent shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and reasonably documented attorneys’ fees and time charges of one primary counsel and, if reasonably necessary, one local
counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole (which may be a single counsel acting in multiple material jurisdictions) for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers) paid or incurred by the
Administrative Agent or the Arrangers in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet), review, amendment, modification, and administration of the Loan
Documents. The Parent also agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders for any costs, internal charges and out-of-pocket expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and time charges of attorneys for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, which attorneys may be employees of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders) paid or incurred by the
Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender in connection with the collection of the Obligations or the enforcement of the Loan Documents.
(b) The Parent further agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender, their respective affiliates, and each of
their partners, trustees, administrators, advisors, agents, directors, officers and employees (each, an “Indemnified Party”) against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel), that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party (including, without limitation, in connection with any
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investigation, litigation or proceeding (whether in tort, contract, law or equity) or the preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (each, a “Proceeding”)) in each case,
arising out of or in connection with or by reason of this Agreement or the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any Credit Extension
hereunder, except to the extent that (i) they are determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (x) to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification or (y) to arise from a material breach of the obligations of an Indemnified Party under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (ii) they arise from any Proceeding (other than a
Proceeding against an Administrative Agent or Arranger acting pursuant to any Loan Document in its capacity as such or of any of its affiliates or its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives and
the successors of each of the foregoing) solely between or among Indemnified Parties not arising from any act or omission by the Parent or any of its affiliates. It shall be a condition precedent to the foregoing indemnity obligations that each
Indemnified Party seeking indemnity hereunder agree to return to the Parent amounts received when any of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence apply. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other
proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity will be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Parent, any of its directors, security holders or creditors, an Indemnified
Party or any other person or an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; provided, however, that as to any Indemnified Party, such indemnity shall not be effective with
respect to any litigation or proceeding brought by such Indemnified Party to the extent such litigation or proceeding results in an final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction against
such Indemnified Party. This Section 9.6 shall supersede any and all indemnification provisions entered into before the Effective Date among the Parent and the Administrative Agent, any Arrangers and any Lenders with
respect to this facility. The obligations of the Parent under this Section 9.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. This Section 9.6 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any
Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
9.7.
Judgments. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars or any other Committed Currency (the “Judgment Currency”) into a different currency (the
“Other Currency”), the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent 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 Judgment Currency with such Other Currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Administrative Agent at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given (or such other rate as may
be required by any applicable Law), for the purchase of the Judgment Currency, for delivery two Business Days thereafter.
9.8.
Accounting. Except as provided to the contrary herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
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9.9. Severability of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document that is held to
be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of
that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
9.10.
Nonliability of Lenders. The relationship between the Borrowers on the one hand and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, in their capacities as such, on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. None of the
Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender, in each case in their capacities as such, shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Loan Party. None of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender, in their capacities as such,
undertakes any responsibility to any Loan Party to review or inform any Loan Party of any matter in connection with any phase of any Loan Party’s business or operations. None of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender, in their
capacities as such, shall have any liability with respect to, and each party hereto hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue for, any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages suffered in connection with, arising out of, or in any
way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, including use by unintended recipients of information distributed electronically as provided herein; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the Parent
of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnified Party against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages paid by such Indemnified Party to a third party.
9.11. 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 to its and its Affiliates’ respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other
representatives, and third party settlement providers (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), (b) to
the extent requested by any Governmental Authority, regulatory authority or similar body, in each case, purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in which case such Person shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any
Governmental Authority or regulatory or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, notify the Parent as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person unless such notification is prohibited by
law, rule or regulation), (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any Note or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any Note or the enforcement of rights hereunder
or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions no less restrictive than 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 or any of their respective its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (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), (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors and other representatives) (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 any swap, derivative
or
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other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to any Loan Party and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (iii) any rating agency, (iv) the CUSIP
Service Bureau or any similar organization or (v) any insurers and/or risk protection providers, (g) with the consent of the Parent or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a
breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than any Loan Party; provided that no disclosure shall be made
to any Disqualified Lender. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to
the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in connection with the administration or servicing of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Commitments. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein prohibits any party hereto and its
respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, members, partners, stockholders, attorneys, accountants, agents and advisors from communicating or disclosing information regarding suspected violations of laws, rules or regulations to a
governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority. Nothing in any Loan Document shall prevent disclosure of any confidential information or other matter to the extent that preventing that disclosure would otherwise cause any transaction
contemplated by the Loan Documents, or any transaction carried out in connection with any transaction contemplated thereby, to become an arrangement described in Part II A 1 of Annex IV of Directive 2011/16/EU.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries
relating to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, including information received prior to the Effective Date, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries. 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.
Without limiting Section 9.4, each Loan Party agrees that the terms of this Section 9.11
shall set forth the entire agreement between the Loan Parties and each Lender (including the Administrative Agent) with respect to any confidential information previously or hereafter received by such Lender in connection with this Agreement, and
this Section 9.11 shall supersede any and all prior confidentiality agreements entered into by such Lender with respect to such confidential information.
9.12. Disclosure. Each Loan Party and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that Citibank and/or its Affiliates from time to time
may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with any Loan Party and its Affiliates.
9.13. USA PATRIOT ACT
NOTIFICATION. Each Lender hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (title III of Pub.L.107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
“Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such
Loan Party in
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accordance with the Act, including, without limitation, for each Borrower or Designated Subsidiary that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership
Regulation, to each Lender that so requests, a duly executed and completed Beneficial Ownership Certification. The Borrower Representative shall provide such information promptly upon the request of a Lender.
9.14. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, 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 EEA 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 undertaking, 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 Note; or
(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.
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1. Appointment and Authority. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Citibank, N.A. to act on its behalf as the Administrative
Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Other than Sections 10.6 and 10.10, the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Loan Parties shall have no
rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is
not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative
relationship between contracting parties.
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10.2. Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder
shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise
expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person 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 business with, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without
any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
10.3. Exculpatory Provisions. (a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any
duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is
continuing;
(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary
rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be
expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to
liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or
termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
(iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth
herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as
the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken
or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the
circumstances as provided in Sections 8.1 or 8.2), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative
Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Unmatured Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Unmatured Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by any Loan Party or any Lender.
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(c) 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in
connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default, (iv) the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
10.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or
intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone
and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction
of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative
Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such
counsel, accountants or experts.
10.5. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and
exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article 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 in connection with the syndication of
the Commitments as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that 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-agents.
10.6. Resignation of Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the
Lenders and the Borrower Representative. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower Representative unless a Default has occurred and is continuing (and otherwise in
consultation with the Borrower Representative), to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000 with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an
office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier
day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent
meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
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(b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause
(d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower Representative and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the
Borrower Representative unless a Default has occurred and is continuing (and otherwise in consultation with the Borrower Representative), appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the
Removal Effective Date.
(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable), (1) the
retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all
payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent
as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under
the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Parent to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Parent and such successor. After the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 9.6 and 9.10 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed
Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as
Administrative Agent.
10.7. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each
Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or
thereunder. Each Lender represents and warrants that (1) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (2) in participating as a Lender, it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding
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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 Borrowers, 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).
10.8. Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and
Indemnification. The Lenders severally agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Parent) ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been
terminated, in proportion to their Commitments immediately prior to such termination) (i) for any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration
and enforcement of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders) and
(ii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent
in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, for any such amounts incurred by or asserted against the
Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other documents, provided
that (A) no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent any of the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent and (B) any indemnification required pursuant to Section 3.5(f) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.8,
be paid by the relevant Lender in accordance with the provisions thereof. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
10.9. No Other Duties, etc. None of the Lenders (or affiliates of Lenders) identified in this Agreement as the “Syndication
Agent” or “Arrangers” or “Joint Bookrunners” or “Documentation Agents” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement in such identified capacity other than
those (in the case of those who are Lenders) applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders (or affiliates of Lenders) shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender
hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders (and such affiliates) as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 10.7.
10.10. Fees. Aon NA agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Arrangers, for their respective accounts, the fees
agreed to by Aon NA, the Administrative Agent and such Arrangers pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated August 30, 2026, or as otherwise agreed in writing from time to time.
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10.11. Lender ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants,
as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, to and for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent
and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)
such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance
of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions
involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a
class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house
asset managers), is applicable and satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Section VI
of PTE 84-14) that (I) is not ineligible pursuant to Section I(g) of PTE 84-14 and (II) has satisfied the requirements of Section I(k) 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 Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (f) of Section I
of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of sub-section (a) of Section I of PTE
84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion,
and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately
preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding
clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender
party hereto, to and for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in
such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this
Agreement or any documents related hereto).
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As used in this Section:
“Benefit Plan” means any (a) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
(b) “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the
assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“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.
10.12. Erroneous
Payments.
(a) If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (any
such Lender or other recipient (and each of their respective successors and assigns) , a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under
immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or
otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of
principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall
at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 10.12 and held for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with
respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days 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 Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), 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 Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to
the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of (1) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (if such amount is denominated in Dollars) or at the cost of funds incurred by the Administrative Agent (if such amount is denominated in a
Committed Currency) and (2) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this
clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any
Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender (and each of their respective successors and assigns) , agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest,
fees, distribution or otherwise) 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 this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment
sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such
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payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or
(z) that such Lender, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:
(i) it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be
presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment,
prepayment or repayment; and
(ii) such Lender shall (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any other recipient that
receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one (1) Business Day of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the
Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.12(b).
For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 10.12(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 10.12(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
(c) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender
under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Loan Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative
Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).
(d) (i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion
thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment
Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any
time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Advances (but not its Commitments ) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return
Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Advances (but not Commitments), the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at
par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower Representative) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or,
to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency
Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Advances to the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment),
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(B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent
as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment
Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent
and the Borrowers shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the
Advances subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
(ii) Subject to Section 12.1 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or
approval requirements (whether from the Borrower Representative or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Advances acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of
such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Advance (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims
against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or
repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Advances acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency
Assignment (to the extent that any such Advances are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the
applicable Lender from time to time.
(e) The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be
equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated
to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, to the rights and interests of such Lender) under the Loan Documents with respect to such amount (the
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) (provided that the Loan Parties’ Obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights shall not be duplicative of such Obligations in respect of
Advances that have been assigned to the Administrative Agent under an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment) and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed hereunder by any Loan
Party; provided that this Section 10.12 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of the Borrowers
hereunder relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative
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Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any 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 Borrowers for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby
waives, and is deemed to waive, 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 Erroneous
Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g) Each
party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.12 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender,
the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations of the Borrowers (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE XI
SETOFF;
RATABLE PAYMENTS
11.1. Setoff. If a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each its Affiliates is
hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and
other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing, by such Lender or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Parent or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Parent or such Loan Party 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 Parent or such Loan Party 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 2.21 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held 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
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 Representative 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.
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11.2. Ratable Payments. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued
interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at
face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i)
if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price promptly restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in
accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Loan Party in the amount of such
participation.
ARTICLE XII
BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
12.1. Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Parent nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.2, (ii) by way
of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.4, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 12.5 (and any other
attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 12.4 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.
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12.2. Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided unless a Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such
assignment, no Lender or other assignee shall acquire rights under any such assignment that would cause the Commitment of such Lender or assignee to be greater than 20% of the Aggregate Commitment; provided further that any such assignment
shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at
the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an
Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in paragraph (i)(A) of this Section,
the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date)
shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower Representative otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned.
(iii) Required
Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower Representative (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be
required unless (x) a Default under Section 7.2, Section 7.6 or Section 7.7 has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment
is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; provided that the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to
the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof (including the Administrative Agent’s confirmation by telephone that the Borrower Representative has received such notice); and
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be
required unless such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender;
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Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Goldman Sachs Bank USA may
assign to Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC without consent at any time; provided that such assignment shall comply with the other terms and provisions of this Section 12.2 (including delivery of an Assignment and Assumption to the
Administrative Agent).
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of
any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No
Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to Disqualified Lenders or (C) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (C).
(vi) No
Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person).
(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no
such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon
distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower Representative and the Administrative Agent, the
applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed
by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its pro rata share.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of
such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to
acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.3, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this
Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and 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 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 and Sections 9.6 and 9.10 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such
assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising
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from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be
treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 12.4.
12.3. Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its
offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption and each Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and
stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any
Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
12.4. Participations. Any Lender may at any
time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower Representative or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a Disqualified Lender, a natural Person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or
owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person or the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or any person not engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course
of business) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that
(i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the
indemnity under Section 10.8 with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
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 which would require consent of all of the affected Lenders
pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2 or of any other Loan Document that affects such Participant. The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4
and 3.5 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.5(d) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.5(d) shall
be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 12.2; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject
to the provisions of Sections 2.20, 3.5 and 3.6 as if it were an assignee under Section 12.2; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.1,
3.2 or 3.5, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to
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receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower
Representative’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower Representative to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.20 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.1 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 11.2 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 Borrowers, 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 commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that
such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed United States Treasury Regulations. 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.
12.5. Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or
assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or
assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
12.6. Disqualified Lenders. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no assignment or
participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Lender as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrower Representative has consented to such assignment in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the
purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Lender 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 Lender”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by the Borrower Representative of an
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Lender. Any assignment in violation of this clause 12.6(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of
this Section 12.6 shall apply.
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(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Lender without the
Borrower Representative’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrower Representative may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice
to the applicable Disqualified Lender and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Commitment of such Disqualified Lender and repay all obligations of the Borrowers owing to such Disqualified Lender in connection with such Commitment and/or
(B) require such Disqualified Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 12.2), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible
Assignees at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender 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 Lenders (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended
by the Lenders 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 Lender will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any for purposes of voting
on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws (a “Debtor Relief Plan”), each Disqualified Lender party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Debtor Relief Plan, (2) if
such Disqualified Lender does vote on such Debtor Relief Plan 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 Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such Debtor Relief Plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of
the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief 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).
(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrower Representative hereby expressly authorizes the
Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Lenders provided by the Borrower Representative and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Disqualified Lender List”) on the Platform, including
that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the Disqualified Lender List to each Lender requesting the same.
ARTICLE XIII
NOTICES
13.1. Giving Notice. (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly
permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in 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, mailed by certified or
registered mail or sent by facsimile or email as follows:
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(i) if to the Borrower Representative or any other Loan Party, to it at 200 East Randolph
St. Chicago, IL 60601, Attention of Treasurer (Facsimile No. [Redacted]; Telephone No. [Redacted]);
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent,
to Citibank, N.A. at Citibank, N.A. One Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention of Agency Operations (Facsimile No. [Redacted]; Telephone No. [Redacted]; email USAgencyServicing@citi.com);
(iii) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile 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 electronic communications, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic
communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender
pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Borrower Representative or any other Loan Party 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 e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), 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 e-mail 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.
13.2. Change of Address, etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
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13.3. Platform. (a) Each Loan Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may,
but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the
“Platform”).
(b) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as
defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, 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 any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the
Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Parent or the other Loan Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for
damages of any kind, including, without limitation, 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 Platform. “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 to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
ARTICLE XIV
COUNTERPARTS
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. This Agreement shall be effective when it
has been executed by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and each party has notified the Administrative Agent by electronic transmission or telephone that it has taken such action. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by telecopier or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif” or “DocuSign”) will be as effective as delivery of an original executed
counterpart of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import herein shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, digital copies of a
signatory’s manual signature, and deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature 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.
ARTICLE XV
GUARANTY
15.1. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability. (a) Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and
at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees,
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indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrowers to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents (including all renewals,
extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party in connection with the collection or enforcement
thereof). This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which
might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty (other than payment thereof), and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or
all of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the respective obligations of each Borrower are several and not joint, except to the extent such Borrower is providing a guarantee as a Guarantor.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (a) above, each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Guaranty, the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty, the Obligations and any other obligations of each Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for
purposes of any Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar avoidable or invalid transaction under foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Guaranty and the
obligations of each Guarantor hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty at any time shall be
limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance or other similarly avoidable or invalid transaction.
(c) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Guaranty, such Guarantor will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to the other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent and the Lenders be entitled to more than a single recovery. For the avoidance of doubt, Section 3.5 of this Agreement (and any provisions that
cross-reference Section 3.5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any payment made by a Guarantor under this Guaranty.
15.2.
Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any Law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting
any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any lender with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby
irrevocably waives any defenses, it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:
(a) any lack
of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;
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(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or
any of the Obligations under or in respect of the Loan Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Obligations resulting from the extension of
additional credit to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;
(c) any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent
to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
(d) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate
structure or existence of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) any failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose
to such Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Loan Party now or hereafter known to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (such
Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to disclose such information);
(f) the failure of any
other Person to execute or deliver this Guaranty, any supplement to this Guaranty or any other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of any Guarantor or other guarantor or surety with respect to the Obligations; or
(g) any other circumstance or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that might
otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, such Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety (other than payment thereof).
15.3. Rights Of Lenders. Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party may at
any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the
terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; and (c) apply such security
and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any
action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.
15.4. Certain Waivers and Acknowledgements. (a) Each Guarantor waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any disability or
other defense of any Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party) of the liability of such Borrower; (ii) any defense based on any claim
that such Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of any Borrower; (iii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (iv) any right to proceed against any
Borrower or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party whatsoever until the
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Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received payment in full in respect of the Obligations; and (v) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits
that may be derived from or afforded by applicable law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. Each Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices
of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence,
creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to
revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Obligations of each Borrower, whether existing now or in the future.
(c) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an
election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or
other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any other Person and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
(d) Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements
contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the waivers set forth in Section 15.2 and this Section 15.4 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
(e) The waivers of each Guarantor set forth in this Section 15.4 are made to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law.
15.5. Obligations Independent. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not
merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations, and a separate action may be brought against such Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not any Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
15.6. Subrogation. Upon the occurrence and solely during the continuance of a Default, no Guarantor shall exercise any right of
subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been paid and performed in full and the
Commitments are terminated. If any amounts are paid to any Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held for the benefit of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party and shall forthwith be
paid to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
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15.7. Termination; Reinstatement. This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable
guaranty of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the later of (a) all Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are paid in full in cash and (b) the Facility
Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Guarantor is made, or any of the Lenders or any Lender,
the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in
connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party are in possession of
or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
15.8. Stay Of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case
commenced by or against any Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party.
15.9. Condition Of Borrowers. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means
of, obtaining from the Borrowers such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrowers as such Guarantor requires, and that none of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party has any duty,
and such Guarantor is not relying on the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party at any time, to disclose to such Guarantor any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrowers (each
Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).
15.10. Guaranty Supplements. Upon the execution and delivery by any Person of a guaranty supplement in substantially the form of
Exhibit D hereto (each, a “Guaranty Supplement”), (a) such Person shall be referred to as a “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Section to a
“Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and (b) each reference herein to “this Guaranty,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to this
Section, and each reference in this Agreement to the “Guaranty,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Section, shall mean and be a reference to this Section as supplemented by such
Guaranty Supplement.
15.11. Irish Limitation. This Guaranty shall not apply to the extent it would result in the guaranty
constituting unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act or constitute a breach of Section 239 of the Irish Companies Act.
15.12. English Limitation. This Guaranty shall not apply to the extent that it would result in any obligation or liability constituting
unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 677 of the English Companies Act or any equivalent provision of any applicable law or otherwise being unlawful or in breach of the fiduciary or statutory duties of any director or
officer of any Loan Party.
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ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
16.1. Choice of Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN
CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
16.2. Consent to Jurisdiction, etc.
(a) Jurisdiction. The Parent and each other Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether at law or in equity, whether in contract or
in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the
courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably
and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation 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 in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document
against the Parent or any other Loan Party or its Properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) Waiver of Venue. The Parent
and each other Loan Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum
to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents
to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 13.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
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(d) Agent for Service of Process. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Aon
North America, Inc. as its agent for service of process with respect to all of the Loan Documents and all other related agreements to which it is a party (the “Process Agent”) and Aon North America, Inc. hereby accepts such
appointment as the Process Agent and hereby agrees to forward promptly to the Parent all legal process addressed to the Parent received by the Process Agent. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that the failure of Aon North America, Inc. to give any
notice of any such service shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. To the extent that each Designated Subsidiary has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from
jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its Property, each Designated Subsidiary hereby
irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement.
16.3. Designated Subsidiaries.
(a) Designation. The Parent may at any time, and from time to time, upon not less than 15 Business Days’ notice in the case of any Subsidiary so designated after the Effective Date, notify the Administrative Agent (who shall
promptly notify the Lenders) that the Parent intends to designate a Subsidiary as a “Designated Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement. On or after the date that is 15 Business Days after such notice, upon delivery to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender of a Designation Agreement duly executed by the Parent and the respective Subsidiary and substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, such Subsidiary shall thereupon become a “Designated Subsidiary”
for purposes of this Agreement and, as such, shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Borrower hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Parent’s notice of such pending designation by the Parent and
the identity of the respective Subsidiary. Following the giving of any notice pursuant to this Section 16.3(a), if the designation of such Designated Subsidiary obligates the Administrative Agent or any Lender to comply
with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, the Parent shall, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, supply
such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order for the Administrative Agent or such Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary
“know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.
If the Parent shall designate as a
Designated Subsidiary hereunder any Subsidiary not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the United Kingdom and Wales, any Lender may, with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Parent, fulfill its Commitment by
causing an Affiliate of such Lender to act as the Lender in respect of such Designated Subsidiary.
As soon as practicable after receiving
notice from the Parent or the Administrative Agent of the Parent’s intent to designate a Subsidiary as a Designated Subsidiary, and in any event no later than ten Business Days after the delivery of such notice, for a Designated Subsidiary
that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, any Lender that may not legally lend to, establish credit for the account of and/or do any business whatsoever with such
Designated Subsidiary, either directly or through an Affiliate of such Lender selected pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (a “Protesting Lender”) shall so notify the Parent and the Administrative Agent in writing.
With respect to each Protesting Lender, the Parent shall, effective on or before the date that such
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Designated Subsidiary shall have the right to borrow hereunder, either (A) notify the Administrative Agent and such Protesting Lender that the Commitments of such Protesting Lender shall be
terminated; provided that such Protesting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances, 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 Parent or the relevant Designated Subsidiary (in the case of all other amounts), or (B) cancel its request to designate such Subsidiary as a
“Designated Subsidiary” hereunder.
(b) Termination. Upon the payment and performance in full of all of the
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes of any Designated Subsidiary then, so long as at the time no Borrowing Notice in respect of such Designated Subsidiary is outstanding, such Subsidiary’s status as a
“Designated Subsidiary” shall terminate upon notice to such effect from the Administrative Agent to the Lenders (which notice the Administrative Agent shall give promptly upon its receipt of a request therefor from the Parent).
Thereafter, the Lenders shall be under no further obligation to make any Advance hereunder to such Designated Subsidiary.
16.4.
Substitution of Currency. If a change in any Committed Currency occurs pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental, monetary or multi-national authority, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the definition
of Eurocurrency Rate) will be amended to the extent determined by the Administrative Agent (acting reasonably and in consultation with the Borrower Representative) to be necessary to reflect the change in currency and to put the Lenders and the
Borrowers in the same position, so far as possible, that they would have been in if no change in such Committed Currency had occurred.
16.5. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH LOAN PARTY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, LAW OR EQUITY) INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP
ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
AON PLC, as a Guarantor
By:
/s/ John King
Name:
John King
Title:
Global Treasurer
AON CORPORATION, as a Borrower, Guarantor and Borrower Representative
By:
/s/ Robert Lee
Name:
Robert Lee
Title:
Vice President
AON GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC, as a Borrower and Guarantor
By:
/s/ Alistair Patrick Boyd
Name:
Alistair Patrick Boyd
Title:
Director
AON GLOBAL LIMITED, as a Borrower and Guarantor
By:
/s/ Alistair Patrick Boyd
Name:
Alistair Patrick Boyd
Title:
Director
AON UK Limited, as a Borrower
By:
/s/ Steven King
Name:
Steven King
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
AON NORTH AMERICA, INC., as a Borrower and as a Guarantor
By:
/s/ Robert Lee
Name:
Robert Lee
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender and as Administrative Agent
By:
/s/ Maureen Maroney
Name:
Maureen Maroney
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Chris Choi
Name:
Chris Choi
Title:
Managing Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Dilip Chaini
Name:
Dilip Chaini
Title:
Director
Date: September 17, 2026
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Michael King
Name:
Michael King
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Charles Smentkowski
Name:
Charkes Smentkowski
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Spencer Andrews
Name:
Spencer Andrews
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
BANK OF MONTREAL, LONDON BRANCH, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Richard Pittam
Name:
Richard Pittam
Title:
Managing Director
By:
/s/ Ross Gleghorn
Name:
Ross Gleghorn
Title:
CFO
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Evan Moriarty
Name:
Evan Moriarty
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
ING Bank N.V., Dublin Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Rory Fitzgerald
Name:
Rory Fitzgerald
Title:
Director
By:
/s/ Rosemary Healy
Name:
Rosemary Healy
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:
/s/ Ritika Chawla
Name:
Ritika Chawla
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
The Bank of New York Mellon, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Matthew Morris
Name:
Matthew Morris
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
U.S. Bank National Association, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Han Yu
Name:
Han Yu
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Robert Grillo
Name:
Robert Grillo
Title:
Executive Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Marko Lukin
Name:
Marko Lukin
Title:
Director
By:
/s/ Alison Lugo
Name:
Alison Lugo
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Ananda Deroche
Name:
Ananda Deroche
Title:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Srisupen Andersen
Name:
Srisupen Andersen
Title:
SVP
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
Standard Chartered Bank, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Faye Drew
Name:
Faye Drew
Title:
Executive Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
The Northern Trust Company, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Lisa DeCristofaro
Name:
Lisa DeCristofaro
Title:
SVP
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Arun Vaidyanathan
Name:
Arun Vaidyanathan
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
UniCreditBank Gmbh New York, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Sam Opitz
Name:
Sam Opitz
Title:
Head of FIG Americas
By:
/s/ Alek Borowicz
Name:
Aleksander Borowicz
Title:
Managing Director, FIG Americas
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
Bank of China Europe S.A., Rotterdam branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Jue Xie
Name:
Jue Xie
Title:
Assistant General Manager
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
Bank of China Limited, New York Branch, as a Lender
By:
/s/ Raymond Qiao
Name:
Raymon Qiao
Title:
Executive Vice President
[Signature Page to Aon
2026 RCF Credit Agreement]
PRICING SCHEDULE
LEVEL I
LEVEL II
LEVEL III
LEVEL IV
LEVEL V
Debt Rating*
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated
at least A by
S&P or
A2 by Moody’s
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated
at least A-by S&P or
A3 by Moody’s but
less than the Debt
Rating in Level I
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated
at least BBB+ by
S&P
or Baa1 by Moody’s
but less than the Debt
Rating in Level II
Long-Term Senior
Unsecured Debt rated
at least BBB by
S&P
or Baa2 by Moody’s
but less than the Debt
Rating in Level III
None of Levels I, II,
III or IV
is
applicable
Applicable Facility Fee Rate (bps)
6.5
7.5
10.0
12.5
17.5
Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Advances / Eurocurrency Advances / SONIA Advances (bps)
68.5
80.0
90.0
100.0
120.0
Applicable Margin for Alternate Base Rate Advances (bps)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
*
In the event of a split rating, the applicable rating shall be deemed to be higher of the two ratings;
provided, if the difference between the two ratings is greater than one sub-grade, the applicable rating shall be deemed to be one sub-grade below the higher of
the two ratings, with Level I being the highest rating and Level V being the lowest rating.
The Applicable Margin and Applicable
Facility Fee Rate shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing table based on the Debt Ratings from time to time. The Debt Rating in effect on any date for the purposes of this Schedule is that in effect at the close of business on such
date. If at any time there is no Debt Rating from Moody’s or S&P, Level V shall apply.
SCHEDULE 1
COMMITMENTS
[On
File with Administrative Agent]
SCHEDULE 6.11
EXISTING LIENS
None.
EXHIBIT A
NOTE
[$__________________]
[Date]
[Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation] [Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under
the laws of England and Wales] [Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales] [Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation] [Aon UK Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of
England and Wales] (the “Borrower”), promises to pay __________ (the “Lender”) the lesser of the principal sum of __________ Dollars or the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to
the Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), in immediately available funds at the main office of Citibank, N.A. in New York, New York, as Administrative Agent, together with interest on the unpaid principal
amount hereof at the rates and on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower shall pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans in full on the Facility Termination Date applicable to the Lender and shall make such
mandatory payments as are required to be made under the terms of Article II of the Credit Agreement.
The Lender shall, and is hereby
authorized to, record on the schedule attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date and amount of each Loan and the date and amount of each principal payment hereunder.
This Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026
(which, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time, is herein called the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Aon plc, Aon Corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited, Aon North America,
Inc., Aon UK Limited, the lenders party thereto, including the Lender, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions governing this Note, including the
terms and conditions under which this Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement,
among other things, (i) provides for the making of Loans by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower
resulting from each such Loan being evidenced by this Note and (ii) contains provisions for determining the Dollar Equivalent of Loans denominated in Committed Currencies.
[Signature page follows]
1
[AON CORPORATION]
[AON GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC]
[AON GLOBAL LIMITED]
[AON UK LIMITED]
[AON NORTH AMERICA, INC.]
By:
Print Name:
Title:
2
SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
TO
NOTE OF AON [PLC] [CORPORATION]
[GLOBAL HOLDINGS PLC] [GLOBAL
LIMITED] [NORTH AMERICA, INC.],
DATED,
Date
Amount
and
Currency
of
Advance
Amount of
Principal
Paid or
Prepaid
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
Notation
Made By
3
EXHIBIT B
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: The
Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement Described Below
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the
“Parent”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England
and Wales, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Aon UK Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I am the duly elected [title of officer] of the Parent;
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the
transactions and conditions of the Consolidated Group during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements;
3. The
examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, any Default or Unmatured Default that has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below; and
4. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing compliance with certain covenants of the Credit
Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3
[Please list, in detail, the nature of the condition or event and the action which the Parent has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event]:
The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with
this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this [___] day of [__________], 20__.
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SCHEDULE I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE Schedule of Compliance as of __________, 20__ with Provisions of Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement
1. Section 6.14(a) - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest
Expense
A. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (for four fiscal quarters ended _________, 20__)
(i) Consolidated Net Income
$____________
(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense
$____________
(iii) expense for taxes paid or accrued
$____________
(iv) depreciation
$____________
(v) amortization
$____________
(vi) all extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring, infrequently occurring or unusual charges (including charges in respect of litigation and settlement thereof, termination fees in connection with and pursuant to any merger or acquisition agreement
and integration and restructuring charges)
$____________
(vii) non-cash charges and expenses
$____________
(viii) restructuring related cash and non-cash fees,
charges and expenses paid or incurred by the Parent or any Subsidiary (including employee termination costs, technology realization costs, real estate consolidation costs, asset impairments)
$____________
(ix) the amount of any losses (and minus the amount of any gains) associated with sales of
assets other than in the ordinary course of business, and any costs associated with discontinued operations
$____________
(x) stock option compensation expense resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement No. 123R and other non-cash, equity-based charges or expenses
$____________
(xi) the amount of any increase (or minus the amount of any decrease) in pension expense (other
than service costs) resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87 or any successor thereto
$____________
5
(xii) any impairment charge or asset write-off or
write-down (including related to intangible assets, including goodwill, long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity)
$____________
(xiii) expense arising from the early extinguishment of indebtedness
$____________
(xiv) any fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any issuance costs, advisory and
professional fees, any transaction incentives or retention bonuses or similar payments, earnouts or other contingent consideration, and purchase price adjustments), or any amortization thereof, in connection with any acquisition, investment,
disposition, issuance, repayment, refinancing or amendment or other modification of any indebtedness and any issuance of equity interests (in each case, including any such transaction undertaken but not completed), in an aggregate amount not to
exceed 5% of the aggregate consideration for (or principal amounts of) such transactions
$____________
(xv) any non-cash charges or losses or realized losses
attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with any acquisition
$____________
(xvi) any non-cash or realized gains attributable to mark-to-market adjustments of derivative instruments entered into in connection with any acquisition
$____________
(xvii) Sum of (i) through (xv) minus (xvi)
$___________1
B. Consolidated Interest Expense (for four fiscal quarters ended ________, 20__)
$
____________
C. Ratio of A to B to 1.0
D. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense not to exceed 4.0 to 1.0
E. Ratio [Complies] [Does Not Comply]
2. Section 6.14(b) - Consolidated Leverage Ratio
A. Consolidated Funded Debt (as of
__________, 20__)
$
____________
1
For any Measurement Period during which Aon plc or any Subsidiary shall have consummated a Specified
Transaction, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Measurement Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Specified Transaction occurred on the first day of such Measurement Period.
6
B. The sum of (x) 65% of all Unrestricted Cash as of the last day of this Measurement Period and (y) the aggregate
amount of cash proceeds received by Parent and its Subsidiaries from the issuance of Securities to the extent such proceeds have not been used but are intended to be used in connection with the Acquisition and the other Transactions (or to be used
to redeem or otherwise defease such Securities if the Acquisition is not consummated)
$
____________
C. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (set forth in 1.A(xvii) above)
$
____________
D. Ratio of (A minus B) to C to 1.00
E. Consolidated Leverage Ratio not to exceed [___ to
1.00]2
F. Ratio [Complies] [Does Not Comply]
2
Insert applicable ratio as determined by Section 6.14(b) of the Credit Agreement.
7
CUSIP Number:____________________
EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date
set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of
which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein
in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby
irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of
the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all
of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities), and (ii) to the
extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit
Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice
claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to
clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and
Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1.
Assignor:
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]
2.
Assignee:
[for the Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]
3.
Borrowers:
Aon Corporation, Aon North America, Inc., Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon UK Limited and Aon Global Limited
4.
Administrative Agent:
Citibank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.
Credit Agreement:
The Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 among Aon plc, Aon Corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited, Aon North America, Inc., Aon UK Limited, the Lenders parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto
6.
Assigned Interest[s]:
Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for all
Lenders3
Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
Percentage Assigned
of
Commitment/Loans14
CUSIP
Number
$
$
%
$
$
%
$
$
%
[7. Trade Date: __________]
8. [The Assignee confirms with respect to an Advance to a UK Borrower, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any Loan Party,
that it is:
(a) [not a UK Qualifying Lender];
(b) [a UK Qualifying Lender (other than a UK Treaty Lender)];
(c) [a UK Treaty Lender];]4
9. [The Assignee confirms with respect to an Advance to a UK Borrower that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Assignee in respect of
such Advance under a Loan Document is either:
(a) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(b) a partnership each member of which is:
(i)
a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
(ii)
a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a
permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of
the CTA; or
3
Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders hereunder.
4
Delete as applicable. Each Assignee with respect to an Advance to a UK Borrower is required to confirm which of
these three categories it falls within with respect to the United Kingdom.
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(c) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United
Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that company.] 5
10. [The Assignee confirms with respect to an Advance to a UK Borrower that it holds a passport under
the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme (reference number [ ]) and is tax resident in [ ] 6, so that interest payable to it by borrowers is generally subject to full exemption from UK
withholding tax and requests that the Administrative Agent notify:
(a) each UK Borrower which is a party as a UK Borrower as at the
Effective Date; and
(b) each UK Borrower which becomes a UK Borrower after the Effective Date,
thatthe scheme shall apply to this Credit Agreement (subject to the UK Borrower making the UK Borrower DTPP Filing).]7
[Page break]
5
Include if Assignee with respect to an Advance to a UK Borrower comes within paragraph (a)(ii) of the
definition of UK Qualifying Lender.
6
Insert jurisdiction of tax residence.
7
This confirmation must be included if the Assignee holds a passport under the United Kingdom HMRC DT Treaty
Passport scheme.
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Effective Date: __________ __, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED
BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this
Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Title:
[Consented to and]8 Accepted:
CITIBANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
By:
Title:
[Consented to:]9
AON CORPORATION
By:
Title:
8
To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
9
To be added only if the consent of the Borrower Representative is required by the terms of the Credit
Agreement.
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.
Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal
and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver
this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made
in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial
condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other
Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants
that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.2(iii), (v) and (vi) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.2(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from
and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with
respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type,
(v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other
documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest and
(vii) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will,
independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make
all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make
all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall
make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.
3.
General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of
counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment
and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT D
GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT
__________ __, ____
Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
One Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2
New
Castle, Delaware 19720
Attention: Agency Operations
Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among
Aon plc, Aon Corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited,
Aon North America, Inc., Aon UK Limited, the other Loan Parties party to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders
party to the Credit Agreement,
and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the above-captioned Credit Agreement and to the Guaranty set forth in Article XV thereof. The capitalized terms defined in
the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.
Section 1. Guaranty; Limitation of
Liability. (a) The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by
required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrowers to the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents (including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by
the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified party in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof). This Guaranty Supplement shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or
any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the undersigned under this Guaranty Supplement (other than payment
thereof), and the undersigned hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the respective obligations of each Borrower are several and not
joint, except to the extent such Borrower is providing a guarantee as a Guarantor.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (a) above, the undersigned, and
by its acceptance of this Guaranty Supplement, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty Supplement, the Guaranty, the Obligations and any other obligations of the
undersigned hereunder and thereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Debtor Relief Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar avoidable or invalid transaction
under foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Guaranty Supplement, the Guaranty and the obligations of the undersigned hereunder and thereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and
the undersigned hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the undersigned under this Guaranty Supplement and the Guaranty at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of the undersigned under this
Guaranty Supplement and the Guaranty not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance or similarly avoidable or invalid transaction.
(c) The undersigned hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that in the event any payment shall be required to be made to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Guaranty Supplement or the Guaranty, the undersigned will contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, such amounts to each other Guarantor so as to maximize the aggregate amount paid to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of the Credit Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent and the Lenders be entitled to more than a single recovery.
Section 2. Obligations Under the Guaranty. The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a
Guarantor by all of the terms and conditions of the Guaranty to the same extent as each of the other Guarantors thereunder. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first above written, that each reference in the Guaranty to an
“Additional Guarantor” or a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned, and each reference in any other Loan Document to a “Guarantor” or a “Loan Party” shall also mean and be a
reference to the undersigned.
Section 3. Execution in Counterparts. This Guaranty Supplement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Guaranty Supplement by signing any such counterpart.
Section 4. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc. (a) THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY,
DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SUPPLEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) The undersigned hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind
or description, whether at law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Guaranty Supplement or any other Loan Document
or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any
thereof, and each
of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard
and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. The undersigned agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation 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 Guaranty Supplement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender may otherwise have to
bring any action or proceeding relating to this Guaranty Supplement or any other Loan Document against the undersigned or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The undersigned irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now
or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty Supplement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. The undersigned hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING
IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
By
Title:
EXHIBIT E
DESIGNATION AGREEMENT
__________ __, ____
Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
One Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2
New
Castle, Delaware 19720
Attention: Agency Operations
Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, restated, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among
Aon plc, Aon Corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, Aon Global Limited,
Aon North America, Inc., Aon UK Limited, the other Loan Parties party to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders
party to the Credit Agreement,
and
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
Reference is made to the above-captioned Credit Agreement. The capitalized terms defined in the
Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.
Please be advised that the Parent hereby designates
its undersigned Subsidiary, _______________ (“Designated Subsidiary”), as a “Designated Subsidiary” under and for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.
The Designated Subsidiary, in consideration of each Lender’s agreement to extend credit to it under and on the terms and conditions set
forth in the Credit Agreement, does hereby assume each of the obligations imposed upon a “Designated Subsidiary” and a “Borrower” under the Credit Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Designated Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants to each Lender as follows:
(a) The
Designated Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent, if any) under the laws of _______________ and is duly qualified and in good standing (or its equivalent, if any) and is duly authorized to conduct its
business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted or proposed to be conducted that requires such authorization or qualification, except where failure to be in such good standing (or its equivalent, if any) or so qualified or
authorized would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Designated Subsidiary has all requisite corporate
or limited liability company power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Notes that are delivered by it and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by
the Designated Subsidiary of this Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Notes that are delivered by it and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceeding or other organizational
action. The Designation Agreement and the Notes delivered by it have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Designated Subsidiary.
(c) No order, consent, approval, qualification, license, authorization, or validation of, or
filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of, any court, governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, any securities exchange or other Person is required to authorize in connection
with the execution, delivery, consummation or performance of any of this Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the Notes to be delivered by the Designated Subsidiary, except for such orders, consents, approvals, qualifications, licenses,
authorizations, or validations of, or filings, recordings or registrations, exemptions, or other actions that have already been taken, given or received, or the failure of which to take, give or receive could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) This Designation Agreement constitutes, and the Notes to be delivered by the Designated Subsidiary when
delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Designated Subsidiary enforceable against the Designated Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
(e) There is no
litigation, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or governmental investigation (including, without limitation, by the Federal Trade Commission) pending or, to the knowledge of any of its officers, threatened against the Designated Subsidiary that would
reasonably be expected to prevent or enjoin the making of any Credit Extensions to the Designated Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement.
(f) The Designated Subsidiary is not organized in the European Union.
The Designated Subsidiary hereby agrees that service of process in any action or proceeding brought in any New York State court or in federal
court may be made upon the Aon Corporation at its offices at _______________, Attention: _______________ (the “Process Agent”) and the Designated Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Process Agent to give any notice of any
such service of process, and agrees that the failure of the Process Agent to give any notice of any such service shall not impair or affect the validity of such service or of any judgment rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon.
Aon Corporation hereby accepts such appointment as the Process Agent and agrees with you that (i) it will maintain an office in [New
York, New York] through the latest Facility Termination Date and will give the Administrative Agent prompt notice of any change of its address, (ii) it will perform its duties as Process Agent to receive on behalf of the Designated Subsidiary
and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any action or proceeding in any New York State or federal court sitting in New York City arising out of or relating to the Credit Agreement
and (iii) it will forward forthwith to the Designated Subsidiary at its address at __________ or, if different, its then current address, copies of any summons, complaint and other process which Aon Corporation received in connection with its
appointment as Process Agent.
This Designation Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of New York.
Very truly yours,
AON PLC
By
Title:
AON CORPORATION
By
Title:
[NAME OF DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY]
By
Title:
EXHIBIT F-1
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Parent”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited
company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Aon UK Limited, a private limited company organized
under the laws of England and Wales, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to
the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing
this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten- percent shareholder of any U.S Borrower within the meaning of
Section 871(h) (3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any U.S. Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and each U.S. Borrower with a certificate of its
non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the
undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform each U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished each
U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such
payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By
Name:
Title:
Date: __________ __,20[ ]
EXHIBIT F-2
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Parent”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited
company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Aon UK Limited, a private limited company organized
under the laws of England and Wales, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to
the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a
bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten-percent shareholder of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and
(iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any U.S. Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person
status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information
provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either
the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By
Name:
Title:
Date: __________ __,20[ ]
EXHIBIT F-3
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Parent”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited
company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto, Aon UK Limited, a private
limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to
the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect
partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement
entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten-percent shareholder
of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any U.S. Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C)
of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY
accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the
information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either
the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By
Name:
Title:
Date: __________ __,20[ ]
EXHIBIT F-4
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 18, 2026 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Aon plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Parent”), Aon Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Aon Global Holdings plc, a public limited
company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon Global Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, Aon North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders party thereto, Aon UK Limited, a private
limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
Pursuant to
the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this
certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of
Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten-percent shareholder of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code
and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any U.S. Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and each U.S. Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY
accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the
information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform each U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished each U.S. Borrower and the Administrative
Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement.
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By
Name:
Title:
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