Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 4, 2022 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among FDO ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower Holdco”), FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), FD SALES COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FD Sales” and, collectively with Borrower Holdco and the Lead Borrower, the “Companies” and each, a “Company”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”) and each of the Lenders party hereto.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

WHEREAS, the Companies, the Agent, the Lenders (other than the New Lender (as defined below)) (the “Existing Lenders”) and the other parties thereto entered into (i) that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2020 and, as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as further amended pursuant to this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2020 and, as further restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Security Agreement” and, as further amended pursuant to this Amendment, the “Amended Security Agreement”); capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Existing Credit Agreement, Amended Credit Agreement, Existing Security Agreement or the Amended Security Agreement, as the context may require and unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to “Lender” or “Lenders” herein shall be deemed to include the New Lender;

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Agent and the Existing Lenders agree (i) to amend the Existing Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) that the new lender identified as such on the signature page hereto (the “New Lender”) join the Amended Credit Agreement as a Lender and (iii) amend certain other provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, each Lender has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to the increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Companies, the Lenders party hereto and the Agent have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.           Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement.

(a)            The Existing Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5, hereby amended and restated to (i) delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text), (ii) add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) and (iii) move from its location the stricken text in green (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: moved from text) into its new location the double-underlined text in green (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: moved to text), as set forth in the pages of the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto.

(b)            Schedule 2.01 (Commitments and Applicable Percentages) to the Existing Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5, hereby amended by deleting such schedule in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the schedule set forth in Annex B attached hereto.

(c)            Exhibit A (Committed Loan Notice) to the Existing Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5, hereby amended by deleting such exhibit in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the exhibit attached as Annex C hereto.

SECTION 2.           Amendment to Existing Security Agreement. Section 1.01 of the Existing Security Agreement is, effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5, amended by amending clause (c) of the definition of “Excluded Property” in its entirety to read:

“(c) any fee interest in owned real property (including Fixtures related thereto) (x) if the purchase price or the fair market value of such fee interest at the time of acquisition is less than $20,250,000 individually or (y) that is subject to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01(z) of the Credit Agreement.”

SECTION 3.           New Lender.

(a)            Joinder. New Lender hereby:

(i)            acknowledges and agrees that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement, this Amendment, the Revolving Note (if any) to be issued to it, the Security Documents, and each of the other Loan Documents and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment and to become a Lender;

(ii)            joins in the execution of, and becomes a party to the Amended Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and each of the other Loan Documents to which the Lenders are a party as a Lender thereunder;

(iii)           assumes and agrees to perform all applicable duties and obligations of a Lender or other Credit Party, as applicable, under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and each of the other Loan Documents to which the Lenders are a party; and

(iv)          agrees that it, has in connection with entering this Amendment, and in the future, will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, make and continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents.

(b)            Representations and Warranties.

(i)            New Lender hereby represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement, (ii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment and to become a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement, (iii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by such New Lender; (iv) from and after the date hereof, is shall be bound by the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder; and (v) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to becoming a Lender hereunder.

(ii)            New Lender represents and warrants that it has provided its notice address on the signature pages attached hereto and agrees that, subject to any updates to such information as may be provided to Agent and Lead Borrower from time to time, (i) the Loan Parties may rely on this representation and warranty as to the correctness of such address, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents, to the extent the Amended Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents require the Loan Parties to deliver any notices to, or correspond or communicate with, the such Lender, such address may be used for any such notices, correspondence or communications.

SECTION 4.           Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

(a)            This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and on and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (i) each reference in the Amended Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Existing Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Existing Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) each reference in the Amended Security Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Existing Security Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Security Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Existing Security Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Security Agreement.

(b)            The Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect, and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed (including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 9.2 of the Amended Security Agreement). The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and confirm that the Revolving Commitments and any Committed Revolving Loans and all obligations related thereto are, and continue to be, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.

(c)            Except as expressly provided herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, Amended Credit Agreement, Existing Security Agreement, Amended Security Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor shall it constitute a waiver of any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement, Amended Credit Agreement, Existing Security Agreement, Amended Security Agreement or any Loan Document.

(d)            Each of the Guarantors hereby consents to the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Security Agreement effected hereby, and hereby confirms, acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, the obligations of such Guarantor contained in any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are, and shall remain, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Nothing in this Amendment is intended, or shall be construed, to constitute a novation or an accord and satisfaction of any of the Obligations or to modify, affect or impair the perfection, priority or continuation of the security interests in, security titles to or other Liens on any Collateral for the Obligations. Each of the Companies hereby confirms, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the pledge and security interest in the Collateral granted by it pursuant to the Security Documents (including the Existing Security Agreement as amended by this Amendment) to which it is a party shall continue in full force and effect and (ii) such pledge and security interest in the Collateral granted by it pursuant to such Security Documents shall continue to secure the Obligations purported to be secured thereby, as amended or otherwise affected hereby.

SECTION 5.           Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) on which the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived):

(a)            Execution. The Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment and the Second Amendment Fee Letter, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, executed by the Companies and, with respect to this Amendment, the Lenders.

(b)            Notes. The Agent shall have received a Revolving Note executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Lender requesting a Revolving Note (if any); provided that any such Revolving Notes may be delivered to the Agent as a facsimile or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif” via email) for purposes of satisfying this condition, to be followed promptly following the Second Amendment Effective Date with delivery of the originals to Agent.

(c)            Fees and Expenses. The Lead Borrower shall have paid all reasonable, documented and invoiced out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, counsel to the Agent) incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Amendment and the related documents.

(d)            Interest and Fees on Existing Credit Extensions. The Lead Borrower shall have paid any accrued and unpaid interest and fees on the existing Credit Extensions through the Second Amendment Effective Date, together with all fees required to be paid on the Second Amendment Effective Date (including pursuant to the Second Amendment Fee Letter).

(e)            Committed Loan Notice and Disbursement Letter. The Agent shall have received any required Committed Loan Notice of any Revolving Loans to be borrowed on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement and a disbursement authorization letter with respect to such proceeds of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

(f)            Officer’s Certificate. The Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Second Amendment Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower, certifying on behalf of each Loan Party that (i) the representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in Section 6 hereof are true and correct on the Second Amendment Effective Date and (ii) as of the Second Amendment Effective Date and immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(g)            Legal Opinion. The Agent shall have received a customary written opinion, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, in its capacity as special counsel for the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

(h)            Secretary’s Certificate and Good Standing Certificates. The Agent shall have received (i) a certificate from the Lead Borrower and each other Loan Party, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, executed by a Responsible Officer and the secretary or any assistant secretary or other authorized representative of such Loan Party, with appropriate insertions and attachments of resolutions or other actions, evidence of incumbency and the signature of authorized signatories and Organization Documents, which shall include a true and complete copy of resolutions or written consents of the shareholders or board of directors or other governing body of each Loan Party, as the case may be, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and (ii) good standing certificates for each Loan Party certified by the secretary of state or other proper Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party.

(i)            Searches. The Agent shall have received results of searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (in each case dated as a date reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) indicating the absence of Liens on the assets of the Loan Parties, except for Permitted Encumbrances.

(j)            Borrowing Base Certificate. The Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate dated the Second Amendment Effective Date and giving effect to the transactions contemplated to occur on the Second Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower.

(k)            KYC. The Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

SECTION 6.           Representations and Warranties. Each of the Companies hereby represents and warrants to the Agent that:

(a)            on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (i) it has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to enter into and perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and the Amended Security Agreement, and (ii) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it;

(b)            this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and the Amended Security Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such entity, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, in each case except as enforceability may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law); and

(c)            each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party set forth in Article V of the Amended Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, except (i) to the extent such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct as of such earlier date, and (ii) in the case of any representation and warranty qualified by materiality, it is true and correct in all respects.

SECTION 7.           Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment in any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy and other electronic transmission), and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A copy of this Amendment signed by all the parties shall be delivered to the Lead Borrower and the Agent. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment, any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 8.           GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

SECTION 9.           WAIVER OF RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

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ANNEX A

AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT

EXECUTION VERSION

As Amended

as amended pursuant to

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated
Security Agreement dated February 14, 2020 and

Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated
Security Agreement dated August 4, 2022

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 30, 2016

among

FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA, INC.,

as the Lead Borrower,

the other Borrowers Named Herein,

the Guarantors Named Herein,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swing Line Lender,

the Lenders Party Hereto,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and

U.S. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Syndication AgentAgents

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

As Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

Table of Contents

SCHEDULES

EXHIBITS

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 30, 2016, among FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), the Persons named on Schedule 1.01 hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time), jointly and severally (collectively with the Lead Borrower, the “Borrowers”), FDO ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower Holdco”), and each of the other Persons named on Schedule 1.02 hereto jointly and severally (collectively with Borrower Holdco, the “Guarantors”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and each individually, a “Lender”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Swing Line Lender. This Agreement amends, restates, consolidates and supersedes in its entirety the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2013 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2014, and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2016), among the Lead Borrower, Borrower Holdco, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, collateral agent and L/C issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as term loan agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

On the Closing Date, the Borrowers repaid the Term Loan (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) in full, together with all interest, fees and expenses payable in connection therewith under the Existing Credit Agreement.

In connection with such repayment and certain other Transactions (as defined herein) that occurred on the Closing Date, the Borrowers requested that the Lenders agree to (a) amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein, and (b) in connection therewith, provide a revolving credit facility to the Borrowers, and the Lenders indicated their willingness to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments as of the FirstSecond Amendment Effective Date to $400,000,000800,000,000, for purposes of and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the FirstSecond Amendment (as hereinafter defined) and herein.

The applicable 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 subject to the conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

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:

“Accelerated Interim Financial Statement Delivery Event” means at the election of the Agent, the failure of the Borrowers to maintain Availability at least equal to twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Cap for any five (5) consecutive Business Days. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of an Accelerated Interim Financial Statement Delivery Event shall be deemed continuing at the Agent’s option until Availability has exceeded twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Cap for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, in which case an Accelerated Interim Financial Statement Delivery Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. The termination of an Accelerated Interim Financial Statement Delivery Event as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Accelerated Interim Financial Statement Delivery Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

“Accelerated Monthly Borrowing Base Delivery Event” means at the election of the Agent, the failure of the Borrowers to maintain Availability at least equal to seventy five percent (75%) of the Loan Cap for any five (5) consecutive Business Days. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of an Accelerated Monthly Borrowing Base Delivery Event shall be deemed continuing at the Agent’s option until Availability has exceeded seventy five percent (75%) of the Loan Cap for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, in which case an Accelerated Monthly Borrowing Base Delivery Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. The termination of an Accelerated Monthly Borrowing Base Delivery Event as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Accelerated Monthly Borrowing Base Delivery Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

“Accelerated Weekly Borrowing Base Delivery Event” means either (a) the occurrence and continuance of any Designated Event of Default, or (b) at the election of the Agent, the failure of the Borrowers to maintain Availability at least equal to twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Loan Cap for any five (5) consecutive Business Days. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of an Accelerated Weekly Borrowing Base Delivery Event shall be deemed continuing at the Agent’s option (i) until such Designated Event of Default is waived or is no longer continuing, and/or (ii) if the Accelerated Weekly Borrowing Base Delivery Event arises as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to achieve Availability as required hereunder, until Availability has exceeded twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Loan Cap for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, in which case an Accelerated Weekly Borrowing Base Delivery Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. The termination of an Accelerated Weekly Borrowing Base Delivery Event as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Accelerated Weekly Borrowing Base Delivery Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

“Acceptable Document of Title” means, with respect to any Inventory, a tangible, negotiable bill of lading or other Document (as defined in the UCC) that (a) is issued by a common carrier which is not an Affiliate of the Approved Foreign Vendor or any Loan Party which is in actual possession of such Inventory, (b) is issued to the order of a Loan Party or, if so requested by the Agent, to the order of the Agent, (c) names the Agent as a notify party and bears a conspicuous notation on its face of the Agent’s security interest therein, (d) is not subject to any Lien (other than in favor of: (i) the Agent, (ii) the Term Loan Agent to the extent subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, and (iii) Permitted Encumbrances which are junior in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent and for which the Agent shall have established Reserves in its Permitted Discretion), and (e) is on terms otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

“Acceptable Transport Document” means, with respect to any Inventory, a tangible, non-negotiable bill of lading or sea waybill that (a) is issued by a common carrier which is not an Affiliate of the Approved Foreign Vendor or any Loan Party which is in actual possession of such Inventory, (b) names a Borrower (or, at its request, the Agent) as consignee, (c) names the Agent as a notify party and bears a conspicuous notation on its face of the Agent’s security interest therein, (d) is not subject to any Lien (other than in favor of: (i) the Agent, (ii) the Term Loan Agent to the extent subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, and (iii) Permitted Encumbrances which are junior in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent and for which the Agent shall have established Reserves in its Permitted Discretion), (e) either (i) contains an express waiver from the consignor / shipper of its right to alter the named consignee and its right of stoppage in transit, or (ii) for which the consignor / shipper thereunder shall have entered a Customs Broker/Carrier Agreement with the Agent which contains an express waiver from such consignor / shipper of its right to alter the named consignee and its right of stoppage in transit, and (f) is on terms otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

“Accommodation Payment” has the meaning specified 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 incurred or to be incurred, or (e) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card.

“ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.

“Acquisition” means, with respect to any Person (a) a purchase or other acquisition 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) a merger or consolidation of such Person with any other Person or any 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.

“Acquisition Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of (A) the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries incurred to finance or refinance, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any acquisition of any assets (including Equity Interests), business or person, or any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any person with or into the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, or (B) any person that is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries (including Indebtedness thereof incurred in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation).

“Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.17.

“Additional Assets” (i) any property or assets that replace the property or assets that are the subject of a Disposition; (ii) any property or assets (other than Indebtedness and Equity Interests) used or to be used by the Lead Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party or otherwise useful in a Related Business, and any capital expenditures in respect of any property or assets already so used; or (iii) the Equity Interests of a Person that is engaged in a Related Business and becomes a Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Equity Interests by the Lead Borrower or another Subsidiary Loan Party.

“Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a)(iii).

“Additional Obligations” means senior or subordinated Indebtedness (which Indebtedness may be (x) secured by a Lien ranking pari passu to the Lien securing the Term Loan Obligations, (y) secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Term Loan Obligations or (z) unsecured), including customary bridge financings, in each case issued or incurred by any Loan Party in compliance with Section 7.01.

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means:Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.

(a)            for any Interest Period with respect to any LIBO Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of one percent) equal to (i) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (ii) the Statutory Reserve Rate; and

(b)            for any interest rate calculation with respect to any Base Rate Loan, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of one percent) equal to (i) the LIBO Rate for an Interest Period commencing on the date of such calculation and ending on the date that is thirty (30) days thereafter multiplied by (ii) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

The Adjusted LIBO Rate will be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Statutory Reserve Rate.

“Adjustment Date” means the first day of each Fiscal Month, commencing October 28, 2016.

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

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution; or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Agent” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor thereto.

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

“Agent’s Office” means the Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Agent may from time to time notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders.

“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders. As of the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are $200,000,000. As of the First Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are $400,000,000. As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are $800,000,000.

“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

“AHYDO Catch-Up Payment” means any payment to avoid the application of Section 163(e)(5) of the Code.

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

“Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04(a).

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the FCPA, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, as amended, and all other applicable laws and regulations or ordinances concerning or relating to bribery, money laundering or corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business.

“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means the applicable laws or regulations in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.

“Applicable Lenders” means the Required Lenders, all affected Lenders, or all Lenders, as the context may require.

“Applicable Margin” means (i) with respect to LIBO RateSOFR Loans and Letter of Credit Fees for Standby Letters of Credit, 1.251.15% per annum, (ii) with respect to Base Rate Loans, 0.250.15% per annum and (iii) with respect to Letter of Credit Fees for Commercial Letters of Credit, 0.75%.

“Applicable Percentage” means, the percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the commitments 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 8.03 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The 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.

“Appraisal Percentage” means (i) ninety-two and one-half percent (92.5%) during the months of December, January, February and March, and (ii) ninety percent (90%) at all other times.

“Appraised Value” means, with respect to 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 Eligible Inventory as set forth in the inventory stock ledger of the Lead Borrower, which value shall be determined from time to time by the most recent appraisal undertaken by an independent appraiser engaged by the Agent.

“Approved Foreign Vendor” means a Foreign Vendor which (a) is not located in any country listed on Schedule 1.03 or any such other countries that are referred to in the Trading with the Enemy Act (or similar Laws) as in effect from time to time, (b) has received timely payment or performance of all obligations owed to by the Loan Parties, (c) has not asserted and no event has occurred for which it has a right to assert any reclamation, repossession, diversion, stoppage in transit, Lien or title retention rights in respect of such Inventory, and (d) if so reasonably requested by the Agent, has entered into and is in full compliance with the terms of a Foreign Vendor Agreement.

“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, collectively, Wells Fargo and, Bank of America, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association, in their capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers.

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

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2015, 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.

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(iv).

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

(a)            the Loan Cap

minus

(b)            the Total Outstandings.

In calculating Availability at any time and for any purpose under this Agreement, the Lead Borrower shall certify to the Agent that all accounts payable and Taxes are being paid on a timely basis as provided in Section 5.13 and Section 6.03.

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a), and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Committed Revolving Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.03.

“Availability Reserves” means, without duplication of any other Reserves or items to the extent such items are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, such reserves as the Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate (i) to reflect the impediments to the Agent’s ability to realize upon the Collateral, (ii) to reflect claims and liabilities that the Agent determines will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Collateral, (iii) to reflect criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect any component of the Borrowing Base, or (iv) to reflect that a Default or an Event of Default then exists. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Availability Reserves may include, in the Agent’s Permitted Discretion, (but are not limited to) reserves based on: (a) rent; (b) customs duties, and other costs to release Inventory which is being imported into the United States; (c) 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 Agent in the Collateral; (d) salaries, wages and benefits due to employees of any Borrower, (e) Customer Credit Liabilities, (f) Customer Deposits, (g) reserves for reasonably anticipated changes in the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory between appraisals, (h) warehousemen’s or bailee’s charges and other Permitted Encumbrances which may have priority over the interests of the Agent in the Collateral, (i) amounts due to vendors on account of consigned goods, (j) Cash Management Reserves, (k) Bank Products Reserves, and (l) collection handling, agent and other fees, together with any claims or other charge backs, incurred in connection with receivables that are assigned in connection with the CIT Deferred Purchase Factoring Agreement.

“Average Daily Availability” means the average daily Availability for the immediately preceding Fiscal Month.

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEAAffected Financial Institution.

“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

“Bank Products” means any services ofor facilities provided to any Loan Party by any Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates including, without limitation, on account of (a) Swap Contracts, (b) merchant services constituting a line of credit, (c) Factored Receivables, and (d) supply chain finance services including, without limitation, trade payable services and supplier accounts receivable purchases (but, in each case, only to the extent that the applicable Lender, other than Wells Fargo, furnishing such services or facilities notifies the Agent and the Lead Borrower in writing that such services or facilities are to be deemed Bank Products hereunder).

“Bank Products Reserves” means such reserves (i) as the Agent from time to time determines in its discretion as being appropriate to reflect the liabilities and obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to Bank Products then provided or outstanding and (ii) Supply Chain Finance Reserves.

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highestgreatest of (a) the Floor, (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50on such day plus ½%), (b) the Adjusted LIBO Ratec) Term SOFR for a one month tenor in effect on such day, plus one percent (1.001%), orprovided that this clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable, and (d) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced, from time to time by, within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate.” Thein effect on such day, with the understanding that the “prime rate” is a rate set by Wells Fargo based upon various factors includingone of Wells Fargo’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference pointbase rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for pricing somethose loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Wells Fargo shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public making reference thereto and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement ofin such changeinternal publications as Wells Fargo may designate.

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

“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(i).

“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Agent and the Lead Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate of interest as a replacement to LIBORfor the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollarDollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if thesuch Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement willshall be deemed to be zerothe Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the LIBO Ratethen-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for eachany applicable Interest PeriodAvailable Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Agent and the Lead Borrower giving due consideration to (ia) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (iib) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Agent decides, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlierearliest to occur of the following events with respect to the LIBO Rate: (1) then-current Benchmark:

(a)            in the case of clause (1a) or (2b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (ai) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (bii) the date on which the administrator of the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the LIBO Rateall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (2)

(b)            in the case of clause (3c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date ofon which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the publicmost recent statement or publication of information referenced thereinin such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;

For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the LIBO Rate: (1) then-current Benchmark:

(a)            a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the LIBO Ratepublished component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBO Rateall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBO Rate; (2any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) ;

(b)            a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the LIBO Ratepublished component used in the calculation thereof), the U.S.FRB, the Federal Reserve SystemBank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of the LIBO Ratesuch Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide theall Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBO Rateany Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (3)

(c)            a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Rate announcing that the LIBO Rate is no longersuch Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, if the then-current Benchmark has any Available Tenors, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a), in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (ia) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (iib) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the LIBO Rate and solely to the extent that the LIBO Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that sucha Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBO Ratethen-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 1.093.03(b) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBO Ratethen-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 1.09and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.03(b).

“Beneficial Owner” means, with respect to any U.S. Federal withholding Tax, the beneficial owner, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, to whom such Tax relates.

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

“Blocked Account Agreement” means with respect to an account established by a Loan Party, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, establishing control (as defined in the UCC) of such account by the Agent and whereby the bank maintaining such account agrees, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Event, to comply only with the instructions originated by the Agent without the further consent of any Loan Party.

“Blocked Account Bank” means each 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.

“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

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

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04.

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

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

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

(a)            the face amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables multiplied by the Credit Card Advance Rate;

plus

(b)            the Cost of Eligible Inventory, net of Inventory Reserves, multiplied by the product of Appraisal Percentage multiplied by the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory; provided, however, that, Inventory constituting Eligible In-Transit Inventory shall be in an amount no greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of Eligible On-Hand Inventory;

plus

(c)            eighty-five percent (85%) multiplied by the face amount of Eligible Trade Receivables (net of Receivables Reserves applicable thereto);

plus

(d)            100% of all Eligible Cash on Hand, provided that Eligible Cash on Hand included in the Borrowing Base may not be withdrawn from the deposit account at Agent, thereby reducing the Borrowing Base, unless and until (i) no Cash Dominion Event exists and is continuing, and (ii) the Lead Borrower furnishes the Agent with (A) notice of such intended withdrawal and (B) a Borrowing Base Certificate as of the date of such proposed withdrawal reflecting that, after giving effect to such withdrawal, no Overadvance exists or would result from such withdrawal;

plus

(e)            100% of the amount for which the Eligible Letter Of Credit must be honored after giving effect to any draws against same;

minus

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 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 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 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” shall mean, for any person in respect of any period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such person during such period that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “additions to property, plant or equipment” or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of such person; provided, however, that Capital Expenditures for Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries shall not include:

(a)            expenditures to the extent they are made with (i) Equity Interests of the Parent or (ii) proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests of, or a cash capital contribution to, the Lead Borrower after the Closing Date;

(b)            expenditures with proceeds of insurance settlements, condemnation awards and other settlements in respect of lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property to the extent such expenditures are made to replace or repair such lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property or otherwise to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets or properties used or useful in the business of Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt of such proceeds (or, to the extent such proceeds are committed to be used for such purpose pursuant to a binding written agreement during such one hundred eighty (180) day period, expenditures made with such proceeds within two hundred seventy (270) days of receipt thereof);

(c)            expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such person and that actually are paid for in cash by a third party (excluding Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers and any other Subsidiary) which cash payment by such third party may be made directly or may be made as a cash reimbursement to a Loan Party, and for which none of Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers or any other Subsidiary has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other person (whether before, during or after such period);

(d)            the purchase price of equipment purchased during such period to the extent the consideration therefor consists of any combination of (i) used or surplus equipment traded in at the time of such purchase and (ii) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(e)            Investments in respect of a Permitted Business Acquisition; or

(f)             the purchase of an asset made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the sale of any asset (to the extent such asset sale is permitted hereunder) to the extent such new asset is purchased with the proceeds of such sale (or, to the extent such proceeds are committed to be used for such purpose pursuant to a binding written agreement during such one hundred eighty (180) day period, purchases made with such proceeds within two hundred seventy (270) days of receipt thereof).

“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.

“Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof).

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

“Cash Dominion Event” means either (i) the occurrence and continuance of any Designated Event of Default, or (ii) if, at any time, Excess Testing Availability is less than ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap for five (5) consecutive Business Days. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing at the Agent’s option (i) until such Designated Event of Default is waived or is no longer continuing, and/or (ii) if the Cash Dominion Event arises as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to achieve Excess Testing Availability as required hereunder, until Excess Testing Availability has exceeded ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap for twenty (20) consecutive days, in which case a Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. 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 Management Reserves” means such reserves as the 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 cash management services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by any Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates, including, without limitation: (a) ACH transactions, (b) controlled disbursement services, treasury, depository, overdraft, and electronic funds transfer services, (c) credit or debit cards, (d) credit card processing services, and (e) purchase cards.

“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 or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or, (c) any new, or adjustment to, requirements prescribed by the FRB for “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as defined in Regulation D of the FRB), requirements imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or similar requirements imposed by any domestic or foreign governmental authority or resulting from compliance by the Agent or any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority and related in any manner to SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or (d) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided, however, for the purposes of this Agreement: (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 (i) at any time prior to the consummation of a Public Offering, (x) the Permitted Holders shall in the aggregate be the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of (A) so long as Borrower Holdco is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having less than 35.00% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) and (B) if Borrower Holdco is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having less than 35.00% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Borrower Holdco, or (y) any other “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than one or more Permitted Holders, (A) so long as Borrower Holdco is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shall be the “beneficial owner” of shares or units of Voting Stock constituting a greater percentage of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity than the total voting power of all outstanding shares or units of Voting Stock of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) held by the Permitted Holders and (B) if Borrower Holdco is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shall be the “beneficial owner” of shares or units of Voting Stock having constituting a greater percentage of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Borrower Holdco than the total voting power of all outstanding shares or units of Voting Stock of Borrower Holdco held by the Permitted Holders, (ii) at any time on or after the consummation of a Public Offering, any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), other than one or more Permitted Holders, shall be the “beneficial owner” of (x) so long as Borrower Holdco is a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having more than the greater of (A) 35.00% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) and (B) the total voting power of all outstanding shares or units of Voting Stock of such Parent Entity (other than a Parent Entity that is a Subsidiary of another Parent Entity) held by the Permitted Holders and (y) if Borrower Holdco is not a Subsidiary of any Parent Entity, shares or units of Voting Stock having more than the greater of (A) 35.00% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Borrower Holdco and (B) the total voting power of all outstanding shares or units of Voting Stock of Borrower Holdco held by the Permitted Holders; (iii) Borrower Holdco shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100.00% of the capital stock of the Borrowers, or (iv) a “Change of Control” (or comparable term) as defined in the Term Loan Agreement relating to Indebtedness and any unused commitments thereunder in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $50,000,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Transactions shall not constitute or give rise to a Change of Control.

“CIT Deferred Purchase Factoring Agreement” means that certain Deferred Purchase Factoring Agreement dated as of March 28, 2014, among the Lead Borrower and The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. (“CIT”).

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

“Closing Date Dividend” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(f).

“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 Agent.

“Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent executed by (a) a bailee or other Person in possession of Collateral, or (b) any landlord of Real Estate leased by any Loan Party.

“Collateral and Guaranty Requirements” means to cause any such Person (a) to (i) become a Loan Party by executing and delivering to the Agent a Joinder to this Agreement or a Joinder to the Facility Guaranty or such other documents as the Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, (ii) grant a Lien to the Agent on such Person’s assets of the same type that constitute Collateral to secure the Obligations, and (iii) deliver to the Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and, if reasonably requested by Agent, favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a)), and (b) if any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of such Person are owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, to pledge such Equity Interests and promissory notes evidencing such Indebtedness, in each case in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Security Agreement. In no event shall compliance with these requirements waive or be deemed a waiver or Consent to any transaction giving rise to the need to comply with these requirements if such transaction was not otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement or constitute or be deemed to constitute, with respect to any Subsidiary, an approval of such Person as a Borrower or permit the inclusion of any acquired assets in the computation of the Borrowing Base.

“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 Loan Party in the ordinary course of business of such Loan Party.

“Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement” means the Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement relating to the issuance of a Commercial Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.

“Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a)(i).

“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Committed Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of LIBO RateSOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

“Committed Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

“Commonly Controlled Entity” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under “common control” with a Loan Party within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes a Loan Party and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code.

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

“Concentration Account” has the meaning provided in Section 6.11(c).

“Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

“Confirmation Agreement” means that certain Confirmation and Ratification of Ancillary Loan Documents dated as of the Closing Date among the Loan Parties and the Agent, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or replaced.

“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 3.05 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Agent decides, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

“Consent” means actual consent given by a Lender from whom such consent is sought; or the passage of ten (10) Business Days from receipt of written notice to a Lender from the Agent of a proposed course of action to be followed by the Agent without such Lender’s giving the Agent written notice of that Lender’s objection to such course of action; provided, however, with respect to any modifications or consents addressed in Sections 10.01(a) through (k), in each case, with respect to the Loans owed to any particular Lender, such Lender shall be deemed to have rejected the request for its consent after the passage of such ten (10) Business Day period if it has not provided its actual consent for same.

“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, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus, in each case without duplication, (x) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) provision for all taxes (whether or not paid, estimated or accrued) based on income, profits or capital (including penalties and interest, if any) including state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes and state taxes in lieu of business fees (including business license fees) and payroll tax credits, income tax credits and similar tax credits, and including an amount equal to the amount of tax distributions actually made to the holders of capital stock of the Borrowers or any Parent Entity in respect of such period (in each case, to the extent attributable to the operations of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries), which will be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by the Lead Borrower, (ii) Consolidated Interest Charges, all items excluded from the definition of Consolidated Interest Charges pursuant to clause (ii) thereof and to the extent not reflected in Consolidated Interest Charges, costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization (including but not limited to amortization of goodwill and intangibles and amortization and write-off of financing costs), (v) any non-cash charges, losses and expenses, including any write-offs or write-downs; provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future four-fiscal quarter period (a) the Lead Borrower may determine not to add back such non-cash charge in the period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being calculated and (b) to the extent the Lead Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future four-fiscal quarter period will be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA for such future four-fiscal quarter period, (vi) reasonable out-of-pocket transaction fees, expenses or charges (including legal, advisory and brokerage or other financing fees), or, without duplication, any amortization or write-off thereof, related to any transaction that is out of the ordinary course of business including equity offerings (to the extent the proceeds thereof were intended to be contributed to the equity capital of the Lead Borrower or its Subsidiaries), Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, mergers, option buyouts or Indebtedness permitted to be consummated or incurred by this Agreement (including any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof) or any amendments, waivers or other modifications under the agreements relating to such Indebtedness (including any amendments, waivers or other modifications of this Agreement) or similar transactions (in each case whether or not consummated or incurred), (vii) the amount of any loss or expense attributable to non-controlling interests, (viii) all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments, (ix) any management, monitoring, consulting, transaction and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities, charges and expenses paid to or accrued to or on behalf of any Parent Entity or any of the Permitted Holders in each case to the extent permitted hereunder, (x) interest and investment income, (xi) [reserved], (xii) any costs or expenses pursuant to any management or employee stock option or other equity-related plan, program or arrangement, or other benefit plan, program or arrangement, or any equity subscription or equityholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrowers or an issuance of capital stock of the Borrowers (other than Disqualified Stock), (xiii) all fees, costs and expenses related to the Transactions, (xiv) non-operating professional fees, costs and expenses, (xv) [reserved], (xvi) expense or charges to the extent paid or reimbursed by a third party, (xvii) earn-out obligations incurred in connection with any acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, (xviii) all charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of capital stock held by Management Investors and all losses, charges and expenses related to payments made to holders of options or other derivative capital stock in the common equity of the Lead Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or any of its direct or indirect parents, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, (xix) all losses, charges and expenses in connection with the pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities and operating losses attributable to any store, distribution center or other facility to the extent such losses, charges or expenses were incurred before or within twelve (12) months after the opening of such store, distribution center or other facility, (xx) [reserved], (xxi) payments in the nature of compensation or expense reimbursement to independent board members, (xxii) the excess of GAAP rent expense over actual cash rent paid due to the use of straight line rent for GAAP purposes (xxiii) business optimization expenses (including expenses related to consolidation initiatives), relocation and integration expenses, costs, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves related to cost savings initiatives, strategic initiatives and initiatives aimed at profitability improvement, and other restructuring costs, charges, expenses, accruals and reserves (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the effect of inventory optimization programs, consolidation, relocation and closing of stores, distribution centers, warehouses and other facilities and exiting lines of business, operating expense reductions, personnel relocation, restructuring, redundancy, recruiting, severance, termination, settlement and judgment, one-time compensation charges, the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses, new systems design and implementation costs, software development costs and curtailments and project startup costs); provided that the aggregate amount added pursuant to this clause (xxiii) for any period of twelve (12) consecutive Fiscal Months shall not exceed the greater of (i) $40,000,000 and (ii) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder (calculated prior to giving effect to any increase pursuant to this clause (xxiii)) and (xxiv) charges, costs, expenses or fees associated with the implementation of ASC 606 or any comparable regulation, plus (y) the amount of net cost savings, operating expense reductions, revenue enhancements and synergies projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith to be realized as the result of actions taken or to be taken on or prior to the date that is eighteen (18) months after the First Amendment Effective Date, or eighteen (18) months after the consummation of any operational change, respectively (which costs savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions (which adjustments may be incremental to pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the proviso to the definition of “Consolidated First Lien leverageLeverage Ratio”, “Secured Leverage Ratio” or “Total Leverage Ratio”); provided that the aggregate amount added pursuant to this clause (y) for any period of twelve (12) consecutive Fiscal Months shall not exceed the greater of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder (calculated prior to giving effect to any increase pursuant to this clause (y)).

“Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness”: as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) Consolidated Secured Indebtedness (without regard to clause (ii) of the definition thereof) as of such date that is secured by Liens on property or assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (other than property or assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby) on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and the Term Loan Obligations under the Term Loan Agreement, minus (ii) Unrestricted Cash of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness as at such date (after giving effect to any incurrence or discharge of Indebtedness on such date) to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder, provided that:

(1)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary shall have made a Sale, the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period;

(2)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made a Purchase, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period; and

(3)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Person became a Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into any Borrower or any Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above if made by any Borrower or a Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period;

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or another Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower; provided that with respect to cost savings or synergies relating to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, the related actions are expected by the Lead Borrower to be taken no later than 18 months after the date of determination.

“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of twelve (12) consecutive Fiscal Months for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder minus (ii) non-financed Capital Expenditures of Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries during such period (it being understood that Capital Expenditures funded with proceeds of Committed Revolving Loans shall not be deemed to be “financed” for the purpose of this clause (ii)) minus (iii) taxes of Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries based on income that are paid in cash during such period (including tax distributions paid in cash during such period) to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the following for such period:

(a)            Consolidated Interest Charges paid or payable currently in cash;

(b)            scheduled principal amortization payments of Indebtedness for borrowed money of Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries, including payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, but excluding payments of intercompany Indebtedness; and

(c)            Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06 (other than pursuant to clauses (a) (other than Restricted Payments to Borrower Holdco), (c), (f) and (p) thereof), in each case paid or payable currently in cash.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, with respect to Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the total interest expense of the Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, net of any interest income of the Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries, including any such interest expense consisting of (A) interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations, (B) amortization of debt discount, (C) interest in respect of Indebtedness of any other Person that has been Guaranteed by Borrower Holdco or any Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such interest is actually paid by the Borrower Holdco or any Subsidiary, (D) non-cash interest expense, (E) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, (F) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance financing bridge commitments or other financing fees, (G) movement in the mark-to-market valuation of hedging obligations or (H) interest expense associated with Equity Interests, minus (ii) to the extent otherwise included in such interest expense referred to in clause (i) above, accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, expense resulting from discounting of Indebtedness in conjunction with recapitalization or purchase accounting, and any “additional interest” in respect of registration rights arrangements for any securities, amortization or write-off of financing costs, in each case under clauses (i) through (ii) above as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries with respect to interest rate Swap Contracts.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to reflect any charge, tax or expense incurred or accrued by Borrower Holdco or any Parent Entity during such period attributable to the operations of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries as though such charge, tax or expense had been incurred by the Borrowers, to the extent that the Borrowers have made or would be entitled under the Loan Documents to make any Restricted Payment or other payment to or for the account of Borrower Holdco in respect thereof) and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends; provided that, without duplication, there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

(i)            any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Borrower or a Subsidiary, except that (A) such Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s net income for such period shall be increased by the aggregate amount actually distributed by such Person during such period to such Borrower or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution, to the extent not already included therein, and (B) any Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s equity in the net loss of such Person shall be included to the extent of the aggregate Investment of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in such Person,

(ii)            [reserved],

(iii)           (x) any net after-tax gain or loss realized upon the sale, abandonment or other disposition of any asset of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary (including pursuant to any sale/leaseback transaction) that is not sold, abandoned or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith) and (y) any net after-tax gain or loss realized upon the disposal, abandonment, closure or discontinuation of operations of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary, and any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued because they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),

(iv)           any net after-tax extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge,

(v)            the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles,

(vi)           any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees, expenses and charges related thereto) attributable to the extinguishment of Indebtedness or Swap Obligations or other derivative instruments,

(vii)            any non-cash gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation in respect of Swap Contracts,

(viii)            any unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses, including in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person,

(ix)            any non-cash expenses realized or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or agreements or post-employment benefit plans or agreements, or grants or sale of limited liability company interests, stock, stock appreciation, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other equity based awards,

(x)            any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the payment of dividend equivalent rights to option holders pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or post-employment benefit plan or agreement will be excluded;

(xi)            any non-cash charge, expense or other impact attributable to application of the purchase, fair value or recapitalization method of accounting (including the total amount of depreciation and amortization, cost of sales or other non-cash expense resulting from the write-downs and write-offs of assets to the extent resulting from such purchase or recapitalization accounting adjustments), non-cash charges for deferred tax valuation allowances and non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP,

(xii)            expenses related to the conversion of various employee benefit programs in connection with the Transactions, and non-cash compensation related expenses, and

(xiii)            to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed (or the Lead Borrower has determined that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will be reimbursed by the insurer and such amount is not denied by the applicable insurer in writing within 180 days and is reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction in any future calculation of Consolidated Net Income for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 day period)), any expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption.

“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total assets, in each case reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower Holdco as at the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which a balance sheet is available, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and, in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens or any Investment, on a pro forma basis including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

“Consolidated Secured Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness (without regard to clause (ii) of the definition thereof) as of such date that is secured by Liens on property or assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (other than property or assets held in a defeasance or similar trust or arrangement for the benefit of the Indebtedness secured thereby) minus (ii) Unrestricted Cash of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of such date consisting of (without duplication) Indebtedness for borrowed money (including purchase money Indebtedness and unreimbursed outstanding drawn amounts under funded letters of credit; Capital Lease Obligations; and debt obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding items eliminated in Consolidation, and for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Swap Obligations) minus (ii) Unrestricted Cash of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.

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

“Contribution Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not greater than twice the aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than Excluded Contributions, the proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock or contributions by any Borrower or any Subsidiary) made to the capital of such Borrower or such Subsidiary after the Closing Date (whether through the issuance or sale of Equity Interests or otherwise); provided that such Contribution Indebtedness (a) is incurred within 180 days after the receipt of the related cash contribution and (b) is so designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower on the date of incurrence thereof.

“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.

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

“Cost” means the lower of cost or market value of Inventory, based upon the Borrowers’ accounting practices, known to the Agent, which practices are in effect on the Closing Date or with any changes permitted hereunder as such calculated cost is determined from invoices received by the Borrowers, the Borrowers’ purchase journals or the Borrowers’ stock ledger.

“Covenant Compliance Event” means Excess Testing Availability at any time is less than or equal to ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap. For purposes hereof, the occurrence of a Covenant Compliance Event shall be deemed continuing at the Agent’s option until Excess Testing Availability has exceeded ten percent (10%) of the Loan Cap for twenty (20) 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 Event 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 Advance Rate” means 90%.

“Credit Card Issuer” means any person (other than a Borrower or other Loan Party) who issues or whose members issue credit cards, including, without limitation, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., Visa, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and Novus Services, Inc. and other issuers approved by the Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Credit Card Notifications” has the meaning specified in Section 6.11(a)(i).

“Credit Card Processor” means any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any Borrower’s sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.

“Credit Card Receivables” means each “Account” (as defined in the UCC) together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to a Loan Party resulting from charges by a customer of a Loan Party on credit or debit cards issued by such 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 Card Notifications” has the meaning specified in Section 6.11(a)(i).

“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) the Agent, (iii) each L/C Issuer, (iv) each Arranger, (v) any other Person to whom Obligations under this Agreement and other Loan Documents are owing, and (vi) 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 and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and its respective Affiliates, in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation (i) the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of (A) counsel for the Agent, (B) outside consultants for the Agent, (C) appraisers, (D) commercial finance examinations, (E) imposed or incurred in connection with any background checks or OFAC/PEP searches related to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (F) with respect to photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches, filing fees, recording fees, publication, real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and environmental audits and (EG) all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Obligations, (ii) in connection with (A) the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein (including reasonable costs and expenses relative to the rating of any Loan, CUSIP, DXSyndicate™, SyndTrak or other communication costs incurred in connection with a syndication of the credit facilities), (B) 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), (C) 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 (D) any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of any Obligations, and (b) with respect to the L/C Issuer, and its Affiliates, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder; and (c) all customary and reasonable and invoiced fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) of Agent with respect to the disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account of Loan Parties (whether by wire transfer or otherwise), together with any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith; and (d) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Credit Parties who are not the Agent or the L/C Issuer, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, provided that such Credit Parties shall be entitled to reimbursement for no more than one counsel (plus any local counsel) representing the Agent and one counsel representing all other Credit Parties (absent a conflict of interest in which case the Credit Parties may engage and be reimbursed for additional counsel).

“Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.

“Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.

“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, (b) outstanding merchandise credits of the Borrowers, and (c) liabilities in connection with frequent shopping programs of the Borrowers.

“Customer Deposits” means at any time, the aggregate amount at such time of (a) deposits made by customers with respect to the purchase of goods or the performance of services and (b) layaway obligations of the Borrowers.

“Customs Broker/Carrier Agreement” means an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent among a Borrower, a customs broker, freight forwarder, consolidator or carrier, and the Agent.

“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 Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in any DDA.

“DDA Notification” has the meaning specified in Section 6.11(a)(ii).

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“Default” means any event 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 Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans, plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a LIBO RateSOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 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 2% per annum.

“Defaulting Lender” means any Revolving Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Committed Revolving Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Revolving Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date when due, (c) has failed or refused to abide by any of its obligations under this Agreement, or (d) (i) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or (ii) becomes the subject of a Bail-In Action.

“Designated Event of Default” means any Event of Default under (a) Section 8.01(a) (solely with respect to the accuracy of any Borrowing Base Certificate), 8.01(b), 8.01(c), 8.01(d) (solely with respect to failure to comply with Section 6.04(h), 6.11 or 7.10) or 8.01(i), or (b) Section 8.01(d) (solely with respect to failure to comply with Section 6.04(a), (b) or (c) at any time a Covenant Compliance Event has occurred and is continuing or failure to comply with Section 6.04(a), (b) or (c) for the most recent reporting period immediately prior to the occurrence of a Covenant Compliance Event).

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 7.05(i) that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation, which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash or cash equivalents within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition.

“Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the board of directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction. A member of any such board of directors shall not be deemed to have such a financial interest by reason of such member’s holding Equity Interests of such Person or any options, warrants or other rights in respect of such Equity Interests.

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions, and including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale, transfer, license or other disposition) 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 Institution” means (i) any person identified by the Lead Borrower to the Agent in writing by name that is or becomes an operating company competitor of the Lead Borrower and/or any its Subsidiaries, (ii) any person that is identified by the Lead Borrower to the Agent in writing by name on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date; and (iii) any Affiliate of any person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above that are either (x) reasonably identifiable solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name or (y) identified in writing by name by the Lead Borrower to the Agent from time to time, other than, with respect to this clause (iii), any bank, financial institution or fund that regularly invests in commercial loans or similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and for which no personnel directly involved with the relevant Person (A) makes investment decisions or (B) has access to non-public information relating to the Lead Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries; provided, that the Agent shall not have any duty to verify whether such potential assignee or participant is a Disqualified Institution, nor shall the Agent incur any liability as a result of an assignment or the granting of a participation to any Disqualified Institution. Any such written notice shall become effective two Business Days after delivery to the Agent, and shall not apply retroactively to disqualify the transfer of an interest in the Loans and Commitments in accordance that was effective prior to the effective date of such notice.

“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 (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the date on which the Loans and all other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Bank Products, Cash Management Services and contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations that are not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) are paid in full; 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 or other eligible service providers, 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 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 of a Borrower other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of: (i) a determination by the Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 1.09, are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR, and (i) the election by the Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Agent of written notice of such election to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Agent.

“EEA Financial Institution” means: (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender or any of its Affiliates; (b) in the case of an assignment of a Revolving Commitment, 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 or any holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned or operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person) approved by (i) the 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) a Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries or, (B) any Disqualified Institution, or (C) a Defaulting Lender.

“Eligible Cash on Hand” means cash or Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments owned by a Borrower, which are (a) available for use by a Borrower, without condition or restriction (other than in favor of Agent), (b) free and clear of any pledge or other Lien (other than (i) in favor of Agent, (ii) Liens permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(c) hereof, and (iii) in favor of the securities intermediary or depository bank where the investment account or deposit account referred to below is maintained for its customary fees and charges), (c) subject to the first priority perfected security interest of Agent (subject to the Liens of the securities intermediary or depository bank where the investment account or deposit account referred to below is maintained for its customary fees and charges), (d) in an investment account or deposit account specifically and solely used for purposes of holding such cash or Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments and which account is subject to a Blocked Account Agreement, and (e) for which Agent shall have received a certificate from the Lead Borrower evidencing the amount of such cash or cash equivalents held in such investment account as of the applicable date of the calculation.

“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 Issuer or Credit Card Processor, and in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower, and (ii) in each case is acceptable to the Agent in its Permitted Discretion, and 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, such 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 such 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 Issuer or Credit Card Processor 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. Except as otherwise agreed by the Agent, any Credit Card Receivable included within any of the following categories shall not constitute an Eligible Credit Card Receivable:

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

(b)            Credit Card Receivables that have been outstanding for more than six (6) Business Days from the date of sale;

(c)            Credit Card Receivables (i) that are not subject to a perfected first priority and exclusive Lien in favor of the Agent, or (ii) with respect to which a Borrower does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (in each case, other than (1) Liens granted to the Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, (2) Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, Liens securing any Pari Passu Indebtedness (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date) and, in each case, are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, (3) Liens permitted under Section 7.02(c) for which the Agent has established Reserves and (4) Permitted Encumbrances which are junior in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent for which the Agent has established Reserves in its Permitted Discretion);

(d)            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);

(e)            Credit Card Receivables as to which the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor has the right under certain circumstances to require a Loan Party to repurchase the Credit Card Receivables from such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor;

(f)            Credit Card Receivables due from Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor of the applicable credit card which is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings;

(g)            Credit Card Receivables which are not a valid, legally enforceable obligation of the applicable Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect thereto;

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

(i)            Credit Card Receivables which are evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless, to the extent required under the Security Agreement, such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the possession of the Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Agent; or

(j)            Credit Card Receivables which the Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion to be uncertain of collection or which do not meet such other reasonable eligibility criteria for Credit Card Receivables as the Agent may determine in its Permitted Discretion.

“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means, as of any date of determination thereof, without duplication of other Eligible Inventory, items of In-Transit Inventory deemed by the Agent in its Permitted Discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base which will, subject to the proviso, include the In-Transit Inventory which meets each of the following criteria:

(a)            which has been shipped from a foreign port (FOB shipping point) for receipt by a Borrower, but which has not yet been delivered to such Borrower, which In-Transit Inventory has been in transit for sixty (60) days or less from the date of shipment of such Inventory;

(b)            for which the purchase order is in the name of a Borrower and title and risk of loss has passed to such Borrower;

(c)            for which an Acceptable Document of Title or Acceptable Transport Document has been issued, and in each case as to which the Agent has control (as defined in the UCC) over the documents of title which evidence ownership of the subject Inventory (such as, if requested by the Agent, by the delivery of a Customs Broker/Carrier Agreement);

(d)            which is insured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent (including, without limitation, marine cargo insurance);

(e)            the Foreign Vendor with respect to such In-Transit Inventory is an Approved Foreign Vendor; and

(f)            which otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory;

provided that the Agent may, in its Permitted Discretion, exclude any particular Inventory from the definition of “Eligible In-Transit Inventory” in the event the Agent reasonably determines that such Inventory is subject to any Person’s right of reclamation, repudiation, stoppage in transit or any event has occurred or is reasonably anticipated by the Agent to arise which may otherwise adversely impact the ability of the Agent to realize upon such Inventory.

“Eligible Inventory” means, as of the date of determination thereof, without duplication, (i) Eligible In-Transit Inventory, and (ii) items of Inventory of a Borrower that are finished goods, merchantable and readily saleable to the public in the ordinary course of the Borrowers’ business and deemed by the Agent in its Permitted Discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, except as otherwise agreed by the Agent, (A) complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Inventory made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents, and (B) is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the criteria set forth below. Except as otherwise agreed by the Agent, in its discretion, 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 which is consigned by a Borrower to a Person which is not a Loan Party;

(c)            Inventory (other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory) that is not located in the United States of America (excluding territories or possessions of the United States);

(d)            Inventory that is not located at a location that is owned or leased by a Borrower, except (i) Inventory in transit between such owned or leased locations or locations which meet the criteria set forth in clause (ii) below, or (ii) to the extent that the Borrowers have furnished the Agent with (A) any UCC financing statements or other documents that the Agent may determine to be necessary to perfect its security interest in such Inventory at such location, and (B) a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the Person owning any such location on terms reasonably acceptable to the Agent, or, with respect to Inventory located at third party-operated warehouses located in the United States of America (excluding territories or possessions of the United States) where the Loan Parties’ obligations to such third party operator are subject to a use and occupancy arrangement under which there is a monthly fee charged for such usage, to the extent, the Borrowers have used commercially reasonable efforts to deliver any such Collateral Access Agreements and are unable to do so, and the Agent has implemented Reserves for such location in its Permitted Discretion (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall consist of two (2) months of rent and shall consist of three (3) months for all other usage amounts due to such third party operator, plus all unpaid rent or usage fees due and payable at the time such Reserve is established;

(e)            Inventory that is located: (i) in a distribution center or warehouse leased by a Borrower unless the applicable lessor has delivered to the Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or, to the extent the Borrowers have used commercially reasonable efforts to deliver any such Collateral Access Agreements and are unable to do so, the Agent has implemented Reserves for such location in the amount of two (2) months’ rent, plus all unpaid rent fees due and payable at the time such Reserve is established, or (ii) at any leased location in a Landlord Lien State unless the applicable lessor has delivered to the Agent a Collateral Access Agreement or the Agent has implemented Reserves for such location;

(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 (i.e. beyond what was recognized on the most recent appraisal delivered to the Agent hereunder), or custom items, work in process, raw materials, or that constitute samples, spare parts, promotional, marketing, labels, bags and other 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 the subsequent season, (v) are not in compliance 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 and exclusive Lien in favor of the Agent (other than (1) Liens granted to the Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, (2) Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, Liens securing any Pari Passu Indebtedness (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date) and, in each case, are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, (3) Liens permitted under Section 7.02(c) for which the Agent has established Reserves and (4) Permitted Encumbrances which are junior in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent for which the Agent has established Reserves in its Permitted Discretion);

(h)            Inventory that is not insured in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.02 hereof;

(i)            to the extent not reserved for as a customer deposit, Inventory that has been sold but not yet delivered or as to which a Borrower has accepted a deposit;

(j)            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

(k)            Inventory acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition or which is not of the type usually sold in the ordinary course of the Borrowers’ business, unless and until the Agent has completed or received (A) an appraisal of such Inventory from appraisers satisfactory to the Agent and establishes an advance rate therefor and Inventory Reserves (if applicable) therefor, and otherwise agrees that such Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory, and (B) such other due diligence as the Agent may require, all of the results of the foregoing to be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent; provided that (1) as long as the Lead Borrower reasonably cooperates with the Agent in connection with the completion of such due diligence and all other eligibility criteria are satisfied with respect to such Inventory, seventy-five percent (75%) of the Cost of such Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory pending the completion of such due diligence, and (2) as long as the Lead Borrower reasonably cooperates with the Agent in connection with the completion of such due diligence, if such due diligence is not completed within ninety (90) days after the date of the Permitted Business Acquisition, as long as all other eligibility criteria are satisfied with respect to such Inventory, 100% of the Cost of such Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory until such time as the due diligence shall be completed.

“Eligible Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by a bank organized within the United States and reasonably acceptable to Agent which shall:

(a)            be in the physical possession of the Agent;

(b)            be for the account of a Borrower and name the Agent as beneficiary;

(c)            have an initial term of not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days, automatically renewable for consecutive periods of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days each, and have a final expiry of no sooner than thirty (30) days after the Maturity Date, or otherwise acceptable to the Agent;

(d)            provide for multiple draws, or otherwise acceptable to the Agent; and

(e)            otherwise be in form and substance and have terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Agent as determined in the Agent’s reasonable discretion.

“Eligible On-Hand Inventory” means all Eligible Inventory other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory.

“Eligible Trade Receivables” means Accounts deemed by the Agent in its Permitted Discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base arising from the sale of the Borrowers’ Inventory (other than those consisting of Credit Card Receivables) that satisfies the following criteria at the time of creation and continues 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, and in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower, and (ii) in each case is acceptable to the Agent in its Permitted Discretion, and is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (v) 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 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 ninety (90) days from the date of sale or more than sixty (60) days past the due date;

(c)            Accounts due from any account debtor which is obligated on any accounts described in clause (b), above.

(d)            from and after the time when Eligible Trade Receivables first equal the greater of $5,000,000 and five percent (5%) of the Borrowing Base, the aggregate amount of Accounts owed by an account debtor and/or its Affiliates exceed such percentage as may be established by the Agent in its Permitted Discretion from time to time for any account debtor (but the portion of the Accounts not in excess of the applicable percentages may be deemed Eligible Trade Receivables, in the Agent’s Permitted Discretion);

(e)            Accounts (i) that are not subject to a perfected first priority and exclusive Lien in favor of the Agent, (ii) with respect to which a Borrower does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (other than (1) Liens granted to the Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, (2) Liens granted to the Term Loan Agent pursuant to the Term Loan Documents, Liens securing any Pari Passu Indebtedness (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date) and, in each case, are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, (3) Liens permitted under Section 7.02(c) for which the Agent has established Reserves and (4) Permitted Encumbrances which are junior in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent for which the Agent has established Reserves in its Permitted Discretion), or (iii) that have been sold to CIT, or on which CIT has a Lien, pursuant to the terms of the CIT Deferred Purchase Factoring Agreement;

(f)            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;

(g)            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;

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

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

(j)            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 Agent have not been duly obtained, effected or given and are not in full force and effect;

(k)            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;

(l)            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;

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

(n)            Accounts arising out of sales on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale on approval or consignment basis or subject to any right of return, set off or charge back;

(o)            Accounts arising out of sales to account debtors outside the United States unless such Accounts are fully backed by an irrevocable letter of credit on terms, and issued by a financial institution, acceptable to the Agent and such irrevocable letter of credit is in the possession of the Agent;

(p)            ReservedAccounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity;

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

(r)            Accounts consisting of amounts due from vendors as rebates or allowances;

(s)            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;

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

(u)            Accounts which constitute Credit Card Receivables;

(v)            Accounts which the Agent determines in its Permitted Discretion to be unacceptable for borrowing; and

(w)            all Accounts owed by an account debtor and/or its Affiliates that have outstanding Accounts sold to CIT, or on which CIT has a Lien, pursuant to the terms of the CIT Deferred Purchase Factoring Agreement.

“Enforcement Action” means the exercise by the Agent in good faith of any of its enforcement rights and remedies as a secured creditor hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, applicable law or otherwise at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (including, without limitation, the solicitation of bids from third parties to conduct the liquidation of the Collateral, the engagement or retention of sales brokers, marketing agents, investment bankers, accountants, appraisers, auctioneers or other third parties for the purposes of valuing, marketing, promoting and selling the Collateral, the commencement of any action to foreclose on the security interests or Liens of Agent in or on all or any material portion of the Collateral, notification of account debtors to make payments to the Agent, any action to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral or commencement of any legal proceedings or actions against or with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, notification from the Agent pursuant to a Blocked Account Agreement upon the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event).

“Environmental Costs” means any and all costs or expenses (including attorney’s and consultant’s fees, investigation and laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, fines, penalties, damages, settlement payments, judgments and awards), of whatever kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to, any actual or alleged violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws. Environmental Costs include any and all of the foregoing, without regard to whether they arise out of or are related to any past, pending or threatened proceeding of any kind.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all 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 Hazardous Materials into the environment.

“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 any 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 assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Environmental Permits” means any and all permits, licenses, registrations, notifications, exemptions and any other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

“Equipment” has the meaning specified in the UCC.

“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 (other than debt 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.

“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.28.

“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.28.

“Erroneous Payment Impacted Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.28.

“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.28.

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

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

(a)            the Borrowing Base (provided that this clause (a) shall not exceed 102.5% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments),

minus

(b)            the Total Outstandings.

“Excluded Contribution” means Net Proceeds, or the fair market value of property or assets, received by the Lead Borrower as capital contributions to the Lead Borrower after the Closing Date or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Lead Borrower, in each case to the extent designated as an Excluded Contribution pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower.

“Excluded Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary of a Borrower:

(a)            that is an Immaterial Subsidiary;

(b)            that is prohibited by Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) from Guaranteeing the Obligations or if Guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received;

(c)            with respect to which the Lead Borrower and the Agent reasonably agree that the burden or cost or other consequences of providing a guarantee of the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom;

(d)            with respect to which the provision of such guarantee of the Obligations would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower and notified in writing to the Agent by the Lead Borrower);

(e)            that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary;

(f)            that is a joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary;

(g)            that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(h)            that is a Captive Insurance Subsidiary;

(i)            that is a Subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of (x) becoming a Parent Entity, or (y) merging with a Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with another Subsidiary becoming a Parent Entity, in each case to the extent such entity becomes a Parent Entity or is merged with a Borrower or any Parent Entity within 60 days of the formation thereof, or otherwise creating or forming a Parent Entity; or

(j)            that is a not for profit Subsidiary;

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary that Guarantees the payment of the Term Loan Agreement shall not be an Excluded Subsidiary.

Subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence, any Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the period of the most recent four consecutive Fiscal Quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder shall continue to be deemed an Excluded Subsidiary hereunder until the date that is 60 days following the date on which such annual or quarterly financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.04 with respect to such period. If reasonably requested by the Agent, the Lead Borrower shall provide to the Agent a list of all Excluded Subsidiaries promptly following such request.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means any Swap Obligation that arises from any guaranty or collateral pledge with respect to the Obligations that becomes impermissible under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time this Guaranty becomes effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one (1) swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or collateral pledge becomes illegal.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the 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 the Loan Parties hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), in each case (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, (i) any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender (A) at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (other than as an assignee pursuant to a request by the Lead Borrower under Section 10.13) or (B) designates a new Lending Office, except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Loan Parties with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e), and (d) any U.S. federal, state or local backup withholding tax, and (e) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed under FATCA.

“Executive Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.18.

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

“Existing Indebtedness” means all obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and all obligations under the Existing Term Loan Agreement and the documents executed in connection therewith.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit referenced on Schedule 1.04 attached hereto.

“Existing Term Loan Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2013, among the Lead Borrower, Borrower Holdco, the GCI Capital Markets LLC and the lenders party thereto.

“Exiting Lender” means each “Lender” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) without any Commitment hereunder.

“Extended Revolving Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

“Extension” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

“Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

“Extension Offer” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

“Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person not in the ordinary course of business, including tax refunds, pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings), condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustments.

“Facility Guaranty” means the Amended and Restated Guarantee dated as of the Closing Date made by the Guarantors in favor of the Agent and the other Credit Parties, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or replaced (including, without limitation, through any joinder agreements).

“Factored Receivables” means any Accounts originally owed or owing by a Loan Party to another Person which have been purchased by or factored with Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates pursuant to a factoring arrangement or otherwise with the Person that sold the goods or rendered the services to the Loan Party which gave rise to such Account.

“FATCA” means current Section 1471 through 1474 of the Code or any amended version or successor provision that is substantively similar to and, in each case, any regulations promulgated thereunder and any interpretation and other guidance issued in connection therewith, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with any of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention.

“FCA” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03.

“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any dayperiod, thea fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, 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 on the next succeeding Business Day 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, or, if such rate is not so published on the next succeedingfor any day which is a Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business 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 Wells Fargo onthe average of the quotations for such day on such transactions as determinedreceived by the Agent.

“ from three Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor sourcefunds brokers of recognized standing selected by it (and, if any such rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this definition shall be deemed to be zero).

“Fee Letter” means collectively, (i) the amended and restated fee letter agreement, dated September 19, 2016, among the Lead Borrower, the Agent and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and, (ii) the First Amendment Fee Letter, and (iii) the Second Amendment Fee Letter.

“Financial Performance Covenant” shall mean the covenant set forth in Section 7.10.

“First Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2020, among Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

“First Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section 5 of the First Amendment have been satisfied or waived.

“First Amendment Fee Letter” means the fee letter agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrowers and the Agent ..

“Fiscal Month” means any fiscal month of any Fiscal Year, which month shall generally end on the last Thursday of each calendar month in accordance with the fiscal accounting calendar of the Loan Parties.

“Fiscal Quarter” means any fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year, which quarters shall generally end on the last Thursday of each March, June, September, and December of such Fiscal Year in accordance with the fiscal accounting calendar of the Loan Parties.

“Fiscal Year” means any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending on the last Thursday of any calendar year.

“Fixed GAAP Date” means the Closing Date, provided that at any time after the Closing Date, the Lead Borrower may by written notice to the Agent elect to change the Fixed GAAP Date to be the date specified in such notice, and upon such notice, the Fixed GAAP Date shall be such date for all periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice.

“Fixed GAAP Terms” means (a) the definitions of the terms “Borrowing Base”, “Capital Expenditures”, “Capital Lease Obligation”, “Consolidated EBITDA”, “Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness”, “Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Interest Charges”, “Consolidated Net Income”, “Consolidated Secured Indebtedness”, “Foreign Borrowing Base”, “Secured Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated Total Assets”, “Consolidated Total Indebtedness”, “Total Leverage Ratio”, “Consolidated” or “Inventory”, (b) all defined terms in this Agreement to the extent used in or relating to any of the foregoing definitions, and all ratios and computations based on any of the foregoing definitions, and (c) any other term or provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents that, at the Lead Borrower’s election, may be specified by the Lead Borrower by written notice to the Agent from time to time.

“Flood Insurance Laws” means collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and (iii) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to zero percent (0.00%).

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

“Foreign Borrowing Base” means the sum of (1) 92.50% of the net ordinary liquidation value of inventory held by the Borrowers’ Foreign Subsidiaries, (2) 90.00% of all Receivables of the Borrowers’ Foreign Subsidiaries, and (3) Unrestricted Cash of the Borrowers’ Foreign Subsidiaries (in each case, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal month for which internal consolidated financial statements of the Borrowers are available, and, in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness, on a pro forma basis including (x) any property or assets of a type described above acquired since the end of such fiscal month and (y) any property or assets of a type described above being acquired in connection therewith).

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Lead Borrower is organized. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

“Foreign Pension Plan” means a registered pension plan which is subject to applicable pension legislation other than ERISA or the Code, which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes or is obligated to make contributions.

“Foreign Plan” means each Foreign Pension Plan, deferred compensation or other retirement or superannuation plan, fund, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, sponsored, established, maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, or with respect to which any liability is borne, outside the United States of America, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any such plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement sponsored by a Governmental Authority.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Borrower (a) that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America and any Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary or (b) that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco. Any subsidiary of a Borrower which is organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Foreign Subsidiary.

“Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means any Subsidiary of a Borrower, so long as such Subsidiary has no material assets other than securities or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof). Any Subsidiary which is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of any date of determination shall continue to be deemed a “Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” hereunder until the date that is 60 days following such date (or such later date as the Agent may reasonably agree).

“Foreign Vendor” means a Person that sells In-Transit Inventory to a Borrower.

“Foreign Vendor Agreement” means an agreement between a Foreign Vendor and the Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and pursuant to which, among other things, the parties shall agree upon their relative rights with respect to In-Transit Inventory of a Borrower purchased from such Foreign Vendor.

“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

“Fronting Fee” has the meaning specified 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 of America as in effect on the Fixed GAAP Date (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement), including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and subject to the following sentence. If at any time the SEC permits or requires U.S. domiciled companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act to use IFRS in lieu of GAAP for financial reporting purposes, the Lead Borrower may elect by written notice to the Agent to so use IFRS in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such notice, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean (a) for periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice, IFRS as in effect on the date specified in such notice (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement) and (b) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Agreement shall be computed in conformity with GAAP.

“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, (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); provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. 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” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto, and each other Subsidiary of Borrower Holdco that shall be required to execute and deliver a Facility Guaranty pursuant to Section 6.10(ce).

“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, in each case, that are regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

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

“Immaterial Subsidiaries” means any Subsidiary that (a) did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Parent most recently ended, have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of total revenues of Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis as of such date, and (b) taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Parent most recently ended, did not have assets with a value in excess of 10.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 10.0% of total revenues of Borrower Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis as of such date. All Accounts and Inventory of the Immaterial Subsidiaries shall be segregated or otherwise identifiable in a manner sufficient to distinguish ownership of such Accounts and Inventory from the Accounts and Inventory of the Borrowers.

“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a)(iv).

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any person, without duplication, (a) the principal of indebtedness of such person for borrowed money, (b) the principal of obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all reimbursement obligations of such person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (the amount of such obligations being equal at any time to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other instruments plus the aggregate amount of drawings thereunder that have not then been reimbursed), (d) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (except trade payables), which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto, (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (f) the redemption, repayment or other repurchase amount of such person with respect to any Disqualified Stock of such person or (if such person is a Subsidiary of a Borrower other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) any Preferred Stock of such Subsidiary, but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends (the amount of such obligation to be equal at any time to the maximum fixed involuntary redemption, repayment or repurchase price for such Equity Interest, or if less (or if such Equity Interest has no such fixed price), to the involuntary redemption, repayment or repurchase price therefor calculated in accordance with the terms thereof as if then redeemed, repaid or repurchased, and if such price is based upon or measured by the fair market value of such Equity Interest, such fair market value shall be as determined in good faith by senior management of the Lead Borrower, the board of directors of the Lead Borrower or the board of directors of the issuer of such Equity Interests), (g) all Indebtedness of other persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such person; provided that the amount of Indebtedness of such person shall be the lesser of (A) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower) and (B) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other persons, (h) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness of other persons, to the extent so Guaranteed by such person and (i) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net Swap Obligations of such person (the amount of any such obligation to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Swap Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); provided that amount of Indebtedness of any person at any date shall be determined as set forth above or as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, or otherwise shall equal the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such person (excluding any notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such person in respect thereof.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

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

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 5.14(a).

“Insolvency” means, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

“Intellectual Property” means all present and future: trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary information; trademarks, trademark applications, internet domain names, service marks, trade dress, trade names, business names, designs, logos, slogans (and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing) indicia and other source and/or business identifiers, and all registrations or applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter be issued thereon throughout the world; copyrights and copyright applications; (including copyrights for computer programs) and all tangible and intangible property embodying the copyrights, unpatented inventions (whether or not patentable); patents and patent applications; industrial design applications and registered industrial designs; license agreements related to any of the foregoing and income therefrom; books, records, writings, computer tapes or disks, flow diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes, object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the foregoing; all other intellectual property; and all common law and other rights throughout the world in and to all of the foregoing.

“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement entered into as of the Closing Date by and between the Agent and the Term Loan Agent, as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any LIBO RateSOFR 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 RateSOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the first day after the end of each quarter and the Maturity Date.

“Interest Period” means, as to each LIBO Rateany SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBO Rateany SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBO RateSOFR Loan and ending on the date one, two, or three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Lead Borrower in itsany Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(i)            interest shall accrue at the applicable rate based upon Adjusted Term SOFR, from and including the first day of each Interest Period to, but excluding, the day on which any Interest Period expires;

(ii)           (i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(iii)           (ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(iv)          (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date; and

(iv)          notwithstanding the provisions of clause (iii) 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.

(v)           no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(iv) shall be available for specification in any Committed Loan Notice or conversion or continuation notice.

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.

“Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04(b).

“Internal Control Event” means a material weakness in, or fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in, the Parent’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting, in each case as described in the Securities Laws.

“In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory of a Borrower which is in the possession of a common carrier and is in transit from a Foreign Vendor of a Borrower from a location outside of the continental United States to a location of a Borrower that is within the continental United States.

“Internal Control Event” means a material weakness in, or fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in, the Parent’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ internal controls over financial reporting, in each case as described in the Securities Laws.

“Inventory” has the meaning specified 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, finished goods 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 Agent in its Permitted Discretion with respect to the determination of the saleability, at retail, of the Eligible Inventory, which reflect such other factors as affect the market value of the Eligible Inventory or which reflect claims and liabilities that the Agent determines will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Inventory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Inventory Reserves may, in the 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)           markdowns (both permanent and point of sale);

(i)            purchase price and freight variances;

(j)            consigned inventory;

(k)           retail markons and markups inconsistent with prior period practice and performance, industry standards, current business plans or advertising calendar and planned advertising events; and

(l)            out-of-date and/or expired Inventory.

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether 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 purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, (c) any Acquisition, or (d) any other investment of money or capital. 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, but adjusted for any dividends or other return of capital upon such Investment.

“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 of Credit Application, the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement, as applicable, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and a Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.

“Joinder” means an agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, 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 applicable.

“Junior Capital” means, collectively, any Indebtedness of any Parent Entity or any Borrower that (a) is not secured by any asset of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, (b) has a final maturity date that is not earlier than, and provides for no scheduled payments of principal prior to, the date that is 91 days after the Outside Maturity Date (other than through conversion or exchange of any such Indebtedness for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrowers, Equity of Parent or Borrower Holdco, or any other Junior Capital), (c) has no mandatory redemption or prepayment obligations other than obligations that are subject to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and (d) does not require the payment of cash interest until the date that is 91 days after the Outside Maturity Date.

“Landlord Lien State” means such state(s) in which a landlord’s claim for rent may have priority over the Lien of the 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 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.

“L/C Issuer” means (a) Wells Fargo 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 Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Agent) and (b) with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit and until such Existing Letters of Credit expires or is returned undrawn, Wells Fargo. The L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the L/C Issuer and/or for such Affiliate to act as an advising, transferring, confirming and/or nominated bank in connection with the issuance or administration of any such Letter of Credit, 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. 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 any “rule” under the ISP or any article of UCP 600, 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 preamble of this Agreement.

“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 space in a structure, land, improvements or premises for any period of time.

“Lender” means, individually, a Revolving Lender (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 Agent.

“Letter of Credit” means 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 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 seven (7) days prior to the Maturity Date 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 $50,000,00075,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. A permanent reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall not require a corresponding pro rata reduction in the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, however, that if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are reduced to an amount less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit, then the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be reduced to an amount equal to (or, at Lead Borrower’s option, less than) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

“LIBO Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or Term Borrowing comprised of LIBO Rate Loans.

“LIBO Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBO Rate Loan, the rate per annum which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 page (or any successor page) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the second London Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period (or if such rate does not appear on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 page (or any successor page), then the rate as determined by the Agent from another recognized source or interbank quotation and consented to by the Lead Borrower), for a term, and in an amount comparable to the Interest Period and the amount of the LIBO Rate Loan requested (whether as an initial LIBO Rate Loan or as a continuation of a LIBO Rate Loan or as a conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBO Rate Loan) by the Borrowers in accordance with this Agreement (and, if such rate is below zero, the LIBO Rate shall be deemed to be zero), which determination shall be made by Agent and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. 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 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 Wells Fargo and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered to Wells Fargo by major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market in which Wells Fargo participates at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (and, if such rate is below zero, the LIBO Rate shall be deemed to be zero).

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

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

“Liquidation” means the exercise by the Agent of those rights and remedies accorded to the Agent under the Loan Documents and applicable Law as a creditor of the Loan Parties with respect to the realization on the Collateral, including (after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default) the conduct by the Loan Parties acting with the consent of the Agent, of any public, private or “going out of business”, “store closing”, or other similarly themed sale or 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 the Borrowers under Article II in the form of a Committed Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

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

“Loan Cap” means, at any time of determination, the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Revolving 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 DDA Notifications, the Credit Card Notifications, the Security Documents, the Confirmation Agreement, the Facility Guaranty, and any other instrument or agreement now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection herewith, or in connection with any transaction arising out of any Cash Management Services and Bank Products provided by a Lender or any of their Affiliates, each as amended and in effect from time to time.

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and each Guarantor.

“Management Advances” means (1) loans or advances made to directors, management members, officers, employees or consultants of any Parent Entity, any Borrower or any Subsidiary (x) in respect of travel, entertainment or moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (y) in respect of moving related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any facility, or (z) in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (z)) not exceeding $7,500,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time, (2) promissory notes of Management Investors acquired in connection with the issuance of Management Stock to such Management Investors, (3) Management Guarantees, or (4) Management Guarantees.

“Management Guarantees” means Guarantees (a) of up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time of $15,000,000 of borrowings by Management Investors in connection with their purchase of Management Stock or (b) made on behalf of, or in respect of loans or advances made to, directors, officers, employees or consultants of Parent, Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary (i) in respect of travel, entertainment and moving related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (ii)) not exceeding $7,500,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time.

“Management Indebtedness” means Indebtedness incurred to (a) any Person other than a Management Investor of up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time of $15,000,000, and (b) any Management Investor, in each case, to finance the repurchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of Parent, any Parent Entity, Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof) from any Management Investor, which repurchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests is permitted by Section 7.06.

“Management Investors” means the management members, officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of Parent, any Parent Entity, Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary, or family members or relatives of any of the foregoing, or trusts, partnerships or limited liability companies for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or any of their heirs, executors, successors and legal representatives, who at any date beneficially own or have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests of Parent, any Parent Entity, Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary.

“Management Stock” means Equity Interests of Parent, Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof) held by any of the Management Investors.

“Margin Stock” has the meaning specified in Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, (a) the operations, business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents (taken as a whole), or (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents (taken as a whole) or the rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders (taken as a whole) under the Loan Documents (taken as a whole). 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 occurred if the cumulative effect of such event and all other than 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 loss of which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 5.24 annexed hereto sets forth, as of the Closing Date, each of the Loan Parties’ Material Contracts.

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of the Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000. 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 and (b) available yet undrawn committed amounts shall be included.

“Materials of Environmental Concern” means any pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances or materials or wastes defined, listed, or regulated as such in or under, or which may give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law, including gasoline, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), petroleum products or by-products, asbestos, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and polychlorinated biphenyls.

“Maturity Date” means the earliest of (a) the Outside Maturity Date and (b) in the event that there are outstanding obligations under the Term Loan Facility or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the date that is 90 days prior to the then scheduled maturity date of the Term Loan Facility or any Permitted Refinancing thereof.

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

“Minimum Extension Condition” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b).

“Monthly Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04(b).

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

“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(b).

“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Net Proceeds” means:

(a)           with respect to any Disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Extraordinary Receipt received or paid to the account of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such transaction (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) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be paid or to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, in each case, as a consequence of, or in respect of, such Disposition, (B) all payments made, and all installment payments required to be made, on any Indebtedness (x) that is secured by any assets subject to such, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or (y) that must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Disposition, including but not limited to any payments required to be made to increase borrowing availability under any revolving credit facility, (C) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Disposition, or to any other Person (other than Parent or a Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets disposed of in such Disposition, (D) any liabilities or obligations associated with the assets disposed of in such Disposition and retained, indemnified or insured by a Borrower or any Subsidiary after such Disposition, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters, and liabilities relating to any indemnification obligations associated with such Disposition and (E) the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment (x) claimed by any Person to be owed by a Borrower or any Subsidiary, until such time as such claim shall have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or (y) paid or payable by a Borrower or any Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Disposition; and

(b)            with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interest by Parent or any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any capital contributions, or the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by Parent or any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and cash equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such transactions, and all taxes paid or payable as a result, or in respect, thereof.

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

“Note” means (a) a Revolving Note and (b) the Swing Line Note, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“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; provided, however, the “Obligations” shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.

“OFAC” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

“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; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any recipient, Taxes imposed on overall net income however denominated and franchise leases imposed (in lieu of net income taken) as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

“Other Liabilities” means (a) any obligation on account of (i) any Cash Management Services furnished to any of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries and/or (ii) any transaction with any Credit Party that arises out of any Bank Product entered into with any Loan Party and any such Person, as each may be amended from time to time.

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment pursuant to Section 10.13).

“Outside Maturity Date” means February 14August 4, 20252027.

“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Committed Revolving 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 Revolving 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, 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.

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

“Parent” means Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Parent Entity” means any of Parent, Borrower Holdco, any Other Parent, and any other Person that is a Subsidiary of Parent, Borrower Holdco, or any Other Parent and of which Borrower is a Subsidiary. As used herein, “Other Parent” means a Person of which the Lead Borrower becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date that is designated by the Lead Borrower as an “Other Parent”; provided that either (x) immediately after the Lead Borrower first becomes a Subsidiary of such Person, more than 50.00% of the Voting Stock of such Person shall be held by one or more Persons that held more than 50.00% of the Voting Stock of a Parent Entity of the Lead Borrower immediately prior to the Lead Borrower first becoming such Subsidiary or (y) such Person shall be deemed not to be an Other Parent for the purpose of determining whether a Change of Control shall have occurred by reason of the Lead Borrower first becoming a Subsidiary of such Person. In no event shall the Lead Borrower be deemed to be a “Parent Entity”.

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

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

“Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001, as amended).

“Payment Conditions” means no Designated Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the taking of the relevant action as to which the satisfaction of the Payment Conditions is being determined, (A) in the case of any Investment or Permitted Business Acquisition, either (1) Availability is greater than 17.5% of the Loan Cap after giving effect to such payment or transaction and for the preceding 30 days or (2) (x) Availability is greater than 12.5% of the Loan Cap after giving effect to such payment or transaction and for the preceding 30 days and (y) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, is at least 1.0 to 1.0 after giving effect to such payment or transaction; and (B) in the case of any Restricted Payment or any prepayment of any Subordinated Indebtedness or Term Loan Obligations, either (1) Availability is greater than 20.0% of the Loan Cap after giving effect to such payment and for the preceding 30 days or (2) (x) Availability is greater than 15.0% of the Loan Cap after giving effect to such payment or transaction and for the preceding 30 days and (y) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, is at least 1.0 to 1.0 after giving effect to such payment or transaction.

“Payment Recipient” has the meaning provided in Section 10.28.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor thereto).

“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

“Perfection Certificate” shall mean a perfection certificate with respect to the Loan Parties in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

“Permitted Asset Disposition” means:

(i)            any Financing Disposition (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date),

(ii)           any “fee in lieu” or other disposition of assets to any Governmental Authority that continue in use by a Borrower or any Subsidiary, so long as a Borrower or any Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets upon reasonable notice by paying a nominal fee,

(iii)          any exchange of property pursuant to or intended to qualify under Section 1031 (or any successor section) of the Code, or any exchange of equipment to be leased, rented or otherwise used in a Related Business,

(iv)          any disposition arising from foreclosure, condemnation, eminent domain, or similar action with respect to any property or other assets, or exercise of termination rights under any lease, license, concession or other agreement or necessary or advisable (as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith) in order to consummate any acquisition of any Person, business or assets or pursuant to buy/sell arrangements under any joint venture or similar agreement or arrangement,

(v)           any Disposition of Equity Interests, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary,

(vi)          a Disposition of Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than a Borrower or a Subsidiary) from whom such Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), entered into in connection with such acquisition,

(vii)         a Disposition of not more than 5.00% of the outstanding Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary that has been approved by the board of directors of the Lead Borrower,

(viii)        any Disposition or series of related Dispositions for aggregate consideration not to exceed the greater of (A) $27,000,000 and (B) 10.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder; provided that if (x) more than five percent (5%) of assets of the type which may be included in the Borrowing Base (regardless of eligibility) are Disposed of pursuant to a single transaction or a series of related transactions under this clause (viii), the Borrowers shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate to the Agent, prepared on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Disposition and/or (y) more than ten percent (10%) of assets of the type which may be included in the Borrowing Base (regardless of eligibility) are Disposed of pursuant to a single transaction or a series of related transactions under this clause (viii), the Agent shall have the ability to conduct an updated appraisal of the assets included on the Borrowing Base at the expense of the Loan Parties (but which appraisal shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, be counted as one of the appraisals performed pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof for purposes of determining reimbursement of the costs and expenses thereof by the Loan Parties),

(ix)           the abandonment or other disposition of patents, trademarks or other intellectual property that are, in the reasonable judgment of the Lead Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole,

(x)           any Exempt Sale and Leaseback Transaction (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date), or

(xi)           to the extent constituting a Disposition, a Public Offering.

“Permitted Business Acquisition” means an Acquisition in which all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)           no Designated Event of Default then exists, nor would any Default or Designated Event of Default 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)           any assets acquired shall be utilized in, and if the Acquisition involves a merger, consolidation or Acquisition of Equity Interests, the Person which is the subject of such Acquisition shall be engaged in, a business otherwise permitted to be engaged in by a Borrower under this Agreement;

(d)           if the Person which is the subject of such Acquisition will be maintained as a Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or if the assets acquired in an acquisition will be transferred to a Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) which is not then a Loan Party, such Subsidiary shall have been joined as a “Borrower” or as a “Guarantor” hereunder, as applicable, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.10;

(e)           after giving effect to the Acquisition, if the Acquisition is an Acquisition of the 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; and

(f)            the total consideration paid for all such Acquisitions (whether in cash, tangible property, notes or other property) after the Closing Date shall not exceed in the aggregate the greater of $40,500,000 and 15.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four Fiscal Quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder, provided additional Acquisitions may be consummated in excess of the foregoing cap so long as both immediately before such Acquisition is consummated and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Payment Conditions are satisfied.

“Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments” means:

(a)           direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, in each case, with maturities not exceeding two years;

(b)           time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, certificates of deposit and money market deposits, in each case, with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition thereof, and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank having capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250.0 million and whose long term debt, or whose parent holding company’s long term debt, is rated at least “A-2” by Moody’s or at least “A” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

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

(d)           commercial paper maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America with a rating at the time any investment therein is made of at least “P-1” by Moody’s or at least “A-1” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(e)           securities with maturities of two years or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(f)            Indebtedness issued by persons (other than any Permitted Holder) with a rating of at least “A-2” by Moody’s or “A” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency), in each case with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition;

(g)           shares of mutual funds whose investment guidelines restrict 95% of such funds’ investments to those satisfying the provisions of clauses (a) through (g) above;

(h)           money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s and “AAA” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency) and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000.0 million; and

(i)            instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.

“Permitted Debt Exchange Notes” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date.

“Permitted Discretion” means a determination made in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment.

“Permitted Disposition” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

“Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

“Permitted Holders” means any of the following: (i) any member of the Sponsor Group; (ii) any of the Management Investors and their respective Affiliates, (iii) any investment fund or vehicle managed, sponsored or advised by any member of the Sponsor Group or any Affiliate thereof, and any Affiliate of or successor to any such investment fund or vehicle; (iv) any limited or general partners of, or other investors in, any member of the Sponsor Group or any Affiliate thereof, or any such investment fund or vehicle; (v) any “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of which any of the Persons specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above is a member (provided that (without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group”) one or more of such Persons collectively have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50.00% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Lead Borrower or the Parent Entity held by such “group”), and any other Person that is a member of such “group”; and (vi) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of capital stock of any Parent Entity or the Borrower Holdco. In addition, any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) whose status as a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) constitutes or results in a Change of Control (whether or not in connection with any repayment or repurchase of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Junior Indebtedness), together with its Affiliates, shall thereafter constitute Permitted Holders.

“Permitted Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

“Permitted Investments” has the meaning provided in Section 7.04.

“Permitted Overadvance” means an Overadvance made by the 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;

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

(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 Business Days, unless in each case, 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 Revolving Lenders’ obligations with respect to Letters of Credit or Section 2.04 regarding the Revolving Lenders’ obligations with respect to Swing Line Loans, or (ii) result in any claim or liability against the 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 Agent make an Overadvance, if after giving effect thereto, the principal amount of the Credit Extensions would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (as in effect prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) 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 (or previous refinancings thereof constituting a Permitted Refinancing); provided, that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing does not exceed the sum of (x) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced and (y) an amount equal to any unutilized commitment relating to the Indebtedness being so Refinanced or otherwise then outstanding under the financing arrangement being refinanced to the extent the unutilized commitment being refinanced could be drawn in compliance with Section 7.01 immediately prior to such Refinancing (plus unpaid accrued interest and premiums thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses), (b) the weighted average life to maturity of such Permitted Refinancing is greater than or equal to the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced (c) such Permitted Refinancing shall not require any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Maturity Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Maturity Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced, (d) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment or liens to the Obligations under this Agreement (whether through an intercreditor agreement or otherwise), such Permitted Refinancing shall be subordinated in right of payment or liens, as applicable, to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Credit Parties as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced, and, to the extent such Indebtedness is subject to an intercreditor agreement, such Permitted Refinancing will be subject to the provisions of such intercreditor agreement and (e) no Permitted Refinancing shall have direct or indirect obligors who were not also obligors of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, or greater guarantees or security, than the Indebtedness being Refinanced.

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

“Plan” means at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which any Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any Commonly Controlled Entity is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04.

“Portal” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

“Post-Closing Letter” means the letter agreement, dated the Closing Date, among the Loan Parties and the Agent, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or replaced.

“Preferred Stock” means, as applied to the capital stock of any corporation or company, capital stock of any class or classes (however designated) that by its terms is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation or company, over capital stock of any other class of such corporation or company.

“Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of calculating compliance with any test or financial covenant under this Agreement for any period, that the applicable Permitted Business Acquisition, Restricted Payment, Disposition or Investment (and all other Permitted Business Acquisitions, Restricted Payments, Dispositions or Investments that have been consummated during the applicable period) and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to or projected from the property or Person subject to such Permitted Business Acquisition, Restricted Payment, Disposition or Investment, (i) in the case of a Disposition shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Business Acquisition, shall be included; (b) any retired Indebtedness; and (c) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Lead Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided, however, that the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or financial covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are approved by Agent (other than adjustments described in clause (ix) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (1) attributable to such transaction, (2) expected to have a continuing impact on the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (3) are reasonably deemed in good faith to be achievable based on reasonable assumptions and information then available to the Lead Borrower and Agent.

“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04.

“Public Offering” means the issuance by the Lead Borrower or any Parent Entity of its common equity interests or the sale by selling stockholders of common equity interests of the Lead Borrower or any Parent Entity, in either case, in an underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether the offering is primary or secondary) and such equity interests are listed on a nationally-recognized stock exchange in the U.S.

“Purchase” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio”.

“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, the Borrower, the Guarantor (if applicable) or any other guarantor of the Obligations that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time such Swap Obligation is incurred or such other person as constitutes an “Eligible Contract Participant” (an “ECP”) as that term is defined under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Qualified Equity Interests” shall mean any Equity Interests other than Disqualified Stock.

“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.

“Receipts and Collections” has the meaning specified in Section 6.11(c).

“Receivables Reserves” means such Reserves as may be established from time to time by the Agent in the Agent’s Permitted Discretion with respect to the determination of the collectability in the ordinary course of Eligible Trade Receivables, including, without limitation, dilution reserves.

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

“Registered Public Accounting Firm” means a firm of independent public accountants of recognized national or regional standing reasonably acceptable to the Agent.

“Related Intellectual Property” means such rights with respect to the Intellectual Property of the Loan Parties as are reasonably necessary or useful to permit the Agent to enforce its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral, or the disposition of which would otherwise adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Collateral of the Loan Parties.

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Related Businesses” means any businesses or business activity in which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged on the Closing Date, or that are reasonably similar, corollary, related, complementary, incidental or ancillary thereto or reasonable extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

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

“Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating in, into, upon, onto or through the environment.

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve BoardFRB and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve BoardFRB and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

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

“Reports” has the meaning provided in Section 9.12(b).

“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Committed Revolving Loans, an electronic notice via the Portal or Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application and, if required by the L/C Issuer, a Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement, as applicable, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

“Required Financial Statements” means the most recent Annual Financial Statements and Monthlyany Interim Financial Statements delivered or required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.04.

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or, if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.03, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Lender for purposes of this definition); provided, that the Revolving Commitment of, and the portion in the aggregate 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 if there are two or more Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders, “Required Lenders” must consist of at least two Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders.

“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, the Organization Documents of such Person, and any law, statute, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its material property or to which such Person or any of its material property is subject, including laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to zoning, occupancy and subdivision of real properties; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any non-binding recommendation of any Governmental Authority.

“Reserves” means all Inventory Reserves, Availability Reserves, and Receivables Reserves.

“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, vice president of finance, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Loan Party or any of the other individuals designated in writing to the Agent by an existing Responsible Officer of a Loan Party as an authorized signatory of any certificate or other document to be delivered hereunder, including, with respect to the Portal, any person authorized and authenticated through the Portal in accordance with the Agent’s procedures for such authentication. 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, 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), or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment. Without limiting the foregoing, “Restricted Payments” with respect to any Person shall also include all payments made by such Person with any proceeds of a dissolution or liquidation of such Person.

“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Committed Revolving 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 Revolving 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. For the avoidance of doubt, “Revolving Commitment” shall include any Extended Revolving Commitment.

“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Committed Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of LIBO RateSOFR Loans which are Committed Revolving Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Revolving Lender” means each Lender having a Revolving Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01 hereto or in the Assignment and Assumption by which such Person becomes a Revolving Lender.

“Revolving Note” a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Committed Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1.

“Rollover Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries issued to any lender under the Term Loan Facility in lieu of such lender’s pro rata portion of any repayment of Term Loans made pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement.

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

“Sale” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio”.

“Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or territory or a government of a country or territory, (b) an agency of the government of a country or territory, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or territory or its government, or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country or territory, in each case of clauses (a) through (d) that is a target of Sanctions, including a target of any country or territory sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person then named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC, OFAC’s consolidated Non-SDN list or any other Sanctions-related list maintained by any relevant Sanctions authority, (b) a Person or legal entity that is a target of Sanctions, (c) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Entity, or (d) any Person directly or indirectly owned or controlled (individually or in the aggregate) by or acting on behalf of any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.

“Sanctions” means individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic sanctions, trade sanctions, financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes anti-terrorism laws and other sanctions laws, regulations or embargoes, including those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future executive order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any European Union member state, (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (e) the Government of Canada or (f) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Agent, L/C Issuer or any Lender or any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

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

“Second Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2022, among Borrower Holdco, the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section 4 of the Second Amendment have been satisfied or waived.

“Second Amendment Fee Letter” means the fee letter agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrowers and the Agent.

“Secured Leverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Secured Indebtedness as at such date (after giving effect to any incurrence or discharge of Indebtedness on such date) to (ii) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder, provided that:

(1)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary shall have disposed of any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business, including any such disposition occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, or designated any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (any such disposition or designation, a “Sale”), the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period;

(2)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Person that thereby becomes a Subsidiary, or otherwise acquired any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business, including any such Investment or acquisition occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, or designated any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary (any such Investment, acquisition or designation, “Purchase”), Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period; and

(3)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Person became a Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into any Borrower or any Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above if made by any Borrower or a Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period;

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or another Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower; provided that with respect to cost savings or synergies relating to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, the related actions are expected by the Lead Borrower to be taken no later than 18 months after the date of determination.

“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.

“Security Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Loan Parties and the Agent, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or replaced (including, without limitation, by the First Amendment and through any joinder agreements).

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

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

“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Lead Borrower 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.

“Single Employer Plan” means any Plan which is covered by Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.

“SOFR” with respect to any day means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate published for such dayas administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) onSOFR Administrator.

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or anya successor sourceadministrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

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

“SOFR Loan” means a Committed Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR (other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”).

“Solvent” and “Solvency” means, with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date, (a) the Fair Value and Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (b) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (c) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature (all capitalized terms used in this definition (other than “Closing Date”, “Transactions”, “Loan Parties” and “Subsidiaries” which have the meanings set forth in this Agreement) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(vi)).

“Sponsor Group” means Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III, L.P., FS Equity Partners VI, L.P. and FS Affiliates VI, L.P. and each of their respective Affiliates, other than the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.

“Spot Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07 hereof.

“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.

“Standby Letter of Credit Agreement” means the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement relating to the issuance of a Standby Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

“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 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 Rate 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 pursuant to a written agreement.

“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”, an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be a Subsidiary of a Loan Party for purposes of this Agreement, other than with respect to the provisions related to ERISA, for which it shall constitute a Subsidiary.

“Subsidiary Redesignation” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.

“Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 66 ^2/3% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or, if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.03, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 66 ^2/3% of the sum of the Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Lender for purposes of this definition); provided, that the Revolving Commitment of, and the portion in the aggregate 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 if there are two or more Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders, “Supermajority Lenders” must consist of at least two Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders.

“Supply Chain Finance Reserves” means such reserves as the 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 supply chain finance services provided by any Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates.

“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, 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 other Swap Obligations.

“Swap Obligation” means any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), 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).

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

“Swing Line Lender” means Wells Fargo, 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 Note” means the promissory note of the Borrowers substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2, payable to the order of the Swing Line Lender, evidencing the Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender.

“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,00040,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

“Syndication AgentAgents” means, collectively, Bank of America, N.A. and itsU.S. Bank National Association, and their respective successors and assigns.

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

“Term Loan Agent” means UBS AG, Stamford Branch.

“Term Loan Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement), among the Lead Borrower, Borrower Holdco, the Term Loan Agent and the lenders party thereto.

“Term Loan Facility” means the $144,625,000 term loan facility under the Term Loan Agreement.

“Term Loan Lender” means “Lender” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement.

“Term Loan Obligations” means “Term Loan Facility Obligations” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date.

“Term Loan Security Documents” means the “Security Documents” as defined in the Term Loan Agreement.

“Term Priority Accounts” has the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Term Priority Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Term SOFR” means,

(a)            for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and

(b)            for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day.

“Term SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation, 0.10% per annum.

“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).

“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR and that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

“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 termination of the Revolving Commitments in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06(a) hereof.

“Total Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as at such date (after giving effect to any incurrence or discharge of Indebtedness on such date) to (ii) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the most recent four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which Required Financial Statements have been provided as required hereunder, provided that:

(1)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary shall have made a Sale (including any Sale occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder), the Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period;

(2)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made a Purchase (including any Purchase occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder), Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period; and

(3)            if, since the beginning of such period, any Person became a Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into any Borrower or any Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above if made by any Borrower or a Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period;

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or another Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower; provided that with respect to cost savings or synergies relating to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, the related actions are expected by the Lead Borrower to be taken no later than 18 months after the date of determination.

“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Committed Revolving Loans, all Swing Line Loans, and all L/C Obligations.

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

“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the execution and delivery of the Term Loan Agreement and the extension of credit under the Term Loan Facility, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the funding of the Loans on the Closing Date, (c) repaying and release of the obligations of the Lead Borrower and the Guarantor under the Existing Term Loan Agreement, (d) repaying the Term Loan (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), together with all interest, fees and expenses payable in connection therewith under the Existing Credit Agreement, (e) the Closing Date Dividend, (f) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing, and (g) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.

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

“UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the 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 specified 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 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.

“UCP 600” means the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce and in effect as of July 1, 2007 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

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

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

“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment

“Unintentional Overadvance” means an Overadvance which, to the 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.

“Unrestricted Cash” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash, cash equivalents and Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the end of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrowers are available to the extent such cash is not classified as “restricted” for financial statement purposes (unless so classified solely because of any provision under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument governing other Indebtedness that is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement governing the application thereof or because they are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness that is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement) excluding, however, the proceeds from any incurrence of Indebtedness borrowed on the date of such determination that are not (in the good faith judgment of the Lead Borrower) intended to be used for working capital purposes.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary of Borrower Holdco (other than a Borrower) that at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as designated by the board of directors of Borrower Holdco in the manner provided below, and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrower). The board of directors of Borrower Holdco may designate any Subsidiary of Borrower Holdco (other than a Borrower) (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of Borrower Holdco) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, Borrower Holdco or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower Holdco that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, that (A) such designation was made at or prior to the Closing Date, (B) immediately after such designation, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(b), (c), or (i) shall have occurred and be continuing and (C) in no event shall any Loan Party assign, contribute or transfer any Intellectual Property material to the business of the Loan Parties to an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The board of directors of Borrower Holdco may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a “restricted” Subsidiary; provided, that (A) such Unrestricted Subsidiary, both before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, shall be a wholly owned Subsidiary of Borrower Holdco and (B) immediately after such designation, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(b), (c), or (i) shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the board of directors of Borrower Holdco shall be evidenced to the Agent by promptly filing with the Agent a copy of the resolution of Borrower Holdco’s board of directors giving effect to such designation and a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or any successor thereto, recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Section 2.02(b), such day is also a Business Day.

“Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors.

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

1.02            Other Interpretive Provisions

. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a)            The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, 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)            Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(d)            Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in Dollars in full in cash or immediately available funds (or, in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and Bank Products (other than Swap Contracts) and any other contingent Obligations, providing Cash Collateralization or other collateral as may be requested by the Agent) of all of the Obligations (including the payment of any termination amount then applicable (or which would or could become applicable as a result of the repayment of the other Obligations) under Swap Contracts) other than (i) unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations, (ii) any Obligations relating to Bank Products (other than Swap Contracts) that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product provider to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid or Cash Collateralized or otherwise collateralized as may be requested by the Agent, and (iii) any Obligations relating to Swap Contracts that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable provider of such Swap Contracts to remain outstanding without being required to be repaid.

(e)            For purposes of determining compliance with any Section of Article VII, in the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness, Disposition, Restricted Payment, transaction with Affiliates, contractual obligation, or prepayment of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of transactions permitted pursuant to any clause of such Sections within the same Section, such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time, shall be permitted under one or more of such clauses within the same Section as determined by the Lead Borrower in its reasonable discretion at such time and the Borrower may reclassify such transaction across such clauses within each Section of Article VII in its sole discretion at any time. Unless the Lead Borrower elects otherwise, compliance with any Section of Article VII shall be deemed to be first incurred pursuant to a basket or exception based on a financial ratio prior to being applied to a basket or exception based on a fixed Dollar amount.

1.03            Accounting Terms 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.

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.

1.07            Currency Equivalents Generally.

Any amount specified in this Agreement (other than in Article II, Article IX and Article X) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than Dollars, such equivalent amount thereof in the applicable currency to be determined by the Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (as defined below) for the purchase of such currency with Dollars. For purposes of this Section 1.07, the “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Agent to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date of such determination; provided that the Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.

1.08            Divisions.

.For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

1.09          LIBOR Replacement.

(a)            Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Agent and the Lead Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Lead Borrower so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders of each Class.

(b)            Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time, in consultation with the Lead Borrower and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(c)            Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Agent will promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent or Lenders pursuant to Section 1.09, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to Section 1.09.

(d)            Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Lead Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Lead Borrower may revoke any request for a LIBO Rate Loan or continuation of same during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Lead Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of Base Rate based upon the LIBO Rate will not be used in any determination of Base Rate

1.09            Rates.

The Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any then-current Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.03(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to a Borrower. The Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any other Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to any Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

Article II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01            Loans; Reserves.

(a)            Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Committed Revolving 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 Lender’s Revolving Commitment, or (y) such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Borrowing Base; subject in each case to the following limitations:

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

(ii)           after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving 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 the lesser of (x) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and (y) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Borrowing Base, 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 Revolving 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 Committed Revolving Loans under this Section 2.01. Committed Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or LIBO RateSOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

(b)            The Inventory Reserves, Receivables Reserves, and Availability Reserves as of the Closing Date are set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(c) hereof.

(c)            The Agent shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date in its Permitted Discretion to establish, modify or eliminate Reserves upon five (5) Business Days’ prior notice to the Lead Borrower (during which period the Agent shall be available to discuss any such proposed Reserve with the Borrowers); provided that no such prior notice shall be required (1) at any time that an Event of Default is continuing, (2) 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 (such as, but not limited to, rent and Customer Credit Liabilities), or (3) for changes to Reserves or establishment of additional Reserves if a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or it would be reasonably likely that a Material Adverse Effect to the Lenders would occur were such Reserve not changed or established prior to the expiration of such five (5) Business Day period.

2.02            Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Revolving Loans.

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

(b)            Each request for a Committed Revolving Loan consisting of a Base Rate Loan shall be made by electronic request of the Lead Borrower through Agent’s Commercial Electronic Office Portal or through such other electronic portal provided by Agent (the “Portal”). The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that any request made through the Portal shall be deemed made by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers. Each request for a Committed Revolving Loan consisting of a LIBO RateSOFR Loan shall be made pursuant to the Lead Borrower’s submission of a Committed Loan Notice, which must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of LIBO RateSOFR Loans. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) the requested date of the Borrowing or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the principal amount of LIBO RateSOFR Loans to be borrowed or continued (which shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof), and (iii) the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Lead Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. On the requested date of any LIBO RateSOFR Loan, (i) in the event that Base Rate Loans are outstanding in an amount equal to or greater than the requested LIBO RateSOFR Loan, all or a portion of such Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted to a LIBO RateSOFR Loan in the amount requested by the Lead Borrower, and (ii) if Base Rate Loans are not outstanding in an amount at least equal to the requested LIBO RateSOFR Loan, the Lead Borrower shall make an electronic request via the Portal for additional Base Rate Loans in an such amount, when taken with the outstanding Base Rate Loans (which shall be converted automatically at such time), as is necessary to satisfy the requested LIBO RateSOFR Loan. If the Lead Borrower fails to make such additional request via the Portal as required pursuant to clause (ii) of the foregoing sentence, then the Borrowers shall be responsible for all amounts due pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof arising on account of such failure. If the Lead Borrower fails to give a timely notice with respect to any continuation of a LIBO RateSOFR Loan, then the applicable Committed Revolving Loans shall be converted to Base Rate Loans, effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable LIBO RateSOFR Loans. All Committed Revolving Loan requests which are not made on-line via the Portal shall be subject to (and unless Agent elects otherwise in the exercise of its sole discretion, Committed Revolving Loan shall not be made until the completion of) Agent’s authentication process (with results satisfactory to Agent) prior to the funding of any such requested Committed Revolving Loan.

(c)            Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Committed Revolving Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Lead Borrower, the Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(b). In the case of a Committed Revolving Loan, each Lender shall make the amount of its Committed Revolving Loan available to the Agent in immediately available funds at the Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 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 Extension, Section 4.01), the Agent shall use reasonable efforts to make all funds so received available to the Borrowers in like funds by no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of receipt by the Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Lead Borrower on the books of Wells Fargo 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 Agent by the Lead Borrower.

(d)            The Agent, without the request of the Lead Borrower, may advance as a Revolving Loan any interest, fee, service charge (including direct wire fees), Credit Party Expenses, 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 Agent shall advise the Lead Borrower of any such advance or charge promptly after the making thereof. Such action on the part of the Agent shall not constitute a waiver of the Agent’s rights and the Borrowers’ obligations under Section 2.05(c). 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 Base Rate Loans.

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

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

(g)            After giving effect to all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Committed Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than nine (9) Interest Periods in effect with respect to LIBO RateSOFR Loans.

(h)            The Agent, the Revolving Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer shall have no obligation to make any Revolving Loan or to provide any Letter of Credit if an Overadvance would result. The Agent may, in its discretion, make Permitted Overadvances without the consent of the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer and the Borrowers and each Lender and L/C Issuer shall be bound thereby. Any Permitted Overadvance may constitute a Swing Line Loan. A Permitted Overadvance is for the account of the Borrowers and shall constitute a Revolving Loan which is a Base 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 Agent or any Revolving 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 Agent of a Permitted Overadvance shall not modify or abrogate any of the provisions of Section 2.03 regarding the Revolving Lenders’ obligations to purchase participations with respect to Letters of Credit or of Section 2.04 regarding the Revolving Lenders’ obligations to purchase participations with respect to Swing Line Loans. The 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 Agent with respect to Unintentional Overadvances regardless of the amount of any such Overadvance(s).

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 Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing 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 Revolving 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 Loan Cap, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving 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 Revolving Commitment or such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Borrowing Base, 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. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof. All Requests for Credit Extension requests which are not made on-line via the Portal shall be subject to (and unless Agent elects otherwise in the exercise of its sole discretion, Letter of Credit shall not be issued until the completion of) Agent’s authentication process (with results satisfactory to Agent) prior to the funding of any such requested Letter of Credit.

(ii)            No Letter of Credit shall be issued if:

(A)            subject to Section 2.03(a)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Standby Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) 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(a)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Commercial Letter of Credit would occur more than one hundred twenty (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 Agent may agree) or all the Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date.

(iii)            No Letter of Credit shall be issued without the prior consent of the Agent 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 Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing 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 Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial Stated Amount less than $100,000, in the case of a Commercial Letter of Credit, or $250,000, 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 Dollars based on the Spot Rate;

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

(F)            a default of any Revolving Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists or any Revolving Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the Agent or L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrowers or such Revolving Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Revolving Lender.

(iv)            The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if (A) 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 (B) 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 Revolving 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 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 “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.

(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 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 Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such other date and time as the 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 Agent and 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; and (G) such other matters as the Agent or 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 Agent and 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 Agent or the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. Additionally, the Lead Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, and any Issuer Documents (including, if requested by the L/C Issuer, a Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement, as applicable), as the L/C Issuer or the Agent may reasonably require.

(ii)            Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the 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 Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Lender, the 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 or unless the L/C Issuer would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), 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 Revolving 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 Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Upon any change in the Revolving 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 Revolving Lenders.

(iii)           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 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 Agent thereof not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Honor Date (as defined below; 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 Revolving Lenders with respect to any such payment. On the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the amount of such payment, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02(b) for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, and without regard to whether the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 have been met. Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the 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 Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Committed Revolving Loans 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 Revolving 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 Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, and without regard to whether the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 have been met.

(d)            Repayment of Participations. If any payment received by 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 Revolving Lender shall pay to the Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Revolving 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 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 Default or 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 immediately notify the Agent and the L/C Issuer.

(f)            Role of L/C Issuer. Each Revolving 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 Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Revolving Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving 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 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) or for any action, neglect or omission under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or Issuer Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance or any amendment of any Letter of Credit, the failure to issue or amend any Letter of Credit, or the honoring or dishonoring of any demand under any Letter of Credit, and such action or neglect or omission will bind the Borrowers; 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, exemplary or punitive 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; provided further, however, that any claim against the L/C Issuer by the Borrowers for any loss suffered or incurred by the Borrowers shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount (if any) saved by the Borrowers as a result of the breach or other wrongful conduct that allegedly caused such loss, and (ii) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had the Borrowers taken all reasonable steps to mitigate such loss, including, without limitation, by enforcing their rights against any beneficiary and, in case of a claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing the L/C Issuer to cure such dishonor. 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 may disregard any requirement in a Letter of Credit that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner and any requirement that presentation be made at a particular place or by a particular time of day), 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. The L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the wording of any Letter of Credit (including, without limitation, any drawing conditions or any terms or conditions that are ineffective, ambiguous, inconsistent, unduly complicated or reasonably impossible to satisfy), notwithstanding any assistance the L/C Issuer may provide to the Borrowers with drafting or recommending text for any Letter of Credit Application or with the structuring of any transaction related to any Letter of Credit, and the Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that any such assistance will not constitute legal or other advice by the L/C Issuer or any representation or warranty by the L/C Issuer that any such wording or such Letter of Credit will be effective. Without limiting the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may, as it deems appropriate, modify or alter and use in any Letter of Credit the terminology contained on the Letter of Credit Application for such Letter of Credit.

(g)            Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the 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 Obligation that remains outstanding, 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, promptly (but in all events with respect to clause (i) above, within five (5) Business Days and, with respect to clause (ii) above, within three (3) Business Days) Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. Sections 2.05(c) and Section 8.03 set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03, Section 2.05(c) and Section 8.03, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the 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 103% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (other than L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars, which L/C Obligations shall be Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations), pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby Consented to by the Lenders). The Borrowers hereby grant to the 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 Wells Fargo. If at any time the Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the 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 Agent, pay to the 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 Agent 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, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, thereafter be returned to the Borrowers.

(h)            Applicability of ISP and UCP 600. 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 the Existing Letters of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP and the UCP 600 shall apply to each Standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP 600 shall apply to each Commercial Letter of Credit.

(i)             Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Revolving 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 times 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 dayBusiness Day after the end of each quarter commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, 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 the contrary contained herein, while any Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(b), (c) or (i) exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate as provided in Section 2.08(b) hereof; provided that, with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.01(b) or (c), the Default Rate shall apply only at the election of the Agent or at the direction of the Required Lenders.

(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”) (i) with respect to each Commercial Letter of Credit, at a rate equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance or amendment thereof, and (ii) with respect to each Standby Letter of Credit, at a rate equal to 0.250% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such Fronting Fees shall be due and payable on the first day after the end of each 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 reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving 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 Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed Loan Cap, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving 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 Revolving Commitment or such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Borrowing Base, and provided, further, that the Borrowers shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan, and provided further that the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loan at any time when any Revolving Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the Swing Line Lender has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrowers or such Revolving Lender to eliminate the Swing Line Lender’s risk with respect to such Lender. 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(c), and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably 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 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 “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 Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the 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 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 Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the 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 Agent at the request of the Required Lenders prior to 1:00 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 Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, not later than 1:00 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 Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving 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 Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Loan Cap 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 Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrowers in such amount. The 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 Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base 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 Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the 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 Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving 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 Revolving Lender (acting through the 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 Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Committed Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Lender (through the Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)           Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Committed Revolving 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 Revolving 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 an Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Committed Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to 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 Revolving 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 Revolving Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving 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 Revolving Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the 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 Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Revolving 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 Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving 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 Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (A) three U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBO RateSOFR Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of LIBO RateSOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof ($100,000 and $100,000, respectively, in the case of Swing Line Loans) or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; provided, further, that such notice may state that it is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrowers (by notice to the Agent on or prior to the specified closing date) if such condition is not satisfied. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if LIBO RateSOFR Loans, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Agent will promptly notify each Revolving Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Revolving 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 RateSOFR 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 Revolving 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 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 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 at any time exceed the Loan Cap as then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Committed Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations 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 Committed Revolving Loans and Swing Line 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 Committed Revolving Loans, all outstanding interest fees and Credit Party Expenses, and Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations with proceeds and collections received by the Loan Parties to the extent so required under the provisions of Section 6.11 hereof.

(e)            Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05(c), and (d)(i) above, first, shall be applied to the Swing Line Loans, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Committed Revolving 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 Swing Line Loans and Committed Revolving 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. Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05(d)(ii) shall be applied in accordance with Section 8.04. 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 Revolving Lenders, as applicable.

2.06            Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)            The Borrowers may, upon irrevocable notice from the Lead Borrower to the Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Revolving 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 Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, such Letter of Credit Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

(c)            The Agent will promptly notify the Revolving Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Sublimit or the Aggregate Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.06(c). Upon any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be reduced by such Revolving 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 Revolving Commitments accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.07            Repayment of Loans.

(a)            The Borrowers shall repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of Committed Revolving 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(b) below,

(i)             each LIBO RateSOFR Loan constituting a Committed Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin;

(ii)            each Base Rate Loan constituting a Committed Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; 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 Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(b)      (i)      If any Event of Default exists under Section 8.01(i), or if any amount payable under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(ii)            If any Event of Default exists under Section 8.01(b) or (c), then the Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, notify the Lead Borrower that all amounts payable under any Loan Document not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(iii)          Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)            Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.09            Fees.

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

(a)            Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee calculated on a per annum basis equal to .200.20% per annum times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Outstandings. 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 first day after the end of each quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears.

(b)            Other Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to Wells Fargo (in its capacity as an Arranger and the Agent) 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.

(a)             Except for any computations with respect to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate (which shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365, or to the extent a leap year, 366), all computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, 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 Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b)            In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, the Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Agent will promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.

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 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 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 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 Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Committed Revolving 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. 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 Revolving Lender and the Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Revolving 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 Agent and the accounts and records of any Revolving Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c)            Agent shall render monthly statements regarding the Loan Account to the Lead Borrower including principal, interest, fees, and including an itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Credit Party Expenses owing, and such statements, absent manifest error, shall be conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrowers and the Credit Parties unless, within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof by the Lead Borrower, the Lead Borrower shall deliver to Agent written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in any such statements.

2.12            Payments Generally; Agent’s Clawback.

(a)            General. All payments to be made by the Loan Parties 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 Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Agent after 2:00 p.m., at the option of the Agent, shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by 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.

(b)        (i)          Revolving Lenders; Presumption by Agent. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Revolving Lender prior to the proposed date of any Revolving Credit Borrowing of LIBO RateSOFR Loans (or in the case of any Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Revolving Lender will not make available to the Agent such Revolving Lender’s share of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Revolving Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base 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 Revolving Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Revolving Credit Borrowing available to the Agent, then the applicable Revolving Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the 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 Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Revolving Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative processing or similar fees customarily charged by the 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 Committed Revolving Loans comprising Base Rate Loans. If the Borrowers and such Revolving Lender shall pay such interest to the Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrowers the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Revolving Lender pays its share of the applicable Revolving Credit Borrowing to the Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Lender’s Committed Revolving Loan included in such Revolving Credit Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Revolving Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Agent.

(ii)            Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Agent. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Lead Borrower prior to the time at which any payment is due to the Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the 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 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 Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

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

(c)            Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the 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 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 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 Revolving Lenders hereunder to make Committed Revolving 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 Revolving Lender to make any Committed Revolving Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment hereunder on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Revolving Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Revolving Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Revolving Lender to so make its portion of its Committed Revolving 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 any Revolving Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of Committed Revolving Loans greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein (including as in contravention of the priorities of payment set forth in Section 8.04), then the Credit Party receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Obligations of the other Revolving Lenders, 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 8.04, provided that:

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

(ii)            the provisions of this Section 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 portion of its Committed Revolving 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 shall apply).

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

2.14            Settlement Amongst Lenders.

(a)            The amount of each Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of outstanding Committed Revolving Loans (including outstanding Swing Line Loans), shall be computed weekly (or more frequently in the Agent’s discretion) and shall be adjusted upward or downward based on all Committed Revolving Loans (including Swing Line Loans) and repayments of Committed Revolving Loans (including Swing Line Loans) received by the 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 Agent.

(b)            The Agent shall deliver to each of the Revolving Lenders promptly after a Settlement Date a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Committed Revolving 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 Agent shall transfer to each Revolving Lender its Applicable Percentage of repayments, and (ii) each Revolving Lender shall transfer to the Agent (as provided below) or the Agent shall transfer to each Revolving Lender, such amounts as are necessary to insure that, after giving effect to all such transfers, the amount of Committed Revolving Loans made by each Lender shall be equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of all Committed Revolving Loans outstanding as of such Settlement Date. If the summary statement requires transfers to be made to the Agent by the Revolving 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 Revolving Lender to transfer such funds is irrevocable, unconditional and without recourse to or warranty by the Agent. If and to the extent any Revolving Lender shall not have so made its transfer to the Agent, such Revolving Lender agrees to pay to the 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 Agent, equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative, processing, or similar fees customarily charged by the Agent in connection with the foregoing.

2.15            Uncommitted Increase.

(a)            Uncommitted Increase.

(i)             Request for Increase. Provided no Default or Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, upon notice to the Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Lead Borrower may request an increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $100,000,000200,000,000 or such higher amount as may be agreed to by Required Lenders (the “Commitment Increase”); provided that any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,00010,000,000. At the time of sending such notice, the Lead Borrower (in consultation with the Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Revolving 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 Revolving Lenders). No Lender is required to increase its Commitment.

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

(iii)           Notification by Agent; Additional Lenders. The Agent shall notify the Lead Borrower and each Revolving Lender of the Revolving Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the 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 Revolving Commitments, or decline to increase their Revolving Commitments to the amount requested by the Lead Borrower, the Agent, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, will use its reasonable efforts to arrange for other Eligible Assignees to become a Revolving Lender hereunder and to issue commitments in an amount equal to the amount of the increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments requested by the Lead Borrower and not accepted by the existing Revolving Lenders (and the Lead Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving Lenders) (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”), provided, however, that without the consent of the Agent, at no time shall the Revolving Commitment of any Additional Commitment Lender be less than $10,000,00020,000,000.

(iv)           Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, the Agent, in consultation with the Lead Borrower, shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Agent shall promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Revolving Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date and on the Increase Effective Date (i) the Aggregate Revolving 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 Revolving Lenders.

(b)           Conditions to Effectiveness of Commitment Increase. As a condition precedent to such Commitment Increase, (i) the Lead Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a certificate of the Lead Borrower dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Lead Borrower approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase, and (B) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase, (1) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects 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 in all material respects as of such earlier date and except in the case of any representation and warranty qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.06 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.04, and (2) no Default or Event of Default exists or would arise therefrom, (ii) the Borrowers, the Agent, and any Additional Commitment Lender shall have executed and delivered a joinder to the Loan Documents in such form as the Agent shall reasonably require; (iii) the Borrowers shall have paid such fees and other compensation, if any, to the Revolving Lenders increasing their Revolving Commitments and to the Additional Commitment Lenders, as the Lead Borrower and such Revolving Lenders and Additional Commitment Lenders, as applicable, shall agree; (iv) the Borrowers shall have paid such arrangement fees to the Agent as the Lead Borrower and the Agent may agree; (v) if requested by the Agent, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Agent and the Lenders an opinion or opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, from counsel to the Borrowers reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and dated such date; (vi) the Borrowers and the Additional Commitment Lender shall have delivered such other instruments, documents and agreements as the Agent may reasonably have requested; and (vii) no Default or Event of Default exists. The Borrowers shall prepay any Committed Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Committed Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Revolving Commitments under this Section.

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

2.16            Extensions of Revolving Commitments.

(a)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Lead Borrower to all Lenders on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the respective Revolving Commitments) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Loan Parties may consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the Maturity Date of each such Lender’s Revolving Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Revolving Commitments) (each, an “Extension”, and each group of Revolving Commitments so extended, as well as the original Revolving Commitments not so extended, being a “tranche”). Any Extended Revolving Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche of Revolving Commitments from the tranche of Revolving Commitments so long as the following terms are satisfied: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders; (ii) except as to pricing (interest rate and fees) and maturity (which shall be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer but shall be no earlier than the Maturity Date of the Revolving Commitments), the Revolving Commitment of any Lender that agrees to an Extension with respect to such amounts extended pursuant to any Extension (an “Extended Revolving Commitment”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that (A) the borrowing and repayment (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (2) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments and (3) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of any portion of the Revolving Commitments) of Loans with respect to Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable date of such Extension shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, (B) the permanent repayment of Committed Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable date of such Extension shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except that the Loan Parties shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate Revolving Commitments prior to any Extended Revolving Commitments, (C) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Commitments and extended Committed Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Committed Revolving Loans, and (D) at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments) which have more than two different Maturity Dates; (iii) if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments be (calculated on the face amount thereof) in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments offered to be extended by the Loan Parties pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Revolving Commitments of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer; and (iv) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition (as defined below) shall be satisfied unless waived by the Loan Parties and, to extent provided below, the Agent.

(b)            With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Section 2.16, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments for purposes of this Agreement and (ii) each Extension Offer shall specify the minimum amount of Revolving Commitments to be tendered, which shall be with respect to Revolving Commitments of a class an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (or if less, the remaining outstanding principal amount thereof) (or such lesser minimum amount reasonably approved by the Agent) (a “Minimum Extension Condition”). The transactions contemplated by this Section 2.16 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Revolving Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) shall not require the consent of any Lender or any other person (other than as set forth in clause (c) of this Section 2.16).

(c)            The consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) of the Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension. No consent of any Lender or any other person shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than the consent of the Loan Parties and each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Revolving Commitments. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (an “Extension Amendment”) with the Loan Parties as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches in respect of Revolving Commitments so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Agent and the Loan Parties in connection with the establishment of such new tranches, in each case, on terms consistent with this Section 2.16.

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

3.01            Taxes.

(a)            Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. If the Borrowers or any other withholding agent shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Agent, the applicable Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholding been made.

(b)            Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrowers shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c)            Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Lead Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent, on its own behalf or on behalf of the a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)            Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrowers to a Governmental Authority, the Lead Borrower shall deliver to the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(e)            Status of Lenders. Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which any Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Lead Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. Such delivery shall be provided on the Closing Date and on or before such documentation expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of an event requiring a change in the documentation most recently delivered. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Lead Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Lead Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any Borrower is a U.S. Person within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(30) (a “U.S. Person”), any Lender shall deliver to the Lead Borrower and the 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 request of the Lead Borrower or the Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(i)            any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; and

(ii)            any Foreign Lender shall deliver whichever of the following is applicable:

(A)          duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto, claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party;

(B)          duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI;

(C)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate (“Tax Compliance Certificate”) to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (1) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrowers within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (3) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or any successor form thereto;

(D)           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 or W-8BEN-E, a Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9 and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable;

(E)           any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Lead Borrower and/or Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

(F)           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 Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the 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 Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the 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 the purposes of this clause (F), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Loan Parties or with respect to which the Loan Parties have paid or remitted additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to the Loan Parties an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Loan Parties under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Parties, upon the request of the Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agree to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Parties (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Loan Parties or any other Person.

(g)            Agent Withholding. On or before the date the Agent (or any successor thereto) becomes a party to this Agreement, the Agent shall provide to the Lead Borrower, two copies of the duly-signed, properly completed copies of the documentation prescribed in clause (i) or (ii) below, as applicable (together with all required attachments thereto): (i) IRS Form W-9 or any successor thereto, or (ii) (A) with respect to payments to be received by it as a beneficial owner, IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto, and (B) with respect to payments received on account of any Lender, a U.S. branch withholding certificate on IRS Form W-8IMY (together with required accompanying documentation) or any successor thereto evidencing its agreement with the Lead Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person for U.S. federal withholding purposes. At any time thereafter, the Agent shall provide updated documentation previously provided (or a successor form thereto) when any documentation previously delivered has expired or become obsolete or invalid or otherwise upon the reasonable request of the Lead Borrower.

3.02         Illegality.

If any Lender determines that any change in market conditions or any Change in Law has made it unlawful or impractical, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund LIBOSOFR Loans (or Base Rate Loans determined with reference to Adjusted Term SOFR), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the LIBOTerm SOFR Reference Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank marketAdjusted Term SOFR or SOFR, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Lead Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue LIBOSOFR Loans (or Base Rate Loans determined with reference to Adjusted Term SOFR) or to convert Base Rate Loans to LIBO RateSOFR Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Agent and the Lead Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, if necessary to avoid such illegality or impracticability, (i) in the case of any SOFR Loans of such Lender that are outstanding, the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all LIBO RateSOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (and if applicable, without reference to Adjusted Term SOFR), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBO RateSOFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBO Rate LoansSOFR Loans, and (ii) in the case of any such Base Rate Loans of such Lender that are outstanding and that are determined with reference to Adjusted Term SOFR, interest upon the Base Rate Loans of such Lender after the date specified in such Lender’s notice shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component thereof. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

3.03         Inability to Determine Rates.

(a)            General. IfSubject to the provisions set forth in Section 3.03(b), if the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a LIBO RateSOFR Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such LIBO Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBO Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBO Rate Loan, or (c) the LIBO Rate forAdjusted Term SOFR cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof on or prior to the first day of any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBO Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, then the Agent will promptly so notify the Lead Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBO Rate Loansany SOFR Loan, and any right of any Borrower to convert any Loan or continue any Loan as a SOFR Loan, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected SOFR Loans or the affected Interest Periods) until the Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Lead Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of LIBO RateSOFR Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Revolving Credit BorrowingLoan of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein, and (B) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

(b)            Benchmark Replacement Setting.

(i)            Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Agent and the Lead Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Lead Borrower so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from the Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.03(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(ii)           Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(iii)          Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Agent will promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Agent will notify the Lead Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(iv) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.03(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.03(b).

(iv)            Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (1) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Agent in its reasonable discretion or (2) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (1) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (2) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

(v)            Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon Administrative Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, (1) the Lead Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Lead Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans, and (2) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.

3.04         Increased Costs; Reserves on LIBO Rate Loans.

(a)            Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the LIBO Rate) or the L/C Issuer;

(ii)           subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or any LIBO Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Taxes described in clauses (c) through (e) of the definition of “Excluded Tax” or that are Connection Income Taxes payable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer); or

(iii)          impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or LIBO RateSOFR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any LIBOSOFR Loan (or any Base Rate Loan determined with reference to Adjusted Term SOFR) (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such SOFR Loan or Base Rate Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)            Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements or liquidity has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)            Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Lead Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d)            Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Lead Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor.

(e)            Reserves on LIBO Rate Loans. The Borrowers shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each LIBO Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Lead Borrower shall have received at least ten (10) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice ten (10) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable ten (10) days from receipt of such notice.

3.05         Compensation for Losses.

Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Agent) from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)            any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b)            any failure by the Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Lead Borrower; or

(c)            any assignment of a LIBO RateSOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Lead Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;

including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each LIBO Rate Loan made by it at the LIBO Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such LIBO Rate Loan was in fact so funded

Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither the Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their Participants, is required actually to match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at Adjusted Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Reference Rate.

A certificate of the Agent or a Lender delivered to the Lead Borrower setting forth the amount that the Agent or such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such amount to the Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, within 10 days after receipt thereof.

3.06         Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)            Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.05, or the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.05, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b)            Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.05, or if the Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrowers may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

3.07         Survival.

Each party’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and repayment of the Committed Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans, and all other Obligations.

3.08         Designation of Lead Borrower as Borrowers’ Agent.

(a)            Each Borrower hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Lead Borrower as such Borrower’s agent to obtain Credit Extensions, the proceeds of which shall be available to each Borrower for such uses as are permitted under this Agreement. As the disclosed principal for its agent, each Borrower shall be obligated to each Credit Party on account of Credit Extensions so made as if made directly by the applicable Credit Party to such Borrower, notwithstanding the manner by which such Credit Extensions are recorded on the books and records of the Lead Borrower and of any other Borrower. In addition, each Loan Party other than the Borrowers hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Lead Borrower as such Loan Party’s agent to represent such Loan Party in all respects under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(b)            Each Borrower recognizes that credit available to it hereunder is in excess of and on better terms than it otherwise could obtain on and for its own account and that one of the reasons therefor is its joining in the credit facility contemplated herein with all other Borrowers. Consequently, each Borrower hereby assumes and agrees to discharge all Obligations of each of the other Borrowers.

(c)            The Lead Borrower shall act as a conduit for each Borrower (including itself, as a “Borrower”) on whose behalf the Lead Borrower has requested a Credit Extension. Neither the Agent nor any other Credit Party shall have any obligation to see to the application of such proceeds therefrom.

Article IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

4.01         Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.

The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)            The Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif” via e-mail) (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party or the Lenders, as applicable, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:

(i)            executed counterparts of this Agreement sufficient in number for distribution to the Agent, each Lender and the Lead Borrower;

(ii)           a Note executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;

(iii)          copies of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Agent may require evidencing (A) the authority of each Loan Party to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to become a party and (B) the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to become a party;

(iv)          copies of each Loan Party’s Organization Documents and such other documents and certifications as the Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to so qualify in such jurisdiction would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(v)           a favorable opinion(s) of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties on the Closing Date, addressed to the Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as the Agent may reasonably request;

(vi)          a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying (1) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and 4.02(b) have been satisfied, (2) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (3) to the Solvency of the Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, and (4) either that (x) no consents, licenses or approvals are required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or (y) that all such consents, licenses and approvals have been obtained and are in full force and effect;

(vii)         certificates of insurance evidencing insurance required to be maintained by Section 6.02(a);

(viii)        a payoff letter from the agent for the lenders under the Existing Term Loan Agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent evidencing that the Existing Term Loan Agreement has been or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated, all obligations thereunder are being paid in full, and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing Term Loan Agreement have been or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date are being released;

(ix)          the Security Documents and certificates evidencing any stock being pledged thereunder, together with undated stock powers executed in blank, each duly executed by the applicable Loan Parties;

(x)           the Intercreditor Agreement, duly executed by all applicable parties;

(xi)          the Confirmation Agreement, Facility Guaranty, Perfection Certificate, Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks, Disbursement Letter, Post-Closing Letter and Borrowing Base Certificate, each duly executed by the applicable Loan Parties;

(xii)         results of searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (in each case dated as of a date reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) indicating the absence of Liens on the assets of the Loan Parties, except for Permitted Encumbrances and Liens for which termination statements and releases, satisfactions and discharges of any mortgages, and releases or subordination agreements satisfactory to the Agent are being tendered concurrently with such extension of credit or other arrangements satisfactory to the Agent for the delivery of such termination statements and releases, satisfactions and discharges have been made;

(xiii)        (A) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by law or reasonably requested by the Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect the first priority Liens intended to be created under the Loan Documents and all such documents and instruments shall have been so filed, registered or recorded to the satisfaction of the Agent and (B) the DDA Notifications, Credit Card Notifications required pursuant to Section 6.11 hereof; and

(xiv)        such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Agent reasonably may require.

(b)            After giving effect to the Transactions, including, without limitation (i) the first funding under the Loans, (ii) any charges to the Loan Account made in connection with the establishment of the credit facility contemplated hereby and (iii) all Letters of Credit to be issued at, or immediately subsequent to, such establishment (including, without limitation, the Existing Letters of Credit), Availability, after giving pro forma effect to the Closing Date Dividend, shall be not less than $100,000,000.

(c)            The Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate dated the Closing Date, relating to the month ended on August 25, 2016, and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower.

(d)            Since December 31, 2015, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

(e)            The Agent shall have received and be satisfied with (i) a detailed forecast for the period commencing on the Closing Date and through and including the Maturity Date, which shall include an Availability model, Consolidated income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flow (on a monthly basis for the 2016 Fiscal Year, and on an annual basis for each Fiscal Year thereafter), each prepared in conformity with GAAP and consistent with the Loan Parties’ then current practices and (ii) such other information (financial or otherwise) reasonably requested by the Agent.

(f)            There shall not be pending any litigation or other proceeding, the result of which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g)            Each Exiting Lender shall have received, or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date will receive, payment of the principal balance of the Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) held by such Exiting Lender outstanding on the Closing Date plus amounts accrued and unpaid in respect of interest, fees and expenses payable to such Exiting Lender as of the Closing Date and the commitment of such Exiting Lender to extend credit under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated.

(h)            The consummation of the Transactions shall not violate any applicable Law or any Organization Document.

(i)            All fees and expenses required to be paid to Wells Fargo (in its capacity as the Agent or an Arranger, as applicable), on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid in full, and all fees and expenses required to be paid to the Lenders on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid in full.

(j)            The Borrowers shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Agent to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the Closing Date (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrowers and the Agent).

(k)            The Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act.

(l)             The Loan Parties shall have received not less than $346,500,000 in gross proceeds in connection with the Term Loan Agreement on the Closing Date.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.04, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have Consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be Consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

4.02         Conditions to all Credit Extensions.

The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Revolving Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of LIBO RateSOFR Loans) and each L/C Issuer to issue each Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)            The representations and warranties of each other Loan Party contained in Article V or in any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except (i) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) in the case of any representation and warranty qualified by materiality, they shall be true and correct in all respects, and (iii) for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.06 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.04;

(b)            No Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result immediately after giving effect to such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof;

(c)            The Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof; and

(d)            No Overadvance shall result from such Credit Extension.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Revolving Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of LIBO RateSOFR Loans) submitted by the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension. The conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 are for the sole benefit of the Agent, Lenders, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender but, until the Required Lenders otherwise direct the Agent to cease making Committed Revolving Loans and direct the L/C Issuer to cease issuing Letters of Credit, the Revolving Lenders will fund their Applicable Percentage of all Committed Revolving Loans and participate in all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit whenever made or issued, which are requested by the Lead Borrower and which, notwithstanding the failure of the Loan Parties to comply with the provisions of this Article IV, agreed to by the Agent, provided, however, the making of any such Loans or the issuance of any Letters of Credit shall not be deemed a modification or waiver by any Credit Party of the provisions of this Article IV on any future occasion or a waiver of any rights or the Credit Parties as a result of any such failure to comply.

Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to each Agent, Lender, L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender that:

5.01         Organization; Powers.

Each Loan Party and each of their Subsidiaries (a) is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or in any foreign jurisdiction where an equivalent status exists, enjoys the equivalent status under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction of organization) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, except (other than with respect to any Borrower solely in respect of its jurisdiction of organization), to the extent that the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, except to the extent that the failure to have such power and authority could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is qualified and is licensed, and where applicable, in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify or be in good standing could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is or will be a party and, in the case of the Borrowers, to borrow and otherwise obtain credit hereunder. Schedule 5.01 annexed hereto sets forth, as of the Closing Date, each Loan Party’s name as it appears in official filings in its state of incorporation or organization, its state of incorporation or organization, organization type, organization number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization, and its federal employer identification number.

5.02         Authorization.

The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the borrowings hereunder (a) have been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership or limited liability company action required to be taken by the Loan Parties and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, in any material respect, (B) the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any partnership, limited liability company or operating agreement or by-laws) of any Loan Party, (C) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority or (D) any Contractual Obligation, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any Material Contract or Material Indebtedness or right or obligation (including any payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, other than with respect to the constitutive documents of any Loan Party, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (i) (A), (C) or (D) of this Section 5.02(b) could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of any Loan Party, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Encumbrances.

5.03         Enforceability.

This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to (a) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

5.04         Governmental Approvals.

No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority or third party is required for the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Security Documents or the exercise by the Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral, except for (a) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and equivalent filings in foreign jurisdictions, (b) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and comparable offices in foreign jurisdictions and equivalent filings in foreign jurisdictions, (c) filings which may be required under Environmental Laws, (d) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such actions, consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained or made could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions listed on Schedule 5.04.

5.05         Reserved.

5.06         Financial Statements.

(a)            The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise approved by a Responsible Officer and expressly noted therein and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise approved by a Responsible Officer and expressly noted therein.

(b)            The unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries dated August 25, 2016, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, Shareholders’ Equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Month ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise approved by a Responsible Officer and expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. Schedule 5.06 sets forth all Material Indebtedness of the Loan Parties and their Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

(c)            To the best knowledge of the Borrowers, no Internal Control Event exists or has occurred since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in a misstatement in any material respect, (i) in any financial information delivered or to be delivered to the Agent or the Lenders, (ii) of the Borrowing Base, (iii) of covenant compliance calculations provided hereunder or (iv) of the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis; it being understood and agreed that any Internal Control Event disclosed in connection with preparation for an imminent Public Offering may be remedied within six (6) months following the date of such Public Offering.

5.07         Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.

(a)            Each of the Loan Parties has valid fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all of its material Real Estate located in the United States and has valid title to its material personal property and assets located in the United States, in each case, except for Permitted Encumbrances and defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes and except where the failure to have such title could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

(b)            Neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries has defaulted under any lease to which it is a party, except for such defaults as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ leases is in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties and each of their Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases, other than leases in respect of which the failure to enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.08         Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.

As of the Closing Date, the Loan Parties have no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.08, which Schedule sets forth the legal name, jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and authorized Equity Interests of each such Subsidiary. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by a Loan Party (or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party) and are free and clear of all Liens except for those created under the Security Documents or those in favor of the Term Loan Agent, and, as of the Closing Date, are in the amounts listed on Part (a) of Schedule 5.08. On the Closing Date, except as set forth in Schedule 5.08, there are no outstanding rights to purchase any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, the Loan Parties have no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.08. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Loan Parties have been validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable and, in the case of the Equity Interests in the Loan Parties, are owned free and clear of all Liens except for those created under the Security Documents and Permitted Encumbrances, and which, with respect to the outstanding Equity Interests of the Loan Parties as of as of the Closing Date, are in the amounts specified on Part (c) of Schedule 5.08. The copies of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iv), together with any updates, amendments, or other modifications delivered to the Agent under this Agreement from time to time, are true and correct copies of each such document, each of which is valid and in full force and effect.

5.09         Litigation; Compliance with Laws.

(a)            Except as set forth on Schedule 5.09, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting Borrower Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of any such person (but excluding any actions, suits or proceedings arising under or relating to any Environmental Laws, which are subject to Section 5.16) which if adversely determined could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, none of Borrower Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted violate) any law, rule or regulation (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval, or any building permit, but excluding any Environmental Laws, which are subject to Section 5.16) or any restriction of record or agreement affecting any property, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 5.09 lists all ongoing litigation as of the Closing Date that relates to any of the Loan Documents or any of the Transactions.

5.10         Federal Reserve Regulations.

(a)            No Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(b)            No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to purchase or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the regulations of the Board, including Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.

5.11         Investment Company Act.

Neither Parent nor any Loan Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, each as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under any federal or state statute or regulation (other than Regulation X of the Board) which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness as contemplated hereby.

5.12         Use of Proceeds.

The Lead Borrower will use the proceeds of the Committed Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, and may request the issuance of Letters of Credit, to finance working capital needs and for general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, for capital expenditures, Permitted Business Acquisitions, the repayment or refinancing of Indebtedness and the making of Investments and Restricted Payments, in each case to the extent not prohibited hereunder).

5.13         Tax Returns.

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13:

(a)            each Loan Party has timely filed or caused to be filed all material tax returns required to have been filed by it and each such tax return is true and correct in all material respects;

(b)            each Loan Party has timely paid or caused to be timely paid (i) all material Taxes shown to be due and payable by it on the returns referred to in clause (a) of this Section 5.13, (ii) all material Taxes shown to be due and payable on any assessments of which it has received notice made against it or any of its property and (iii) all other material Taxes imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority; and

(c)            no Tax Liens have been filed (except for Permitted Encumbrances) and there are no claims being asserted in writing with respect to any Taxes (in each case other than in respect of any such (i) Taxes with respect to which the failure to pay, in the aggregate, could not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) Taxes the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Loan Party).

5.14         No Material Misstatements.

(a)            All written information (other than projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “Information”) concerning Parent or any of the Loan Parties, and any other transactions contemplated hereby prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lender, the Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter furnished, was, is or will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date such Information was furnished to such person and as of the Closing Date and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.

(b)            The projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Lead Borrower or any of its representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders, the Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Lead Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections), as of the date such projections and estimates, as applicable, were furnished to the Lenders.

5.15         Employee Benefit Plans.

(a)            During the five year period prior to each date as of which this representation is made, or deemed made, with respect to any Plan, none of the following events or conditions, either individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) a Reportable Event, (ii) any noncompliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code, (iii) a termination of a Single Employer Plan (other than a standard termination pursuant to Section 4041(b) of ERISA), (iv) a Lien on the property of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in favor of the PBGC or a Plan, (v) a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any Commonly Controlled Entity, (vi) the “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA) of, or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan, (vii) any transaction that resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in any Liability to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any Commonly Controlled Entity under Section 4069 of ERISA or Section 4212(c) of ERISA, (viii) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Single Employer Plan, (ix) the imposition of any Liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any Commonly Controlled Entity or (x) any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan. During the five year period prior to each date as of which this representation is made, or deemed made, no Loan Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) with respect to any Single Employer Plan.

(b)            Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or instituted against any Plan or any person as fiduciary or sponsor of any Plan.

(c)            With respect to any Foreign Plan, none of the following events or conditions exists and is continuing that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) non-compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders, (ii) failure to be maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities, (iii) any obligation of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in connection with the termination or partial termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Plan, (iv) any Lien on the property of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in favor of a Governmental Authority as a result of any action or inaction regarding a Foreign Plan, (v) for each Foreign Plan which is a funded or insured plan, failure to be funded or insured on an ongoing basis to the extent required by applicable non-U.S. law (using actuarial methods and assumptions which are consistent with the valuations last filed with the applicable Governmental Authorities), (vi) any facts that, to the best knowledge of each Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a dispute and any pending or threatened disputes that, to the best knowledge of each Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries concerning the assets of any Foreign Plan (other than individual claims for the payment of benefits), and (vii) failure to make contributions in a timely manner to the extent required by applicable non-U.S. law.

5.16         Environmental Matters.

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16 or as to matters that could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Loan Parties and each of their Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws (including having obtained all permits, licenses and other approvals required under any Environmental Law for the operation of its business and being in compliance with the terms of such permits, licenses and other approvals), (b) none of the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries has received notice of or is subject to any pending, or to the Lead Borrower’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding alleging a violation of, or liability under, any Environmental Law that remains outstanding or unresolved, (c) to the Lead Borrower’s knowledge, no Hazardous Material is located at, on or under any property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries and no Hazardous Material has been generated, owned, treated, stored, handled or controlled by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries and transported to or Released at any location which, in each case described in this clause (c), could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries and (d) there are no agreements in which any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries has expressly assumed or undertaken responsibility for any known or reasonably likely liability or obligation of any other person arising under or relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Materials.

5.17         Security Documents.

(a)            The Security Agreement creates in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Credit Parties referred to therein, a legal, valid, continuing and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement), the enforceability of which is subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. The financing statements, releases and other filings are in appropriate form and have been or will be filed in the offices specified in Schedule II of the Security Agreement. Upon such filings and/or the obtaining of “control,” (as defined in the UCC) the Agent will have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, to and under all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in all Collateral that may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document (including without limitation the proceeds of such Collateral subject to the limitations relating to such proceeds in the UCC) or by obtaining control, under the UCC (in effect on the date this representation is made) in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except for Permitted Encumbrances having priority under applicable Law or otherwise permitted to have priority pursuant to the terms hereof).

(b)            When the Security Agreement (or a short form thereof) is filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and when financing statements, releases and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified in Schedule II of the Security Agreement, the Agent shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the applicable Loan Parties in the Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a security agreement, financing statement or analogous document in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person except for Permitted Encumbrances having priority under applicable Law or otherwise permitted to have priority pursuant to the terms hereof (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks, trademark applications and copyrights acquired by the Loan Parties after the Closing Date).

5.18         Location of Real Estate and Leased Premises.

Each Borrower and each of their Subsidiaries has good title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its material real property located in the United States of America, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other material property located in the United States of America, except those for which the failure to have such good title or such leasehold interest could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of such real or other property is subject to any Lien, except for Liens permitted hereby (including Permitted Encumbrances). Schedule 5.18 sets forth all Real Estate owned by the Loan Parties and located in the United States as of the Closing Date.

5.19         Solvency.

On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and the application of the proceeds of all Indebtedness being incurred in connection with the Transactions, the Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

5.20         No Material Adverse Effect.

Since December 31, 2015, there has been no change in the financial condition, business, operations, assets or liabilities of Parent or any Loan Party that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.21         Insurance.

The properties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of the Loan Parties, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks (including, without limitation, workmen’s compensation, public liability, business interruption and property damage insurance) as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Loan Parties or the applicable Subsidiary operates. Schedule 5.21 sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all material insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries. Each insurance policy listed on Schedule 5.21 is in full force and effect and all premiums in respect thereof that are due and payable have been paid.

5.22         USA PATRIOT Act; OFACSanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

(a)            To the extent applicable, each of Parent and each of the Loan Parties is in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

(b)            Neither Parent nor any

(b)            No Loan Party noror any of theirits Subsidiaries is any of the following:

(i)            a person that is listed in the annex to, or it otherwise subject to the provisions of the Executive Order;

(ii)            a person owned or Controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

(iii)            a person with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any laws with respect to terrorism or money laundering;

(iv)            a person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order; or

(v)            a person that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list and none of the proceeds of the Loans will be, directly or indirectly, offered, lent, contributed or otherwise made available to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person for the purpose of financing the activities of any person the subject of sanctions administered by OFAC.in violation of any Sanctions. No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has any assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of each such Loan Party, each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of each such Loan Party and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, in each case, in all material respects. No proceeds of any Loan made or Letter of Credit issued hereunder will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, in each case, in violation of Sanctions, or otherwise used in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanction, Anti-Corruption Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law by any Person (including any Credit Party or other individual or entity participating in any transaction).

5.23         Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

(a) The Loan Parties own, or possess the right to use, all of the patents, patent rights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or mask works, domain names, applications and registrations for any of the foregoing (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, without conflict with the rights of any other person in any material respect, except for those the failure to own or have such legal right to use could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries nor any intellectual property right, proprietary right, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, sold or offered by or contemplated to be employed, sold or offered by the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries is interfering with, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating Intellectual Property Rights of any person, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Lead Borrower, threatened which, if adversely decided, could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.24         No Default.

Neither Parent nor any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to (a) any Material Indebtedness or (b) any of its Contractual Obligations, except, in the case of clause (b) only, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5.25         Labor Matters.

There are no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns or other material labor disputes against any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries thereof pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened, which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Loan Parties comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act and any other applicable federal, state, local or foreign Law dealing with such matters, (ii) no Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act or similar state Law, (iii) all payments due from any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or properly accrued in accordance with GAAP as a liability on the books of such Loan Party, (iv) no Loan Party or any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, (v) there are no representation proceedings pending or, to any Loan Party’s knowledge, threatened to be filed with the National Labor Relations Board, and no labor organization or group of employees of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary has made a pending demand for recognition, (vi) there are no complaints, unfair labor practice charges, grievances, arbitrations, unfair employment practices charges or any other claims or complaints against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment of any employee of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and (vii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is bound.

5.26         Deposit Accounts; Credit Card Arrangements.

(a)            Annexed hereto as Schedule 5.26(a) is a list of all DDAs maintained by the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date, which Schedule includes, with respect to each DDA (i) the name and address of the depository; (ii) the account number(s) maintained with such depository; (iii) a contact person at such depository, and (iv) the identification of each Blocked Account Bank.

(b)            Annexed hereto as Schedule 5.26(b) is a list describing all arrangements as of the Closing Date to which any Loan Party is a party with respect to the processing and/or payment to such Loan Party of the proceeds of any credit card charges and debit card charges for sales made by such Loan Party.

Article VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each of the Loan Parties covenants and agrees with each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Cash Management Services and contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations that are not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) shall have been paid in full, in cash, the Commitments have been terminated and Letters of Credit expired, terminated or cash collateralized on terms satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the Loan Parties will, and will cause their Subsidiaries to:

6.01         Existence; Businesses and Properties.

(a)            Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 6.01 and except, other than in the case of the Loan Parties, where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(b)            Except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) do or cause to be done all things necessary to lawfully obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits, franchises, authorizations, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business required by Governmental Authorities and necessary to the ownership, occupation or use of its properties or the conduct of its business, (ii) at all times maintain and preserve all property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as expressly permitted by this Agreement) and (iii) comply with all Contractual Obligations.

6.02         Insurance.

(a)            Maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses and cause the Agent to be listed as a co-loss payee on property and casualty policies and as an additional insured on liability policies.

(b)            In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section 6.02, it is understood and agreed that:

(i)            neither the Agent, the Lenders, nor their respective agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under this Section 6.02, it being understood that (A) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries shall look solely to their insurance companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery of such loss or damage and (B) such insurance companies shall have no rights of subrogation against the Agent, the Lenders or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance policies, as a matter of the internal policy of such insurer, do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as required above, then the Loan Parties hereby agree, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and further agree to cause each of their Subsidiaries, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, its right of recovery, if any, against the Agent, the Lenders and their agents and employees;

(ii)           the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance coverage by the Agent under this Section 6.02 shall in no event be deemed a representation, warranty or advice by the Agent or the Lenders that such insurance is adequate for the purposes of the business of the Loan Parties or the protection of their properties; and