Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 14, 2012

among

TOPS MARKETS, LLC,
as the Lead Borrower

For

The Borrowers Party Hereto

The BORROWERS Party Hereto

The GUARANTORS Party Hereto

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C Issuer,

and

The LENDERS Party Hereto

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
and WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of December 14, 2012, among

TOPS MARKETS, LLC, a New York limited liability company, for itself and as agent (in such capacity, the “Lead Borrower”) for the other Borrowers now or hereafter party hereto;

the BORROWERS now or hereafter party hereto;

the GUARANTORS now or hereafter party hereto;

each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”); and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the L/C Issuer has indicated its willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, prior to the date of this Agreement, the Borrowers, on the one hand, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer thereunder, and the lenders party thereto, on the other hand, previously entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of October 9, 2009 (as heretofore amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the lenders party thereto provided the Borrowers with certain financial accommodations; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrowers, the Lenders, and the Agents desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as provided herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agree that the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows (it being agreed that this Agreement shall not be deemed to evidence or result in a novation or repayment and reborrowing of the Obligations under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement):

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01    Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

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“2015 Senior Notes” means the 10 1/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $350,000,000 issued by the Parent and the Lead Borrower under and pursuant to the terms of the 2015 Senior Notes Indenture.

“2015 Senior Notes Documents” means the 2015 Senior Notes Indenture, the 2015 Senior Notes and any other document, instrument or other agreement now or hereafter executed in connection with any of the foregoing.

“2015 Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2009, among the Parent and the Lead Borrower, as co-issuers, and the Indenture Trustee, governing the issuance of the 2015 Senior Notes.

“2017 Refinancing Senior Notes” means the proposed 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2017 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $460,000,000 to be issued by the Parent and the Lead Borrower under and pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Indenture.

“2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Documents” means the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Indenture, the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes and any other document, instrument or other agreement now or hereafter executed in connection with any of the foregoing.

“2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain proposed Indenture among the Parent and the Lead Borrower, as co-issuers, and Bank of America, N.A. as Indenture Trustee, governing the issuance of the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes.

“ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning given that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Accelerated Borrowing Base Delivery Event” means either (i) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default, or (ii) the failure of the Borrowers to maintain Availability at least equal to twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Loan Cap at the End of any Business Day.  For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of an Accelerated Borrowing Base Delivery Event shall be deemed continuing at the Administrative Agent’s option (i) so long as such Event of Default has not been waived, and/or (ii) if the Accelerated Borrowing Base Delivery Event arises as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to maintain Availability as required hereunder, until Availability has exceeded twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Loan Cap at the End of each calendar day for sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, in which case an Accelerated Borrowing Base Delivery Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement.

“ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.

“Accommodation Payment” as defined in Section 10.21(d).

“Account” means “accounts” as defined in the UCC, and also means a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (a) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (b) for services rendered or to be rendered, (c) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (d) for a secondary obligation

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incurred or to be incurred, (e) for energy provided or to be provided, (f) for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, (g) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (h) as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a state, governmental unit of a state, or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a state or governmental unit of a state.  The term “Account” includes health-care-insurance receivables.

“Acquisition” means, with respect to any Person (a) a purchase of a Controlling interest in the Equity Interests of any other Person, (b) a purchase or other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets or properties of, another Person or of any business unit of another Person, (c) any merger or consolidation of such Person with any other Person or other transaction or series of transactions resulting in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets, or a Controlling interest in the Equity Interests, of any Person, or (d) any acquisition of any Store locations of any Person, in each case in any transaction or group of transactions which are part of a common plan.

“Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.15(c).

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any LIBO Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of one percent (1%)) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.  The Adjusted LIBO Rate will be adjusted automatically as to all LIBO Borrowings then outstanding as of the effective date of any change in the Statutory Reserve Rate.

“Adjustment Date” means the first day of each calendar quarter, provided that the first Adjustment Date after the Effective Date shall be April 21, 2013.

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

“Administrative Agent’s Account” has the meaning provided in Section 6.13(c).

“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 Lead Borrower and the Lenders.

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

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified, (ii) any other Person directly or indirectly holding 15% or more of any class of the Equity Interests of that Person, and (iii) any other Person 15% or more of any class of whose Equity Interests is held directly or indirectly by that Person.

“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).

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“Agent(s)” means, individually, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent and, collectively, means both of them.

“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all of the Lenders, as may be increased, decreased or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitments are $125,000,000.

“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Allocable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21(d).

“Applicable Margin” means:

(a)     From and after the Effective Date until the first Adjustment Date, the percentages set forth in Level II of the pricing grid below, unless Average Daily Availability does not support the requirements of Level II or Level I, in which event the Applicable Margin will be set at Level III.  In no event shall the Applicable Margin be set at Level I prior to the first Adjustment Date (even if the Average Daily Availability requirements for Level I have been met); and

(b)     From and after the first Adjustment Date, the Applicable Margin shall be determined from the following pricing grid based upon Average Daily Availability for the most recent calendar quarter ended immediately preceding such Adjustment Date; provided, however, that if any of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 of this Agreement or any Borrowing Base Certificate is at any time restated or otherwise revised (including as a result of an audit), or if the information set forth in any such financial statements or any such Borrowing Base Certificate otherwise proves to be false or incorrect such that the Applicable Margin would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any period, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, interest due under this Agreement shall be immediately recalculated at such higher rate for any applicable periods and shall be due and payable within 10 days of demand.

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“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time.  If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.06 or Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.  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.

“Appraised Value” means (a) with respect to Borrowers’ Eligible Inventory, the appraised orderly liquidation value, net of costs and expenses to be incurred in connection with any such liquidation, which value is expressed as a percentage of Cost of the Borrowers’ Eligible Inventory as set forth in the Borrowers’ inventory stock ledger, which value shall be determined from time to time by the most recent appraisal undertaken by an independent appraiser engaged by the Administrative Agent using a methodology substantially consistent with the methodology utilized in connection with appraisals undertaken prior to the Effective Date, or (b) with respect to Borrower’s Prescription Lists, the appraised orderly liquidation value, net of costs and expenses to be incurred in connection with any such liquidation, of the Borrowers’ Prescription Lists, which value shall be determined from time to time by the most recent appraisal undertaken by an independent appraiser engaged by the Administrative Agent using a methodology substantially consistent with the methodology utilized in connection with appraisals undertaken prior to the Effective Date.

“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 MLPFS and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers.

“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)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

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“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease, agreement or instrument were accounted for as a capital lease.

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2011, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Availability” means, as of any date of determination thereof by the Administrative Agent, the result, if a positive number, of:

(a)           The Loan Cap as of such date;

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(b)           The Total Outstandings on such date.

In calculating Availability at any time and for any purpose under this Agreement, the Lead Borrower shall certify to the Administrative Agent that all accounts payable and Taxes are being paid on a timely basis (absent which the Administrative Agent may establish a Reserve therefor).

“Availability Condition” means, at the time of determination with respect to any specified transaction or payment, Availability at the time of such determination and immediately following, and after giving effect to, such transaction or payment was, and is projected by the Borrowers on a Pro Forma Basis for each of the seven (7) Fiscal Periods immediately following such transaction or payment to be, equal to or greater than fifteen percent (15%) of the Loan Cap.  In the case of any transaction pursuant to which the assets (or the assets of the Person) acquired in such transaction are to be included in the Borrowing Base, Availability shall be determined after giving effect to the inclusion of such assets, provided that the Administrative Agent has (a) completed or received an appraisal of the assets (or the assets of the Person) to be acquired in such transaction from appraisers reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (b) established in its Permitted Discretion an advance rate and Reserves (if applicable) therefor, and (c) otherwise agreed in its Permitted Discretion that such assets are eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base.

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.

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“Availability Reserves” means, without duplication of any other Reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate (a) to reflect the impediments to the Agents’ ability to realize upon the Collateral, (b) to reflect claims and liabilities that the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Collateral, (c) to reflect criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect any component of the Borrowing Base or the Collateral or which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (d) to reflect that an Event of Default then exists.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Availability Reserves may include (but are not limited to), in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, reserves based on: (i) rent; (ii) customs duties and other costs to release Inventory which is being imported into the United States; (iii) outstanding Taxes and other governmental charges, including, without limitation, ad valorem, real estate, personal property, sales, claims of the PBGC and other Taxes which may have priority over the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral; (iv) salaries, wages and benefits due to employees of any Borrower; (v) Customer Credit Liabilities; (vi) reserves for reasonably anticipated changes in the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory or Prescription Lists between appraisals; (vii) warehousemen’s or bailee’s charges and other Liens which may have priority over the interests of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral; (viii) amounts due to vendors on account of consigned goods; (ix) Cash Management Reserves; (x) Bank Product Reserves; (xi) payables to vendors entitled to the benefits of PACA or PASA, or any similar statute or regulation; and (xii) the Senior Notes Maturity Reserve.

“Average Daily Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the average daily Availability for the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended.

“Banker’s Acceptance” means a time draft or bill of exchange or other deferred payment obligation relating to a Commercial Letter of Credit which has been accepted by the L/C Issuer.

“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

“Bank Products” means any services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, including, without limitation, on account of (a) Swap Contracts and/or (b) leasing, but excluding Cash Management Services.

“Bank Product Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect the liabilities and obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to Bank Products then provided or outstanding.

“Blocked Account” has the meaning provided in Section 6.13(a)(ii).

“Blocked Account Agreement” means, with respect to an account established by a Loan Party, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, establishing Control (as defined in the UCC) of such account by the Collateral Agent and whereby the bank maintaining such account agrees, upon the occurrence and during the

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continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, to comply only with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent without the further consent of any Loan Party.

“Blocked Account Bank” means Bank of America, N.A. and each other bank with whom deposit accounts are maintained in which any funds of any of the Loan Parties from one or more DDAs are concentrated and with whom a Blocked Account Agreement has been, or is required to be, executed in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

“Borrowers” means, collectively, the Lead Borrower, the Persons named on Schedule 1.01 annexed hereto, and each other Person who shall from time to time enter into a Joinder Agreement as a Borrower.

“Borrowing” means a Committed Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

“Borrowing Base” means, at any time of calculation, an amount equal to:

(a)     the face amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables multiplied by ninety percent (90%);

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(b)     the Cost of Eligible Inventory (other than Perishable Inventory), net of Inventory Reserves, multiplied by ninety percent (90%) of the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory; provided that in no event shall the amounts available to be borrowed pursuant to this clause (b) in respect of Eligible Inventory consisting of gasoline, diesel or other petroleum products exceed $2,500,000;

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(c)     the Cost of Eligible Inventory constituting Perishable Inventory, net of Inventory Reserves relating to such Perishable Inventory, multiplied by ninety percent (90%) of the Appraised Value of such Eligible Inventory constituting Perishable Inventory;

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(d)     the face amount of Eligible Health Care Receivables (net of Receivables Reserves) multiplied by ninety percent (90%);

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(e)     the face amount of Eligible Trade Receivables (net of Receivables Reserves) multiplied by eight-five percent (85%); provided that in no event shall amounts available to be borrowed pursuant to this clause (e) exceed ten percent (10%)

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of the Loan Cap (as calculated without giving effect to the restrictions set forth in this proviso);

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(f)      eighty-five percent (85%) of the Appraised Value of Prescription Lists; provided that in no event shall amounts available to be borrowed pursuant to this clause (f) exceed thirty percent (30%) of the Loan Cap (as calculated without giving effect to the restrictions set forth in this proviso);

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(g)     the then amount of all Availability Reserves.

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto (with such changes therein as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to reflect the components of, and reserves against, the Borrowing Base as provided for hereunder from time to time), executed and certified as accurate and complete by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower, which shall include appropriate exhibits, schedules, supporting documentation and additional reports as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

“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 and, if such day relates to any LIBO Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank market.

“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) all expenditures made (whether made in the form of cash or other property) or costs incurred for the acquisition or improvement of fixed or capital assets of such Person (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations), in each case that are (or should be) set forth as capital expenditures in a Consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person for such period, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred by a Person during such period; provided that “Capital Expenditures” shall not include (i) any additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures made with (A) the proceeds from any casualty insurance or condemnation or eminent domain, to the extent that the proceeds therefrom are utilized (or are contractually committed to be utilized) for capital expenditures within 180 days of the receipt of such proceeds, or (B) the proceeds of any Equity Interests issued or capital contributions received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in connection with such capital expenditures, or (ii) any portion of the purchase price of a Permitted Acquisition which is allocated to property, plant or equipment acquired as part of such Permitted Acquisition, or (iii) any expenditures which are contractually required to be, and are, reimbursed to the Loan Parties in cash by a third party (including landlords) during such period of calculation, or (iv) the trade-in value of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of such existing equipment is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment.

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“Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person for any period, 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 liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and the amount of which obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, in each case excluding obligations under operating leases regardless of changes in GAAP.

“Cash Collateral Account” means a non-interest bearing account established by one or more of the Loan Parties with Bank of America, in the name of the Collateral Agent or as the Collateral Agent shall otherwise direct and under the sole and exclusive dominion and control of the Collateral Agent, in which deposits are required to be made in accordance with Section 2.03(g) or Section 8.02(c).

“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).  Derivatives of such terms have corresponding meanings.

“Cash Dominion Event” means (a) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default, or (b) the failure of the Borrowers to maintain Availability equal to or greater than twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Loan Cap at the End of any Business Day.  For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing at the Administrative Agent’s option (i) so long as such Event of Default has not been waived, and/or (ii) if such Cash Dominion Event arises as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to maintain Availability as required pursuant to clause (b) hereunder, until Availability has exceeded twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Loan Cap, at the End of each calendar day for sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, in which case a Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement; provided that during any calendar year, if a Cash Dominion Event has occurred and been discontinued on three (3) occasions, a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing (even if an Event of Default is no longer continuing and/or Availability at the End of each calendar day exceeds the required amount for sixty (60) consecutive calendar days) at all times during the remainder of such calendar year.  The termination of a Cash Dominion Event as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Cash Dominion Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

“Cash Equivalents” means:

(a)           securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(b)           certificates of deposit, time deposits and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000;

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(c)           repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a) and (b) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) above;

(d)           securities with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) above;

(e)           commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s  or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency) and in each case maturing within one year after the date of creation thereof;

(f)            marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof;

(g)           repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition;

(h)           Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency); and

(i)            investment funds investing ninety-five percent (95%) of their assets in cash and securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (h) above.

“Cash Management Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect the reasonably anticipated liabilities and obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to Cash Management Services then provided or outstanding.

“Cash Management Services” means any one or more of the following types or services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates: (a) ACH transactions, (b) cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement services, treasury, depository, overdraft, and electronic funds transfer services, (c) foreign exchange facilities, (d) credit card processing services, (e) purchase cards, and (f) credit or debit cards.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

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“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System maintained by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

“CFC” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code.

“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.

“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:

(a)           at any time prior to the creation of a Public Market, the Permitted Holders shall cease to own and control legally and beneficially (free and clear of all Liens), either directly or indirectly more than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that the Permitted Holders have the right to acquire pursuant to any option right (as defined in clause (b) below));

(b)           at any time after the creation of a Public Market, any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than a Permitted Holder becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of (i) thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Equity Interests of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Equity Interests that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) and (ii) a percentage that is greater than the percentage of the Equity Interests of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent that is then beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders; or

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(b)           during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Parent cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors); or

(c)           the Parent fails at any time to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower and each other Loan Party free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances), except where such failure is as a result of a transaction permitted by the Loan Documents.

“Closing Date” means October 9, 2009.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended and in effect.

“Collateral” means any and all “Collateral” as defined in any applicable Security Document and all other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Security Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent.

“Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent executed by (a) a bailee or other Person in possession of Collateral, or (b) a landlord of Real Estate leased by any Loan Party, in each case, pursuant to which such Person (i) acknowledges the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral, (ii) releases or subordinates such Person’s Liens in the Collateral held by such Person or located on such Real Estate, (iii) provides the Collateral Agent with access to the Collateral held by such bailee or other Person or located in or on such Real Estate, (iv) as to any landlord, provides the Collateral Agent with a reasonable time to sell and dispose of the Collateral from such Real Estate, and (v) makes such other agreements with the Collateral Agent as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.

“Collateral Agent” means Bank of America, acting in its capacity as collateral agent for its own benefit and the benefit of the other Credit Parties, or any successor collateral agent.

“Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by a Borrower in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower.

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“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Committed Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the 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.

“Commitment Fee” has the meaning provided in Section 2.09(a).

“Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of a Committed Loan or simultaneous Committed Loans of the same Type and, in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Committed Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.

“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of a Committed Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

‘‘Commodity Price Protection Agreement’’ means any forward contract, commodity swap, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to, or the value of which is dependent upon, fluctuations in commodity prices.

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

“Consent” means (a) actual consent given by a Lender from whom such consent is sought or (b) the passage of seven (7) Business Days from receipt of written notice to a Lender from the Administrative Agent of a proposed course of action to be followed by the Administrative Agent without such Lender’s giving the Administrative Agent written notice of that Lender’s objection to such course of action.

“Consolidated” means, when used to modify a financial term, test, statement, or report of a Person, the application or preparation of such term, test, statement or report (as applicable) based upon the consolidation, in accordance with GAAP, of the financial condition or operating results of such Person and its Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, at any date of determination, (a) the sum, without duplication, of (A) Consolidated Net Income (Loss) for the most recently completed Measurement Period, (B) in each case to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (Loss) for such Measurement Period, (i) Consolidated Interest Charges, (ii) Consolidated Income Tax Expense, (iii) Consolidated Non-cash Charges, (iv) any unusual or non-recurring items and any restructuring charges or reserves, including, without limitation, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition made after the Closing Date (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, contract and lease termination costs and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees), (v) the amount of Management Fees and expense reimbursements accrued by such Person to the Permitted Holders pursuant to the Management Agreement, (vi) commissions, discounts and other fees and expenses in connection with any actual or proposed Investment, incurrence, repayment,

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refinancing or amendment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, recapitalization, Acquisition or Disposition outside the ordinary course of business to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated EBITDA, (vii) commissions, discounts and other fees and expenses incurred to the extent covered by indemnification provisions in any agreement in connection with an Acquisition (including the Acquisition of the Parent) to the extent reimbursed in cash and such indemnification payments are not otherwise included in Consolidated EBITDA, (viii) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and expenses (including interest expense) related to any Qualified Securitization Transaction, (ix) commissions, discounts and other fees and expenses in connection with the entry into the Loan Documents (or any amendment, waiver or modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document), (x) losses from currency exchange rate transactions, (xi) expenses on account of development of distribution systems that are expensed but could have been capitalized under alternative accounting policies in accordance with GAAP, (xii) the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (Loss), (xiii) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA to the extent non-cash gains relating to such cash receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b) below for any previous period and not added back, (xiv) any costs or expenses incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary 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 stockholders agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock), (xv) lease expenses (and corresponding interest expense) in respect of Synthetic Lease Obligations, (xvi) expenses incurred to the extent reimbursed during such period by third parties pursuant to indemnification provisions or insurance policies, (xvii) any reductions in revenue resulting from the purchase accounting effect of adjustments to deferred revenue required or permitted by GAAP, and (xviii) the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, in each case, for such Measurement Period of such Person and its Subsidiaries, all as determined in accordance with GAAP, and (C) proceeds from any business interruption insurance to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income (Loss) for such Measurement Period, minus (b) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (Loss) for such Measurement Period (other than the accrual of revenue and other than non-cash items to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated charges made in any prior Measurement Period or which will result in the receipt of cash in a future Measurement Period).

 “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period minus (ii) Capital Expenditures made during such Measurement Period (other than Financed Capital Expenditures) minus (iii) the aggregate amount of federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash during such Measurement Period to (b) the sum of (i) Debt Service Charges for such Measurement Period plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made in cash during such Measurement Period (other than pursuant to Section 7.06(c) hereof), in each case, of or by the Parent and its Subsidiaries, all as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Income Tax Expense” of any Person means, for any Measurement Period, the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes of such Person and its

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Consolidated Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period as determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under Swap Contracts, but excluding any non-cash or deferred interest financing costs, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations and (c) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capital Lease Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case of or by the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period, all as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income (Loss)” of any Person means, for any Measurement Period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period on a Consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted, to the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by excluding, without duplication: (1) all extraordinary gains or losses net of taxes (less all fees and expenses relating thereto); (2) the portion of net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis allocable to minority interests in unconsolidated Persons to the extent that cash dividends or distributions have not actually been received by such Person or one of its Consolidated Subsidiaries; (3) any gain or loss, net of taxes, realized upon the termination of any employee pension benefit plan and any non-cash charges incurred relating to the underfunded portion of any pension plan; (4) gains or losses, net of taxes (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), in respect of Dispositions of assets other than in the ordinary course of business (5) any net gain or loss arising from the acquisition of any securities or extinguishment or conversion of any Indebtedness or obligations with respect to any Swap Contracts of such Person; (6) any non-cash goodwill or asset impairment charges, any non-cash write-downs attributable to joint ventures held by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and the amortization of intangibles, in each case pursuant to GAAP; (7) any non-cash charges resulting from the application of SFAS No. 123 and any other non-cash compensation charges or other non-cash expenses or charges arising from the grant of or issuance or repricing of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards or any amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock, stock options or other equity-based awards; (8) all deferred financing costs written off, and premiums paid, in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness; (10) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period and any amounts attributable to LIFO adjustments; (11) unrealized gains and losses from obligations with respect to any Swap Contracts or ‘‘embedded derivatives’’ that require the same accounting treatment as obligations with respect to any Swap Contracts; (12) any purchase accounting adjustments (including, without limitation, the impact of writing up inventory, deferred marketing and deferred financing costs or deferred revenue at fair value), amortizations, impairments, write-offs, or non-cash charges with respect to purchase accounting with respect to any Acquisitions, Disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or similar transactions.

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“Consolidated Non-cash Charges” of any Person means, for any Measurement Period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such Measurement Period, as determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding any non-cash charge which requires an accrual or reserve for cash charges for any future period).

“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a notice of (a) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (b) a continuation of LIBO Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

“Cost” means the lower of cost or market value of Inventory, based upon the Borrowers’ accounting practices, known to the Administrative Agent, which practices are in effect on the Effective Date as such calculated cost is determined from invoices received by the Borrowers, the Borrowers’ purchase journals or the Borrowers’ stock ledger.  “Cost” does not include inventory capitalization costs or other non-purchase price charges (such as freight) used in the Borrowers’ calculation of cost of goods sold.

“Covenant Compliance Event” means either (a) that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (b) Availability is less than or equal to ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap (i) on any Business Day at the time a Committed Loan Request is made, or (ii) if no Committed Loan Request is made on such day, the End of that Business Day.  For purposes hereof, the occurrence of a Covenant Compliance Event shall be deemed continuing at the Administrative Agent’s option (a) so long as such Event of Default has not been waived, and/or (b) if the Covenant Compliance Event arises as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to maintain Availability as required hereunder, until Availability has exceeded ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap for sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, in which case a Covenant Compliance Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement.  The termination of a Covenant Compliance as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Covenant Compliance Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

“Credit Card Notifications” has the meaning provided in Section 6.13(a)(i).

“Credit Card Receivables” means each “payment intangible” (as defined in the UCC) together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a major credit or debit card issuer (including, but not limited to, Visa, Mastercard and American Express and such other issuers approved by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion) to a Loan Party resulting from charges by a customer of a Loan Party on credit or debit cards issued by such

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issuer in connection with the sale of goods by a Loan Party, or services performed by a Loan Party, in each case in the ordinary course of its business.

“Credit Extensions” mean each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

“Credit Party” or “Credit Parties” means (a) individually, (i) each Lender and its Affiliates, (ii) each Agent, (iii) each L/C Issuer, (iv) each Arranger, (v) each beneficiary of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (vi) any other Person to whom Obligations under this Agreement and other Loan Documents are owing, and (vii) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing, and (b) collectively, all of the foregoing.

“Credit Party Expenses” means, without limitation:

(a)           all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, in connection with (i) the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, (ii) the preparation, negotiation, administration, management, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (iii) the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement or the Loan Documents or efforts to preserve, protect, collect, or enforce the Collateral or in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, or (iv) any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of any Obligations, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of (A) counsel for the Agents, (B) outside consultants for the Agents, (C) appraisers, and (D) commercial finance examiners;

(b)           all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer and its Affiliates in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder; and

(c)           all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Credit Parties who are not the Agents, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuer, the Sponsor Group or any Affiliate of any of them in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Parties’ rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents or applicable Law, including in the course of any work-out or restructuring of the Loans or other Obligations during the pendency of any Event of Default, provided that such Credit Parties shall be entitled to reimbursement for no more than one counsel representing all such Credit Parties (absent a conflict of interest, in which case the Credit Parties may engage and be reimbursed for one additional counsel).

“Customer Credit Liabilities” means, at any time, the aggregate remaining value at such time of (a) outstanding gift certificates and gift cards of the Borrowers entitling the holder thereof to use all or a portion of the certificate or gift card to pay all or a portion of the purchase price for any Inventory, and (b) outstanding merchandise credits and customer deposits of the Borrowers.

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“DDA” means each checking, savings or other demand deposit account maintained by any of the Loan Parties.  All funds in each DDA shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral and the Agents and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in any DDA.

“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.

“Debt Service Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Charges paid in cash or required to be paid in cash for such Measurement Period, plus (b) principal payments made or required to be made on account of Indebtedness for money borrowed (excluding the Obligations, voluntary prepayments of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.07 of this Agreement and any Synthetic Lease Obligations, but including, without limitation, any Capital Lease Obligations) during such Measurement Period, in each case of or by the Parent and its Subsidiaries determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means: (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Prime Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Prime Rate Loans, plus (iii) two percent (2%) per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a LIBO Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such LIBO Rate Loan plus two percent (2%) per annum; and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin for Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit, as applicable, plus two percent (2%) per annum.

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder, or (ii) pay to the Agents, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Lead Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or

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assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Lead Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale, transfer, license or other disposition (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of its assets to or in favor of any Person) of any property (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests) by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

“Disqualified Stock” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof; provided, however, that (i) only the portion of such Equity Interests which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock and (ii) with respect to any Equity Interests issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Lead Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Lead Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, resignation, death or disability and if any class of Equity Interest of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of an Equity Interest that is not Disqualified Stock, such Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require a Loan Party to repurchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Stock.  The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Agreement will be the maximum amount that the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon maturity of, or pursuant

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to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock or portion thereof, plus accrued dividends.

“Dollars” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Subsidiary organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory).

“Effective Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.

“Eligible Assignee” means: (a) a Credit Party or any of its Affiliates; (b) a bank, insurance company, or company engaged in the business of making commercial loans, which Person, together with its Affiliates, has a combined capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000; (c) an Approved Fund; (d) any Person to whom a Credit Party assigns its rights and obligations under this Agreement as part of an assignment and transfer of such Credit Party’s rights in and to a material portion of such Credit Party’s portfolio of asset based credit facilities; and (e) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Lead Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include a Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries, other than the Sponsor Group.

“Eligible Credit Card Receivables” means, at the time of any determination thereof, each Credit Card Receivable that satisfies the following criteria at the time of creation and continues to meet the same at the time of such determination: such Credit Card Receivable (i) has been earned by performance and represents the bona fide amounts due to a Borrower from a credit card payment processor and/or credit card issuer, and in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower, and (ii) is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (j) below.  Without limiting the foregoing, to qualify as an Eligible Credit Card Receivable, a Credit Card Receivable shall indicate no Person other than a Borrower as payee or remittance party.  In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of a Credit Card Receivable shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that a Borrower may be obligated to rebate to a customer, a credit card payment processor, or credit card issuer pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Credit Card Receivable but not yet applied by the Loan Parties to reduce the amount of such Credit Card Receivable.  Any Credit Card Receivables meeting the foregoing criteria shall be deemed Eligible Credit Card Receivables but only as long as such Credit Card Receivable is not included within any of the following categories, in which case such Credit Card Receivable shall not constitute an Eligible Credit Card Receivable:

(a)           Credit Card Receivables which do not constitute a “payment intangible” (as defined in the UCC);

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(b)           Credit Card Receivables that have been outstanding for more than five (5) Business Days from the date of sale;

(c)           Credit Card Receivables with respect to which a Loan Party does not have good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens described in clauses (g)(i), (i) and (p) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances);

(d)           Credit Card Receivables that are not subject to a first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (subject only to the Lien described in clause (g)(i) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances) (it being the intent that chargebacks in the ordinary course by such processors shall not be deemed violative of this clause);

(e)           Credit Card Receivables which are disputed, are with recourse, or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted (to the extent of such claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback);

(f)            Credit Card Receivables as to which the processor has the right under certain circumstances to require a Loan Party to repurchase the Credit Card Receivables from such credit card processor;

(g)           Credit Card Receivables due from an issuer or payment processor of the applicable credit card which is the subject of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(h)           Credit Card Receivables which are not a valid, legally enforceable obligation of the applicable issuer with respect thereto;

(i)            Credit Card Receivables which do not conform in all material respects to all representations, warranties or other provisions in the Loan Documents relating to Credit Card Receivables; or

(j)            Credit Card Receivables which are evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the possession of the Collateral Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Collateral Agent.

“Eligible Health Care Receivables” means Accounts due to a Borrower on a non-recourse basis from insurance companies (which companies have adjudicated or not disputed such Accounts) and other Persons acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion as arise in the ordinary course of business, which have been earned by performance and, except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, are not any of the following:

(a)           Accounts that are not evidenced by an invoice;

(b)           Accounts that have been outstanding for more than ninety (90) days past the invoice date or that are more than sixty (60) days past due;

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(c)           Accounts due from any insurance company to the extent that fifty (50%) or more of all Accounts from such insurance company are not Eligible Health Care Receivables under clause (b), above;

(d)           Accounts with respect to which a Borrower does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens described in clauses (g)(i), (i) and (p) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances);

(e)           Accounts that are not subject to a first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (subject only to the Lien described in clause (g)(i) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances);

(f)            Accounts which are disputed, are with recourse, or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted (to the extent of such claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback);

(g)           Accounts for which all consents, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the performance of such Account by the account debtor or in connection with the enforcement of such Account by the Agents have not been duly obtained, effected or given and are not in full force and effect;

(h)           Accounts due from an account debtor which is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, has had a trustee or receiver appointed for all or a substantial part of its property, has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or has suspended its business;

(i)            Accounts due from any Governmental Authority, including, pursuant to Medicare, Medicaid or other similar programs; or

(j)            Accounts which the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion to be uncertain of collection.

“Eligible Inventory” means, as of the date of determination thereof, without duplication, items of Inventory of a Borrower that are finished goods, merchantable and readily saleable to the public in the ordinary course in each case that, except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, complies in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Inventory made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the criteria set forth below.  Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the following items of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory:

(a)           Inventory that is not solely owned by a Borrower or a Borrower does not have good and valid title thereto;

(b)           Inventory that is leased by, or is on consignment to, a Borrower, or that is consigned by a Borrower to a Person which is not a Loan Party;

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(c)           Inventory that is not located in the United States (excluding territories or possessions of the United States);

(d)           Inventory that is located at a location that is not owned or leased by a Borrower (except Inventory that is in transit between owned or leased locations of one or more Borrowers), except to the extent that the Borrowers have furnished the Administrative Agent with a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the Person owning any such location on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(e)           Inventory that is located at a distribution center or warehouse leased by a Borrower unless the applicable lessor has delivered to the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement;

(f)            Inventory that is comprised of goods which (i) are damaged, defective, “seconds,” or otherwise unmerchantable, (ii) are to be returned to the vendor, (iii) are obsolete or slow moving, or custom items, work-in-process, raw materials, or that constitute spare parts, promotional, marketing, packaging and shipping materials or supplies used or consumed in a Borrower’s business, (iv) are seasonal in nature and which have been packed away for sale in a subsequent season, (v) are not in compliance in all material respects with all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Inventory, its use or sale, or (vi) are bill and hold goods;

(g)           Inventory that is not subject to a perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (subject only to the Lien described in clause (g)(i) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances);

(h)           Inventory that consists of samples, labels, bags, packaging, and other similar non-merchandise categories;

(i)            Inventory that is not insured in compliance with the provisions of Section 5.10 hereof;

(j)            Inventory that has been sold but not yet delivered or as to which a Borrower has accepted a deposit;

(k)           Inventory consisting of lottery tickets;

(l)            Inventory that is subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreement with any third party from which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of a dispute in respect of any such agreement; or

(m)          Inventory acquired in a Permitted Acquisition, unless and until the Collateral Agent has (i) completed or received an appraisal of such Inventory from appraisers reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and such other due diligence as the Agents may require, all of the results of the foregoing to be reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, (ii) established an Inventory advance rate and Inventory Reserves (if applicable) therefor, and (iii) otherwise agreed that such Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory.

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“Eligible Trade Receivables” means Accounts (including, without limitation, Accounts owed by bottle handling companies) arising from the sale of a Borrower’s goods or services (other than those consisting of Credit Card Receivables) that satisfy the following criteria at the time of creation and continue to meet the same at the time of such determination: such Account (i) has been earned by performance and represents the bona fide amounts due to a Borrower from an account debtor, other than a direct store delivery vendor, and in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower, and (ii) is not ineligible for inclusion on the calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (r) below.  Without limiting the foregoing, to qualify as an Eligible Trade Receivable, an Account shall indicate no Person other than a Borrower as payee or remittance party.  In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of an Account shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that a Borrower may be obligated to rebate to a customer pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by the Borrowers to reduce the amount of such Eligible Trade Receivable.  Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, any Account included within any of the following categories shall not constitute an Eligible Trade Receivable:

(a)           Accounts that are not evidenced by an invoice;

(b)           Accounts that have been outstanding for more than sixty (60) days from the date of invoice;

(c)           Accounts due from any account debtor to the extent that fifty (50%) or more of all Accounts from such account debtor are not Eligible Trade Receivables under clause (b), above.

(d)           Accounts (i) that are not subject to a perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (subject only to the Lien described in clause (g)(i) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances), or (ii) with respect to which a Loan Party does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens described in clauses (g)(i), (i) and (p) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances);

(e)           Accounts which are disputed or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted, but only to the extent of such dispute, counterclaim, offset or chargeback;

(f)            Accounts which arise out of any sale made not in the ordinary course of business, made on a basis other than upon credit terms usual to the business of the Borrowers or are not payable in Dollars;

(g)           Accounts which are owed by any account debtor whose principal place of business is not within the continental United States;

(h)           Accounts which are owed by any Affiliate or any employee of a Loan Party;

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(i)            Accounts for which all consents, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the performance of such Account by the account debtor or in connection with the enforcement of such Account by the Agents have not been duly obtained, effected or given and are not in full force and effect;

(j)            Accounts due from an account debtor which is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, has had a trustee or receiver appointed for all or a substantial part of its property, has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or has suspended its business;

(k)           Accounts due from any Governmental Authority except to the extent that the subject account debtor is the federal government of the United States of America and has complied with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 and any similar state legislation;

(l)            Accounts (i) owing from any Person that is also a direct supplier to or creditor of a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries unless such Person has waived any right of setoff in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (ii) representing any manufacturer’s or supplier’s credits, discounts, incentive plans or similar arrangements entitling a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to discounts on future purchase therefrom;

(m)          Accounts subject to any right of return, setoff or charge back;

(n)           Accounts payable other than in Dollars or that are otherwise on terms other than those normal and customary in the Borrowers’ business;

(o)           Accounts evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument;

(p)           Accounts which are in excess of the credit limit for such account debtor established by the Borrowers in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;

(q)           Accounts which include extended payment terms (datings) beyond those generally furnished to other account debtors in the ordinary course of business;

(r)            Accounts which constitute Credit Card Receivables; or

(s)            Accounts which the Administrative Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion to be uncertain of collection; provided that the Administrative Agent acknowledges that as of the Effective Date it does not know of any circumstance or condition that would cause any Accounts requested by the Borrowers to be included in the Borrowing Base to be classified as ineligible by reason of this clause (s).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Eligible Trade Receivables shall include wholesale receivables to the extent that such wholesale receivables are not otherwise ineligible by virtue of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (s) or the lead-in language above.

“End” means, with respect to any Business Day or calendar day, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on such Business Day or calendar day, as the case may be.

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“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, damage, loss, claim, action, suit, judgment, order, fine, penalty, fee, expense, or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal or presence of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is allocated with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

“Equipment” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all 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 all 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.

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

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with a Loan Party within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041(c) or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of

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proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303 and 305 of ERISA; or (g) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate.

“Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.  An Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing unless and until that Event of Default has been duly waived as provided in Section 10.01 hereof.

“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 Lead 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 U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

“Executive Order” has the meaning provided in Section 10.18.

“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means the letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and set forth on Schedule 2.03 hereto.

“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 any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business

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Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated December 14, 2012, among the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent and MLPFS.

“Financed Capital Expenditures” shall mean Capital Expenditures made through purchase money financing (other than from Credit Extensions hereunder) or capital lease transactions permitted hereunder.

“Fiscal Period” means any fiscal period of any Fiscal Year of the Parent.

“Fiscal Quarter” means any fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year of the Parent.

“Fiscal Year” means any period of thirteen consecutive Fiscal Periods ending on the calendar Saturday closest to December 31 of any calendar year.

“Foreign Asset Control Regulations” has the meaning provided in Section 10.18.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which any 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.

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Fronting Fee” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(j).

“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 set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the

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accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

“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).

“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien) or is limited in recourse.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.  The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Guarantor” means the Parent, each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent (other than any CFC) listed on Schedule 1.02 annexed hereto and each other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent that shall be required to execute and deliver a Joinder Agreement as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.12.

 “Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

“Health Care Laws” means all federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations, interpretations, guidelines, ordinances and decrees primarily relating to patient healthcare, any health care provider, medical assistance and cost reimbursement program, as now or at any time hereafter in effect, including, but not limited to, the Social Security Act, the Social Security

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Amendments of 1972, the Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments of 1977, the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987 and HIPAA.

“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as the same now exists or may hereafter from time to time be amended, modified, recodified or supplemented, together with all rules and regulations thereunder.

“HIPAA Compliance Date” has the meaning provided in Section 5.26(a).

“HIPAA Compliance Plan” has the meaning provided in Section 5.26(a).

“HIPAA Compliant” has the meaning provided in Section 5.26(a).

“Honor Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(c)(i).

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, on any date, any Subsidiary of the Parent that (a) had less than five percent (5%) of Consolidated assets and less than five percent (5%) of annual Consolidated revenues of the Loan Parties as reflected on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 prior to such date and (b) has been designated as such by the Parent in a written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent, other than any such Subsidiary as to which the Parent has revoked such designation by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that at no time shall all Immaterial Subsidiaries so designated by the Parent have in the aggregate Consolidated assets or annual Consolidated revenues as reflected on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 prior to such time in excess of ten percent (10%) of Consolidated assets or annual Consolidated revenues respectively of the Loan Parties; provided further that a Subsidiary shall not be an Immaterial Subsidiary if it (i) holds title to any ABL Priority Collateral or (ii) is a Borrower.

“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.15(d).

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a)           all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)           the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(c)           net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d)           all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business not past due for more than sixty (60) days);

(e)           all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person;

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(f)            all Disqualified Stock, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and

(g)           all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.  The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

“Indenture” means the 2015 Senior Notes Indenture, the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Indenture and any replacement thereof governing the issuance of the Senior Notes, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 7.12.

“Indenture Trustee” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as trustee for the Note Holders pursuant to the terms of the 2015 Senior Notes Indenture or the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Indenture, as the context may require, together with any successor trustee appointed in accordance with the Indenture.

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

“Intellectual Property” means the Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses (as each such term is defined in the Security Agreement).

“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2009, by and between the Agents and the Indenture Trustee and acknowledged and agreed to by the Loan Parties, as amended and in effect from time to time, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced, including in connection with any Permitted Refinancing of the 2015 Senior Notes pursuant to the 2017 Refinancing Senior Note Documents.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Prime Rate 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 LIBO Rate 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 Prime Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the first Business Day of each month and the Maturity Date.

“Interest Period” means, as to each LIBO Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBO Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBO Rate Loan and ending

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on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Lead Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a)           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 next preceding Business Day;

(b)           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;

(c)           no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof; and

(d)           notwithstanding the provisions of clause (c), no Interest Period shall have a duration of less than one (1) month, and if any Interest Period applicable to a LIBO Borrowing would be for a shorter period, such Interest Period shall not be available hereunder.

For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Inventory” has the meaning given that term in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, or (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising, and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

“Inventory Reserves” means such reserves as may be established from time to time by the Administrative Agent in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion with respect to the determination of the saleability, at retail, of the Eligible Inventory or which reflect such other factors as may affect the market value of the Eligible Inventory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Inventory Reserves may, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, include (but are not limited to) reserves based on: (a) obsolescence; (b) seasonality; (c) Shrink; (d) imbalance; (e) change in Inventory character; (f) change in Inventory composition; (g) change in Inventory mix; (h) mark-downs (both permanent and point of sale); (i) retail mark-ons and mark-ups inconsistent with prior period practice and performance, industry standards, current business plans or advertising calendar and planned advertising events; and (j) out-of-date and/or expired Inventory.

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or

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purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) any Acquisition, or (d) any other investment of money or capital in another Person in order to obtain a profitable return.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

“Issuer Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and any Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.

“Joinder Agreement” means an agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H, pursuant to which, among other things, a Person becomes a party to, and bound by the terms of, this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents in the same capacity and to the same extent as either a Borrower or a Guarantor, as the Administrative Agent may determine.

“Lancaster Mortgage” means the Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated December 2, 2009 and granted by the Lead Borrower and the Town of Lancaster Industrial Development Agency in favor of the Collateral Agent on the land described therein, together with the distribution center and other improvements thereon, located at 5873 Genesee Street, Lancaster, New York.

 “Landlord Lien State” means Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington and such other states in which a landlord’s claim for rent may have priority over the lien of the Collateral Agent in any of the Collateral.

“Laws” means each international, foreign, federal, state and local statute, treaty, rule, guideline, regulation, ordinance, code and administrative or judicial precedent or authority, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and each applicable administrative order, directed duty, request, license, authorization and permit of, and agreement with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Committed Borrowing.

“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

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“L/C Issuer” means Bank of America or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as applicable, in each case, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder (which successor may only be a Lender selected by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted discretion).  Any L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.  For purposes of computing the amounts available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

“Lead Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Lease” means any agreement, whether written or oral, no matter how styled or structured, pursuant to which a Loan Party is entitled to the use or occupancy of any real property for any period of time.

“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.

“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 the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Letter of Credit” means each Banker’s Acceptance, each Standby Letter of Credit and each Commercial Letter of Credit issued hereunder, and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.

“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $75,000,000.  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.  A permanent reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall not require a corresponding pro rata reduction in the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, however, that if the Aggregate Commitments are reduced to an

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amount less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit, then the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be reduced to an amount equal to (or, at the Lead Borrower’s option, less than) the Aggregate Commitments.

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

“LIBO Rate” means:

(a)           for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBO Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBO Rate or the successor thereto if the British Bankers Association is no longer making a LIBO rate available (“LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period.  If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the LIBO Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and

(b)           for any interest calculation with respect to a Prime Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Prime Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.

“LIBO Rate Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

“Lien” means (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale, Capital Lease Obligation, Synthetic Lease Obligation or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any licenses of intellectual property) and (b) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

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“Liquidation” means (after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent of those rights and remedies accorded to such Agents under the Loan Documents and applicable Laws as a creditor of the Loan Parties with respect to the realization on the Collateral, including the conduct by the Loan Parties acting with the consent of the Administrative Agent, of any public, private, “going-out-of-business”, store closing or other similar sale or any other disposition of the Collateral for the purpose of liquidating the Collateral.  Derivations of the word “Liquidation” (such as “Liquidate”) are used with like meaning in this Agreement.

“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to any Borrower under Article II in the form of a Committed Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

“Loan Account” has the meaning provided in Section 2.11(a).

“Loan Cap” means, at any time of determination, the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Commitments and (b) the Borrowing Base.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Fee Letter, all Borrowing Base Certificates, the Blocked Account Agreements, the Credit Card Notifications, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, and solely where the term “Loan Documents” is used or referred to in any of the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, any instrument or agreement now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection with any transaction arising out of any Cash Management Services and Bank Products, each as amended and in effect from time to time.

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and each Guarantor.  “Loan Party” means any one of such Persons.

“Management Agreement” means the Transaction and Monitoring Fee Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2007, by and among certain of the management companies affiliated with the Sponsor and the Parent, as in effect on the Closing Date and as modified from time to time in a manner not materially adverse to the Lenders or otherwise with the consent of the Administrative Agent.

“Management Fee” means any management or advisory fee to be paid pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement.

“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their obligations under any Loan Document to which they are parties; or (c) a material impairment of the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Agents or the Lenders under any Loan Document or a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) of any Loan Document to which they are parties.  In determining whether any individual event would result in a Material Adverse Effect, notwithstanding that such event in and of itself does not have such effect, a Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed to have

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occurred if the cumulative effect of such event and all other then existing events would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

“Material Contract” means with respect to any Person, each contract to which such Person is a party, the termination or breach of which (unless replaced in accordance with the terms of Section 7.12(a)) would reasonably likely result in a Material Adverse Effect.

“Material Indebtedness” means (a) Indebtedness of the Loan Parties under the Senior Notes Documents and (b) other Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of the Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000.  For purposes of determining the amount of Material Indebtedness at any time, (a) the amount of the obligations in respect of any Swap Contract at such time shall be calculated at the Swap Termination Value thereof, (b) undrawn committed or available amounts shall be included, and (c) all amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement shall be included.

“Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) December 14, 2017, and (b) the date that occurs 60 days prior to the scheduled maturity date of the 2015 Senior Notes if, on such date, (i) at least $50,000,000 in principal amount of the 2015 Senior Notes shall remain outstanding and (ii) the maturity date of the 2015 Senior Notes has not been extended to a date which is not less than ninety (90) days following the date set forth in clause (a) above.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 10.09.

“McKesson Agreements” means, collectively, (a) that certain Master License and Services Agreement (ASP), dated as of November 27, 2007, by and between NDCHealth Corporation d/b/a Per-Se Technologies and the Lead Borrower, and (b) that certain Supply Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2008, between McKesson Corporation and the Lead Borrower, each as amended and in effect from time to time.

“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed thirteen Fiscal Periods of the Parent.

“MLPFS” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Lead Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

“Net Proceeds” means:

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(a)           with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clauses (a) or (b) of the definition thereof, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such Prepayment Event (including any cash or cash equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset by a Lien permitted hereunder which is senior to the Collateral Agent’s Lien on such asset and that is required to be repaid (or to establish an escrow for the future repayment thereof) in connection with such Prepayment Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, but including the payment of the proceeds from any Notes Priority Collateral in reduction of the Indebtedness under the Senior Notes Documents), (B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection with such Prepayment Event (including, without limitation, appraisals, and brokerage, legal, title and recording or transfer tax expenses and commissions) paid by any Loan Party to third parties (other than Affiliates)); and

(b)           with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (c) of the definition thereof, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such Prepayment Event over (ii) the sum of (A) the underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary in connection therewith and (B) the principal amount of any Indebtedness (plus any premium or other required payment on account thereof) under the Senior Note Documents (if any) that is required to be repaid in connection with such Prepayment Event.

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 10.01.

“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

“Non-Loan Party Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not, and is not required to become, a Guarantor or Borrower.

“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 “Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Note Holders” means the holders of the Senior Notes pursuant to the terms of an Indenture.

“Note Obligations” has the meaning given that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Notes Priority Collateral” has the meaning given that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

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“Obligations” means (a) all advances to, and debts (including principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses), liabilities, obligations, covenants, indemnities, and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit (including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral therefor), 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, fees, costs, expenses and indemnities that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party 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, fees, costs, expenses and indemnities are allowed claims in such proceeding, and (b) any Other Liabilities.

“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity, and (d) in each case, all shareholder or other equity holder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements to which such Person is a party or which is applicable to its Equity Interests and all other arrangements relating to the Control or management of such Person.

“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, or enforced any Loan Document).

“Other Liabilities” means any obligation on account of (a) any Cash Management Services furnished to any of the Loan Parties and/or any of their Subsidiaries and/or (b) any Bank Product furnished to any of the Loan Parties and/or any of their Subsidiaries, as each may be amended from time to time.

“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).

“Outstanding Amount” means: (i) with respect to Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date,

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the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts.

“Overadvance” means a Credit Extension to the extent that, immediately after its having been made, Availability is less than zero.

“PACA” means the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act, 1930 and all regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

“Parent” means Tops Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“Participant” has the meaning provided in Section 10.06(c).

“PASA” means the Packers and Stockyard Act, 1921 and all regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

“Patriot Act” has the meaning provided in Section 4.01(j).

“Payment Conditions” means, at the time of determination with respect to any specified transaction or payment, that (a) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would arise as a result of entering into such transaction or making such payment, and (b) either (i) the Borrowers have projected Availability on a Pro Forma Basis for each of the seven (7) Fiscal Periods immediately following such transaction or payment greater than 50% of the Loan Cap, or (ii)(A) the Availability Condition has been satisfied, and (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, calculated based upon the most recent Measurement Period, was equal to or greater than 1.00:1.00.  Prior to undertaking any transaction or payment which is subject to the Payment Conditions, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying that the conditions contained in clauses (a) and (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied, and (y) forecasts prepared in good faith by management of the Lead Borrower of Consolidated balance sheets, statements of income or operations and cash flows, and Availability projections on a Fiscal Period basis for the immediately following seven Fiscal Periods, which projected financial information shall give due consideration to results for prior Fiscal Periods, shall give effect to the proposed transaction or payment and shall be in a form and based upon assumptions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in Section 412, 430, 431 and 432 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Lead

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Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

“Perfection Certificate” has the meaning given that term in the Security Agreement.

“Perishable Inventory” means Inventory consisting of meat, dairy, cheese, seafood, produce, delicatessen, non-artificial floral products, bakery goods and prepared foods and other similar categories of Inventory which have a short shelf life.

“Permitted Acquisition” means (i) an Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions of Store locations (including, if applicable, the related Inventory at such Store locations) in which the total consideration paid (whether in cash, tangible property, notes or other property) does not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $12,500,000 in any Fiscal Year, provided that no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of, or immediately after giving effect to, the consummation of any such Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions, or (ii) an Acquisition in which all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)           No Default or Event of Default then exists or would arise from the consummation of such Acquisition;

(b)           Such Acquisition shall have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Person (or similar governing body if such Person is not a corporation) which is the subject of such Acquisition and such Person shall not have announced that it will oppose such Acquisition or shall not have commenced any action which alleges that such Acquisition shall violate applicable Law;

(c)           The Lead Borrower shall have furnished the Administrative Agent with fifteen (15) days’ written notice prior to the consummation of such intended Acquisition and shall have furnished the Administrative Agent with (i) a current draft of the documents, agreements and instruments contemplated to be executed in connection therewith (and final copies thereof as and when executed), and (ii) historical financial statements (whether audited or unaudited) or tax returns (to be provided only if historical financial statements are not available) in each case to the extent received by the Lead Borrower by or on behalf of the Person which is the subject of such Acquisition;

(d)           To the extent the proceeds of any Credit Extension are being used to finance an Acquisition of Equity Interests, the legal structure of such Acquisition shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

(f)            After giving effect to such Acquisition, if such Acquisition is an Acquisition of Equity Interests, a Loan Party shall acquire and own, directly or indirectly, a majority of the Equity Interests in the Person being acquired and shall Control a majority of any voting interests or shall otherwise Control the governance of the Person being acquired;

(g)           Prior to the inclusion of the assets (or the assets of the Person) acquired in such Acquisition in the Borrowing Base, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the results of appraisals of the assets (or the assets of the Person) to be acquired in such

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Acquisition and of a commercial finance examination of the Person which is (or whose assets are) being acquired, and (ii) such other due diligence as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, all of the results of such due diligence to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(h)           Any assets acquired shall be utilized in, and if such Acquisition involves a merger, consolidation or stock acquisition, the Person which is the subject of such Acquisition shall be engaged in, a business otherwise permitted to be engaged in by a Borrower under this Agreement;

(i)            If the Person which is the subject of such Acquisition will be maintained as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party, or if the assets acquired in such Acquisition will be transferred to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary which is not then a Loan Party, such Subsidiary (if it is a Domestic Subsidiary) shall have been joined as a “Borrower” hereunder or as a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of Section 6.12, and the Collateral Agent shall have received a security and/or mortgage interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests, Inventory, Accounts, Real Estate and other property of the same nature as constitutes Collateral under the Security Documents; and

(j)            The Payment Conditions shall have been satisfied.

“Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

“Permitted Business” means the business conducted by the Loan Parties on the Effective Date, and any business substantially similar, reasonably related, complementary, incidental or ancillary thereto.

“Permitted Discretion” means a determination made by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of its commercially reasonable business judgment, exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based lending transactions in the retail industry.

“Permitted Disposition” means any of the following:

(a)           Dispositions of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(b)           bulk sales or other Dispositions of the Inventory of a Loan Party not in the ordinary course of business in connection with Store closings and/or Disposition of Store locations for cash consideration, at arm’s length, provided that such Store closures and/or Dispositions of Store locations and related Inventory Dispositions shall not exceed (i) in any Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, ten percent (10%) of the number of the Loan Parties’ Stores as of the beginning of such Fiscal Year (net of new Store openings) and (ii) in the aggregate from and after the Effective Date, twenty five percent (25%) of the number of the Loan Parties’ Stores in existence as of the Effective Date (net of new Store openings); provided further that all sales of Inventory in connection with Store closings and/or Dispositions of Store locations (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) that exceed the foregoing limits shall (i) require the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (which consent shall not be

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unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and (ii) be in accordance with liquidation agreements and with professional liquidators reasonably acceptable to the Agents; provided further that all Net Proceeds received in connection with such Store closures and/or Dispositions of Store locations and related Inventory Dispositions are applied to the Obligations if then required in accordance with Section 2.05 hereof;

(c)           licenses of intellectual property of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(d)           licenses for the conduct of licensed departments within the Loan Parties’ Stores in the ordinary course of business; provided that the Loan Parties shall provide the Agents with thirty (30) days prior written notice and, if requested by the Agents, the Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Person operating such licensed department to enter into an intercreditor agreement on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (provided that the Administrative Agent may impose Reserves in its Permitted Discretion with respect to the operation of any such licensed department);

(e)           Dispositions of Equipment in the ordinary course of business that is substantially worn, damaged, obsolete or, in the judgment of a Loan Party, no longer useful or necessary in its business or that of any Subsidiary and is not replaced with similar property having at least equivalent value;

(f)            sales, transfers and Dispositions among the Loan Parties or by any Subsidiary to a Loan Party;

(g)           sales, transfers and Dispositions of or by any Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party to another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; and

(h)           to the extent constituting a Disposition, Liens to the extent permitted by Section 7.01 of this Agreement;

(i)            Restricted Payments to the extent permitted by Section 7.06 of this Agreement;

(j)            Investments to the extent permitted by Section 7.02 of this Agreement;

(k)           any Disposition in connection with a foreclosure on assets, or a Disposition of Investments or receivables, in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof or in a bankruptcy or similar proceedings;

(l)            the Disposition or voluntary termination of any Swap Contract;

(m)          the surrender or waiver of any contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind, provided that Loan Parties comply with the provisions of Section 6.19 of this Agreement;

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(n)           the Disposition of any Cash Equivalents, provided that the proceeds of the same constitute a Permitted Investment or are used in a manner consistent with Section 6.11 of this Agreement;

(o)           the Disposition of cash in the ordinary course of business, to the extent used in a manner consistent with Section 6.11 of this Agreement;

(p)           to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Permitted Business; provided that, to the extent the property exchanged was ABL Priority Collateral, substantially all of property received in exchange therefor constitutes ABL Priority Collateral having an Appraised Value at least equal to the Appraised Value of the property exchanged and the Collateral Agent shall have a first priority perfected Lien on such property; provided further that, prior to making such Disposition, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the results of appraisals and of a commercial finance examination of the assets  to be acquired and (ii) such other due diligence as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, all of the results of the foregoing to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(q)           as long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, sales of Real Estate of any Loan Party (or sales of any Person or Persons created to hold such Real Estate or the Equity Interests in such Person or Persons), including sale-leaseback transactions involving any such Real Estate pursuant to leases on market terms, as long as, (i) such sale is made for fair market value, (ii) all Net Proceeds received in connection with any such sale are applied to the Obligations if then required in accordance with Section 2.05 hereof, and (iii) in the case of any sale-leaseback transaction permitted hereunder, the Agents shall have received from each purchaser or transferee a Collateral Access Agreement on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agents;

(r)            Dispositions of non-ABL Priority Collateral to Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;

(s)            Dispositions made in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;

(t)            Dispositions of non-ABL Priority Collateral other than to Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;

(u)           the issuance and sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; and

(v)           any other Dispositions (other than bulk sales of Inventory in connection with Store closings, in which case the requirements of clause (b) of this definition must be satisfied; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the sale of a Store to a third party for cash consideration shall not, for purposes of this clause (v), constitute a “Store

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closing”), provided that (i) the Payment Conditions shall have been satisfied and (ii) in the case of bulk sales of Inventory in connection with Dispositions of Store locations, such Dispositions of Store locations shall be for cash consideration and the Administrative Agent shall have received, prior to the consummation of any such Dispositions of Store locations and related Inventory Dispositions, an updated Inventory and prescription list appraisal undertaken by an independent appraiser engaged by the Administrative Agent at the Loan Parties’ expense (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent’s right to obtain an updated appraisal pursuant to this clause (v) is in addition to, and not in limitation of, the Administrative Agent’s right to conduct appraisals pursuant to Section 6.10 at the Loan Parties’ expense).

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

(a)           Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 6.04;

(b)           Carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by applicable Law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 6.04;

(c)           Pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

(d)           Deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e)           Liens in respect of judgments that would not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;

(f)            Easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, building code laws, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of a Loan Party and such other minor title defects or survey matters that are disclosed by current surveys that, in each case, do not materially interfere with the current use of the real property;

(g)           Liens existing on the Effective Date and listed on Schedule 7.01 (or, to the extent not listed on Schedule 7.01, Liens on non-ABL Priority Collateral having an aggregate fair market value of less than $1,000,000);

(h)           Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired by any Loan Party which are permitted under clause (c) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness so long as (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within ninety (90) days after such acquisition, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost

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of acquisition of such fixed or capital assets and (iii) such Liens shall not extend to any other property or assets of the Loan Parties;

(i)            Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent;

(j)            Landlords’ and lessors’ Liens in respect of rent not in default;

(k)           Possessory Liens in favor of brokers and dealers arising in connection with the acquisition or disposition of Investments owned as of the date hereof and Permitted Investments, provided that such liens (i) attach only to such Investments and (ii) secure only obligations incurred in the ordinary course and arising in connection with the acquisition or disposition of such Investments and not any obligation in connection with margin financing;

(l)            Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker’s liens, liens in favor of securities intermediaries, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or securities accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions or securities intermediaries;

(m)          Liens arising from precautionary UCC filings regarding “true” operating leases or, to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, the consignment of goods to a Loan Party;

(n)           voluntary Liens on property (other than ABL Priority Collateral) in existence at the time such property is acquired or on such property of a Subsidiary of a Loan Party in existence at the time such Subsidiary is acquired; provided that such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, such acquisition and do not attach to any other assets of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary;

(o)           Liens in favor of customs and revenues authorities imposed by applicable Law arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the importation of goods and securing obligations (i) that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days, or (ii)(A) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (B) the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (C) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation during the pendency of such contest;

(p)           Liens on the Collateral securing the Indebtedness arising under the Senior Notes Documents, including any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) having the priority set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement;

(q)           encumbrances referred to in Schedule B of the mortgage policy in favor of the Indenture Trustee insuring the Lancaster Mortgage;

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(r)            any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease or sublease of real property entered into by any Loan Party in the ordinary course of its business and not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Loan Parties;

(s)            Liens on property of Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness or other obligations not prohibited by this Agreement to be incurred by such Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries;

(t)            Liens arising by operation of law under Article 4 of the UCC in connection with the collection of items provided for therein;

(u)           Liens on assets transferred to a Securitization Entity or on assets of a Securitization Entity, in either case incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;

(v)           other Liens on non-ABL Priority Collateral securing obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(w)          Liens securing Permitted Indebtedness under clause (s) of the definition thereof;

(x)           Liens on Collateral securing Qualifying Indebtedness; and

(y)           any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (x), provided that (i) the property or assets covered thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased, (iii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, and (iv) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by clause (a) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.

“Permitted Holders” means (i) each of the Sponsors, (ii) each member of management of the Parent or the Lead Borrower who are holders of Equity Interests of the Parent and (iii) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing Persons is a member, provided that in the case of such “group” and without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group,” such Sponsors and members of management, collectively, have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting Equity Interests of the Parent or any of its direct or indirect parent entities held by such “group.”

“Permitted Indebtedness” means each of the following:

(a)           (i) Indebtedness in respect of the promissory note dated September 28, 2011 and issued in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 27, 2011 between Hilton Food Market, Inc. and the Lead Borrower, the principal amount of which  does not exceed $383,483.75 at any time outstanding, (ii) other Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.03, and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing;

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(b)           Indebtedness of: (i) any Loan Party to any other Loan Party; (ii) any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary to any other Non-Loan Party Subsidiary; (iii) any Loan Party to any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary; and (iv) any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary to any Loan Party, provided that in the case of this clause (iv), the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness owed by any and all Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries to any Loan Party, together with Investments permitted pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Investments, shall not exceed $1,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(c)           without duplication of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) or (f) of this definition, purchase money Indebtedness of any Loan Party to finance the acquisition of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (c) shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding; (provided that the Administrative Agent may impose reserves in its Permitted Discretion with respect to the obligations arising under such transaction); provided further that, if such fixed or capital asset is material to the operation of a Loan Party’s business and is determined by the Collateral Agent in its Permitted Discretion to be reasonably necessary for the Liquidation of ABL Priority Collateral then, if requested by the Collateral Agent, the Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the holders of such Indebtedness to enter into a Collateral Access Agreement on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(d)           obligations (contingent or otherwise) of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof existing or arising under any Swap Contract or any Commodity Price Protection Agreement, provided that such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view”;

(e)           contingent liabilities under surety bonds or similar instruments incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the construction or improvement of Real Estate;

(f)            Indebtedness incurred for the construction or acquisition or improvement of, or to finance or to refinance, any Real Estate owned or leased by any Loan Party (including therein any Indebtedness incurred in connection with sale-leaseback transactions permitted hereunder), and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, provided that the Loan Parties shall cause the holders of such Indebtedness to enter into a Collateral Access Agreement on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(g)           Indebtedness with respect to the deferred purchase price for any Permitted Acquisition, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, provided that such Indebtedness does not require the payment in cash of principal (other than in respect of working capital adjustments) prior to the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof, has a maturity which extends beyond the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the

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definition thereof, and is subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(h)           Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party in a Permitted Acquisition, which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than Indebtedness incurred solely in contemplation of such Person’s becoming a Subsidiary of a Loan Party), and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(i)            the Obligations;

(j)            Indebtedness arising under any Indenture and the other Senior Notes Documents (including Indebtedness consisting of Guarantees of the Indenture) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(k)           unsecured Indebtedness arising under a Guarantee by a Loan Party of obligations of any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(l)            Indebtedness of any Loan Party arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn by such Loan Party in the ordinary course of business against insufficient finds so long as such Indebtedness is promptly repaid;

(m)          Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction that is non-recourse Indebtedness with respect to the Loan Parties (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings);

(n)           Indebtedness of a Loan Party to officers, directors, employees and consultants of such Loan Party, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent to the extent permitted by clause (d) of Section 7.06 upon termination, disability or death;

(o)           Indebtedness incurred by a Loan Party or any Non-Loan Party Subsidiary in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(p)           Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Guarantee of Indebtedness permitted under this definition;

(q)           Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements;

(r)            unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(s)            other Indebtedness incurred when the Payment Conditions shall be satisfied; provided that if any such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien pursuant to clause

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(w) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”, such Lien shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(t)            Qualifying Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the difference between (i) $600,000,000 (plus, in the case of any such Qualifying Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder, the unpaid accrued interest and premiums on such Indebtedness being Refinanced and the underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses in connection with the incurrence of such Qualifying Indebtedness) and (ii) the principal amount of the Senior Notes outstanding pursuant to clause (j) above; provided that if any such Qualifying Indebtedness is secured by any Lien pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”, such Lien shall be subject to a Qualifying Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

“Permitted Investments” means each of the following, as long as, in the case of clause (a) and, to extent the consideration for making such Investment is cash, clauses (b) (in the case of replacement Investments after the Effective Date), (c)(ii), (i), (k), (l), (m) and (n), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such Investment is made, or would arise from the making of such Investment:

(a)           Cash Equivalents;

(b)           Investments existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.02, and Investments that replace such Investments, provided that such Investments are Permitted Investments;

(c)           (i) Investments by any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) additional Investments by any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties (other than the Parent), and (iii) additional Investments by Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(d)           Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

(e)           Guarantees constituting Permitted Indebtedness;

(f)            Investments by any Loan Party in Swap Contracts permitted hereunder;

(g)           Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

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(h)           advances to officers, directors and employees of the Loan Parties and Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(i)            Investments in Non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, together with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (b)(iv) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(j)            Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions;

(k)           capital contributions made by any Loan Party to another Loan Party;

(l)            Investments made in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;

(m)          Investments in the form of promissory notes or other non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party from purchasers of any assets in connection with Permitted Dispositions;

(n)           other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 in any Fiscal Year; and

(o)           other Investments if the Payment Conditions are satisfied;

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, no such Investments specified in clause (a) shall be permitted unless either (i) no Loans are outstanding or (ii) (A) the Investment is a temporary Investment pending expiration of an Interest Period for a LIBO Rate Loan, the proceeds of which Investment will be applied to the Obligations after the expiration of such Interest Period, and (B) such Investments are pledged to the Collateral Agent as additional collateral for the Obligations pursuant to such agreements as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Agent.

“Permitted Overadvance” means an Overadvance made by the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, which:

(a)           Is made to maintain, protect or preserve the Collateral and/or the Credit Parties’ rights under the Loan Documents or which is otherwise for the benefit of the Credit Parties; or

(b)           Is made to enhance the likelihood of, or to maximize the amount of, repayment of any Obligation; or

(c)           Is made to pay any other amount chargeable to any Loan Party hereunder; and

(d)           Together with all other Permitted Overadvances then outstanding, shall not (i) exceed ten percent (10%) of the Borrowing Base at any time or (ii) unless a Liquidation is occurring, remain outstanding for more than forty-five (45) consecutive

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Business Days, unless in the case of clause (ii) above, the Required Lenders otherwise agree;

provided, however, that the foregoing shall not (i) modify or abrogate any of the provisions of Section 2.03 regarding the Lenders’ obligations with respect to Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, or (ii) result in any claim or liability against the Administrative Agent (regardless of the amount of any Overadvance) for Unintentional Overadvances, and such Unintentional Overadvances shall not reduce the amount of Permitted Overadvances allowed hereunder; provided further that in no event shall the Administrative Agent make an Overadvance if, after giving effect thereto, the principal amount of the Credit Extensions would exceed the Aggregate Commitments (as in effect prior to any termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof).

“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, to “Refinance”), the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premiums thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses), (b) the weighted average life to maturity of such Permitted Refinancing is greater than or equal to weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (c) such Permitted Refinancing shall not require any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof for the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (d) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Credit Parties as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (e) no Permitted Refinancing shall have additional direct or indirect obligors, or greater guarantees or security, than the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (f) such Permitted Refinancing shall be otherwise on market terms for similar Indebtedness, including, without limitation, with respect to financial and other covenants and events of default, (g) the interest rate applicable to any such Permitted Refinancing does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate, and (h) at the time thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, a refinancing of the 2015 Senior Notes pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes shall constitute a Permitted Refinancing of the 2015 Senior Notes hereunder.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

“Pharmaceutical Laws” means federal, state and local laws, rules or regulations, codes, orders, decrees, judgments or injunctions issued, promulgated, approved or entered, relating to dispensing, storing or distributing prescription medicines or products, including laws, rules or regulations relating to the qualifications of Persons employed to do the same.

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“Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by a Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

“Prepayment Event” means:

(a)           Any Disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction, but excluding any Disposition permitted pursuant to clauses (a), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the definition of Permitted Dispositions) of any ABL Priority Collateral of a Loan Party; provided that any individual Disposition or series of related Dispositions for which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries receives Net Proceeds in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 prior to the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall not be deemed a Prepayment Event;

(b)           Any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any ABL Priority Collateral of a Loan Party unless, prior to the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event, the proceeds therefrom are utilized for purposes of replacing or repairing the assets in respect of which such proceeds, awards or payments were received within 180 days of the occurrence of the damage to or loss of the assets being repaired or replaced; provided that any individual casualty or other insured damage to, or taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of a Loan Party for which any Loan Party receives Net Proceeds in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 prior to the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall not be deemed a Prepayment Event; or

(c)           The incurrence by a Loan Party of any Indebtedness for borrowed money other than Permitted Indebtedness.

“Prescription Lists” means lists of customers for which specific prescription information is maintained in the ordinary course of business of a Borrower.

“Prime Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 0.50%; and (c) the LIBO Rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.0%.  The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’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 Bank of America’s prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the LIBO Rate, respectively, shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

“Prime Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Prime Rate.

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“Pro Forma”, “Pro Forma basis” or “Pro Forma Effect” means with respect to any determination for any Pro Forma Transaction and any Measurement Period, that such determination shall be made by giving pro forma effect to such Pro Forma Transaction and each Pro Forma Transaction that has occurred during such Measurement Period or subsequent to the end of such Measurement Period but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the applicable calculation is made, in each case as if each such Pro Forma Transaction had been consummated on the first day of such Measurement Period, based on historical results accounted for in accordance with GAAP or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and including, to the extent applicable, reasonable assumptions and cost savings that are reasonably expected to be realized as a result of such Pro Forma Transaction, which either are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or are permitted or required by Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, and are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and are projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith to result from actions taken within 12 months after the end of such Measurement Period in which such Pro Forma Transaction occurred and which are specified in reasonable detail in the relevant Compliance Certificate, financial statement or other document provided to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection herewith; provided that at the election of the Borrower, Pro Forma Effect shall not be required to be determined for any Pro Format Transaction to the extent the aggregate consideration in connection therewith is less than $3,000,000.  In preparation of any financial statements on a Pro Forma Basis, impacts of purchase accounting will not be taken into account.

“Pro Forma Transaction” means any Investment, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition of all of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or a business unit, line of business or division or a Store of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, or any incurrence or repayment or prepayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes), Restricted Payment and any other event that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect”.

“Public Market” shall exist if a Public Offering has been consummated.

“Public Offering” means a public offering of the Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-8) under the Securities Act of 1933.

“Qualified Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary pursuant to which (a) such Loan Party or Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Securitization Entity its interests in Receivables and Related Assets and (b) such Securitization Entity transfers to any other Person, or grants a Lien in, such Receivables and Related Assets, pursuant to a transaction customary in the industry which is used to achieve a transfer of financial assets under GAAP.

“Qualifying Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of any Loan Party (i) which is either unsecured or secured by a Lien pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances which is subject to the terms of a Qualifying Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and, with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, is junior and subordinate to the Lien of the

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Collateral Agent and (ii) no part of the principal of which is required to be paid (whether by way of mandatory sinking fund, mandatory redemption, mandatory prepayment or otherwise) prior to the date that is six months after the Maturity Date set forth in clause (a) of the definition thereof.

“Qualifying Pari Passi Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) the Intercreditor Agreement or (b) any other agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and entered into by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Indenture Trustee or any other agent for the holders of any Qualifying Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral ranking junior to the Lien of the Collateral Agent with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral.

“Real Estate” means all Leases and all land, together with the buildings, structures, parking areas, and other improvements thereon, now or hereafter owned by any Loan Party, including all easements, rights-of-way, and similar rights relating thereto and all leases, tenancies, and occupancies thereof.

“Receivables and Related Assets” means any account receivable (whether now existing or arising thereafter) of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary, and any assets related thereto including all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which Lien are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable.

“Receivables Reserves” means such Reserves as may be established from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion with respect to the determination of the collectability in the ordinary course of Eligible Trade Receivables and Eligible Health Care Receivables.

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.

“Refinance” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Permitted Refinancing”.  “Refinanced” and “Refinancing”  have meanings correlative thereto.

“Refinancing Dividend” means a Restricted Payment to be made in cash by the Parent to its shareholders within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes (but in any event on or before [June 30, 2013]) in an amount not to exceed  $100,000,000.

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

“Registered Public Accounting Firm” has the meaning specified by the Securities Laws and shall be independent of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as prescribed by the Securities Laws.

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

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“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

“Reports” has the meaning provided in Section 9.11(b).

“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Committed Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to a conversion or continuation of Committed Loans, a Conversion/Continuation Notice, (c) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (d) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, at least two Lenders (other than Lenders who are subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations) holding more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, at least two Lenders (other than Lenders who are subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations) holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided further that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, members of the Sponsor Group shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders at all times during which the Sponsor Group is subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations.

“Reserves” means all (if any) Inventory Reserves, Availability Reserves and Receivables Reserves.

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

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, upon the liquidation or dissolution of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries), or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof).

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“Restricted Payment Conditions” means, at the time of determination with respect to any specified transaction or payment, that (a) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would arise as a result of entering into such transaction or payment, and (b) either (i) the Borrowers have projected Availability on a Pro Forma Basis for each of the seven (7) Fiscal Periods immediately following such transaction or payment greater than 50% of the Loan Cap, or (ii)(A) the Availability Condition has been satisfied, and (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, calculated based upon the most recent Measurement Period, was equal to or greater than 1.10:1.00.  Prior to undertaking any transaction or payment which is subject to the Restricted Payment Conditions, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying that the conditions contained in clauses (a) and (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied, and (y) forecasts prepared in good faith by management of the Lead Borrower of Consolidated balance sheets, statements of income or operations and cash flows, and Availability projections on a Fiscal Period basis for the immediately following seven Fiscal Periods, which projected financial information shall give due consideration to results for prior Fiscal Periods, shall give effect to the proposed transaction or payment and shall be in a form and based upon assumptions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.

“Sarbanes-Oxley” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended and in effect from time to time.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the PCAOB.

“Securitization Entity” means a Subsidiary of the Parent to which a Loan Party or its Subsidiary transfers Receivables and Related Assets that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables and Related Assets and that is designated by the Parent’s board of directors (as provided below) as a Securitization Entity and: (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which: (i) is guaranteed by a Loan Party (excluding guarantees (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings); (ii) is recourse to or obligates any Loan Party (other than such Securitization Entity) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; or (iii) subjects any property or asset of any Loan Party (other than such Securitization Entity), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; (b) with which no Loan Party (other than such Securitization Entity) has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms not materially less favorable to the Loan Party than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Loan Parties, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable; and (c) to which no Loan Party (other than such Securitization Entity) has any obligation to

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maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any designation of a Subsidiary as a Securitization Entity shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Parent giving effect to the designation and a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying that the designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by the Agreement.

“Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Receivables and Related Assets in a Qualified Securitization Transaction to repurchase Receivables and Related Assets arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise that are customary for receivables of Securitization Financings, including, without limitation, as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

“Security Agreement” means the Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of October 9, 2009 among the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced and in effect from time to time.

“Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, the Blocked Account Agreements, the Credit Card Notifications, the Lancaster Mortgage, and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document granting a Lien to secure any of the Obligations.

“Senior Notes” means, collectively, the 2015 Senior Notes and the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 7.12.

“Senior Notes Documents” means the 2015 Senior Notes Documents and the 2017 Refinancing Senior Notes Documents, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 7.12.

“Senior Notes Maturity Reserve” means during any Senior Notes Reserve Period, an amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the 2015 Senior Notes outstanding, which Senior Notes Maturity Reserve shall remain in place (but shall be reduced to give effect to any payments of the 2015 Senior Notes made during such Senior Notes Reserve Period to the extent such payments are permitted hereunder) until the earlier of the repayment of the 2015 Senior Notes (whether pursuant to any Permitted Refinancing or otherwise) or the extension of the maturity date of the 2015 Senior Notes to a date which is at least ninety (90) days after the date set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Maturity Date”.

“Senior Notes Reserve Period” means the period during which the Maturity Date is determined by clause (a) of the definition of “Maturity Date”, beginning on the date that occurs 60 days prior to the scheduled maturity date of the 2015 Senior Notes and ending on the earlier of the repayment in full of the 2015 Senior Notes (whether pursuant to any Permitted Refinancing or otherwise) or the extension of the maturity date of the 2015 Senior Notes to a

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date which is at least ninety (90) days after the date set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Maturity Date”.

“Settlement Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).

“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Shrink” means Inventory which has been lost, misplaced, stolen, or is otherwise unaccounted for.

“Solvent” and “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) at fair valuation, all of the properties and assets of such Person are greater than the sum of the debts, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the properties and assets of such Person is not less than the amount that would be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts mature, and (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s properties and assets would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practices in the industry in which such Person is engaged.  The amount of all contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

“Sponsor” means, collectively, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners V U.S. Holdco, LLC, Graycliff Partners and each of their respective Affiliates (but not including, however, any of their respective portfolio companies).

“Sponsor Group” means the Sponsor, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Morgan Stanley Bank and their respective Affiliates.

“Sponsor Group Limitations” means, with respect to any member of the Sponsor Group that at any time holds any portion of the Obligations or Commitments, such Person(s) shall have no right whatsoever with respect to that portion of the Commitments which it holds (i) to consent to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other such action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document, except with respect to those matters designated in clauses (a) through (f) and (h) through (k) of Section 10.01, (ii) otherwise to vote on any matter related to any Loan Document which requires only the consent of the Required Lenders, (iii) to require the Agents or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to any Loan Document unless such requirement is consistent with this definition and made solely in its capacity as a Lender and is one which lenders from time to time make under loan documents of similar banking facilities, (iv) to attend any meeting with the Agents or any Lender at which the Borrower is not in attendance or receive any “for-lenders-only” information relating to the Loans or Loan Documents from the Agents or any Lender other than Borrowing Base Certificates, financial statements and projections, (v) to the benefit of any advice provided by

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counsel to the Agents or the other Lenders or to challenge the attorney-client privilege of the communications between the Agents, such other Lenders and such counsel, or (vi) to make or bring any claim, in its capacity as Lender, against the Agents with respect to the fiduciary duties of the Agents or such Lender and the other duties and obligations of the Agents hereunder; provided that no amendment, modification or waiver to any Loan Document shall, without the consent of the Sponsor Group, deprive any such Person of its right to receive its pro rata share of any payments to which the Lenders as a group are otherwise entitled at the same time and on the same conditions as the other Lenders receive their respective pro rata shares of such payments; provided further that, in the event that at any time Bank of America assigns its entire interest in the Obligations, the Sponsor Group shall no longer be subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations.

“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by a Loan Party that are reasonably customary in an accounts receivable securitization transaction, including without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Securitization Entity; it being understood that any Securitization Repurchase Obligation that is customary in a Qualified Securitization Transaction shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

“Standby Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit that is not a Commercial Letter of Credit and that (a) is used in lieu or in support of performance guaranties or performance, surety or similar bonds (excluding appeal bonds) arising in the ordinary course of business, (b) is used in lieu or in support of stay or appeal bonds, (c) supports the payment of insurance premiums for reasonably necessary casualty insurance carried by any of the Loan Parties, or (d) supports payment or performance for identified purchases or exchanges of products or services in the ordinary course of business.

“Stated Amount” means at any time the maximum amount for which a Letter of Credit may be honored.

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the FRB to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.  LIBO Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Store” means any retail store (which may include any real property, fixtures, equipment, inventory and other property related thereto) operated, or to be operated, by any Loan Party.

“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations and which is in form and on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

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“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party.

“Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, at least two Lenders (other than Lenders who are subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations) holding more than 662/3% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, at least two Lenders (other than Lenders who are subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations) holding in the aggregate more than 662/3% of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Supermajority Lenders; provided further that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, members of the Sponsor Group shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Supermajority Lenders at all times during which the Sponsor Group is subject to the Sponsor Group Limitations.

“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement, and (c) any Commodity Price Protection Agreement.

“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

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“Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America, in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 or (b) the Aggregate Commitments.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including sale and leaseback transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

“Tax Distributions” means Restricted Payments made to a direct or indirect member of a Loan Party in respect of any taxable period in an aggregate amount for all members equal to the product of (a) the taxable income of the Loan Parties for such period and (b) the highest combined marginal federal, state and local tax rate applicable to individuals living in New York City, provided that Tax Distributions may be made not more frequently than quarterly with respect to each period for which an installment of estimated tax would be required to be paid by the direct or indirect members of the Loan Parties, except that an additional final Tax Distribution may be made after the final taxable income of the Loan Parties has been determined.

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority in the nature of a tax, including any interest, additions to tax, fees or penalties applicable thereto.

“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date on which the maturity of the Obligations is accelerated (or deemed accelerated) and the Commitments are irrevocably terminated (or deemed terminated) in accordance with Article VIII, or (iii) the date on which the Commitments are irrevocably terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06.

“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

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“Trademark Security Agreement” means the Trademark Security Agreement dated as of October 9, 2009 between the Lead Borrower and the Collateral Agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced and in effect from time to time.

“Trading with the Enemy Act” has the meaning provided in Section 10.18.

“Trust Account” means the Notes Collateral Account, as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Type” means, with respect to a Committed Loan, its character as a Prime Rate Loan or a LIBO Rate Loan.

“UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that if a term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code differently than in another Article thereof, the term shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9; provided further that, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, perfection, or the effect of perfection or non-perfection, of a security interest in any Collateral or the availability of any remedy hereunder is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection or availability of such remedy, as the case may be.

“UFCA” has the meaning provided in Section 10.21(d).

“UFTA” has the meaning provided in Section 10.21(d).

“Unintentional Overadvance” means an Overadvance which, to the Administrative Agent’s knowledge, did not constitute an Overadvance when made but which has become an Overadvance resulting from changed circumstances beyond the control of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, a reduction in the Appraised Value of property or assets included in the Borrowing Base or misrepresentation by the Loan Parties.

“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(c)(i).

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

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

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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, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) 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.”

(c)     Article and Section headings used 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; Pro Forma Effect

(a)     Generally.  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 on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

(b)     Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Lead Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Lead Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in

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GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Lead Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

(c)     Pro Forma Effect.  All components of financial calculations made to determine Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or compliance with Section 7.15 and the requirements for any Pro Forma Transaction shall be adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis, to include or exclude, as the case may be, without duplication, such components of such calculations attributable to any Pro Forma Transaction consummated after the first day of the applicable period of determination and prior to or concurrently with the time of such determination, as determined in good faith by the Borrower based on assumptions expressed therein and that were reasonable based on the information available to the Borrower at the time of preparation of the Compliance Certificate (or other applicable certificates in the case of Pro Forma Transactions) setting forth such calculations.

1.04    Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrowers 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).

1.05    Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.06    Letter of Credit Amounts.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms of any Issuer Documents related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the Stated Amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum Stated Amount is in effect at such time.

ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01    Committed Loans; Reserves.

(a)     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Committed Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the lesser of (x) the amount of such

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Lender’s Commitment at such time, or (y) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Borrowing Base at such time, subject in each case to the following limitations:

(i)              after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Loan Cap;

(ii)             after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment; and

(iii)            The Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.

Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01.  Committed Loans may be Prime Rate Loans or LIBO Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b)     The Inventory Reserves and Availability Reserves as of the Effective Date are set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(vii) hereof.

(c)     The Administrative Agent shall have the right (i) to establish the Senior Notes Maturity Reserve at any time during the Senior Notes Reserve Period, and (ii) at any time and from time to time after the Effective Date in its Permitted Discretion, to establish new, or modify or eliminate any existing, eligibility criteria or Reserves (other than the Senior Notes Maturity Reserve) upon one (1) Business Day prior notice to the Lead Borrower (during which period the Administrative Agent shall be available to discuss any such proposed changes with the Borrowers at reasonable times and upon reasonable advance notice); provided that no such prior notice shall be required (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or (ii) for changes to any Reserves resulting solely by virtue of mathematical calculations of the amount of the Reserve in accordance with the methodology of calculation previously utilized.

2.02    Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.

(a)     Committed Loans (other than Swing Line Loans) shall be either Prime Rate Loans or LIBO Rate Loans, as the Lead Borrower may request subject to and in accordance with this Section 2.02.  All Swing Line Loans shall be only Prime Rate Loans.  Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.02, Committed Borrowings of more than one Type may be incurred at the same time.

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given by telephone.  Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of, LIBO Rate Loans or of any conversion of LIBO Rate Loans to Prime Rate Loans, and (ii) on the date of any Borrowing of Prime Rate Loans.  Each telephonic notice by the Lead Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(b) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower.  Each Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of, LIBO Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(b), each Borrowing of or conversion to Prime Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the principal amount of Committed Loans to be borrowed, (iii) the Type of Committed Loans to be borrowed, and (iv) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  Each Conversion/Continuation Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrowers are requesting a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of LIBO Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Committed Loans to be converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Committed Loans to which existing Committed Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Lead Borrower fails to specify a Type of Committed Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Lead Borrower fails to give a timely notice of a conversion or continuation in a Conversion/Continuation Notice, then the applicable Committed Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Prime Rate Loans.  Any such automatic conversion to Prime Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable LIBO Rate Loans.  If the Lead Borrower requests a Borrowing of LIBO Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice or a conversion to, or continuation of, LIBO Rate Loans in a Conversion/Continuation Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swing Line Loan may not be converted to a LIBO Rate Loan.

(c)     Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Committed Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation in a Conversion/Continuation Notice is provided by the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Prime Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(b).  In the case of a Committed Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit

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Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to make all funds so received available to the Borrowers in like funds by no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of receipt by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Lead Borrower on the books of Bank of America 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 Lead Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Lead Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the Borrowers as provided above.

(d)     The Administrative Agent, without the request of the Lead Borrower, may advance any interest, fee, service charge, Credit Party Expense, or other payment to which any Credit Party is entitled from the Loan Parties pursuant hereto or any other Loan Document and may charge the same to the Loan Account notwithstanding that an Overadvance may result thereby.  The Administrative Agent shall advise the Lead Borrower of any such advance or charge promptly after the making thereof.  Such action on the part of the Administrative Agent shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent’s rights and the Borrowers’ obligations under Section 2.05.  Any amount which is added to the principal balance of the Loan Account as provided in this Section 2.02(d) shall bear interest at the interest rate then and thereafter applicable to Prime Rate Loans.

(e)     Except as otherwise provided herein, a LIBO Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBO Rate Loan.  During the existence of an Event of Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to, or continued as, LIBO Rate Loans without the Consent of the Required Lenders.

(f)      The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for LIBO Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  At any time that Prime Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Prime Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(g)     After giving effect to all Committed Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Committed Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than four (4) Interest Periods in effect with respect to LIBO Rate Loans.

(h)     The Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer shall have no obligation to make any Loan or to provide any Letter of Credit if an Overadvance would result.  The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, make Permitted Overadvances without the consent of the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer and each Lender shall be bound thereby.  Any Permitted Overadvance may constitute a Swing Line Loan. A Permitted Overadvance

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is for the account of the Borrowers and shall constitute a Prime Rate Loan and an Obligation and shall be repaid by the Borrowers in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.05(c).  The making of any such Permitted Overadvance on any one occasion shall not obligate the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make or permit any Permitted Overadvance on any other occasion or to permit such Permitted Overadvances to remain outstanding. The making by the Administrative Agent of a Permitted Overadvance shall not modify or abrogate any of the provisions of Section 2.03 regarding the Lenders’ obligations to purchase participations with respect to Letters of Credit or of Section 2.04 regarding the Lenders’ obligations to purchase participations with respect to Swing Line Loans.  The Administrative Agent shall have no liability for, and no Loan Party or Credit Party shall have the right to, or shall, bring any claim of any kind whatsoever against the Administrative Agent with respect to Unintentional Overadvances regardless of the amount of any such Overadvances.

2.03    Letters of Credit.

(a)     The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i)              Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrowers, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit, and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrowers and any drawings thereunder; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Loan Cap, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.  Each request by the Lead Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrowers that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers’ ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrowers may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.  All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Effective Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

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(A)          subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Standby Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(B)          subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Commercial Letter of Credit would occur more than 120 days after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(C)          the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless either such Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized on or prior to the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or such later date as to which the Admnistrative Agent may agree) or all the Lenders have approved such expiry date.

(iii)            The L/C Issuer shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)          any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

(B)          the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

(C)          except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial Stated Amount less than $25,000, in the case of a Commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of a Standby Letter of Credit;

(D)          such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; provided that if the L/C Issuer, in its discretion, issues a Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars, all reimbursements by the Borrowers of the honoring of any drawing under such Letter of Credit shall be paid in the currency in which such Letter of Credit was denominated;

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(E)           such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the Stated Amount after any drawing thereunder; or

(F)           any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrowers or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has Fronting Exposure, in each case to the extent applicable after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv).

(iv)            The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or if the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(v)             The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

(b)     Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

(i)              Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Lead Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such other date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the identity of the Borrower for the account of which such Letter of Credit is requested to be issued;

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and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  Additionally, the Lead Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably  require.

(ii)             Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Lead Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.  Immediately upon the issuance or amendment of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to (without any further action), and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer, without recourse or warranty, a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit.  Upon any change in the Commitments under this Agreement, it is hereby agreed that with respect to all L/C Obligations, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations hereby created to reflect the new Applicable Percentages of the assigning and assignee Lenders.

(iii)            If the Lead Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Standby Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Standby Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Standby Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Lead Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Standby Letter

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of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Standby Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Lead Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(iv)            Any L/C Issuer (other than Bank of America or any of its Affiliates) shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing once each week of all Letters of Credit issued during the immediately preceding week by such L/C Issuer, provided that (A) until the Administrative Agent advises any such Issuing Bank that the provisions of Section 4.02 are not satisfied, or (B) the aggregate amount of the Letters of Credit issued in any such week exceeds such amount as shall be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such L/C Issuer shall be required to so notify the Administrative Agent in writing only once each week of the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer during the immediately preceding week as well as the daily amounts outstanding for the prior week, such notice to be furnished on such day of the week as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree.  The L/C Issuer will also deliver (contemporaneously with the notification set forth in the first sentence hereof) to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(v)             Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c)     Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i)              Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof; provided, however, that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such payment.  Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately after the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such Business Day, an “Honor Date”), the Borrowers shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing.  If the Borrowers fail to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the

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Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof.  In such event, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing of Prime Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Prime Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice).  Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii)             Each Lender shall, upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i), make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Prime Rate Loan to the Borrowers in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

(iii)            With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Committed Borrowing of Prime Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv)            Until each Lender funds its Committed Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v)             Each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (C) any other

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occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Lead Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice).  No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi)            If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)     Repayment of Participations.

(i)              At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrowers or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii)             If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

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The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)     Obligations Absolute.  The obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)              any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

(ii)             the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrowers or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii)            any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv)            any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v)             any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries; or

(vi)            the fact that any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

The Lead Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Lead Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Lead Borrower will promptly notify the L/C Issuer.  The Borrowers shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

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(f)      Role of L/C Issuer.  Each Lender and the Borrowers agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit or any error in interpretation of technical terms; or (iv) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.  The Borrowers hereby assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrowers’ pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrowers which the Borrowers prove were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary (or the L/C Issuer may refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit), and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g)     Cash Collateral.  Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrowers shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.  Sections 2.05 and 8.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder.  For purposes of this Section 2.03,

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Section 2.05 and Section 8.02(c), “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances in an amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby Consented to by the Lenders).  The Borrowers hereby grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing.  Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.  If, at any time, the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrowers will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited as Cash Collateral, an amount equal to the excess of (x) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim.  Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Laws, to reimburse the L/C Issuer and, to the extent not so applied, shall thereafter be applied to satisfy other Obligations.

(h)     Applicability of ISP and UCP.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Lead Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each Commercial Letter of Credit.

(i)      Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBO Rate Loans multiplied by the daily Stated Amount under each such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit).  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand, and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears.  If there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect.  Notwithstanding anything to

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the contrary contained herein, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(j)      Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer.  The Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee (the “Fronting Fee”) with respect to each Letter of Credit at a rate equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and payable on a quarterly basis in arrears.  Such Fronting Fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  In addition, the Borrowers shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer, for its own account, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.  Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

(k)     Conflict with Issuer Documents.  In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

2.04    Swing Line Loans.

(a)     The Swing Line.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender may, in its discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Committed Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Loan Cap, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Loans of any Lender at such time, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans at such time shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment; provided further that the Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan; provided further that the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loan if after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv), it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04.  Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Prime Rate.  Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably

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and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.  The Swing Line Lender shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Swing Line Lender in connection with Swing Line Loans made by it or proposed to be made by it as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the Swing Line Lender with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the Swing Line Lender.

(b)     Borrowing Procedures.  Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Lead Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.  Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower.  Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent at the request of the Required Lenders prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, in its discretion, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrowers at its office by crediting the account of the Lead Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.

(c)     Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i)              The Swing Line Lender, at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, may request, on behalf of the Borrowers (which hereby irrevocably authorize the Swing Line Lender to so request on their behalf), that each Lender make a Prime Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Prime Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of

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the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02.  The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Lead Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Prime Rate Loan to the Borrowers in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)             If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Committed Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Prime Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)            If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.   A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)            Each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to

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the conditions set forth in Section 4.02.  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrowers to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d)     Repayment of Participations.

(i)              At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)             If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.  The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)     Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrowers for interest on the Swing Line Loans.  Until each Lender funds its Prime Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f)      Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.  The Borrowers shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.05    Prepayments.

(a)     The Borrowers may, upon irrevocable notice from the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans in whole or in part, without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) two (2) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBO Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Prime Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of LIBO Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Prime Rate Loans shall be in a principal

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amount of $250,000 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 LIBO Rate Loans, 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 Lead Borrower, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.  Any prepayment of a LIBO Rate 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 Committed Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(b)     The Borrowers may, upon irrevocable notice from the Lead Borrower to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Lead Borrower, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(c)     If for any reason the Total Outstandings (determined as of the End of any Business Day) exceed the Loan Cap, as then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Loans (including Swing Line Loans) and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless, after the prepayment in full of the Loans, the Total Outstandings exceed the Loan Cap, as then in effect.

(d)     After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, the Borrowers shall prepay the Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13(c) hereof, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrowers shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.02 hereof.

(e)     The Borrowers shall prepay the Loans and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds (other than, with respect only to the Notes Priority Collateral, that portion of the Net Proceeds (if any) that is then required to be paid to the Note Holders under the Senior Note Documents) received by a Loan Party on account of a Prepayment Event, irrespective of whether or not a Cash Dominion Event then exists and is continuing, which Net Proceeds shall be paid over to the

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Administrative Agent within two (2) Business Days of receipt (provided that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, the Borrowers shall pay such Net Proceeds over to the Administrative Agent immediately upon receipt thereof) and shall be utilized to prepay the Loans in the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05(f).  The application of such Net Proceeds to the Loans shall not reduce the Commitments.  If all Obligations then due are paid and the L/C Obligations are Cash Collateralized to the extent required above, any excess Net Proceeds shall be remitted to the operating account of the Borrowers maintained with the Administrative Agent.

(f)      Prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.05, first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Committed Loans, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations, and, fourth, the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in full of all L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Committed Loans outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Obligations in full may be retained by the Borrowers for use in the ordinary course of its business.  Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrowers or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as applicable.

2.06    Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)     The Borrowers may, upon irrevocable notice from the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, and (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, and to any concurrent payments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans hereunder would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit.

(b)     If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Letter of Credit Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

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(c)     The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Sublimit or the Aggregate Commitments under this Section 2.06.  Upon any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Commitment of each Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount.  All fees (including, without limitation, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees) and interest in respect of the Aggregate Commitments accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.07    Repayment of Loans.

(a)     The Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans outstanding on such date.

(b)     To the extent not previously paid, the Borrowers shall repay the outstanding balance of the Swing Line Loans on the Termination Date.

2.08    Interest.

(a)     Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(a) below, (i) each LIBO Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for LIBO Rate Loans; (ii) each Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Loans; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Loans.

(b)     (i)  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or 8.01(f), all outstanding Obligations shall 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)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lead Borrower that all outstanding Obligations shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate and thereafter such Obligations shall bear interest at 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.

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and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.09    Fees.  In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(i) and 2.03(j):

(a)     Commitment Fee.  The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) based upon the average daily outstanding Credit Extensions (excluding Swing Line Loans) equal to 0.25% per annum times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations.  The Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period.

(b)     Other Fees.  The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent and MLPFS, for their own respective accounts, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.10    Computation of Interest and Fees.  All computations of interest for Prime Rate Loans when the Prime Rate is determined by Bank of America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, 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.

(a)     The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent (the “Loan Account”) in the ordinary course of business.  In addition, each Lender may record in such Lender’s internal records, an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each Loan from such Lender, each payment and prepayment of principal of any such Loan, and each payment of interest, fees and other amounts due in connection with the Obligations due to such Lender.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers 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

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Borrowers 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 Borrowers 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.  Any failure to so attach or endorse, or any error in doing so, shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  Upon receipt of an affidavit of a Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of such Lender’s Note and upon cancellation of such Note, the Borrowers will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note in favor of such Lender, in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise of like tenor.

(b)     In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

2.12    Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a)     General.  All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  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 in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  If any payment (other than with respect to payment of a LIBO Rate Loan) to be made by the Borrowers 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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Borrowing of Prime Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Prime Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with, and at the time required by, Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers 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 Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, 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 Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to Prime Rate Loans.  If the Borrowers 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 Borrowers the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in such Committed Borrowing.  Any payment by the Borrowers shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii)           Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Lead Borrower prior to the time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Lead Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

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(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 Borrowers by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof (subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 4.02 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 Committed Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments hereunder are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Committed Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment hereunder 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 Committed Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment hereunder.

(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 Credit Party shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of, interest on, or other amounts with respect to, any of the Obligations resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein (including as in contravention of the priorities of payment set forth in Section 8.03), then the Credit Party receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Obligations of the other Credit Parties, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Credit Parties ratably and in the priorities set forth in Section 8.03, provided that:

(a)     if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(b)     the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Loan Parties pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Committed Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which, the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply).

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Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.

2.14    Settlement Amongst Lenders.

(a)     The amount of each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of outstanding Loans (including outstanding Swing Line Loans) shall be computed weekly (or more frequently in the Administrative Agent’s discretion) and shall be adjusted upward or downward based on all Loans (including Swing Line Loans) and repayments of Loans (including Swing Line Loans) received by the Administrative Agent as of 3:00 p.m. on the first Business Day (such date, the “Settlement Date”) following the end of the period specified by the Administrative Agent.

(b)     The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each of the Lenders promptly after a Settlement Date a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans for the period and the amount of repayments received for the period.  As reflected on the summary statement, (i) the Administrative Agent shall transfer to each Lender its Applicable Percentage of repayments, and (ii) each Lender shall transfer to the Administrative Agent (as provided below) or the Administrative Agent shall transfer to each Lender, such amounts as are necessary to insure that, after giving effect to all such transfers, the amount of Committed Loans made by each Lender shall be equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of all Committed Loans outstanding as of such Settlement Date.  If the summary statement requires transfers to be made to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and is received prior to 1:00 p.m. on a Business Day, such transfers shall be made in immediately available funds no later than 3:00 p.m. that day; and, if received after 1:00 p.m., then no later than 3:00 p.m. on the next Business Day. The obligation of each Lender to transfer such funds is irrevocable, unconditional and without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.  If and to the extent any Lender shall not have so made its transfer to the Administrative Agent, such Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, forthwith on demand such amount, together with interest thereon, for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative, processing, or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.

2.15    Increase in Commitments.

(a)     Request for Increase.  Provided no Default then exists or would arise therefrom, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Lead Borrower may from time to time request an increase in the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $50,000,000; provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum

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amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) the Lead Borrower may make a maximum of three such requests.  At the time of sending such notice, the Lead Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders).

(b)     Lender Elections to Increase.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase.  Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment.

(c)     Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lead Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder.  To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), to the extent that the existing Lenders decline to increase their Commitments, or decline to increase their Commitments to the amount requested by the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, will use its reasonable efforts to arrange for other Eligible Assignees to become a Lender hereunder and to issue commitments in an amount equal to the amount of the increase in the Aggregate Commitments requested by the Lead Borrower and not accepted by the existing Lenders (and the Lead Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders) (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”); provided, however, that without the consent of the Administrative Agent, at no time shall the Commitment of any Additional Commitment Lender be less than $2,500,000; provided further, however, that the minimum Commitment of each Lender shall be not less than $5,000,000.

(d)     Effective Date and Allocations.  If the Aggregate Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date and on the Increase Effective Date (i) the Aggregate Commitments under, and for all purposes of, this Agreement shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Commitment Increases, and (ii) Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed modified, without further action, to reflect the revised Commitments and Applicable Percentages of the Lenders.

(e)     Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase.  As conditions precedent to each such increase: (i) the Lead Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (B) in the case of the Borrowers, certifying that,

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before and after giving effect to such increase, the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and 5.05(b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01; (ii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have executed and delivered an amendment to this Agreement increasing the minimum Availability thresholds set forth in the definitions of Accelerated Borrowing Base Delivery Event, Covenant Compliance Event and Cash Dominion Event such that the Availability thresholds after the Increase Effective Date are equal to the same percentage of the Aggregate Commitments after the Increase Effective Date as the percentage of the Aggregate Commitments as of the Effective Date; (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and any Additional Commitment Lender shall have executed and delivered a joinder to the Loan Documents in such form as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require; (iv) the Borrowers shall have paid such fees and other compensation to the Additional Commitment Lenders as the Lead Borrower and such Additional Commitment Lenders shall agree; (v) the Borrowers shall have paid such arrangement fees to the Administrative Agent as the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree; (vi) the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders an opinion or opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, from counsel to the Borrowers reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and dated such date; (vii) the Borrowers and the Additional Commitment Lender shall have delivered such other instruments, documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably have requested to effectuate the documentation of the foregoing; and (viii) no Default exists.  The Borrowers shall prepay any Committed Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Committed Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.

(f)      Conflicting Provisions.  This Section shall supersede any provisions in Sections 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

2.16    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.  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 10.01.

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(ii)             Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a 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 Agents hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender; fourth, as the Lead 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; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, 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 or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued 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, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv). 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 or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

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(iii)            Certain Fees.

(A)          No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B)          Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(ii) above.

(C)          With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrowers shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv)            Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Obligations of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v)             Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans.  If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to them hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash

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Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.03(g).

(b)     Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Committed Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY;
APPOINTMENT OF LEAD BORROWER

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 any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws.  If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of applicable laws and the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii)             If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent to be required based upon applicable laws and the information and documentation it has received pursuant to

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subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party 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.

(iii)            If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon applicable laws and the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party 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 applicable Loan Party 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 Borrowers.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrowers (i) shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or (ii) at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes, but in no event shall an amount reimbursable pursuant to this clause (ii) be greater than the amount Borrower would have paid in a timely fashion under clause (i).

(c)     Tax Indemnifications.

(i)              The Loan Parties shall, and each Loan Party does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 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 out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Lead Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the

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Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(ii)             Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c)(i) for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting or expanding the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).

(d)     Evidence of Payments.  Upon request by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Lead Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Lead Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Lead Borrower, as the case may be, 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

(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 Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Lead 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the

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Administrative Agent as will enable the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender; provided, however, that any Tax imposed by reason of a failure to deliver documentation pursuant to this sentence will be an Excluded Tax.

(ii)             Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Lead Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(A)          any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Lead 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B)          any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Lead 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent to the extent it is legally entitled to do so), 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 originals of IRS Form W-8BEN 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 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 originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(III)        in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank”

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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 (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(IV)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, 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 I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)          any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Lead 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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

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“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 Lead 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 the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, 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 Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.