Form 8-K
8-K — MCCORMICK & CO INC
Accession: 0001999371-26-009633
Filed: 2026-05-01
Period: 2026-04-28
CIK: 0000063754
SIC: 2090 (MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item: Other Events
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April
28, 2026
McCormick
& Co Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001-14920
52-0408290
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
File
Number)
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
24
Schilling Road, Suite 1
Hunt
Valley, Maryland
21031
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (410) 771-7301
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 exchange
on which registered
Common
Stock
MKC-V
New
York Stock Exchange
Common
Stock Non-Voting
MKC
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 Agreement
On
April 28, 2026, McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“McCormick”), entered into a Term Loan
Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among McCormick, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative
agent (the “Administrative Agent”), in connection with the financing of McCormick’s pending combination with
the foods business of Unilever PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales, (the “Merger”) pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 31, 2026 (the “Merger Agreement”).
The
Term Loan Agreement provides McCormick with the ability to borrow up to $2.0 billion (the “Term Loan Facility”) at
the closing of the Merger (such date, the “Closing Date”), subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions
for similar facilities, for the purpose of financing a portion of the cash consideration to be paid in the Merger and paying related
fees and expenses in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Term Loan
Facility matures three years after the Closing Date.
The
Term Loan Agreement contains a financial covenant requiring that McCormick maintain a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Interest
Expense (in each case, as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) of no less than 3.75:1.00 on the last day of each fiscal quarter,
commencing the last day of the first fiscal quarter ended after the Closing Date, as well as other non-financial covenants. Under
the Term Loan Agreement, borrowings will bear interest on the principal amount outstanding at a floating rate based on, at McCormick’s
election, (i) Term SOFR (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) plus an applicable margin based on the credit ratings of McCormick’s
senior unsecured long term debt ranging from 0.750% to 1.500% or (ii) Base Rate (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) plus an
applicable margin based on the credit ratings of McCormick’s senior unsecured long term debt ranging from 0.000% to 0.500%.
McCormick
will also pay a ticking fee under the Term Loan Agreement in an amount equal to a rate per annum equal to 0.10% times the actual
daily undrawn portion of the commitments in respect of the Term Loan Facility, from and including July 29, 2026 to but excluding
the earlier of (i) termination or expiration of the commitments under the Term Loan Facility and (ii) the Closing Date.
The
Term Loan Agreement contains customary events of default, including payment failures; failure to comply with covenants; failure
to satisfy other obligations under the Term Loan Agreement or related documents; inaccurate representations and warranties; defaults
in respect of other material indebtedness; bankruptcy, insolvency and inability to pay debts when due; material judgments; material
ERISA defaults; and change of control. If any event of default under the Term Loan Agreement occurs, the Administrative Agent
or the other lenders under the Term Loan Agreement may terminate their respective commitments and declare immediately due all
borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement, subject to a certain funds provision applicable through the expiration date of the commitments
under the Term Loan Agreement.
The
foregoing summary of the Term Loan Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Loan Agreement
(a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K).
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 in Item 1.01 hereto under the caption “Term Loan Agreement” is incorporated by reference
into this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01.
Other
Events.
As
previously disclosed, in connection with the Merger Agreement, McCormick entered into a commitment letter on March 31, 2026 (the
“Bridge Commitment Letter”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding,
Inc. (collectively, the “Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties agreed, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth therein, to provide a senior unsecured 364-day bridge term loan credit facility (the “Bridge Facility”)
in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.7 billion, for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the cash consideration
and paying related fees and expenses in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Effective April 28, 2026, McCormick terminated $2.0 billion of the commitments of the Commitment Parties under the Bridge Facility,
in lieu of which McCormick expects to borrow the committed amounts available under the Term Loan Agreement.
Item 9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1
Term Loan Agreement, dated April 28, 2026, by and among McCormick, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders.
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).
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.
McCORMICK
& COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Dated:
May
1, 2026
By:
/s/
Jeffery D. Schwartz
Name:
Jeffery
D. Schwartz
Title:
Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary
EX-2.1 — TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
EX-2.1
Filename: ex2-1.htm · Sequence: 2
McCormick & Co Inc. 8-K
Exhibit
2.1
Execution Version
$2,000,000,000
TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated
as of April 28, 2026
among
McCORMICK
& COMPANY, INCORPORATED,
as the Borrower,
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
GOLDMAN
SACHS BANK USA
and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
TRUIST BANK,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
BNP PARIBAS,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents,
The
Lenders Party Hereto,
and
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
and
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I DEFINITIONS
1
1.01
Certain
Defined Terms
1
1.02
Other Interpretive
Provisions
24
1.03
Accounting Terms
25
1.04
Pro forma Calculations
25
1.05
[Reserved]
26
1.06
[Reserved]
26
1.07
[Reserved]
26
1.08
Rounding
26
1.09
Times of Day
26
1.10
[Reserved]
26
1.11
Delaware Divisions/Series
Transactions
26
1.12
Interest Rates
27
Article II THE CREDITS
27
2.01
Loans
27
2.02
Borrowings, Conversions
and Continuations of Loans
27
2.03
[Reserved]
29
2.04
[Reserved]
29
2.05
Optional Prepayments
29
2.06
Termination or Reduction
of Commitments
29
2.07
Repayment of Loans
30
2.08
Interest
30
2.09
Fees
30
2.10
Computation of Interest
and Fees
31
2.11
Evidence of Debt
31
2.12
Payments Generally;
Administrative Agent’s Clawback
31
2.13
Sharing of Payments
by Lenders
33
2.14
[Reserved]
33
2.15
[Reserved]
33
2.16
[Reserved]
33
2.17
Defaulting Lenders
34
Article III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION
AND ILLEGALITY
35
3.01
Taxes
35
3.02
Illegality
39
3.03
Inability to Determine
Rates
40
3.04
Increased Costs
42
3.05
Compensation for Losses
43
3.06
Mitigation Obligations;
Replacement of Lenders
44
3.07
Survival
44
Article IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
TO LOANS
44
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
(i)
4.01
Conditions
Precedent to the Effective Date
44
4.02
Conditions Precedent
to the Closing Date
46
4.03
Funding of the Loans
Prior to the Closing Date
48
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
49
5.01
Organization, etc.
49
5.02
Due Authorization,
Non-Contravention, etc.
49
5.03
Government Approval
Regulation, etc.
50
5.04
Validity, etc.
50
5.05
Financial Information
50
5.06
No Material Adverse
Change
50
5.07
Litigation, Labor Controversies,
etc.
50
5.08
No Event of Default
51
5.09
[Reserved]
51
5.10
[Reserved]
51
5.11
Pension Plans
51
5.12
[Reserved]
51
5.13
Regulations U and X
51
5.14
Accuracy of Information
51
5.15
[Reserved]
52
5.16
Sanctions
52
5.17
Anti-Corruption Laws
52
5.18
[Reserved]
52
5.19
ERISA
52
5.20
Solvency
52
Article VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
53
6.01
Financial Information
Reports, Notices, etc.
53
6.02
Compliance with Laws,
etc.
55
6.03
Maintenance of Properties
55
6.04
Insurance
55
6.05
Books and Records
56
6.06
[Reserved]
56
6.07
Use of Proceeds
56
6.08
Licenses and Franchises,
Etc.
56
6.09
Anti-Corruption Laws
56
Article VII NEGATIVE AND FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
56
7.01
[Reserved]
56
7.02
Subsidiary Indebtedness
56
7.03
Liens
57
7.04
Fundamental Changes
and Asset Dispositions
58
7.05
Consolidated EBITDA
to Interest Expense Ratio
59
7.06
[Reserved]
59
7.07
Sanctions
59
7.08
Anti-Corruption Laws
59
7.09
Change in Nature of
Business
59
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
(ii)
Article VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
59
8.01
Event of
Default
59
8.02
Remedies Upon Event
of Default
62
8.03
Application of Funds
63
Article IX THE AGENT
63
9.01
Appointment and Authority
63
9.02
Rights as a Lender
63
9.03
Exculpatory Provisions
64
9.04
Reliance by Administrative
Agent
65
9.05
Delegation of Duties
65
9.06
Resignation of Administrative
Agent
65
9.07
Non-Reliance on Administrative
Agent, the Arrangers and Other Lenders
67
9.08
No Other Duties, etc.
67
9.09
Administrative Agent
May File Proofs of Claim
67
9.10
Erroneous Payments
68
Article X MISCELLANEOUS
71
10.01
Amendments, etc.
71
10.02
Notices; Effectiveness;
Electronic Communication
73
10.03
No Waiver; Cumulative
Remedies; Enforcement
75
10.04
Expenses; Indemnity;
Damage Waiver
76
10.05
Payments Set Aside
78
10.06
Successors and Assigns
79
10.07
Treatment of Certain
Information; Confidentiality
84
10.08
Right of Setoff
86
10.09
Interest Rate Limitation
86
10.10
Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness
86
10.11
Survival of Representations
and Warranties
87
10.12
Severability
87
10.13
Replacement of Lenders
87
10.14
Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
etc.
88
10.15
Waiver of Jury Trial
90
10.16
No Advisory or Fiduciary
Responsibility
90
10.17
USA PATRIOT Act Notice
91
10.18
Judgment Currency
91
10.19
Electronic Execution
of Agreement Communications
92
10.20
Acknowledgement and
Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions
92
10.21
ERISA Lender Representation
93
10.22
Acknowledgement Regarding
Any Supported QFC
94
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
(iii)
SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.01
Commitments and Applicable
Percentages
Schedule 5.07
Litigation
Schedule 7.02
Subsidiary Indebtedness
Schedule 7.03
Permitted Liens
Schedule 10.02
Lending Offices; Addresses for Notices
Schedule 10.06(d)
Voting Participants
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Form of Loan Notice
Exhibit B
[Reserved]
Exhibit C
Form of Note
Exhibit D
Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit F
Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
Exhibit G
Form of Solvency Certificate
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
(iv)
TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT
This
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT is entered into as of April 28, 2026 among McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, a Maryland
corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders”
and individually, a “Lender”), and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The
Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a $2,000,000,000 term loan facility to the Borrower to pay a portion of the cash
consideration payable in connection with the Apollo Acquisition (as defined below) and to pay the Transaction Costs, and the Lenders
are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows:
Article
I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Certain
Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the meanings set forth below:
“Administrative
Agent” means Citibank (or any of its designated branch offices or affiliates) in its capacity as administrative agent
under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative
Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule
10.02 or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative
Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected
Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under
common Control with the specified Person (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering,
any Plan).
“Agent
Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).
“Agreement”
means this Credit Agreement as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Agreement
Communication” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.
“Agreement
Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18.
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
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“Applicable
Law” means, in respect of any Person, all provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of governmental
bodies or regulatory agencies applicable to such Person, and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings
or actions to which the Person in question is a party or by which it is bound.
“Applicable
Percentage” means with respect to any Lender (a) at any time prior to the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date (or
the Pre-Funding Date), the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate Commitments represented by such
Lender’s Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding
Date, unless the Return Date has occurred), the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate Loans represented
by such Lender’s Loans at such time. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of
such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto,
as applicable.
“Applicable
Rate” means, from time to time, the following basis points (b.p.) per annum, based upon the Debt Rating as set forth
below:
Pricing
Level
Debt
Ratings S&P/Moody’s
Term
SOFR Loans
Base
Rate Loans
1
≥
A / A2
75.0
0.0
2
A-
/ A3
87.5
0.0
3
BBB+
/ Baa1
100.0
0.0
4
BBB
/ Baa2
112.5
12.5
5
BBB-
/ Baa3
125.0
25.0
6
≤
BB+ / Ba1
150.0
50.0
“Apollo
Acquisition” means, collectively, the series of transactions that will result in the acquisition by the Borrower of
the Apollo Acquired Business, in each case, pursuant to and in accordance with the Apollo Acquisition Agreement and the Apollo
Separation Agreement.
“Apollo
Acquired Business” means, collectively, the SpinCo Assets and the SpinCo Liabilities (each as defined in the Apollo
Separation Agreement) which constitute the assets comprising the foods division of Unilever PLC (excluding assets in India and
certain other excluded businesses).
“Apollo
Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 31, 2026, by and among the
Seller, Unilever Alpha HoldCo B.V., Sandman Corporation, the Borrower, Morpheus Merger Sub I Corp., and Morpheus Merger Sub II,
LLC (together with the schedules thereto), as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
a manner that would not result in the condition precedent in Section 4.02(b) failing to be satisfied.
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“Apollo
Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations made by or on behalf of the Seller, the Apollo Acquired
Business and their subsidiaries with respect to the Apollo Acquired Business and its subsidiaries in the Apollo Acquisition Agreement
as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower (or an affiliate of the Borrower) has
the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its obligations under the Apollo Acquisition Agreement
or to decline to consummate the Apollo Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations in the Apollo Acquisition Agreement.
“Apollo
Separation Agreement” means that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2026, by and among
the Seller, Sandman Corporation, Unilever Alpha HoldCo B.V. and the Borrower (together with the schedules thereto), as the same
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in a manner that would not result in the condition precedent
in Section 4.02(b) failing to be satisfied.
“Debt
Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by S&P and Moody’s (collectively,
the “Debt Ratings”) of the Borrower’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt; provided
that if a Debt Rating is issued by each of the foregoing rating agencies, then the higher of such Debt Ratings shall apply
(with the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 1 being the highest and the Debt Rating for Pricing Level 6 being the lowest), unless
there is a split in Debt Ratings of more than one level, in which case the Pricing Level that is one Pricing Level lower than
the higher Debt Rating shall apply; provided, further, that if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in
effect an issued rating of the Borrower’s non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt, then such agency shall be
deemed to have established a rating at Pricing Level 6.
Each
change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a publicly announced change in the Debt Rating shall be effective, in the case of
an upgrade, during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding
the effective date of the next such change and, in the case of a downgrade, during the period commencing on the date of the public
announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
“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 each of Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., in their
capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the term loan facility provided under this Agreement.
“Assignee
Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed
by the same investment advisor.
“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 10.06(b)(iii)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially
the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform)
approved by the Administrative Agent.
“ASU”
means Accounting Standards Updates issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board from time to time.
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“Attributable
Value” means, as to any particular Sale-Leaseback Transaction under which any Person is at the time liable, at any date
as of which the amount thereof is to be determined (a) in the case of any such transaction involving a Capitalized Lease, the
amount on such date of the Capitalized Lease Obligation thereunder, or (b) in the case of any other such transaction, the then
present value of the minimum rental obligation under such transaction during the remaining term thereof (after giving effect to
any extensions at the option of the lessor), computed by discounting the respective rental or other payments at the actual interest
factor included in such payment or, if such interest factor cannot be readily determined, at the rate of 9.75% per annum, compounded
annually, or calculated in such other manner as may be required by GAAP in effect at the time. The amount of any rental or other
payment required to be made under any such transaction not involving a Capitalized Lease may exclude amounts required to be paid
by the lessee (or equivalent party) on account of maintenance, repairs, insurance, Taxes, assessments, utilities, operating and
labor costs and similar charges. In the case of any such transaction not involving a Capitalized Lease which is terminable by
the lessee (or equivalent party) upon payment of a penalty, such rental or other payment may include the amount of such penalty,
in which case no rental or other payment shall be considered as required to be paid under such transaction subsequent to the first
date on which it may be so terminated.
“Authorized
Officer” means, relative to the Borrower, those of its officers whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified
to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(iii) or any successor thereto.
“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).
“Base
Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of
1%; (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Citibank as its “prime rate”;
and (c) Term SOFR for a one month Interest Period plus 1%; provided that, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate
shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Citibank based upon various
factors including Citibank’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference
point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced
by Citibank shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the
Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the
greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
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“Base
Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Beneficial
Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit
Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
(b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes
of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee
benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC
Act Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22(b).
“Borrower”
has the meaning specified in the preamble.
“Borrower
Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Borrowing”
means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest
Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Bridge
Facility” means the Bridge Facility contemplated by that certain Commitment Letter, dated as of March 31, 2026, among
the Borrower and the Commitment Parties (as defined therein) party thereto, as amended by the Joinder Letter thereto, dated as
of April 28, 2026, and any definitive credit documentation evidencing such facility.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under
the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.
“Capitalized
Leases” means all monetary obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangements
which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capitalized or finance leases; provided, however, that all
obligations of the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of
GAAP prior to the issuance on February 25, 2016 of the ASU (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result
or effect) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for
purposes of the Loan Documents (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the
fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be
treated as capitalized or finance lease obligations in the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of
(or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required
to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and the amount of such obligations
shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that all leases of such Person that
are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance on February 25, 2016 of the ASU
(or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) shall continue to be accounted for as operating
leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purposes of the Loan Documents (whether or not such operating
lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with
the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as capitalized or finance lease obligations in the
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents. For purposes of Section 7.03, a Capitalized Lease
Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned
by the lessee.
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“CERCLA”
means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1990, as amended.
“Change
in Control” means the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 51% or more
of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower after giving effect to certain provisions of the Borrower’s charter
with respect to the conversion of non-voting stock to voting stock; provided, however, that acquisition by the Borrower’s
pension plan or profit sharing plan of 51% or more of the outstanding shares of the Borrower’s voting stock shall not constitute
a Change in Control.
“Change
in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking
effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration,
interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request,
rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; 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.
“CME”
means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Closing
Date” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent in Section 4.02 are satisfied (or waived in writing
in accordance with Section 10.01).
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Commitment”
means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment
and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to
time in accordance with this Agreement.
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“Commitment
Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).
“Commitment
Termination Date” means the earliest of (a) 11:59 p.m. on the date that is five Business Days after the Outside Date
(as defined in the Apollo Acquisition Agreement as in effect on March 31, 2026, including giving effect to any extension thereto
in accordance with Section 9.1(b) of the Apollo Acquisition Agreement as in effect on March 31, 2026), (b) the date that the Apollo
Acquisition Agreement is terminated or expires in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) receipt by the Administrative Agent of
written notice from the Borrower of its election to terminate all Commitments under this Agreement in full and (d) the date of
the funding of the Loans hereunder in accordance with the terms herein.
“Compliance
Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Conforming
Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR, Term SOFR or any
proposed Successor Rate, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”,
“Term SOFR” or “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest
and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business
Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or
continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to
reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative
Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any
portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate
exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with
the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“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
EBITDA” means, for any period, Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted
in determining such Net Income, the sum of (i) Interest Expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income tax expense, franchise
taxes and state single business unitary and similar taxes imposed in lieu of income taxes or capital taxes for such period, (iii)
all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization (or other impairment of intangible assets) for such period, (iv) any
non-cash charges and non-cash losses (including any write-off of deferred financing costs and the effects of purchase accounting)
for such period (provided that any cash payment made with respect to any such non-cash charge or non-cash loss shall be
subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA during the period in which such cash payment is made), (v) any extraordinary, unusual
or non-recurring charges or losses for such period, (vi) all costs, fees and expenses during such period related to any restructuring
(including, without limitation, related severance costs, retention bonuses, relocation expenses, expenses related to the closure
of facilities and similar costs and expenses), issuance of equity, recapitalization, asset disposition, acquisition (including
the Apollo Acquisition) or Indebtedness, (vii) all expenses and charges which have been reimbursed by a third party, to the extent
such reimbursement has not been included in Net Income, (viii) losses realized upon the disposition of property (other than inventory),
(ix) expenses, charges and losses associated with the sale or discontinuance of any business operation to the extent such expenses,
charges or losses are recorded at or about the time of such sale or discontinuance, (x) to the extent not included in Net Income,
payments received from business interruption insurance or product recalls, (xi) any non-cash costs or expense incurred pursuant
to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock
subscription or shareholder agreement (provided that any cash payment made with respect to any such non-cash cost or non-cash
expense shall be subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA during the period in which such cash payment is made) and (xii) projected
cost savings, operating expense reductions, synergies and other improvements reasonably expected to be realized as a result of
specified actions that have been taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated, in connection with the Apollo Acquisition,
as reasonably estimated in good faith by the Borrower (provided that such projected amounts are reasonably identifiable,
factually supportable, quantifiable and reasonably expected to be realized within 24 months following the consummation of the
Apollo Acquisition), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that
the aggregate amount included in EBITDA pursuant to this clause (xii) for any period shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated
EBITDA in the aggregate for such period (calculated after giving effect to any adjustments pursuant to this clause (xii)),
minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining Net Income, the sum of (i) any extraordinary, unusual
or non-recurring gains for such period and (ii) gains realized upon the disposition of property (other than inventory), all determined
on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets” means all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries appearing on a consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP minus goodwill and other intangible assets appearing
on such balance sheet other than prepaid allowances.
“Control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled”
have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled
Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section
414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Covered
Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22(b).
“Covered
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22(a).
“Daily
Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
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“Debtor
Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy,
assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor
relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“Default”
means any Event of Default or condition, occurrence or event which, after notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event
of Default.
“Default
Rate” means when used with respect to Obligations, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the
Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with
respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate)
otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum.
“Default
Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22(b).
“Defaulting
Lender” means, subject to Section 2.17(c), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its
Loans, within three 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 three 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 with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit (unless
such notice 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 notice or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed,
within three Business Days after 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 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
or the Borrower, as applicable), 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) other than via an Undisclosed Administration, 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 capacity, (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action or (iv) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated
its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be
a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect
parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender
with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment
on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts
or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by 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 manifest error, and such
Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(c)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination
to the Borrower and each other Lender.
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“Designated
Jurisdiction” means any country or territory with which dealings are broadly restricted or prohibited under any Sanctions.
“Disqualified
Lenders” means, collectively, those Persons that are (i) competitors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than any bona fide debt fund), identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time, but which
designation shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation
interest hereunder that is otherwise permitted hereunder, but upon the effectiveness of such designation, any such party may not
acquire any additional Commitments, Loans or participations), (ii) such other Persons identified in writing by the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent prior to March 31, 2026 and (iii) Affiliates of the persons identified pursuant to clauses (i)
or (ii) that are either clearly identifiable by name or identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
(other than Affiliates that are bona fide debt funds). Upon inquiry by any Lender to the Administrative Agent as to whether a
specified potential assignee or prospective participant is on the list of Disqualified Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall
be permitted to disclose to such Lender whether such specific potential assignee or prospective participant is on the list of
Disqualified Lenders.
“Dollar”
and “$” mean lawful currency of the United States.
“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.
“EEA
Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority
of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective
Date” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in writing
in accordance with Section 10.01).
“Electronic
Copy” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.
“Electronic
Record” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.
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“Electronic
Signature” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.
“Eligible
Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii), (v)
and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)); provided,
however, that no Disqualified Lender shall constitute an Eligible Assignee.
“Environmental
Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability
or responsibility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary for violation of any Environmental Law or for Release of Hazardous Materials
or injury to the environment.
“Environmental
Laws” means all applicable federal, state or local statutes, laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations (including
consent decrees and administrative orders issued to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) relating to the protection of public health
and safety from adverse impacts of Hazardous Materials in the environment.
“Equity
Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests
in) such Person, any of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or
acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any of the other ownership or profit interests in such
Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares,
warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination; provided, however, that
references to “Equity Interests” in Section 7.04 shall not include Equity Interests of the Borrower.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with
the rules and regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer
to any successor sections.
“Erroneous
Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 9.10(a).
“Erroneous
Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning specified in Section 9.10(d)(i).
“Erroneous
Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning specified in Section 9.10(d)(i).
“Erroneous
Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 9.10(e).
“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.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
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“Excluded
Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted
from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch
profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal
office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision
thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) 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 (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment
request by the Borrower under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the
extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (c), 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
Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any withholding
Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Farm
Credit Lender” means a federally-chartered Farm Credit System lending institution organized under the Farm Credit Act
of 1971, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“FATCA”
means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively
comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof,
any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection
with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant
to such intergovernmental agreement.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such
day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined
would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee
Letters” means (i) that certain Permanent Loan Financing Arranger Fee Letter, dated March 31, 2026, among Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and the Borrower and (ii) that certain Agent
Fee Letter, dated March 31, 2026, between Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and the Borrower, in each case, pertaining to the term
loan facility provided for in this Agreement.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means any quarter of a Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal
Year” means any period of twelve consecutive calendar months ending on November 30; references to a Fiscal Year with
a number corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., the “2024 Fiscal Year”) refer to the Fiscal Year ending
on the November 30 occurring during such calendar year.
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“Foreign
Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is
resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia
shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to
any of its principal functions.
“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 of America, as in effect from time to time; provided,
however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision
hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation
of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any
provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the
application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before
such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be
construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election
under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein
and (b) whether a lease is a Capitalized Lease or Capitalized Lease Obligation and the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with
respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with the definitions of Capitalized Lease or Capitalized
Lease Obligations, as applicable, and Section 1.03.
“Governmental
Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether
state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any
supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Granting
Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g).
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“Guarantee”
of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing
or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or
pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose
of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness
or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided
that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary
and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition
of assets permitted under this Agreement. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined in good faith by a financial officer.
The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Hazardous
Material” means
(a) any
“hazardous substance”, as defined by CERCLA;
(b) any
“hazardous waste”, as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended;
(c) any
petroleum product; or
(d) any
pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance within the meaning of any other applicable
federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance or requirement (including consent decrees and administrative orders issued
to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any hazardous, toxic or
dangerous waste, substance or material, all as amended or hereafter amended.
“Impermissible
Qualification” means, relative to the opinion or certification of any independent public accountant as to any financial
statement of the Borrower, any qualification or exception to such opinion or certification
(a) which
is of a “going concern” or similar nature;
(b) which
relates to the limited scope of examination of matters relevant to such financial statement; or
(c) which
relates to the treatment or classification of any item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its removal, would
require an adjustment to such item the effect of which would be to cause the Borrower to be in default of any of its obligations
under Section 7.05 (if applicable).
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“Indebtedness”
of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other
title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the
deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (x) current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business,
(y) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP
and (z) expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder
of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired
by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness
of others, (g) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
as an account party in respect of letters of credit (other than documentary trade letters of credit) and letters of guaranty,
(i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (j) Receivables Facility
Attributable Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership
in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership
interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person
is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition, Indebtedness shall not include obligations
in respect of leases, whether resulting from Sale-Leaseback Transaction or otherwise, that under GAAP as in effect on the date
of this Agreement would be accounted for as non-capital leases.
“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 the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other
Taxes.
“Indemnitee”
has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Information”
means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their
respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential
basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from the
Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.
“Interest
Expense” means, for any period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP, total interest expense, whether paid or accrued
(without duplication) (including the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations), of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis, including, without limitation, all bank fees, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed
with respect to letters of credit, but excluding, however, amortization of discount, interest paid in property other than cash
or any other interest expense not payable in cash, minus interest income of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries earned during
such period; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, obligations under the Tax Receivables Agreement shall not give
rise to Interest Expense.
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“Interest
Payment Date” means (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan,
and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three months,
the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates
and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.
“Interest
Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Loan is disbursed or converted to or
continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability),
as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:
(i) any
Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day;
(ii) any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the
end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no
Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
“IRS”
means the Internal Revenue Service, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.
“Judgment
Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18.
“Laws”
means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations,
ordinances, codes and publicly available administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, and all applicable administrative
orders, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not
having the force of law.
“Lender”
has the meaning specified in the preamble.
“Lending
Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative
Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate.
Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Lender-Related
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(d).
“Lien”
means, with respect to any asset, any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance,
lien (statutory or otherwise), charge against or interest in such asset to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation
or other priority or preferential arrangement in the nature of security interest of any kind whatsoever; provided that
in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
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“Litigation”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.07.
“Loan”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
“Loan
Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letters and any amendments, modifications or supplements hereto
or to any other Loan Document or waivers hereof or to any other Loan Document.
“Loan
Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation
of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other
form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system
as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Material
Adverse Change” means any material adverse change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the financial condition, assets, operations or business of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the Borrower’s ability to perform and comply with its monetary obligations
under this Agreement, any Note and each other Loan Document.
“Maturity
Date” means the date that is three years after the Closing Date (and, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity
Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Maximum
Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.
“Moody’s”
means Moody’s Ratings.
“Net
Income” means, for any period, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
period, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Non-Consenting
Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all
Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required
Lenders.
“Note”
means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form
of Exhibit C.
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“Obligations”
means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Borrower arising under or in connection
with any Loan Document or Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due
or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against
the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such
proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Obligations include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, indemnities and other amounts
payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any amount in respect of any
of the foregoing that the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance
on behalf of the Borrower.
“OFAC”
means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Organic
Document” means, (a) relative to the Borrower, its charter, its by-laws and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts
and similar arrangements applicable to any of its authorized shares of capital stock and (b) relative to any Subsidiary, its applicable
corporate, partnership, joint venture or limited liability company organizational and governing documents and all arrangements
applicable to any of its equity, ownership or membership interests.
“Other
Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection
between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed,
delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest
under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan
or Loan Document).
“Other
Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that
arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt
or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other
Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Overnight
Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative
Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant”
has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Participant
Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“PATRIOT
Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.17.
“Payment
Recipient” has the meaning specified in Section 9.10(a).
“Pension
Plan” means a “pension plan,” as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title
IV of ERISA (other than a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), and to which the Borrower or any corporation,
trade or business that is, along with the Borrower, a member of a Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability
by reason of having been a substantial employer under Section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by
reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.
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“Permitted
Liens” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(b).
“Person”
means any individual, trustee, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company,
firm, business association, trust, unincorporated organization, bank, joint venture, government, Governmental Authority or any
other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
“Plan”
means any Pension Plan or Welfare Plan.
“Platform”
has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Pre-Funded
Account” means an account in the name of the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent.
“Pre-Funding
Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03.
“Principal
Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary (a) whose total assets or net sales (each such amount expressed on a consolidated basis
in the case of a Subsidiary which itself has Subsidiaries) represent, respectively, not less than 10% of either the consolidated
total assets or consolidated net sales of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all as calculated annually by reference to the immediately
preceding Fiscal Year-end financial data (consolidated or unconsolidated, as the case may be) of such Subsidiary and the then
latest Fiscal Year-end audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower, or (b) to which is transferred all or substantially
all of the assets or undertakings of a Principal Subsidiary. A certificate by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to whether
a Subsidiary is or is not or was or was not a Principal Subsidiary at a specified date shall, in the absence of manifest error,
be conclusive and binding.
“PTE”
means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from
time to time.
“Public
Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“QFC”
has the meaning specified in Section 10.22(b).
“QFC
Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.
“Receivables
Facility” means any securitization facility pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary transfers accounts receivable
or interests therein, directly or indirectly, to (x) a trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity
or (y) one or more investors or other purchasers, in each case which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or successor transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive
payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests therein.
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“Receivables
Facility Attributable Indebtedness” means the amount of obligations outstanding under any Receivables Facility. The
“amount” or “principal amount” of Receivables Facility Attributable Indebtedness under any such Receivables
Facility shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness or other securities of
such securitization facility or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the uncollected amount of the accounts
receivable or interests therein transferred pursuant to such securitization facility, net of any such accounts receivable or interests
therein that have been written off as uncollectible.
“Recipient”
means the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder.
“Reference
Period” has the meaning specified in Section 1.04(a).
“Register”
has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Related
Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees,
agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, representatives, members, successors, assigns and controlling persons of
such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release”
means a “release,” as such term is defined in CERCLA.
“Removal
Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).
“Required
Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having, prior to the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding
Date, unless the Return Date with respect to such Pre-Funding Date has occurred and the Commitments have been reinstated), Commitments
or, on and after the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding Date, unless the Return Date with respect to
such Pre-Funding Date has occurred and the Commitments have been reinstated), Loans representing more than 50% of, prior to the
funding of the Loans on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding Date), all of the Commitments or, on and after the funding of the
Loans on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding Date, unless the Return Date has occurred), all of the Loans of all Lenders. The
Loans and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Resignation
Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(a).
“Resolution
Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act” means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq.,
as in effect from time to time.
“Responsible
Officer” means the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the president, the chief financial officer,
the controller or the treasurer of the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility
and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the Borrower so designated
by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the Borrower designated
in or pursuant to an agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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“Return
Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03.
“S&P”
means S&P Global Ratings.
“Sale-Leaseback
Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, of any real or
tangible personal property, as part of the same transaction or series of related transactions, which such property has been or
is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower to an unrelated third-party in contemplation of such leasing (other than any such
arrangement having a term, including renewals, not exceeding three years).
“Same
Day Funds” means with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds.
“Sanction(s)”
means any economic or financial sanction, administered or enforced by (a) the United States government (including those administered
by OFAC) or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or the United Kingdom, including, without limitation (i)
the U.S. International Emergency Economic Powers Act; (ii) the U.S. Trading with the Enemy Act; (iii) the U.S. United Nations
Participation Act; (iv) the U.S. Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act; (v) the U.S. Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010; and (vi) the Iran Sanctions Act, Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization
Act of 2012.
“Scheduled
Unavailability Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b)(ii).
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller”
means Unilever PLC.
“SOFR”
means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“SPC”
has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g).
“Specified
Representations” means the representations of the Borrower set forth in Section 5.01(a)(i) (solely with respect
to valid existence), Section 5.01(b)(i), Section 5.02(a), Section 5.02(b)(i), Section 5.03(b), Section
5.04, Section 5.08, Section 5.13, the first sentence of Section 5.16, Section 5.17 and Section
5.20.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity
of which more than 50% of the outstanding Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or other governing body of such entity (irrespective of whether at the time securities or interests of any other class or classes
of such entity shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owned by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries
of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated, when used in this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary” shall refer to a Subsidiary
of the Borrower.
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“Successor
Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Supported
QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.
“Tax
Receivables Agreement” means that certain tax receivables agreement to be entered into after the Closing Date between
Unilever Alpha HoldCo B.V., a private company with limited liability (beslotenvennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated
under the laws of The Netherlands and registered with the Dutch Commercial Register (Handelsregister) under number 42017560, and
the Borrower.
“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments,
fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“Term
SOFR” means:
(a)
for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government
Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided
that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen
Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto; and
(b)
for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate
with a term of one month commencing that day;
provided
that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would
otherwise be less than zero, Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term
SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.
“Term
SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source
providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Transactions”
means, (i) the entry into this Agreement and the incurrence of the Commitments and the borrowing of Loans hereunder, (ii) the
consummation of the Apollo Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Apollo Acquisition Agreement and the Apollo
Separation Agreement, (iii) the issuance by the Borrower of senior unsecured notes through a public offering or in a private placement
and/or the entry into, and the borrowing of loans under, the Bridge Facility, in each case, to finance the Apollo Acquisition
and (iv) the payment of the Transaction Costs.
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“Transaction
Costs” means the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions.
“Type”
means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.
“UK
Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time
to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA
Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain
credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK
Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for
the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Undisclosed
Administration” means, in relation to a Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender, the appointment
of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official by a Governmental
Authority, supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or controlling person
is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if Applicable Law requires that such appointment not be disclosed and such appointment
has not been disclosed; provided that in any such case, such appointment 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.
“United
States” and “U.S.” each means the United States of America.
“U.S.
Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry
and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business
because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S.
Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S.
Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.
“U.S.
Tax Compliance Certificate” means a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit F-1, Exhibit F-2,
Exhibit F-3 or Exhibit F-4, as applicable.
“Voting
Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
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“Voting
Participant Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Welfare
Plan” means a “welfare plan,” as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
“Write-Down
and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers
of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which
write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom,
any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of
a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or
part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract
or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability
or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.02
Other Interpretive Provisions.
With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a)
The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally
to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have
the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference
to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document (including any Organic
Document) herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements
or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s
successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority,
any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (iii) the words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in
its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules
shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (v) any reference to any
law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, (vi) all references to “knowledge” or “awareness” of any of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
thereof means the knowledge of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and (vii) the words “asset”
and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b)
In the computation of periods of time from a
specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to”
and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
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(c)
Section headings herein and in the other Loan
Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.
1.03
Accounting Terms.
All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data
(including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared
in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section
6.01, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all
obligations of the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of
GAAP prior to the issuance on February 25, 2016 of the ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purposes
of the Loan Documents (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that
such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as
capitalized or finance lease obligations in the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents.
1.04
Pro forma Calculations.
(a)
For the purposes of calculating Consolidated
EBITDA and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters (each, a “Reference Period”),
if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall have made any disposition, acquisition,
merger, consolidation or investment, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets for such Reference Period shall
be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (in the manner described in this Section 1.04).
(b)
All pro forma computations required to be made
hereunder giving effect to any disposition, acquisition, merger consolidation or investment shall be calculated after giving pro
forma effect thereto (and to any other such transaction consummated since the first day of the period for which such pro forma
computation is being made and on or prior to the date of such computation) as if such transaction had occurred on the first day
of the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending with the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial
statements are internally available, and, to the extent applicable, the historical earnings and cash flows associated with the
assets acquired or disposed of, any related incurrence or reduction of Indebtedness and, in the case of any acquisition, merger,
consolidation or investment without duplication, any related cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies when realized
and subject to reasonable detail which (i) are calculated on a basis that is consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under
the Securities Act or (ii) are implemented and that are factually supportable and quantifiable and expected to have a continuing
impact, as if, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), all such cost savings, operating expense reductions
and synergies had been effected as of the beginning of such period (and for the avoidance of doubt, such cost savings, operating
expense reductions and synergies shall be net of any recurring incremental expenses incurred or to be incurred during such period
in order to achieve such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies); provided that in no event shall the Borrower
be required to give pro forma effect to any transaction for which pro forma financial information is not required by Regulation
S-X of the Securities Act.
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(c)
[Reserved].
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 1.04, any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive
agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to
any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall
not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition shall have been consummated.
(e)
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
all computations of Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and the financial ratios and other financial calculations
(and all definitions (including accounting terms) used in determining any of the foregoing) and all computations and all definitions
(including accounting terms) used in determining compliance with Section 7.05 (if applicable) shall be calculated, in each
case, with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
1.05
[Reserved].
1.06
[Reserved].
1.07
[Reserved].
1.08
Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the
appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio
is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.09
Times of Day.
Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as
applicable).
1.10
[Reserved].
1.11
Delaware Divisions/Series Transactions.
For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable
event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the
asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original
Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been
organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
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1.12
Interest Rates.
The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with
respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect
to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that
is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any
component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent
and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred
to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component
of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other 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 any reference rate
referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any
component of any of the foregoing), 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 other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or
component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Article
II
THE CREDITS
2.01
Loans.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (each such loan, a “Loan”)
to the Borrower in Dollars in a single drawing on the Closing Date (or, subject to Section 4.03, the Pre-Funding Date)
in an aggregate to equal such Lender’s Commitment. Any Loans that are paid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Loans may be
Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations
of Loans.
(a)
Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from
one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to
the Administrative Agent, which shall be given by a Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent
not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation
of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing
of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Term SOFR Loans having an Interest
Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable
notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of
such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term SOFR Loans. Not later than 11:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested
date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term SOFR Loans, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower whether
or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the
Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii)
the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the
principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued; provided that the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed,
converted or continued shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000, or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted and (v) if applicable, the duration
of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower
fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted
to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period
then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans.
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(b)
Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice
of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details
of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available
to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business
Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02,
the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative
Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Citibank with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire
transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR
Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Loan. During the existence of a Default,
without the consent of the Required Lenders, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans.
(d)
The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of
such interest rate. The determination of Term SOFR by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
any change in Citibank’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such
change.
(e)
After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions
of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten Interest
Periods in effect with respect to Loans.
(f)
With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative
Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or
in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action
or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; 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.
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2.03
[Reserved].
2.04
[Reserved].
2.05
Optional Prepayments.
The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole
or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment
of Term SOFR Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be
in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) any prepayment of Base
Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if
less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment
and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative
Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment
amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that, subject to Section
3.05, such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in
which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date
of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied and, in the case of such revocation, the Borrower shall not be required to make
such prepayment and such prepayment amount shall cease to be due and payable. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied
by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders ratably.
2.06
Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a)
The Borrower may, at any time prior to the Closing
Date (or, if earlier, the Pre-Funding Date, unless the Return Date with respect to such Pre-Funding Date has occurred and the
Commitments have been reinstated), upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Commitments, or from time to time permanently
reduce the Commitments; provided that, subject to Section 3.05, such notice may state that such notice is conditioned
upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice
to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied and, in the case
of such revocation, the Borrower shall not be required to terminate such Commitments and the Commitments shall not be reduced
by such termination amount; provided, further, that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative
Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the date of such termination or reduction and (ii) any such partial
reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof. The Administrative
Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Commitments. Any reduction of the
Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender ratably. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination
of the Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
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(b)
Unless previously terminated, the Commitments
shall automatically terminate and be reduced to $0 on the Commitment Termination Date (after giving effect to the funding of any
Loans on such date). Any termination of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.06(b) shall be permanent. The Borrower
shall notify the Administrative Agent upon the termination of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.06(b) and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender upon receipt of such notice.
2.07
Repayment of Loans.
The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding on such date.
2.08
Interest.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (b)
below, (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at
a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate and (ii) each Base Rate Loan
shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to
the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b)
(i) If
any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times
equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii)
If any amount (other than principal of any Loan)
payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate
per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii)
Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts
(including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c)
Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable
in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder
shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement
of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.09 Fees.
(a)
Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, on the Closing Date (or, if earlier, the date on which the Commitments
are terminated in full in accordance with Section 2.06), a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) in
Dollars and in Same Day Funds, calculated at a rate per annum equal to 0.10% on the actual daily amount of the undrawn Commitments
of such Lender, during the period from and including July 29, 2026 to but excluding the Closing Date (or, if earlier the date
on which such Commitments are terminated in full in accordance with Section 2.06). For the avoidance of doubt, the Commitments
shall be undrawn and outstanding, and the Commitment Fee will accrue at all times, on (and including) and after any Return Date
until the Commitments are drawn on the Closing Date (or any Pre-Funding Date occurring after such Return Date).
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(b)
Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to
the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letters, which fees shall
be for the respective accounts of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and/or the Lenders as specified in the Fee Letters.
Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, except to the extent agreed in
writing.
2.10
Computation of Interest and Fees.
All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) shall be made
on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on
the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if
computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall
not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any
Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each
determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
2.11
Evidence of Debt.
The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative
Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall
be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments
thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the
Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts
and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender
made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent)
a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules
to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
2.12
Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s
Clawback.
(a)
General. All payments to be made by the
Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.
All payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to
which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than
2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require
that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to
each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received
by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall
in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next
following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
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(b)
(i) Funding
by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender
prior to the proposed Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding Date, if applicable) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative
Agent such Lender’s share of any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available
on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding Date, if applicable) in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon
such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree
to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case
of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall
pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit
to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable
Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed
to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii)
Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative
Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment
is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance
upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due.
(c)
Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.
If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing
provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because
the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative
Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d)
Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations
of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The
failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall
not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the
failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).
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(e)
Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation
by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
2.13
Sharing of Payments by Lenders.
If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal
of or interest on any of the Loans made by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate
amount of such Loans and accrued interest thereon 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 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
restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii)
the provisions of this Section 2.13 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 an assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall
apply).
The
Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring
a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
2.14
[Reserved].
2.15
[Reserved].
2.16
[Reserved].
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2.17
Defaulting Lenders.
(a)
Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is
no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i)
Waivers and Amendments. That 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 Section 10.01.
(ii)
Reallocation of Payments. Any payment
of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether
voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to
the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08), 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 Event of Default
exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required
by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future
funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders
as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result
of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Default or Event
of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations
under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction;
provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting
Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section
4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro
rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts
paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid
to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(b)
Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall
be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period in which that Lender is a Defaulting
Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such Commitment Fee that otherwise would have
been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).
(c)
Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to
be 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 take such other actions as the Administrative
Agent may determine to be necessary, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments
will be made retroactively with respect to any Commitment Fee 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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Article
III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01
Taxes.
(a)
Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation
to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. (i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under
any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Laws.
(ii)
If the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall
be required by any Applicable Laws to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required, (B) the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made
on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding
or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01)
the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been
made.
(b)
Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.
Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority
in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other
Taxes.
(c)
Tax Indemnifications. (i) The Borrower
shall indemnify each Recipient and shall make payment in respect thereof, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the
full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under
this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient,
and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified
Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority (except any such amounts arising from
such Recipient’s gross negligence, intentional or reckless misconduct, or violation of Section 3.01(e) or Section
3.06(a)). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
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(ii)
Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally
indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent
against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified
the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (y) the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions
of Section 10.06(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,
as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative
Agent or the Borrower 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 or the Borrower, as applicable,
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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative
Agent under this clause (ii).
(d)
Evidence of Payments. As soon as reasonably
practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e)
Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan
Document shall deliver to 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 prescribed by Applicable Law or the taxing authorities
of a jurisdiction pursuant to such Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will
permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, 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 such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation
either (A) set forth in Sections 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (iii) below or (B) required by Applicable Law
other than the Code or the taxing authorities of the jurisdiction pursuant to such Applicable Law to comply with the requirements
for exemption or reduction of withholding tax in that jurisdiction) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable
judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would
materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
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(ii)
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,
(A)
any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement
(and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of
IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)
any Foreign 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 such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to
time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I) in
the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the
United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document,
executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption
from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest”
article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under
any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) 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;
(III) in
the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest
under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in the form of
Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank”
within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder”
of the 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 and (y) executed
copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or
(IV) to
the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form
W-8IMY, accompanied by executed copies of the underlying IRS Forms W-8ECI, IRS Forms
W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) and IRS Forms W-8IMY, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, an executed copy
of IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as
applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more
direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest
exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially
in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
and
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(C)
any Foreign 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 such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to
time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies (or, if required, originals)
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.
(D)
if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan
Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable
reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender
shall deliver to 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, as applicable, to comply with their obligations under
FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount
to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments
made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iii)
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification
it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 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)
Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required
by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of
a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account
of such Lender, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received
a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has
paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but
only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with
respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Recipient and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that
the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest
or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Recipient in the event such Recipient is required to
repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will
a Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place such Recipient
in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient 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 subsection shall not be construed to require a Recipient to make available
its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
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(g)
Survival. Each party’s obligations
under this Section 3.01 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 all other
Obligations.
3.02
Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Applicable Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it
is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by
reference to the Term SOFR Screen Rate or SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Term SOFR Screen Rate
or SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such
Lender to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be, in each case, suspended,
and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which
is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender
shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component
of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving
rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay all Term SOFR Loans or convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate
Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by
the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), in each case, immediately, or, in the
case of Term SOFR Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such
Term SOFR Loans to such day and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates
based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such
Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender
that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. 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 3.05.
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3.03
Inability to Determine Rates.
(a)
If in connection with any request for a Term
SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) the
Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) the circumstances under
clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Screen Rate,
or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining the Term SOFR Screen Rate for any determination date(s)
or requested Interest Period, as applicable, with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed
Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that the Term SOFR
Screen Rate with respect to a proposed Loan for any requested Interest Period or determination date(s) does not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and
each Lender.
Thereafter,
(x) the obligation of the Lenders to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended in each case to the extent
of the affected Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable, and (y) in the event of a determination
described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR
component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination
by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction
of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.
Upon
receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to Term SOFR Loans,
to the extent of the affected Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted
such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected
Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately.
(b)
Replacement of Term SOFR or Successor Rate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent
(with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have
determined, that:
(i)
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term
SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
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(ii)
CME or any successor administrator of the Term
SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect
to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date
after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer
be representative or made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of Dollar denominated syndicated
loans, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator
that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative interest periods of Term SOFR
after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term
SOFR Screen Rate are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability
Date”);
then,
on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”),
which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated
and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder
and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the
Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement
or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”).
If
the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior
to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or
(ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance
with this Section 3.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest
calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention
for similar Dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and,
in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then
existing convention for similar Dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark.
For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any
such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted
such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have
delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
(c)
Successor Rate. The Administrative Agent
will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
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Any
Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice
is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably
determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding
anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the Successor Rate
will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
In
connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes
from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing
such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; 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.
3.04
Increased Costs.
(a)
Increased Costs Generally. If any Change
in Law shall:
(i)
impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve,
special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account
of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;
(ii)
subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than
(A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C)
Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities
or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)
impose on any Lender or the applicable interbank
market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR Loans made by such Lender;
and
the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining
any Term SOFR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable
by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, the Borrower will pay to
such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred
or reduction suffered.
(b)
Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines
that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, 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 on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments
of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company
could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such
Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to
such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding
company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c)
Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate
of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be,
as specified in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after
receipt thereof.
(d)
Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on
the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute
a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to
compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions
suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in
Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except
that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred
to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
3.04, no Lender shall demand compensation for any increased cost or reduction pursuant to this Section 3.04 if it shall
not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable
provisions of other credit agreements.
3.05
Compensation for Losses.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate
such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a)
any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment
of any Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (in any case, whether voluntary, mandatory,
automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b)
any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other
than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on
the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;
(c)
[reserved]; or
(d)
any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other
than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;
including
any loss or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan. The Borrower shall also pay any
customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
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3.06
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of
Lenders.
(a)
Designation of a Different Lending Office.
Each Lender may make any Loan to the Borrower through any Lending Office; provided that the exercise of this option shall
not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If any Lender requests
compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender
or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant
to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate
a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another
of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate
or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the
need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any
unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b)
Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender
requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts
to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace
such Lender, as applicable, in accordance with Section 10.13.
3.07
Survival.
All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Commitments and repayment
of all other Obligations hereunder.
Article
IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS
4.01
Conditions Precedent to the Effective
Date. The Lenders’ Commitments shall become effective
hereunder on and as of the first date (the “Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied
(or waived in writing in accordance with Section 10.01):
(a)
Loan Documents. This Agreement and any
Notes (to the extent requested by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.11) shall have been executed by the Borrower
and delivered to the Administrative Agent (or counsel to the Administrative Agent), each of which may be delivered by facsimile
or other electronic transmission (including “pdf” and “tif”), followed promptly after the Effective Date
by originals; provided that the delivery of any originals shall not be a condition precedent to the Effective Date.
(b)
Effective Date Deliverables. The Administrative
Agent (or counsel to the Administrative Agent) shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer, Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date and certifying:
(i)
that attached thereto is a true, correct and
complete copy of (A) the charter of the Borrower as in effect on the Effective Date, and (B) the bylaws of the Borrower as in
effect on the Effective Date, in each case with a certification that such Organic Document has not been modified, rescinded or
amended and is in full force and effect as of the Effective Date;
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(ii)
that attached thereto is a true, correct and
complete copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing (A) the execution, delivery and performance
of the Loan Documents and any other document delivered in connection therewith and that such resolutions have not been modified,
rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, and (B) an authorized Person or Persons to sign such Loan Documents and
any documents to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant thereto;
(iii)
as to the incumbency and specimen signature of
each of the officers of the Borrower authorized to execute and deliver, as applicable, the Loan Documents and all other documents
contemplated thereby to be delivered by it hereunder together with a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen
signature of the Responsible Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(iii);
and
(iv)
that attached thereto is a true, correct and
complete copy of a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
(or similar, applicable Governmental Authority) of its state of incorporation as of a recent date.
(c)
Know Your Customer and Other Required Information.
The Administrative Agent shall have received, no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation
and other information about the Borrower required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer”
and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation,
to the extent reasonably requested in writing by the Arrangers at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(d)
Legal Opinions. The Arrangers shall have
received customary legal opinions of (i) Venable LLP, Maryland counsel to the Borrower, and (ii) Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
LLP, New York counsel to the Borrower, and, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)
Payment of Fees. The Arrangers, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders shall have received (or shall simultaneously receive) all fees and invoiced expenses required to be paid
on or prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the Fee Letters or this Agreement; provided, that, in the case of expenses,
the Borrower has received a reasonably detailed summary of such expenses not less than two Business Days prior to the Effective
Date.
(f)
Reduction of Commitments under Bridge Facility.
Concurrently with the occurrence of the Effective Date, the commitments in respect of the Bridge Facility shall be reduced by
an amount equivalent to the amount of Commitments on the Effective Date hereunder.
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Without
limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified
in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted
or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective
Date or the actual Effective Date, as the case may be, specifying its objection thereto. The Administrative Agent shall notify
the Borrower and the Lenders of the occurrence of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
4.02
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date.
The obligation of each Lender to make Loans on the Closing Date (including by way of a release of the proceeds from the Pre-Funded
Account) are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing in accordance with Section 10.01) of each of the following
conditions precedent not later than the Commitment Termination Date:
(a)
Effective Date. The Effective Date shall
have occurred.
(b)
The Apollo Acquisition. The Apollo Acquisition
shall have been consummated substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of the Loans hereunder on the Closing Date materially
in accordance with each of the Apollo Separation Agreement and the Apollo Acquisition Agreement and neither the Apollo Separation
Agreement nor the Apollo Acquisition Agreement shall have been amended or modified, and no condition therein shall have been waived
or consent thereto granted by the Borrower, in any respect that is materially adverse to the Lenders without the Administrative
Agent’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood
that (a) any decrease in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders so long as such decrease
is less than 10% of the aggregate consideration for the Apollo Acquisition and such reduction is applied, subject to the applicable
mandatory prepayment and commitment reduction requirements of the Bridge Facility, to reduce the Commitments on a Dollar-for-Dollar
basis, (b) any decrease in the purchase price shall be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders if such decrease is
equal to or greater than 10% of the aggregate consideration for the Apollo Acquisition, (c) any increase in the purchase price
shall not be materially adverse to the Lenders so long as such increase is not funded with third-party debt for borrowed money)
and (d) any amendment to the definition of “SpinCo Material Adverse Effect” shall be materially adverse to the Lenders.
(c)
SpinCo Material Adverse Effect. Except
as otherwise disclosed or identified in (a) the Company Public Documents filed and publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR
database or the FCA’s National Storage Mechanism at least one Business Day prior to March 31, 2026 (excluding disclosures
of factors or risks contained or referenced therein under the captions “Risk Factors” or “Forward-Looking Statements”
to the extent they are forward-looking statements and any other similar general, predictive or cautionary statements) or (b) the
corresponding section or subsection of the SpinCo Disclosure Schedule (it being understood that each such disclosure shall also
apply to each other representation and warranty contained in Article V of the Apollo Acquisition Agreement to the extent
that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that it is relevant to or applies to such representation or warranty),
since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any SpinCo Material Adverse Effect. All capitalized terms used in this Section
4.02(c) shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Apollo Acquisition Agreement as in effect on March 31, 2026.
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(d)
Financial Statements. To the extent also
provided to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in their capacities
as lead arrangers of the Bridge Facility, (x) with respect to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall have received (I) audited
consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two most
recent Fiscal Years ended at least 60 days prior to the Closing Date and (II) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related
statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each subsequent Fiscal Quarter (other than the fourth Fiscal
Quarter) ended at least 40 days before the Closing Date (and the corresponding period in the prior year) and (y) with respect
to the Apollo Acquired Business, the Administrative Agent shall have received (I) audited consolidated balance sheets and related
statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two most recent fiscal years ended at least 90
days prior to the Closing Date and (II) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’
equity and cash flows for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter) after the delivery of the audited
financial statements in (y)(I) above, with the first of such quarterly financial statements within 90 days of the end of
such fiscal quarter and each subsequent quarterly financial statements within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (and the
corresponding period in the prior year); provided that, the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to clauses
(x) and (y) of this Section 4.02(d) shall be prepared in accordance with either the International Financial
Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
and meet the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all other accounting rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to a registration statement under such Act on Form
S-3. The Arrangers hereby acknowledge that the Borrower’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of any required financial statements will satisfy clause (x) of this paragraph.
(e)
Pro Forma Financials. To the extent also
provided to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in their capacities
as lead arrangers of the Bridge Facility, as required by Rule 3-05 and Article 11 of Regulation S-X, the Administrative Agent
shall have received customary pro forma financial statements of the Borrower giving effect to the Transactions, for the prior
fiscal year and as of the date of and for the period ending on the date of the latest financial statements pursuant to Section
4.02(d), as required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (regardless of the passage of time), meeting
the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all other accounting rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to a registration statement under such Act filed by
the Borrower on Form S-3.
(f)
Certificates. The Administrative Agent
shall have received (i) a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying there has been no change to the
certificates, resolutions or other equivalent documents since the date of their delivery pursuant to Sections 4.01(b)(i),
4.01(b)(ii) and 4.01(b)(iii) (or attaching thereto any updated certificate, resolutions or other equivalent documents),
(ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland as of the
Closing Date (or such earlier date reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (iii) a certificate of an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower certifying that the conditions precedent in Section 4.02(b), (c) and (h) have been,
or substantially concurrently with the borrowing of Loans hereunder, shall be satisfied, (iv) a Loan Notice for the Borrowings
on the Closing Date (or the Pre-Funding Date, as applicable), in accordance with Section 2.02 and (v) a solvency certificate
from the treasurer or other financial officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
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(g)
Payment of Fees. The Arrangers, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders shall have received (or shall simultaneously receive) all fees and invoiced expenses required to be paid
on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Fee Letters or this Agreement; provided, that, in the case of expenses,
the Borrower has received a reasonably detailed summary of such expenses not less than two Business Days prior to the Closing
Date (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Loans funded on the Closing Date).
(h)
Representations. The Specified Representations
and the Apollo Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects.
Without
limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified
in this Section 4.02, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted
or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing
Date, the actual Closing Date or the Pre-Funding Date (as applicable), as the case may be, specifying its objection thereto. The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the occurrence of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be
conclusive and binding.
4.03
Funding of the Loans Prior to the Closing
Date. The Borrower may request in the applicable Loan Notice,
which shall be delivered in accordance with Section 2.02(a), that the Lenders fund their pro rata share of the applicable
Borrowing one Business Day in advance of the anticipated Closing Date (which anticipated Closing Date shall have been reasonably
determined by the Borrower upon delivering such Loan Notice) (such requested date of funding, the “Pre-Funding Date”),
in which case, each Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent its pro rata share of the applicable Borrowing in
Same Day Funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Pre-Funding Date in accordance with Section 2.02(a), as if such Pre-Funding
Date was the applicable date of Borrowing; provided that all conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than Sections
4.02(b), (c), (f)(iii) and (h)) shall be satisfied on such Pre-Funding Date. The parties hereby agree
that (i) the Loans so funded shall accrue interest as contemplated by Section 2.08 from the Pre-Funding Date and be due
and payable to the Lenders on the dates set forth in and otherwise in accordance with Section 2.08 (except to the extent
provided in clause (y) of the immediately succeeding sentence), as if such Loans were funded to the Borrower on the Pre-Funding
Date, (ii) all fees that would have been payable to the Lenders on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.02(g) shall be
due and payable on the Pre-Funding Date and (iii) the proceeds of the Loans shall not be released from the Pre-Funded Account
until the Closing Date occurs in accordance with Section 4.02. If the Closing Date does not occur on or before the earlier
of the third Business Day after the Pre-Funding Date and the Commitment Termination Date, then on the Business Day immediately
following such earlier date (such date, the “Return Date”), (x) the Loans shall be repaid immediately, (y)
the Borrower shall pay all interest accrued thereon from the Pre-Funding Date to, but excluding, the Return Date and (z) if the
Commitment Termination Date has not occurred, the Commitments shall be restored to the amount they would have been at but for
the funding of the Loans on the Pre-Funding Date. The Borrower shall be liable for all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other
expenses as provided for herein, including any fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the establishment
and maintenance of the Pre-Funded Account.
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Article
V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that on the Effective Date (other than Section
5.20) and on the Closing Date:
5.01
Organization, etc.
(a)
The Borrower and each of its Principal Subsidiaries
is (i) a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and (to the extent the
concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization
and (ii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires
such qualification, except, in the case of clause (ii) where the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(b)
The Borrower and each of its Principal Subsidiaries
has full power and authority and holds all material requisite governmental licenses, permits and other approvals to (i) enter
into and perform its Obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document to which it is a party and (ii)
to own or hold under lease its property and to conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by it except, with respect
to this clause (b), where the failure to have or hold such items would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.02
Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc.
(a)
The execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document executed or to be executed by it, are within the Borrower’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document executed or to be executed by it do not:
(i)
contravene the Borrower’s Organic Documents;
(ii)
contravene any contractual restriction, law or
governmental regulation or court decree or order, in each case binding on or affecting the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; or
(iii)
result in, or require the creation or imposition
of, any Lien on any of the Borrower’s properties.
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5.03
Government Approval Regulation, etc.
(a)
No authorization or approval or other action
by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body or other Person is required for the due execution,
delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document executed or to be executed by
the Borrower. The Borrower may, however, be required to file this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to applicable securities laws and regulations.
(b)
The Borrower is not required to register as an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
5.04
Validity, etc.
This Agreement, the Notes and each other Loan Document have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Agreement constitutes,
and the Notes and each other Loan Document executed by the Borrower will, on the due execution and delivery thereof, constitute,
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the
effect of bankruptcy insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
5.05
Financial Information.
The consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at November 30, 2025, and the related consolidated statements
of earnings and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent
and each Lender, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and present fairly in all material respects
the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations
for the periods then ended.
5.06
No Material Adverse Change.
Since the date of the financial statements described in Section 5.05, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
5.07
Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc.
There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
litigation, action, proceeding, or labor controversy affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective
properties, businesses, assets or revenues, that, if determined adversely, (a) would be reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect or which purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or any other
Loan Document, or (b) except (x) as disclosed in Schedule 5.07 (“Litigation”) or (y) as specifically
disclosed in any Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed or furnished and publicly available on or before the date
hereof, would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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5.08
No Event of Default.
On and as of the Closing Date, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) (with respect to non-payment of fees or interest)
or Section 8.01(i) (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing.
5.09
[Reserved].
5.10
[Reserved].
5.11
Pension Plans.
No condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any Pension Plan which would reasonably be expected to
result in the incurrence by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group of any liability, fine or penalty which would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.12
[Reserved].
5.13
Regulations U and X.
No proceeds of any Loans will be used for a purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, FRB Regulation U or X. The
Borrower is not engaged, principally or as one of its material activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of purchasing or carrying margin stock, and not more than 25% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
consists of margin stock. Terms for which meanings are provided in FRB Regulation U or X or any regulations substituted therefor,
as from time to time in effect, are used in this Section 5.13 with such meanings.
5.14
Accuracy of Information.
All written information and written data (other than any projected financial information or information of a general economic
or industry nature) furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection herewith,
as and when furnished and taken as a whole with all other information made available (taken in combination with the information
contained in the Borrower’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and after giving effect to all supplements
and updates provided thereto, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements contained herein and therein (taken as a whole) not materially misleading, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only
that such projections, when taken as a whole, were prepared or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed
to be reasonable at the time prepared (it being understood that (i) such projections are as to future events and are not to be
viewed as facts, (ii) such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
control of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) no assurances can be given that any particular projections will be
realized, and that actual results may differ significantly from the projected results and such differences may be material and
(iv) the Borrower makes no representation that the projected financial information will in fact be realized).
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5.15
[Reserved].
5.16
Sanctions.
No proceeds of any Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to fund any activities of or business in any Designated Jurisdiction,
or with any individual or entity that, at the time of such funding, is a person or entity with whom dealings are restricted or
prohibited by, or are sanctionable under Sanctions, or in any other manner, in each case that will result in a violation by any
individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arrangers, Administrative Agent or otherwise, of Sanctions.
None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or directors or officers is a person with whom dealings are restricted or prohibited
under any Sanctions.
5.17
Anti-Corruption Laws.
No proceeds of any Loans will be used (a) in violation by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries of the USA PATRIOT Act, the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the UK Bribery Act 2010 or (b) in violation of any other similar anti-corruption
legislation in other jurisdictions.
5.18
[Reserved].
5.19
ERISA.
The Borrower is not and will not 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.
5.20
Solvency.
On and as of the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, (a) the fair value and the present fair saleable
value of any and all property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the probable liability
on existing debts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as they become absolute and matured (it being
understood that the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the
facts and circumstances existing as of the date hereof, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual
or matured liability); (b) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis are able to pay their debts (including,
without limitation, contingent and subordinated liabilities) as they become absolute and mature (it being understood that the
amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances
existing as of the date hereof, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability);
and (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not engaged in businesses or transactions, nor about to engage in businesses or
transactions, for which any property remaining would, on a consolidated basis, constitute unreasonably small capital after giving
due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which they are engaged.
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Article
VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So
long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid, unless the Required
Lenders waive compliance in writing in accordance with Section 10.01:
6.01
Financial Information Reports, Notices,
etc. Subject to the last paragraph of Section 10.07,
the Borrower will furnish, or will cause to be furnished, to the Administrative Agent copies of the following financial statements,
reports, notices and information:
(a)
as soon as available and in any event within
ten (10) Business Days following the required submission date of the Borrower’s Form 10-Q to the Securities and Exchange
Commission at the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and consolidated statements of earnings and cash flow
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year
and ending with the end of such Fiscal Quarter, certified by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as presenting fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis as of the end of and for such Fiscal Quarter, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes;
(b)
as soon as available and in any event within
ten (10) Business Days following the required submission date of the Borrower’s Form 10-K after the end of each Fiscal Year
of the Borrower, a copy of the annual audit report for such Fiscal Year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including therein
a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and consolidated statements
of earnings and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, in each case certified (without any Impermissible
Qualification) by Ernst & Young, LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing, to the effect
that the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations
and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such Fiscal
Year;
(c)
concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate executed by the Treasurer
or an Authorized Officer of the Borrower (x) on and after the Closing Date showing (in reasonable detail and with appropriate
calculations and computations in all respects reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) compliance with the financial
covenant set forth in Section 7.05 (if applicable) and (y) on and after the Effective Date certifying as to whether any
Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, describing such Default and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it (which
delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent, or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including
fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);
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(d)
as soon as possible and in any event within three
Business Days upon any officer or director of the Borrower becoming aware of the occurrence of any Default, a statement of the
Treasurer or the chief financial or any Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Default and the actions
which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(e)
as soon as possible and in any event within ten
Business Days after the occurrence of any adverse development in any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of
its Principal Subsidiaries, which, if adversely determined, would result in a Material Adverse Effect, notice thereof;
(f)
promptly after the sending or filing thereof,
copies of all reports which the Borrower sends to any of its security holders, and all reports and registration statements (other
than on Form S-8 or any successor form) which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any national securities exchange; and
(g)
such other non-confidential information with
respect to the financial condition or operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative
Agent may from time to time reasonably request; provided that (i) in no event shall the Borrower be required to disclose
any information if doing so would be reasonably likely to result in a violation of Regulation FD and (ii) if in the Borrower’s
reasonably judgment, the disclosure of any requested information would compromise any attorney-client privilege, privilege afforded
to attorney work product or similar privilege, the Borrower shall make available redacted versions of requested documents or,
if unable to do so consistent with the preservation of such privilege, shall endeavor in good faith otherwise to disclose information
responsive to such request in a manner that will protect such privilege.
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.01 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have
been delivered on the date on which (i) the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower website
on the Internet at http://www.mccormick.com (or such other website address as may be updated from time to time and provided to
the Administrative Agent in writing) or (ii) such documents are posted on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website
at www.sec.gov. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the
documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such
request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its
copies of such documents.
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The
Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials
and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”),
which may (but shall not be obligated to) be made available by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar,
or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each,
a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect
to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment
and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower
Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which
shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials
“PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders
to treat the Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities
for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent the Borrower
Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked
“PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”
and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat the Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC”
as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”
6.02
Compliance with Laws, etc.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Principal Subsidiaries to, comply in all respects with all Applicable Laws (including,
without limitation, ERISA and Environmental Laws), except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, such compliance to include (without limitation):
(a)
preserve, renew and maintain in full force and
effect the (x) legal existence of the Borrower and each of the Principal Subsidiaries and (y) to the extent the concept is applicable
in such jurisdiction, the good standing of the Borrower, in each case under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction of such Person’s
organization and each jurisdiction where such Person’s conduct of business requires qualification or good standing (except
any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or liquidate as permitted pursuant to Section 7.04), and
(b)
the payment, before the same become delinquent,
of all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent thereafter payable
without penalty or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
6.03
Maintenance of Properties.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Principal Subsidiaries to, maintain, preserve, protect and keep its properties that
are material and used or useful in the conduct of its business in good repair, working order and condition (with ordinary wear
and tear and any casualty or condemnation excepted), except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
6.04
Insurance.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Principal Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained with responsible insurance
companies insurance with respect to its properties material to the business of the Borrower and its Principal Subsidiaries against
such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as is customary in the case of similar businesses and
owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower or such Principal Subsidiary operates; provided,
that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may self-insure to the extent customary for similarly situated corporations engaged in
the same or similar business.
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6.05
Books and Records.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep books and records which accurately reflect in all material
respects all of its business affairs and material transactions and permit the Administrative Agent and each Lender or any of their
respective representatives, at reasonable times and intervals and upon reasonable prior notice, to visit all of its offices, to
discuss its non-confidential financial matters with its officers and independent public accountant and, upon the reasonable request
of the Administrative Agent or a Lender, to examine (and, at the expense of the Lenders, photocopy extracts from) any of its non-confidential
books or other corporate records; provided that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or such representatives (i) shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid interruption of the normal business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
and (ii) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, may exercise visitation and inspection rights under
this Section 6.05 no more than one time during any calendar year.
6.06
[Reserved].
6.07
Use of Proceeds.
The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans to (a) finance a portion of the cash consideration payable in connection with
the Apollo Acquisition and (b) to pay the Transaction Costs.
6.08
Licenses and Franchises, Etc.
The Borrower shall take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, permits, licenses and franchises material in the conduct
of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.09
Anti-Corruption Laws.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its businesses (a) in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act,
the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010 and (b) in compliance in all material respects
with other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote
and achieve compliance with such laws.
Article
VII
NEGATIVE AND FINANCIAL COVENANTS
So
long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid, unless the Required
Lenders waive compliance in writing in accordance with Section 10.01:
7.01
[Reserved].
7.02
Subsidiary Indebtedness.
The Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or otherwise become or be liable
in respect of any Indebtedness, except:
(a)
Indebtedness outstanding on the Effective Date
and set forth on Schedule 7.02 and any renewals, extensions or refinancings thereof; provided that the amount of
such Indebtedness is not increased except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees
and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with any renewal, extension or refinancing thereof and by an amount equal to any
existing commitments unutilized thereunder;
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(b)
intercompany loans owed by any Subsidiary to
the Borrower or to any other Subsidiary (which shall include, without limitation, liabilities arising from cash management obligations,
tax and accounting operations); provided that such Indebtedness shall not have been transferred or assigned to any Person
other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(c)
any Indebtedness to the extent arising from obligations
to make payments (including deemed payments) in respect of taxes and/or tax benefits, including for local law tax benefits, net
operating losses, basis step-ups and/or other similar tax assets and/or from savings from the use thereof, any interest required
to be paid in respect thereof, and including payments for the present value of anticipated future tax assets and/or savings, under
the Tax Receivables Agreement; and
(d)
other Indebtedness, if, after giving effect to
the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness of all Subsidiaries would not exceed
25% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
7.03
Liens.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon
any of its property, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a)
Liens securing payment of Indebtedness permitted
under Section 7.02;
(b)
Liens granted prior to the Effective Date which
are identified in Schedule 7.03 (“Permitted Liens”);
(c)
any Lien existing on (i) the assets of any Person
at the time it becomes a Subsidiary or (ii) any assets acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date existing
at the time of the acquisition thereof (in each case, such Lien not created, assumed or incurred in contemplation of such event);
(d)
Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges or levies not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or being diligently contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;
(e)
Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen
and landlords incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or being diligently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set
aside on its books;
(f)
Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business
in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits,
or to secure performance of tenders, statutory obligations, leases and contracts (other than for borrowed money) entered into
in the ordinary course of business or to secure obligations on surety or appeal bonds;
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(g)
judgment Liens in existence less than thirty
(30) days after the entry thereof or with respect to which execution has been stayed or the payment of which is covered in full
(subject to a customary deductible) by insurance maintained with responsible insurance companies;
(h)
other Liens incidental to the conduct of the
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses (including without limitation, Liens on goods securing trade letters
of credit issued in respect of the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business, or the ownership of any of the Borrower’s
or any Subsidiary’s property and assets which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining
of advances or credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the Borrower’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of Borrower’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ businesses);
(i)
Liens arising from licenses, sublicenses or similar
grants of intellectual property made in the ordinary course of business;
(j)
Liens in favor of the Borrower on assets of its
Subsidiaries, and Liens in favor of Subsidiaries of the Borrower on assets of the Borrower;
(k)
Liens securing industrial development or pollution
control bonds so long as such Liens attach solely to the property acquired, constructed or improved with the proceeds of such
bonds; and
(l)
any Lien not otherwise permitted by this Section
7.03 securing Indebtedness; provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto (and to the incurrence of such Indebtedness
secured thereby), the sum of (without duplication and excluding any Indebtedness payable to the Borrower or a Subsidiary) (i)
the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by all Liens described in clauses
(b), (c) and (k) of this Section 7.03 (excluding any such Liens described in clauses (d) through
(j) of this Section 7.03) and (ii) the Attributable Value of all Sale-Leaseback Transactions entered into by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the aggregate does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
7.04
Fundamental Changes and Asset Dispositions.
(a)
The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
of its Subsidiaries, whether in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions to (i) liquidate or dissolve or (ii)
enter into any consolidation or merger with any other Person, unless in the case of this clause (ii), (x) in the case of
a merger or consolidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving entity, (y) in the case of a merger or consolidation
involving a Subsidiary, the surviving entity thereof is a Subsidiary and (z) no Default would exist.
(b)
The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
of its Subsidiaries, whether in a single transaction or in a series or related transactions, dispose of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may dispose
of assets or Equity Interests to a wholly owned Subsidiary or the Borrower.
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7.05
Consolidated EBITDA to Interest Expense
Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Consolidated
EBITDA to Interest Expense to be less than 3.75:1.00 on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the last day of the
first Fiscal Quarter ended after the Closing Date.
7.06
[Reserved].
7.07
Sanctions.
The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Loan, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business in any
Designated Jurisdiction, or with any individual or entity that, at the time of such funding, is a person or entity with whom dealings
are restricted or prohibited by, or are sanctionable under, Sanctions, or in any other manner, in each case that will result in
a violation by any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arrangers, Administrative Agent,
or otherwise, of Sanctions.
7.08
Anti-Corruption Laws.
The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Loan (a) in violation of the USA PATRIOT Act, the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the UK Bribery Act 2010, or (b) in violation of any other similar anti-corruption
legislation in other jurisdictions.
7.09
Change in Nature of Business.
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not engage in any material line of business if as a result thereof the
business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would be substantially different from the business
conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the Effective Date; provided, that any business incidental,
reasonably related or ancillary to the business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the Effective
Date or reasonable extensions thereof shall be permitted hereunder.
Article
VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.01
Event of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
(a)
Non-Payment of Obligations. The Borrower
shall default in the payment when due of any principal of any Loan, or the Borrower shall default (and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days) in the payment when due of any interest on any Loan, or the Borrower shall
default after notice (including, without limitation, notice delivered by way of submission of a detailed invoice) (and such default
shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days) in the payment when due of any fee described in Section 2.09
or of any other Obligation, including, without limitation, any of the fees described in the Fee Letters.
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(b)
Breach of Warranty. Any representation
or warranty of the Borrower made or deemed to be made hereunder or in any other Loan Document or any other writing or certificate
furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender for the purposes of or in connection
with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document (including any certificates delivered pursuant to Article IV) is or
shall be incorrect when made in any material respect.
(c)
Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations.
The Borrower shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under clause (d) of Section
6.01, clause (a) of Section 6.02 (with respect to the maintenance and preservation of the Borrower’s corporate
existence) or under Section 6.09, or the Borrower shall default in the due performance and observance of its obligations
under Article VII, and such default (if capable of being remedied within such period) shall not be remedied within five
Business Days after any officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof.
(d)
Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations.
The Borrower shall default in the due performance and observance of any other agreement contained herein or in any other Loan
Document, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after notice thereof shall have been given
to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(e)
Default on Other Indebtedness. A default
shall occur in the payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by acceleration or otherwise, of any Indebtedness
(other than Indebtedness described in Section 8.01(a)) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries having a principal amount,
individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $150,000,000, or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any
obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness (whether or not waived) if the effect of such default is to accelerate
the maturity of any such Indebtedness or such default (whether or not waived) shall continue unremedied for any applicable period
of time sufficient to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to cause such
Indebtedness to become due and payable prior to its expressed maturity.
(f)
Judgments. Any unpaid judgment or order
for the payment of money in excess of $150,000,000 (net of amounts covered by insurance as to which a financially responsible
insurance company has confirmed coverage to an extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) shall be rendered against
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and either
(i)
enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced
by any creditor upon such judgment or order; or
(ii)
there shall be any period of thirty (30) consecutive
days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in
effect.
(g)
Pension Plans. Any of the following events
shall occur with respect to any Pension Plan:
(i)
the institution of any steps by the Borrower,
any member of its Controlled Group or any other Person that would be reasonably likely to result in the termination of a Pension
Plan if, as a result of such termination, the Borrower or any such member would reasonably be required to make a contribution
to such Pension Plan, or would reasonably expect to incur a liability or obligation with respect to such Pension Plan, in excess
of $25,000,000; or
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(ii)
a contribution failure occurs with respect to
any Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA which is not cured within 20 days from the date
such contribution was due,
and
in each case in clauses (i) and (ii) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions,
if any, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Control of the Borrower. Any Change in
Control shall occur.
(i)
Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. The Borrower
or any of its Principal Subsidiaries shall:
(i)
become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or
admit in writing its inability to pay, debts as they become due;
(ii)
apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment
of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for the Borrower or any of such Subsidiaries or a substantial part of
any property of any thereof, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(iii)
in the absence of such application, consent or
acquiescence, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for the Borrower
or any of such Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property of any thereof, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator
or other custodian shall not be discharged within 60 days; provided that the Borrower and each such Subsidiary hereby expressly
authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender to appear in any court conducting any relevant proceeding during such 60-day
period to preserve, protect and defend their rights under the Loan Documents;
(iv)
permit or suffer to exist the commencement of
any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution,
winding up or liquidation proceeding, in respect of the Borrower or any of such Subsidiaries, and, if any such case or proceeding
is not commenced by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, such case or proceeding shall be consented to or acquiesced in by the Borrower
or such Subsidiary or shall result in the entry of an order for relief or shall remain for 60 days undismissed; provided
that the Borrower and each such Subsidiary hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender to appear in any
court conducting any such case or proceeding during such 60-day period to preserve, protect and defend their rights under the
Loan Documents; or
(v)
take any corporate action authorizing, or in
furtherance of, any of the foregoing.
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8.02
Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of,
the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:
(a)
declare the Commitment of each Lender to make
Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(b)
declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding
Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document
to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the Borrower;
(c)
[reserved]; and
(d)
exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders
all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents;
provided,
however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under
the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid
principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable,
in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Without
limiting (and subject to) the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02, during the period from and including the
Effective Date and to and including the Commitment Termination Date, or the funding of the loans hereunder on the Closing Date
and the consummation of the Apollo Acquisition with the proceeds thereof, and notwithstanding (a) any failure by the Borrower
or any of its subsidiaries to comply with any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Article VI or the negative covenants
set forth in Article VII (including the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.05), (b) the occurrence of any
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) (solely with respect to fees or interest) or an
Event of Default under Section 8.01(i) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or (c) any provision to the contrary in the
Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lenders shall be permitted to (i) rescind, terminate or cancel this Agreement
or its Commitments, or exercise any right or remedy hereunder, to the extent to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making
of the Loans, (ii) refuse to participate in making its Loans or (iii) exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim in respect
of its Loans hereunder to the extent to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making of its Loans; provided that, it
is understood that (A) the Borrowing hereunder on the Closing Date shall be subject solely to the satisfaction (or waiver) of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 and (B) the Commitments shall be reduced as provided under Sections
2.05 and 2.06. The acceleration of the Loans shall be permitted at any time after they have been funded only to the
extent that an Event of Default is outstanding and continuing at such time. For the avoidance of doubt, from the Closing Date
after giving effect to the funding of the Loans on such date, 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.
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8.03
Application of Funds.
After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due
and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied
by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including reasonable
and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III)
payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest)
payable to the Lenders (including reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders
(including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any Lender) and amounts payable under Article III),
ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and other Obligations, ratably
among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion
to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and
Last,
the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required
by Law.
Article
IX
THE AGENT
9.01
Appointment and Authority.
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Citibank 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. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Section 9.06) are solely for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have 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.
9.02
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 the Borrower 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.
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9.03
Exculpatory Provisions.
The Administrative Agent or the Arrangers, as applicable, 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 or the Arrangers, as applicable:
(a)
shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other
implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b)
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;
(c)
shall not have any duty or responsibility to
disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender, any credit or other information concerning the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, that
is communicated to, obtained by or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arrangers or any of their Related Parties in
any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative
Agent herein;
(d)
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 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall
be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower, a Lender;
(e)
shall not be responsible or have any liability
for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions of this Agreement relating
to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated
to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified
Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of
confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender; and
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(f)
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, (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.
9.04
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 Borrower), 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.
9.05
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 IX 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 credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not
be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction
determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct
in the selection of such sub-agents.
9.06
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, in
consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank 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 thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation
(or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the
retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative
Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent
be a Defaulting Lender. 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 and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, 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 thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal
Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal
Effective Date.
(c)
With effect from the Resignation Effective Date
or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then 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 as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than
any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective
Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from
all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided
above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as
those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower 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
IX and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its
sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while
the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for
as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including in respect of any
actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
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9.07
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent,
the Arrangers and Other Lenders Each Lender expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has made any representation
or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or an Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance
of any assignment or review of the affairs of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation
or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any Lender as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent
or any Arranger have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender represents
to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any
Arranger, 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 of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial
and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws
relating to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement
and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, 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 credit analysis, appraisals and 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, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Each Lender represents and
warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring
or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender for the purpose of making,
acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender, and
not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender agrees not to
assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to
decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable
to such Lender, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial
loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such
other facilities.
9.08
No Other Duties, etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Arrangers, Syndication Agents and Documentation Agents listed on the cover
page hereof shall not have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except
in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.
9.09
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of
Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor
Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal
of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative
Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise
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(a)
to file and prove a claim for the whole amount
of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and
to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections
2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b)
to collect and receive any monies or other property
payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and
any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding
is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative
Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel,
and any other amounts due to the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf
of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any
Lender to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
9.10
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 9.10 and held in trust 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 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 the Federal Funds Rate and 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.
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(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 use commercially reasonable
efforts to (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 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 9.10(b).
For
the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.10(b) shall
not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 9.10(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).
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(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 Loans (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 Loans (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 Loans 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 Loans 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 10.06 (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 Loans 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 Loan (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 Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such
Loans 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 Borrower’s Obligations
under the Loan Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights shall not be duplicative of such Obligations in
respect of Loans 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 by the Borrower; provided
that this Section 9.10 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 relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment)
of the Obligations 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 9.10 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 (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
Article
X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.01
Amendments, etc.
Subject to Section 3.03(b), no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no
consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the
Borrower and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent (such acknowledgement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a)
waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a)
without the written consent of each Lender;
(b)
extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender
(or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 8.02) without the written consent of
such Lender;
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(c)
postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or
any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder
or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(d)
reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest
specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to subsection (v) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees
or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition
of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;
(e)
change Section 2.13 in a manner that would
alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;
(f)
change Section 8.03 without the written
consent of each Lender;
(g)
[reserved]; or
(h)
change any provision of this Section or the definition
of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend,
waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent
of each Lender;
and;
provided further, that (i) [reserved]; (ii) [reserved]; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing
and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative
Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) Section 10.06(g) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified
without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment,
waiver or other modification; and (v) the Fee Letters may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing
executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right
to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires
the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting
Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such
Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its
terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
Any amendment, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 10.01 shall be binding upon each Person that
is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent
of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer
be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, such Lender shall
have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts
owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
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Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission,
mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the schedules
and exhibits thereto), then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision
to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without
any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent shall post each
such amendment to the Lenders reasonably promptly after it becomes effective.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, without the consent
of any Lender, (x) enter into amendments or modifications to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or (y) enter
into additional Loan Documents, in each case, as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems appropriate in order to implement any
Successor Rate or otherwise effectuate the terms of Section 3.03 in accordance with the terms of Section 3.03;
provided that the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment, modification or additional Loan Document to the
Lenders reasonably promptly after it becomes effective.
10.02
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(a)
Notices Generally. Except in the case
of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (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 electronic mail as follows:
(i)
if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
to the address, facsimile number or electronic mail address specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and
(ii)
if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile
number or electronic mail address specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered
solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that
may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).
Notices
and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed
to have been given when received; notices and other communications 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 and other communications delivered through electronic communications
to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (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, FpML
messaging, 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 or the
Borrower may each, 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), if such notice, email or other
communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed
to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c)
The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED
“AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS
OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE
BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY
AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS 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 Borrower, any Lender or any other
Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of
the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any
other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to
have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however,
that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special,
incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
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(d)
Change of Address, etc. The Borrower and
the Administrative Agent may change its address, facsimile or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder
by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or electronic mail address for notices
and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to
notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address,
contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be
sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual
at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation
on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such
Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to
make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of
the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes
of United States Federal or state securities laws.
(e)
Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders.
The Administrative Agent, and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic
notices, Loan Notices and notices of Loan prepayment) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices
were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified
herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify
the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities
resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower, except to the extent
that such losses, costs, expenses and liabilities have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of
such Person. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the
Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
10.03
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy,
power or privilege hereunder or under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other
Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrower shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law
in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance
with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit
(a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its
capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) [reserved], (c) any Lender from exercising
setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing
proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to the Borrower
under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative
Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (c) and
(d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders,
enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
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10.04
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a)
Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall
pay (i) all reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates
(including the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders and their respective Related Parties, limited to one New York counsel and one local counsel in each relevant material
jurisdiction (which may include special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and, in the case of any actual or perceived
conflict of interest, one additional external counsel for the affected Persons), in connection with the syndication of the credit
facility provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof and (ii) all reasonable, documented
and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements
of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender), and shall pay all reasonable, documented and invoiced fees of counsel
for the Indemnitees (limited to one external counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Related Parties,
one local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction (which may include special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions)
and, in the case of any actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional external counsel for the affected Persons) in
connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such documented and
invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.
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(b)
Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower
shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing
Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable,
documented and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), joint or several, and shall indemnify
and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all reasonable, documented and invoiced fees and disbursements incurred by any Indemnitee
or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of
(i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or
thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the
Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof)
and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters
addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or
alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
or any Environmental Claims related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory,
whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (and regardless
of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or equity holders);
provided, however, that legal expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses
of one external counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single local counsel in each relevant material
jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnitees, taken as
a whole and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional external counsel in each relevant material
jurisdiction) and other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Indemnitees in connection with investigating
or defending any of the foregoing; provided, further, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available
to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (I) to the extent they are found in a final,
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of such Indemnitee’s controlled Affiliates or any of its or their respective officers,
directors, members, controlling persons, employees, agents, advisors or other representative of any of the foregoing or (y) a
material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of such Indemnitee’s controlled Affiliates under this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents or (II) to the extent they result from disputes between and among Indemnitees to the extent
such disputes do not arise from any act or omission of the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates (other than claims
against an Indemnitee acting in its capacity as an agent or arranger or similar role hereunder). The Borrower shall not be liable
for any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any action or proceeding effected without the Borrower’s
written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with the Borrower’s written
consent or if there is a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding with the Borrower’s written
consent, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses by reason of such settlement or judgment in accordance
with this Section 10.04(b).
(c)
Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent
that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this
Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of the foregoing, each Lender
severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s
pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each
Lender’s share of the outstanding Loans at such time (or if all Loans have been repaid, the Loans immediately prior to such
repayment)) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment
to be made severally among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim,
damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any
such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent
(or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (c) are
subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).
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(d)
Waiver of Consequential Damages, etc. To
the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, none of the parties to this Agreement shall assert, and each party hereto hereby
waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any
Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing (each, a “Lender-Related Party”), on any theory of liability,
for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection
with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, any Loan
or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing in this sentence shall limit the Borrower’s indemnification
obligations (whether in Section 10.04(b) or otherwise) to the extent such indirect, special, punitive or consequential
damages are included in a claim for which an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder. No Lender-Related Party shall
be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it
through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents, the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than for direct or actual damages
resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Party as determined by a final and
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e)
Payments. All amounts due under this Section
shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.
(f)
Survival. The agreements in this Section
10.04 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments,
the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
10.05
Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative
Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into
by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection
with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part
thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not
been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand
its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest
thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate
from time to time in effect in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders under clause
(b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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10.06
Successors and Assigns.
(a)
Successors and Assigns Generally. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not 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 Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)
of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section,
or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section,
or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment
or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to
confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants
to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related
Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason
of this Agreement.
(b)
Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may
at any time assign to one or more Eligible 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 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 the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender,
an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B)
in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A)
of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or,
if the 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 Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower
otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent
assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible
Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of
determining whether such minimum amount has been met.
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(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 Loans or the Commitment assigned;
(iii)
Required Consents. No consent shall be
required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A)
(x) prior to the Closing Date, the consent of
the Borrower (such consent to be given at the Borrower’s sole discretion) shall be required unless such assignment is (I)
to a Lender or (II) among Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC and (y) on and following the Closing Date,
the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless (1)
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate
of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (3) such assignment is among Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC;
provided that, solely on and following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment
unless the Borrower shall object thereto within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of a written request for
consent to such assignment;
(B)
the consent of the Administrative Agent (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) such assignment is to a Person that is a Lender,
an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender or (y) such assignment is among Goldman Sachs Bank USA and
Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC.
(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 and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
an Administrative Questionnaire; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect
to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.
(v)
No Assignment to Borrower or Defaulting Lender.
No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) 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 (B), or (C) any Disqualified Lender.
(vi)
No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such
assignment shall be made to one or more natural Persons (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated
for the primary benefit of a natural Person).
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(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 and the Administrative Agent, the 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 or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y)
acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full share of all Loans. 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 subsection (c) of this Section, 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 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 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. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and
deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that
does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation
in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
(c)
Register. The Administrative Agent, acting
solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative
Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and
a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of (and,
to the extent required by Section 163 of the Code and any related United States Treasury Regulations, stated interest on) 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, as applicable, hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the
Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register
shall be available for inspection by each of the Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable
prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive change to the Loan Documents
is pending, any Lender may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.
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(d)
Participations. Any Lender may at any
time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other
than a natural Person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of
one or more natural Persons, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each,
a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans); 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 the 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 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of
any participation.
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, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such
Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section 10.06, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 10.06. To the extent permitted by
law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided
such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 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 or loans or 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 163 of the Code and any related 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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Notwithstanding
anything in this clause (d) to the contrary, any Participant that is a Farm Credit Lender that (i) has purchased a participation
in the minimum amount of $20,000,000 on or after the Effective Date, (ii) has been designated as a voting Participant (a “Voting
Participant”) in a notice (a “Voting Participant Notice”) sent by the relevant Lender (including
any existing Voting Participant) to the Administrative Agent and (iii) receives, prior to becoming a Voting Participant, (x) the
consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent to be required only to the extent and under the circumstances it would be required
if such Voting Participant were to become a Lender pursuant to an assignment in accordance with Section 10.06(b) and such
consent is not required for an assignment to an existing Voting Participant) and (y) the consent of the Borrower (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time
of such designation; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such designation unless the Borrower
shall object thereto within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of a written request for consent to such designation,
shall be entitled to vote as if such Voting Participant were a Lender on all matters subject to a vote by Lenders, and the voting
rights of the selling Lender (including any existing Voting Participant) shall be correspondingly reduced, on a dollar-for-dollar
basis. Each Voting Participant Notice shall include, with respect to each Voting Participant, the information that would be included
by a prospective Lender in an Assignment and Assumption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Farm Credit Lender designated as
a Voting Participant in Schedule 10.06(d) shall be a Voting Participant without delivery of a Voting Participation Notice
and without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to conclusively
rely on information contained in Voting Participant Notices and all other notices delivered pursuant hereto. The voting rights
of each Voting Participant are solely for the benefit of such Voting Participant.
(e)
Limitations upon Participant Rights. A
Participant’s entitlement to receive the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, and 3.05 shall be subject
to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(e) (it being understood that
the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the participating Lender), to the same extent as
if it were the Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.06; provided, that such
Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.06 as if it were an assignee under Section 10.06.
In addition, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than
the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the
sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would
be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified
of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section
3.01(e) as though it were a Lender. 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 3.06 and Section 10.13
with respect to any Participant.
(f)
Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any
time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note,
if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank
or other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
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(g)
Special Purpose Funding Vehicles. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose
funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
(an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated
to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any
Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting
Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the
Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(b)(ii). Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant
to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the
obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.04), (ii) no SPC shall be liable
for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting
Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan
Document, remain the Lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the
Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each
party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one
year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not institute
against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or
liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with payment
of a processing fee in the amount of $3,500, (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion),
assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on
a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer
or provider of any surety or guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
10.07
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information
may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties (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 required
or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (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; provided that, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable
Law, the disclosing party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to inform the Borrower promptly thereof prior to disclosure
pursuant to this subsection, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder
or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement
of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section
10.07, to (i) any assignee or Participant in, or any prospective assignee or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative transaction
or credit insurance transaction, in each case relating to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder,
(g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit
facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring
of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of
the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section
10.07 or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than the Borrower which source was not known to the recipient to be bound to keep such information confidential.
In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this
Agreement to market data collectors, and similar service providers to the lending industry (so long as such information given
to such market data collectors or similar service providers is limited to information as is customarily provided for such reporting
purposes), and subject to customary confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements, service providers to the Agent Parties and the
Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.
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Any
Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 shall be considered to
have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality
of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Each
of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information
concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and that the use of such information may be regulated or prohibited
by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse, (b) it has developed compliance
procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in
accordance with Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws and undertakes not to use any Information
for unlawful purposes.
For
the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.07 shall prohibit any person from voluntarily disclosing or providing
any information within the scope of this confidentiality provision to any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory organization
(any such entity, a “Regulatory Authority”) in accordance with applicable whistleblower laws, to the extent
that any such prohibition on disclosure set forth in the confidentiality provisions herein shall be prohibited by such whistleblower
laws applicable to such Regulatory Authority.
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10.08
Right of Setoff.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized
at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by 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 Borrower against any
and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although
such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from
the branch or office 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 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated
by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the
Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their
respective Affiliates under this Section 10.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of
setoff) that such Lender or their respective 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.
10.09
Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan
Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by Applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).
If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest
shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining
whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such
Person may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee,
or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate,
and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
10.10
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other
Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all
previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section
4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative
Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g.
“pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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10.11
Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations
and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may
have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Loan, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any
Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.
10.12
Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate
such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the
extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief
Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the
extent not so limited.
10.13
Replacement of Lenders
. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to
any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, if any Lender is a Defaulting
Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative
Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained
in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a
Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(a)
the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative
Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b);
(b)
such Lender shall have received payment of an
amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to
it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent
of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(c)
in the case of any such assignment resulting
from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such
assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
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(d)
such assignment does not conflict with applicable
Laws;
(e)
in the case of an assignment resulting from a
Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent;
and
(f)
the consent of the Administrative Agent shall
be required for such assignment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
No
Lender shall be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or
otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Each
party hereto agrees that (a) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 10.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (b) the Lender required to make such assignment
need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound
by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment
agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender;
provided, further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 10.13 to the contrary, the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder
except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.06.
10.14
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; etc.
(a)
GOVERNING 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, HOWEVER, THAT (A) THE INTERPRETATION
OF THE DEFINITION OF “SPINCO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4.02(C)) (AND WHETHER OR NOT A
SPINCO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT HAS OCCURRED OR WOULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR), (B) THE DETERMINATION OF THE ACCURACY OF
ANY APOLLO ACQUISITION AGREEMENT REPRESENTATION AND WHETHER AS A RESULT OF A BREACH OF SUCH APOLLO ACQUISITION AGREEMENT REPRESENTATION
THE BORROWER (OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE BORROWER) HAS THE RIGHT (TAKING INTO ACCOUNT APPLICABLE CURE PROVISIONS) TO TERMINATE ITS
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE APOLLO ACQUISITION AGREEMENT OR TO DECLINE TO CONSUMMATE THE APOLLO ACQUISITION AS A RESULT OF A BREACH
OF SUCH REPRESENTATIONS IN THE APOLLO ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND (C) THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE APOLLO ACQUISITION HAS BEEN
CONSUMMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE APOLLO SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND THE APOLLO ACQUISITION AGREEMENT SHALL, IN EACH
CASE, BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CHOICE OR CONFLICT
OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE
LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
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(b)
SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY
HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION,
WHETHER IN LAW OR 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 THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY 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 OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c)
WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH PARTY HERETO, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES 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 (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
IN ANY SUCH COURT.
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(d)
SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT
WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
10.15
Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT
OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
10.16
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or
other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’
understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the
Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand,
and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal,
accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating,
and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) (A) the Administrative
Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by
the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of
its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to
the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly
set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their
respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower
and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of
such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases
any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged
breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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10.17
USA PATRIOT Act Notice.
Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf
of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “PATRIOT Act”) and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the
Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower
in accordance with the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such
Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money
laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
10.18
Judgment Currency.
If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document
in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures
the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which
final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment
Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement
(the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by
the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance
with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency
so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the
Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the
Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than
the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any
excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
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10.19
Electronic Execution of Agreement Communications.
This Agreement and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure
or authorization related to this Agreement (each an “Agreement Communication”), including Agreement Communications
required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of
the parties hereto agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Agreement Communication shall be valid and binding
on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Agreement Communication entered into by Electronic
Signature will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance
with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Agreement Communication
may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all
such counterparts are one and the same Agreement Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph
may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders of a manually signed paper
Agreement Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically
signed Agreement Communication converted into another format for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Other than any Note,
the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Agreement Communication
in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary
course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Agreement Communications in the form of an
Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal
effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative
Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent
the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall
be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower without further verification
and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such
manually executed counterpart. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature”
shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
10.20
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In
of Affected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any
Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges
that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any 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 Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender
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 other Loan Document; or
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(iii)
the variation of the terms of such liability
in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
10.21
ERISA Lender Representation.
(a)
Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of
the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto
to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and
not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, 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 Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)
(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed
by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional
Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the
Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans,
the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to
the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such
Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
or
(iv)
such other representation, warranty and covenant
as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
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(b)
In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause
(i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation,
warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further
(x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such
Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative
Agent and the Arrangers and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Arranger is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into,
participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection
with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger under this Agreement, any Loan Document
or any documents related hereto or thereto).
10.22
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported
QFC. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support,
through a guarantee or otherwise, for any swap contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC
Credit Support” and, each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows
with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and
Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder,
the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions
below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws
of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(a)
In the event a Covered Entity that is party to
a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime,
the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such
Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support)
from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution
Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed
by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered
Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might
otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted
to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the
Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation
of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall
in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
(b)
As used in this Section 10.22, the following
terms have the following meanings:
“BHC
Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance
with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered
Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in
accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in
accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in
accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
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“Default
Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§
252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC”
has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with,
12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
[Signature
Pages Follow]
McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)
95
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
McCORMICK
& COMPANY, INCORPORATED
By:
/s/
Robert P. Conrad
Name:
Robert
P. Conrad
Title:
Vice
President and Treasurer
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
By:
/s/
Michael Vondriska
Name:
Michael
Vondriska
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Michael Vondriska
Name:
Michael
Vondriska
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
GOLDMAN
SACHS BANK USA,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Robert Ehudin
Name:
Robert
Ehudin
Title:
Authorized
Signatory
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
MORGAN
STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Michael King
Name:
Michael
King
Title:
Authorized
Signatory
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Michelle L. Walker
Name:
Michelle
L. Walker
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
TRUIST
BANK,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Steve Curran
Name:
Steve
Curran
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
WELLS
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Ryan Tegeler
Name:
Ryan
Tegeler
Title:
Executive
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
BNP
PARIBAS,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Benjamin Binetter
Name:
Benjamin
Binetter
Title:
Managing
Director
By:
/s/
Valentin Detry
Name:
Valentin
Detry
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
MIZUHO
BANK, LTD.,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Tracy Rahn
Name:
Tracy
Rahn
Title:
Managing
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
U.S.
Bank National Association,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Christi K. Shaw
Name:
Christi
K. Shaw
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
CoBank,
ACB
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
True Siffring
Name:
True
Siffring
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
AgFirst
Farm Credit Bank
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
J. Michael Mancini, Jr.
Name:
J.
Michael Mancini, Jr.
Title:
SVP,
Capital Markets
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
BANCO
BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Cara Younger
Name:
Cara
Younger
Title:
Managing
Director
By:
/s/
Armen Semizian
Name:
Armen
Semizian
Title:
Managing
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
BANCO
SANTANDER, S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Andres Barbosa
Name:
Andres
Barbosa
Title:
Managing
Director
By:
/s/
Carolina Gutierrez
Name:
Carolina
Gutierrez
Title:
Executive
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
CITIZENS
BANK, N.A.,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
David W. Dinella
Name:
David
W. Dinella
Title:
Senior
Vice President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
DEUTSCHE
BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Marko Lukin
Name:
Marko
Lukin
Title:
Director
By:
/s/
Allison Lugo
Name:
Allison
Lugo
Title:
Vice
President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
HSBC
Bank USA, National Association,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Aidan Spoto
Name:
Aidan
Spoto
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
ING
Bank N.V., Dublin Branch,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Rory Fitzgerald
Name:
Rory
Fitzgerald
Title:
Director
By:
/s/
Louise Gough
Name:
Louise
Gough
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
M&T
BANK,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Louis Galanis
Name:
Louis
Galanis
Title:
Senior
Vice President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
National
Westminister Bank Plc,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Joshua Morris-Davies
Name:
Joshua
Morris-Davies
Title:
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
PNC
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Reco C. Collins
Name:
Reco
C. Collins
Title:
Senior
Vice President
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
Standard
Chartered Bank
as
a Lender
By:
/s/
Ben Wynne-Davies
Name:
Ben
Wynne-Davies
Title:
Managing
Director
[Signature Page to McCormick Term Loan Agreement (2026)]
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