Credit and Guaranty Agreement

EX-10.2 6 d16729exv10w2.txt CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.2 CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 25, 2004 AMONG AAC ACQUISITION CORP., (TO BE MERGED WITH AND INTO AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION) AAC HOLDING CORP., CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION, AS GUARANTORS, VARIOUS LENDERS, GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGER, JOINT BOOKRUNNER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGER AND JOINT BOOKRUNNER, DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS SYNDICATION AGENT CIT LENDING SERVICES CORPORATION, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AND MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., AS CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS $195,000,000 SENIOR SECURED CREDIT FACILITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS

ii 4.6. Binding Obligation................................................................................ 74 4.7. Historical Financial Statements................................................................... 74 4.8. Projections....................................................................................... 74 4.9. No Material Adverse Change........................................................................ 74 4.10. No Restricted Junior Payments.................................................................... 74 4.11. Adverse Proceedings, etc. ....................................................................... 74 4.12. Payment of Taxes................................................................................. 75 4.13. Properties....................................................................................... 75 4.14. Environmental Matters............................................................................ 75 4.15. No Defaults...................................................................................... 76 4.16. Material Contracts............................................................................... 76 4.17. Governmental Regulation.......................................................................... 76 4.18. Margin Stock..................................................................................... 76 4.19. Employee Matters................................................................................. 77 4.20. Employee Benefit Plans........................................................................... 77 4.21. Certain Fees..................................................................................... 78 4.22. Solvency......................................................................................... 78 4.23. Related Agreements............................................................................... 78 4.24. Compliance with Statutes, etc.................................................................... 78 4.25. Disclosure....................................................................................... 78 4.26. Subordination. Designation of the Credit Documents as "Designated Senior Debt"; Etc. ........... 78 SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.................................................................................. 79 5.1. Financial Statements and Other Reports............................................................ 79 5.2. Existence......................................................................................... 84 5.3. Payment of Taxes and Claims....................................................................... 84 5.4. Maintenance of Properties......................................................................... 84 5.5. Insurance......................................................................................... 84 5.6. Inspections....................................................................................... 85 5.7. Lenders Meetings.................................................................................. 85 5.8. Compliance with Laws.............................................................................. 85 5.9. Environmental..................................................................................... 85 5.10. Subsidiaries..................................................................................... 87 5.11. Additional Material Real Estate Assets........................................................... 87 5.12. Interest Rate Protection......................................................................... 88 5.13. Further Assurances............................................................................... 88 5.14. Cash Management Systems.......................................................................... 88 5.15. Certain Post-Closing Obligations................................................................. 88 SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS..................................................................................... 89 6.1. Indebtedness...................................................................................... 89 6.2. Liens............................................................................................. 91 6.3. Equitable Lien.................................................................................... 93 6.4. No Further Negative Pledges....................................................................... 94 6.5. Restricted Junior Payments........................................................................ 94

iii 6.6. Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions.......................................................... 95 6.7. Investments....................................................................................... 96 6.8. Financial Covenants............................................................................... 97 6.9. Fundamental Changes; Disposition of Assets; Acquisitions.......................................... 98 6.10. Disposal of Subsidiary Interests................................................................. 99 6.11. Sales and Lease-Backs............................................................................ 99 6.12. Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates.................................................... 100 6.13. Conduct of Business.............................................................................. 100 6.14. Permitted Activities of Holdings................................................................. 100 6.15. Amendments or Waivers of Certain Related Agreements.............................................. 100 6.16. Amendments or Waivers of with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness and the Gold Consignment Agreement....................................................................................... 101 6.17. Fiscal Year...................................................................................... 101 6.18. No Other "Designated Senior Indebtedness"........................................................ 101 SECTION 7. GUARANTY............................................................................................... 101 7.1. Guaranty of the Obligations....................................................................... 101 7.2. Contribution by Guarantors........................................................................ 102 7.3. Payment by Guarantors............................................................................. 102 7.4. Liability of Guarantors Absolute.................................................................. 103 7.5. Waivers by Guarantors............................................................................. 105 7.6. Guarantors' Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, etc.............................................. 105 7.7. Subordination of Other Obligations................................................................ 106 7.8. Continuing Guaranty............................................................................... 106 7.9. Authority of Guarantors or the Company............................................................ 106 7.10. Financial Condition of the Company and Guarantors................................................ 106 7.11. Bankruptcy, etc.................................................................................. 107 7.12. Discharge of Guaranty Upon Sale of Guarantor..................................................... 108 SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT...................................................................................... 108 8.1. Events of Default................................................................................. 108 SECTION 9. AGENTS 2 .............................................................................................. 111 9.1. Appointment of Agents............................................................................. 111 9.2. Powers and Duties................................................................................. 112 9.3. General Immunity.................................................................................. 112 9.4. Agents Entitled to Act as Lender.................................................................. 113 9.5. Lenders' Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgment........................................... 113 9.6. Right to Indemnity................................................................................ 113 9.7. Successor Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swing Line Lender............................ 114 9.8. Collateral Documents and Guaranty................................................................. 115 SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................... 116 10.1. Notices.......................................................................................... 116 10.2. Expenses......................................................................................... 116 10.3. Indemnity........................................................................................ 117 10.4. Set-Off.......................................................................................... 117

iv 10.5. Amendments and Waivers........................................................................... 118 10.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations........................................................... 120 10.7. Independence of Covenants........................................................................ 123 10.8. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements........................................... 123 10.9. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative................................................................... 123 10.10. Marshalling; Payments Set Aside................................................................. 124 10.11. Severability.................................................................................... 124 10.12. Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights...................................... 124 10.13. Headings........................................................................................ 124 10.14. APPLICABLE LAW.................................................................................. 124 10.15. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION......................................................................... 125 10.16. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL............................................................................ 125 10.17. Confidentiality................................................................................. 126 10.18. Usury Savings Clause............................................................................ 126 10.19. Counterparts.................................................................................... 127 10.20. Effectiveness................................................................................... 127 10.21. USA Patriot Act................................................................................. 127

v APPENDICES: A-1 Tranche B Term Loan Commitments A-2 Revolving Commitments B Notice Addresses SCHEDULES: 1.1(a) Certain Adjustments to Financial Covenant Definitions 1.1(b) Existing Capital Leases 3.1(i) Closing Date Mortgaged Properties 4.1 Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification 4.2 Capital Stock and Ownership 4.11 Certain Adverse Proceedings 4.13 Real Estate Assets 4.14 Certain Environmental Matters 4.17 Material Contracts 5.14 Cash Management Systems 6.1 Certain Indebtedness 6.2 Certain Liens 6.7 Certain Investments 6.12 Certain Affiliate Transactions EXHIBITS: A-1 Funding Notice A-2 Conversion/Continuation Notice A-3 Issuance Notice B-1 Tranche B Term Loan Note B-2 Revolving Loan Note B-3 Swing Line Note C Compliance Certificate D Opinions of Counsel E Assignment Agreement F Certificate Re Non-bank Status G-1 Closing Date Certificate G-2 Solvency Certificate H Counterpart Agreement I Pledge and Security Agreement J Mortgage K Landlord Waiver and Consent Agreement M Joinder Agreement vi CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT This CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of March 25, 2004, is entered into by and among AAC ACQUISITION CORP. ("AAC"), a Delaware corporation, AAC HOLDING CORP. ("HOLDINGS")., a Delaware corporation, CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. ("GSCP"), as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Book Runner, Administrative Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") and as Collateral Agent (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, "COLLATERAL AGENT"), DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. ("DBSI"), as a Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner and DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH ("DBCI"), as Syndication Agent (in such capacity, "SYNDICATION AGENT") and CIT LENDING SERVICES CORPORATION ("CIT"), as a Co-Documentation Agent, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION ("GE CAPITAL"), as a Co-Documentation Agent and MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. ("ML"), as a Co-Documentation Agent (each, in such capacity, a "CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENT"). RECITALS: WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in these Recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof; WHEREAS, Holdings, a corporation newly-formed by the Sponsor was formed to own all of the capital stock of AAC; WHEREAS, Holdings has entered into the Merger Agreement with the Sellers pursuant to which Holdings has agreed to acquire American Achievement through the Merger in which AAC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, will merge with and into American Achievement; WHEREAS, Lenders have agreed to extend certain credit facilities to the Company, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $195.0 million, consisting of $155.0 million aggregate principal amount of Tranche B Term Loans, and up to $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, the proceeds of which will be used together with the proceeds of the Senior Subordinated Notes to fund, in part, the Acquisition (including refinancing, retiring or covenant defeasing certain existing debt, the Redemptions, and paying fees, commissions and expenses in connection with the Acquisition) for permitted capital expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions, to provide for the ongoing working capital requirements of the Company following the Acquisition and for general corporate purposes; WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of its assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of its Domestic Subsidiaries and 65% of all the Capital Stock of each of its Foreign Subsidiaries; and WHEREAS, Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder and to secure their respective Obligations by granting to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a First Priority Lien on substantially all of their respective assets, including a pledge of all of the Capital Stock of each of their respective Domestic Subsidiaries (including the Company) and 65% of all the Capital Stock of each of their respective Foreign Subsidiaries. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1.1. DEFINITIONS. The following terms used herein, including in the preamble, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings: "AA NOTES" means the 11-5/8% Senior Notes due 2007 of American Achievement issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2002, among American Achievement, The Bank of New York, as Trustee and the Guarantors party thereto. "AAC" means AAC Acquisition Corp. "ACQUISITION" means the acquisition by Holdings of American Achievement pursuant to the Merger, in accordance with the Acquisition Documents. "ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS" means the Merger Agreement and all other material documents executed and delivered in accordance with the terms thereof and in connection therewith. "ADJUSTED EURODOLLAR RATE" means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (and rounding upward to the next whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) (i) (a) the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Telerate Screen which displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate (such page currently being page number 3740 or 3750, as applicable) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, or (c) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the offered quotation rate to first class banks in the London interbank market by DBCI for deposits 2 (for delivery on the first day of the relevant period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the applicable Loan of Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a Lender, for which the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date, by (ii) an amount equal to (a) one minus (b) the Applicable Reserve Requirement. "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" as defined in the preamble hereto. "ADVERSE PROCEEDING" means any action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claims), whether pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. "AFFECTED LENDER" as defined in Section 2.18(b). "AFFECTED LOANS" as defined in Section 2.18(b). "AFFILIATE" means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote 5% or more of the Securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise; provided, that no Agent or Lender shall be deemed to be an "Affiliate" of any Credit Party. "AGENT" means each of Syndication Agent, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and each Co-Documentation Agent. "AGGREGATE AMOUNTS DUE" as defined in Section 2.17. "AGGREGATE PAYMENTS" as defined in Section 7.2. "AGREEMENT" means this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2004, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT" means American Achievement Corporation. "APPLICABLE MARGIN" means: (a) from the Closing Date until the commencement of the first interest period occurring after the date of delivery of the Compliance Certificate and the financial statements for 3 the second full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date (i) with respect to Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, 2.75%, per annum (ii) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 1.75% per annum; (b) thereafter, with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, a percentage, per annum, determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time as set forth below:
APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR REVOLVING LOANS AND REVOLVING LOANS SWING LINE LOANS LEVERAGE RATIO (EURODOLLAR LOANS) (BASE RATE LOANS) - -------------- --------------------- --------------------- ~~> or = 5.5:1.00 3.00% 2.00% < 5.5:1.00 2.75% 1.75% > or = 4.5:1.00 < 4.5:1.00 2.50% 1.50% > or = 4.0:1.00 < 4.0:1.00 2.25% 1.25% > or = 3.5:1.00 < 3.5:1.00 2.00% 1.00%~~
and (c) with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans, a percentage, per annum, determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time as set forth below:
APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR APPLICABLE MARGIN FOR TRANCHE B TERM LOANS TRANCHE B TERM LOANS LEVERAGE RATIO (EURODOLLAR LOANS) (BASE RATE LOANS) - --------------- --------------------- --------------------- ~~> or = 4.0:1.00 2.50% 1.50 < 4.0:1.00 2.25% 1.25%~~
No change in the Applicable Margin shall be effective until three Business Days after the date on which Administrative Agent shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.1(d) calculating the Leverage Ratio. At any time and so long as the Company has not submitted to Administrative Agent the applicable information as and when required under Section 5.1(d), the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the Leverage Ratio were in excess of 5.5:1.00 in the case of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans and 4.0:1.00 in the case of Tranche B Term Loans. Within one Business Day of receipt of the applicable information under Section 5.1(d), Administrative Agent shall give each Lender telefacsimile or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) of the Applicable Margin in effect from such date. 4 "APPLICABLE RESERVE REQUIREMENT" means, at any time, for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including, without limitation, any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained with respect thereto against "Eurocurrency liabilities" (as such term is defined in Regulation D) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other applicable banking regulator. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Applicable Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (i) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined, or (ii) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Eurodollar Rate Loans. A Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefits of credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the applicable Lender. The rate of interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Applicable Reserve Requirement. "ASSET SALE" means a sale, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person (other than the Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary), in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of Holdings' or any of its Subsidiaries' businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, the Capital Stock of any of Holdings' Subsidiaries, other than (i) inventory (or other assets) sold, licensed or leased in the ordinary course of business (excluding any such sales, licenses or leases by operations or divisions discontinued or to be discontinued), (ii) disposals of obsolete, worn-out or surplus property for aggregate consideration of less than $250,000 with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions or in the aggregate during any Fiscal Year, and (iii) sales of other assets for aggregate consideration of less than $500,000 with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions or in the aggregate during any Fiscal Year. "ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT" means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by Administrative Agent. "AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president or one of its vice presidents (or the equivalent thereof), and such Person's chief financial officer, treasurer or controller. "BANKRUPTCY CODE" means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute. "BASE RATE" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal 5 Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively. "BASE RATE LOAN" means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate. "BENEFICIARY" means each Agent, Issuing Bank, Lender, Lender Counterparty, and Indemnitee. "BUSINESS DAY" means (i) any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such state are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close and (ii) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market. "CAPITAL LEASE" means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person. "CAPITAL STOCK" means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including, without limitation, partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing. "CASH" means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or Deposit Account. "CASH EQUIVALENTS" means, as at any date of determination, (i) marketable securities (a) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government or (b) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year after such date; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody's; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody's; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances maturing within one year after such date and issued or accepted by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $100,000,000; and (v) shares of any money market mutual fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in 6 the types of investments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $500,000,000, and (c) has the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody's. "CB NOTES CALL" means the exercise of the Company's call right in respect of the CB Notes pursuant to Section 3.7 of the CB Notes Indenture. "CB NOTES" means the 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 of Commemorative Brands, Inc. issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of December 16, 1996, between Scholastic Brands, Inc. and HSBC Bank USA (f/k/a Marine Midland Bank), as trustee (the "CB NOTES INDENTURE"). "CBI POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL PLAN" means Retirement Plans for the Retirees of Balfour, a Division of Commemorative Brands, Inc. (including medical and death benefits). "CERTIFICATE RE NON-BANK STATUS" means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F. "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means, at any time, (i) the Equity Investors shall cease to beneficially own and control at least 75% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interests in the Capital Stock of Holdings; (ii) any Person or "group" (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) other than the Equity Investors (a) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 25% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the Capital Stock of Holdings or (b) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings; (iii) Holdings shall cease to beneficially own and control 100% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Capital Stock of the Company; (iv) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Company cease to be occupied by Persons who either (a) were members of the board of directors of the Company on the Closing Date or (b) were nominated for election by the Sponsor or the board of directors of the Company, a majority of whom were directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously approved by a majority of such directors; or (v) any "change of control" or similar event under the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes that would require the Company to tender for or otherwise give rise to an accelerated repayment of the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes. "CIT" as defined in the preamble hereto. "CLASS" means (i) with respect to Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, (b) Lenders having Revolving Exposure (including Swing Line Lender) and (c) Lenders having New Term Loan Exposure of each Series, and (ii) with respect to Loans, each of the following classes of Loans: (a) Tranche B Term Loans, (b) Revolving Loans (including Swing Line Loans) and (c) each Series of New Term Loans. "CLOSING DATE" means the date on which the Term Loans are made. 7 "CLOSING DATE CERTIFICATE" means a Closing Date Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1. "CLOSING DATE MORTGAGED PROPERTY" as defined in Section 3.1(i). "COLLATERAL" means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property (including Capital Stock) in which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations. "COLLATERAL AGENT" as defined in the preamble hereto. "COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS" means the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Landlord Personal Property Collateral Access Agreements, if any, the Gold Consignment Intercreditor Agreement and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by any Credit Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents in order to (a) grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, a Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of that Credit Party as security for the Obligations and/or (b) perfect such Liens. "COLLATERAL QUESTIONNAIRE" means a certificate in form satisfactory to Collateral Agent that provides information with respect to the personal or mixed property of each Credit Party. "COMMITMENT" means any Revolving Commitment, Term Loan Commitment, New Revolving Commitment or New Term Loan Commitment. "COMMITMENT FEE PERCENTAGE" means 0.50% per annum. "COMPANY" means, prior to consummation of the Merger, AAC and after consummation of the Merger, American Achievement. "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C. "CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENT" as defined in the preamble hereto. "CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA" means, for any period, an amount determined for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income, (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, (c) provisions for taxes based on income, (d) total depreciation expense, (e) total amortization expense, (f) Transaction Costs incurred and paid in the period, (g) Management Fees accrued or paid in such period (excluding any Management Fees paid in such period to the extent they represent an accrual in a prior period), (h) restructuring charges in Fiscal Years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 but limited to (1) $3,600,000 in Fiscal Year 2004, (2) $6,200,000 in Fiscal Year 2005 and (3) $1,500,000 in Fiscal Year 2006; provided such amount for any Fiscal Year shall be increased by an amount equal to the unused amount from the previous Fiscal Year (including any amount that was 8 unused as a result of an increase from any prior Fiscal Year) and any such unused amount at the end of Fiscal Year 2006 (but only such unused amount) may be added in respect of restructuring charges in Fiscal Year 2007, (i) losses related to the redemption of AA Notes not repurchased on or prior to the Closing Date in the Debt Tender and (j) other non-Cash items (including non-Cash purchase accounting adjustments) reducing Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-Cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential Cash items in any future period or amortization of a prepaid Cash item that was paid in a prior period), minus (ii) other non-Cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding any such non-Cash item to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential Cash item in any prior period); provided that with respect to any calculation period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Schedule 1.1(a). "CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures of Holdings and its Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in "purchase of property and equipment" or similar items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, but excluding the purchase price of any Permitted Acquisition. "CONSOLIDATED CASH INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any period, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, excluding any amount not payable in Cash; provided that with respect to any calculation period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Schedule 1.1(a). "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT ASSETS" means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents. "CONSOLIDATED CURRENT LIABILITIES" means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding the current portion of long term debt. "CONSOLIDATED EXCESS CASH FLOW" means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to: (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (but determined by adding back thereto, but without duplication, any amounts deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such Fiscal Year that were paid, incurred, or accrued in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement), plus (b) the Consolidated Working Capital Adjustment, minus (ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) voluntary and scheduled repayments of Consolidated Total Debt to the extent such payments are not prohibited by this Agreement (excluding repayments of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans except to the extent the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments), (b) Consolidated Capital Expenditures to the extent such Consolidated Capital Expenditures are permitted under this Agreement (net of any proceeds of (y) any related financings with respect to such expenditures and (z) any sales of assets used to finance such expenditures), 9 (c) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense to the extent related to Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, (d) taxes based on income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries payable in Cash with respect to such period and actually paid, (e) Management Fees paid in Cash and permitted to be paid under this Agreement, (f) distributions to Holdings made pursuant to Section 6.5(c)(i) and (g) Cash contributions to Pension Plans or the CBI Post Retirement Medical Plan which were not deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period in an amount not in excess of $2,000,000 in any Fiscal Year. "CONSOLIDATED INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any period, total interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP and capitalized interest) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and net costs under Interest Rate Agreements, but excluding, however, any amounts referred to in Section 2.11(d) payable on or before the Closing Date. "CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME" means, for any period, (i) the net income (or loss) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP, minus (ii) (a) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Holdings) in which any other Person (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (b) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of Holdings or is merged into or consolidated with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person's assets are acquired by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) the income of any Subsidiary of Holdings to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary, (d) any after-tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, and (e) (to the extent not included in clauses (a) through (d) above) any non-Cash net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses. "CONSOLIDATED TOTAL DEBT" means, as at any date of determination, (i) the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of all Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus up to $10.0 million of Cash and Cash Equivalents on hand at any Credit Party in excess of $2.5 million. "CONSOLIDATED WORKING CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT" means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Consolidated Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Consolidated Working Capital as of the end of such period. "CONSOLIDATED WORKING CAPITAL" means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities. 10 "CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION" means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject. "CONTRIBUTING GUARANTORS" as defined in Section 7.2. "CONVERSION/CONTINUATION DATE" means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice. "CONVERSION/CONTINUATION NOTICE" means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2. "COUNTERPART AGREEMENT" means a Counterpart Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H delivered by a Credit Party pursuant to Section 5.10. "CREDIT DATE" means the date of a Credit Extension. "CREDIT DOCUMENT" means any of this Agreement, the Notes, if any, the Collateral Documents, any documents or certificates executed by the Company in favor of Issuing Bank relating to Letters of Credit, and all other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by a Credit Party for the benefit of any Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection herewith (in each case as such documents, instruments or agreements may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time). "CREDIT EXTENSION" means the making of a Loan or the issuing of a Letter of Credit. "CREDIT PARTY" means each Person (other than any Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender or any other representative thereof) from time to time party to a Credit Document. "CURRENCY AGREEMENT" means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, option contract, synthetic cap or other similar agreement or arrangement, each of which is for the purpose of hedging the foreign currency risk associated with Holdings' and its Subsidiaries' operations and not for speculative purposes. "DBCI" means Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch. "DBSI" means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. "DEBT TENDER" means the receipt of tender and consents by the Company of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the AA Notes. "DEFAULT" means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default. 11 "DEFAULT EXCESS" means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the excess, if any, of such Defaulting Lender's Pro Rata Share of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans of all Lenders (calculated as if all Defaulting Lenders (other than such Defaulting Lender) had funded all of their respective Defaulted Loans) over the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans of such Defaulting Lender. "DEFAULT PERIOD" means, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, the period commencing on the date of the applicable Funding Default and ending on the earliest of the following dates: (i) the date on which all Commitments are cancelled or terminated and/or the Obligations are declared or become immediately due and payable, (ii) the date on which (a) the Default Excess with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero (whether by the funding by such Defaulting Lender of any Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender or by the non-pro rata application of any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Loans in accordance with the terms of Section 2.13 or Section 2.14 or by a combination thereof) and (b) such Defaulting Lender shall have delivered to the Company and Administrative Agent a written reaffirmation of its intention to honor its obligations hereunder with respect to its Commitments, and (iii) the date on which the Company, Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders waive all Funding Defaults of such Defaulting Lender in writing. "DEFAULTED LOAN" as defined in Section 2.22. "DEFAULTING LENDER" as defined in Section 2.22. "DEPOSIT ACCOUNT" means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit. "DOLLARS" and the sign "$" mean the lawful money of the United States of America. "DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia. "ELIGIBLE ASSIGNEE" means (i) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Related Fund with respect to a Lender (any two or more Related Funds being treated as a single Eligible Assignee for all purposes hereof), and (ii) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses; provided, none of Holdings, any Affiliate of Holdings or Sponsor shall be an Eligible Assignee. "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN" means any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or, within the preceding six years was, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by, or required to be contributed by, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. "ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM" means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional 12 or otherwise), by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, arising (i) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) in connection with any Hazardous Material or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity; or (iii) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment. "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means any and all current or future foreign or domestic, federal or state (or any subdivision of either of them) or local, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, judgments, Governmental Authorizations, or any other requirements of Governmental Authorities relating to (i) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity; (ii) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials; or (iii) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, in any manner applicable to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Facility. "EQUITY INVESTORS" means Sponsor and the Management Investors. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto. "ERISA AFFILIATE" means, as applied to any Person, (i) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member; and (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of which that Person is a member. Any former ERISA Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of Holdings or any such Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition to the extent that Holdings or such Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to have any liability with respect thereto under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA. "ERISA EVENT" means (i) a "reportable event" within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (ii) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (iii) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (v) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which is reasonably likely to constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment by PGBC of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA 13 Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the withdrawal of Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan; (ix) receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (x) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan. "EURODOLLAR RATE LOAN" means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. "EVENT OF DEFAULT" means each of the conditions or events set forth in Section 8.1. "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. "EXISTING CAPITAL LEASES" means the Capital Leases listed on Schedule 1.1(b) entered into by American Achievement or a Subsidiary thereof as indicated thereon prior to the date hereof in an amount not to exceed $4,900,000. "EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS" means all pre-existing Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date other than Indebtedness under the Gold Consignment Agreement, the AA Notes, the CB Notes and any outstanding Capital Leases and purchase money Indebtedness of the Company . "FACILITY" means any real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or (except with respect to Section 5 and Section 6) heretofore owned, leased or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates. "FAIR SHARE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT" as defined in Section 7.2. "FAIR SHARE" as defined in Section 7.2. 14 "FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE" means for any day, the rate per annum (expressed, as a decimal, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) 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 charged to Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a Lender, on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative Agent. "FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION" means, with respect to the financial statements for which such certification is required, the certification of the chief financial officer of the Company that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and in the case of interim financial statements, the absence of footnotes. "FINANCIAL PLAN" as defined in Section 5.1(i). "FIRST PRIORITY" means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that such Lien is the only Lien to which such Collateral is subject, other than any Permitted Lien. "FISCAL QUARTER" means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year. "FISCAL YEAR" means the fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ending on the last Saturday in August of each calendar year. "FLOOD HAZARD PROPERTY" means any Real Estate Asset subject to a mortgage in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, and located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards. "FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary. "FUNDING DEFAULT" as defined in Section 2.22. "FUNDING GUARANTORS" as defined in Section 7.2. "FUNDING NOTICE" means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1. "GAAP" means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof set forth in Section 1.2, United States of America generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of determination thereof. "GE CAPITAL" as defined in the preamble hereto. 15 "GOLD CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT" means the agreement, dated as of March 25, 2004, between Commemorative Brands, Inc. and The Bank of Nova Scotia as amended, waived, modified, supplemented, renewed or replaced, from time to time in accordance with Section 6.16(b) whether with The Bank of Nova Scotia or one or more financial institutions and whether in one agreement or one or more agreements. GOLD CONSIGNMENT INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT" means the agreement, dated as of March 25, 2004, between the Administrative Agent, Commemorative Brands, Inc., the Borrower and the Guarantor Subsidiaries and The Bank of Nova Scotia as amended, waived, modified, supplemented, renewed or replaced, from time to time in accordance with Section 6.16(b) whether with The Bank of Nova Scotia or one or more financial institutions and whether in one agreement or one or more agreements. "GOVERNMENTAL ACTS" means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority. "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government. "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION" means any permit, license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority. "GRANTOR" as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement. "GSCP" means Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS" as defined in Section 7.1. "GUARANTOR" means each of Holdings and each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Company). "GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY" means each Guarantor other than Holdings. "GUARANTY" means the guaranty of each Guarantor set forth in Section 7. "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means any chemical, material, waste or substance, which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Environmental Law or which may or could pose a hazard to the health and safety of any Persons or to the indoor or outdoor environment. "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACTIVITY" means any past, current, future, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Materials, including the use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location, Release, threatened 16 Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing. "HEDGE AGREEMENT" means an Interest Rate Agreement or a Currency Agreement entered into with a Lender Counterparty in order to satisfy the requirements of this Agreement or otherwise in the ordinary course of Holdings' or any of its Subsidiaries' businesses. "HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE" means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, charged, or received under the laws applicable to any Lender which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow. "HISTORICAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means as of the Closing Date, (i) the audited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for the immediately preceding three (3) Fiscal Years, consisting of balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Years, and (ii) the unaudited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, consisting of a balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the three-, six-or nine-month period, as applicable, ending on such date, and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), certified by the chief financial officer of the Company that they fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and in the case of interim financial statements, the absence of footnotes. "HOLDINGS" as defined in the preamble hereto. "IMMATERIAL SUBSIDIARY" means, as of any date, any Subsidiary whose total assets, as of that date, are less than $100,000 and whose total revenues for the most recent twelve-month period do not exceed $100,000. "INCREASED AMOUNT DATE" as defined in Section 2.24. "INCREASED-COST LENDERS" as defined in Section 2.23. "INDEBTEDNESS", as applied to any Person, means, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP; (iii) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money; (iv) any obligation owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding any such obligations incurred under ERISA), which purchase price is (a) due more than six months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof (other than trade payables which are due more than six months from 17 the date of incurrence in the ordinary course of business) or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument; (v) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person; (vi) the face amount of any letter of credit issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings; (vii) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another; (viii) any obligation of such Person the primary purpose or intent of which is to provide assurance to an obligee that the obligation of the obligor thereof will be paid or discharged, or any agreement relating thereto will be complied with, or the holders thereof will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof; (ix) any liability of such Person for an obligation of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or (b) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described under subclauses (a) or (b) of this clause (ix), the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in clause (viii) above; and (x) all obligations of such Person in respect of any exchange traded or over the counter derivative transaction, including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement and any commodities hedging agreement, whether entered into for hedging or speculative purposes; provided, in no event shall obligations under any Interest Rate Agreement, any Currency Agreement and any commodities hedging agreement be deemed "Indebtedness" for any purpose under Section 6.8. "INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES" means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, claims (including Environmental Claims), costs (including the reasonable costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any past, present or future Hazardous Materials Activity), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened by any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto, and any reasonable fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing the indemnity contained in Section 10.3), whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Lenders' agreement to make Credit Extensions or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Credit Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty)); (ii) the statements contained in the commitment letter delivered by any Lender to Holdings with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any Environmental Claim or any 18 Hazardous Materials Activity relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any past, present or future activity, operation, land ownership, or practice of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. "INDEMNITEE" as defined in Section 10.3. "INSTALLMENT" as defined in Section 2.12(a). "INSTALLMENT DATE" as defined in Section 2.12(a). "INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO" means the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of (i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four-Fiscal Quarter period then ended, to (ii) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such four-Fiscal Quarter period. "INTEREST PAYMENT DATE" means with respect to (i) any Base Rate Loan, each of the dates specified in Section 2.12(a) for payment of principal, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and the final maturity date of such Loan; and (ii) any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided, in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months "Interest Payment Date" shall also include each date that is three months, or an integral multiple thereof, after the commencement of such Interest Period. "INTEREST PERIOD" means, in connection with a Eurodollar Rate Loan, an interest period of one-, two-, three- or six-months (or nine- or twelve-months if available to all Term Lenders having Revolving Exposure of Term Loan Commitments, as applicable), as selected by the Company in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, (i) initially, commencing on the Credit Date or Conversion/Continuation Date thereof, as the case may be; and (ii) thereafter, commencing on the day on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires; provided, (a) if an Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day unless no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clauses (c) and (d), of this definition, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; (c) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Class of Term Loans shall extend beyond such Class's Term Loan Maturity Date; and (d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans shall extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. "INTEREST RATE AGREEMENT" means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement, each of which is for the purpose of hedging the interest rate exposure associated with Holdings' and its Subsidiaries' operations and not for speculative purposes. "INTEREST RATE DETERMINATION DATE" means, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period. 19 "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute. "INVESTMENT" means (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of, or of a beneficial interest in, any of the Securities of any other Person (other than a Guarantor Subsidiary); (ii) any direct or indirect redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition for value, by any Subsidiary of Holdings from any Person (other than Holdings or any Guarantor Subsidiary), of any Capital Stock of such Person; and (iii) any direct or indirect loan, advance (other than advances to employees for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person (other than Holdings or any Guarantor Subsidiary), including all indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of business but excluding accounts receivable that are not so included. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment. "ISSUANCE NOTICE" means an Issuance Notice in the form of Exhibit A-3. "ISSUING BANK" means DBCI or any of its Affiliates as Issuing Bank hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity. "JOINDER AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M. "JOINT LEAD ARRANGER" as defined in the preamble hereto. "JOINT VENTURE" means a joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided, in no event shall any corporate Subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party. "LANDLORD CONSENT AND ESTOPPEL" means, with respect to any Leasehold Property, a letter, certificate or other instrument in writing from the lessor under the related lease, pursuant to which, among other things, the landlord consents to the granting of a Mortgage on such Leasehold Property by the Credit Party tenant, such Landlord Consent and Estoppel to be in form and substance acceptable to Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion, but in any event sufficient for Collateral Agent to obtain a Title Policy with respect to such Mortgage. "LANDLORD PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL ACCESS AGREEMENT" means a Landlord Waiver and Consent Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K with such amendments or modifications as may be approved by Collateral Agent. "LEASEHOLD PROPERTY" means any leasehold interest of any Credit Party as lessee under any lease of real property, other than any such leasehold interest designated from time to time by Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion as not being required to be included in the Collateral. 20 "LENDER" means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as a Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Joinder Agreement. "LENDER COUNTERPARTY" means each Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender counterparty to a Hedge Agreement (including any Person who is a Lender (and any Affiliate thereof) as of the Closing Date but subsequently, whether before or after entering into a Hedge Agreement, ceases to be a Lender) including, without limitation, each such Affiliate that enters into a joinder agreement with Collateral Agent. "LETTER OF CREDIT" means a commercial or standby letter of credit issued or to be issued by Issuing Bank pursuant to this Agreement. "LETTER OF CREDIT SUBLIMIT" means the lesser of (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments then in effect. "LETTER OF CREDIT USAGE" means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the maximum aggregate amount which is, or at any time thereafter may become, available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by Issuing Bank and not theretofore reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company. "LEVERAGE RATIO" means the ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter or other date of determination of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such day to (ii) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date (or if such date of determination is not the last day of a Fiscal Quarter, for the four-Fiscal Quarter period ending as of the most recently concluded Fiscal Quarter); provided, however, for purposes of determining Consolidated Total Debt for use in computing the Leverage Ratio at the end of any Fiscal Quarter or other date of determination, the average daily balance of any revolving credit facility during the four-Fiscal Quarter period referred to in clause (ii) above shall be substituted for the balance of such facility outstanding on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter or other date of determination; provided that with respect to any calculation period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Schedule 1.1(a). "LIEN" means (i) any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature thereof) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing and (ii) in the case of Securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Securities. "LOAN" means a Tranche B Term Loan, a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line Loan, a New Term Loan and a New Revolving Loan. 21 "MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT" means the Management Advisory Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date by and among Holdings, American Achievement and Fenway Partners, Inc., as amended, waived and modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.15. "MANAGEMENT FEES" means (i) the annual management fees payable by Holdings pursuant to the Management Agreement, plus (ii) any other fees payable by Company in connection with other transactions pursuant to the Management Agreement; provided, that solely for purposes of calculations made pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and clause (e) of the definition of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, such other transaction fees referred to in sub-clause (ii) of this definition shall be disregarded; provided that the fees described in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) hereof are expressly subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of a management subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. "MANAGEMENT INVESTORS" means the management officers and employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings on the Closing Date. "MARGIN STOCK" as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to time. "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on and/or material adverse developments with respect to (i) the business operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) the impairment (other than as a result of circumstances covered by clause (i) above) of the ability of any Credit Party to fully and timely perform its Obligations; (iii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against a Credit Party of a Credit Document to which it is a party; or (iv) the rights and remedies available to, or conferred upon, any Agent and any Lender or any Secured Party under any Credit Document. "MATERIAL CONTRACT" means any contract or other arrangement to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (other than the Credit Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. "MATERIAL REAL ESTATE ASSET" means (i) (a) any fee-owned Real Estate Asset having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 as of the date of the acquisition thereof and (b) all Leasehold Properties other than those with respect to which the aggregate payments under the term of the lease are less than $50,000 per month, but in any event, including Leasehold Properties that are subject to a sale and leaseback permitted under Section 6.11 or (ii) any Real Estate Asset that the Requisite Lenders have determined is material to the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof, including the Company. 22 "MERGER" means the merger of AAC with and into American Achievement which shall occur on the Closing Date and pursuant to which, American Achievement shall be the surviving corporation and shall assume all obligations of AAC. "MERGER AGREEMENT" means the agreement and plan of merger among Holdings, AAC, the Sellers and the other parties thereto, dated as of December 24, 2004. "ML CAPITAL" as defined in the preamble hereto. "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investor Services, Inc. "MORTGAGE" means a Mortgage or Deed of Trust substantially in the form of Exhibit J, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA with respect to which Holdings, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has, or would reasonably be expected to have, any liability (whether absolute or contingent). "NAIC" means The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and any successor thereto. "NARRATIVE REPORT" means, with respect to the financial statements for which such narrative report is required, a narrative report describing the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the form prepared for presentation to senior management thereof for the applicable Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such period to which such financial statements relate. "NET ASSET SALE PROCEEDS" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, an amount equal to: (i) Cash payments (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received) received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, minus (ii) any bona fide direct costs or expenses incurred in connection with such Asset Sale and payable to a Person that is not Holdings or its Subsidiaries, including without limitation, (a) income or gains taxes payable by the seller as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale, (b) payment of the outstanding principal amount of, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.1 (other than the Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the stock or assets in question and that is required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Asset Sale and (c) a reasonable reserve for any indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to seller's indemnities and representations and warranties to purchaser in respect of such Asset Sale undertaken by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset Sale. "NET INSURANCE/CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS" means an amount equal to: (i) any Cash payments or proceeds received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (a) under any casualty insurance policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder or (b) as a result of the taking of any assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with 23 such power under threat of such a taking, minus (ii) (a) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of Holdings or such Subsidiary in respect thereof and payable to a Person that is not Holdings or its Subsidiaries, and (b) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in clause (i)(b) of this definition, including income taxes payable as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith. "NEW REVOLVING COMMITMENTS" as defined in Section 2.24. "NEW REVOLVING LENDER" as defined in Section 2.24. "NEW REVOLVING LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the New Revolving Loans of such Lender. "NEW REVOLVING LOANS" as defined in Section 2.24. "NEW REVOLVING LOAN MATURITY DATE" means the date that New Revolving Loans of a Series shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Joinder Agreement, including by acceleration or otherwise. "NEW TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" as defined in Section 2.24. "NEW TERM LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the New Term Loans of such Lender. "NEW TERM LOAN LENDER" as defined in Section 2.24. "NEW TERM LOAN MATURITY DATE" means the date that New Term Loans of a Series shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Joinder Agreement, including by acceleration or otherwise. "NEW TERM LOANS" as defined in Section 2.24. "NON-US LENDER" as defined in Section 2.20(c). "NOTE" means a Tranche B Term Note, a Revolving Loan Note or a Swing Line Note. "NOTICE" means a Funding Notice, an Issuance Notice, or a Conversion/Continuation Notice. "OBLIGATIONS" means all obligations of every nature of each Credit Party from time to time owed to the Agents (including former Agents), the Lenders or any of them and Lender Counterparties, under any Credit Document or Hedge Agreement (including, without limitation, with respect to a Hedge Agreement, obligations owed thereunder to any person who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Hedge Agreement was entered into), 24 whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Credit Party, would have accrued on any Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, payments for early termination of Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof) or otherwise. "OBLIGEE GUARANTOR" as defined in Section 7.7. "ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS" means (i) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, as amended, and its by-laws, as amended, (ii) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership, as amended, and its partnership agreement, as amended, (iii) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, as amended, and (iv) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles of organization, as amended, and its operating agreement, as amended. In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit Document requires any Organizational Document to be certified by a secretary of state or similar governmental official, the reference to any such "Organizational Document" shall only be to a document of a type customarily certified by such governmental official. "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto. "PENSION PLAN" means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, and with respect to which Holdings, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has, or would reasonably be expected to have, any liability (whether absolute or contingent). "PERMITTED ACQUISITION" means any acquisition by the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Capital Stock of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided, (i) immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Authorizations; (iii) in the case of the acquisition of Capital Stock, all of the Capital Stock (except for any such Securities in the nature of directors' qualifying shares required pursuant to applicable law) acquired or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of the Company in connection with such acquisition shall be owned 100% by the Company or a Guarantor Subsidiary thereof, and the Company shall have 25 taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, each of the actions set forth in Sections 5.10 and/or 5.11, as applicable; (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.8 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended, (as determined in accordance with Section 6.8(d)); (v) the Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent (A) at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such proposed acquisition, a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with Section 6.8 as required under clause (iv) above, together with all relevant financial information with respect to such acquired assets, including, without limitation, the aggregate consideration for such acquisition and any other information required to demonstrate compliance with Section 6.8; and (vi) any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith shall be in the same business or lines of business in which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries are permitted to engage in under Section 6.13. "PERMITTED LIENS" means each of the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.2. "PERSON" means and includes natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, Joint Ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and Governmental Authorities. "PHASE I REPORT" means, with respect to any Facility, a report that (i) conforms to the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, E 1527-00, (ii) was conducted no more than six months prior to the date such report is required to be delivered hereunder, by one or more environmental consulting firms reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (iii) includes an assessment of asbestos-containing materials at such Facility, (iv) is accompanied by (a) an estimate of the reasonable worst-case cost of investigating and remediating any Hazardous Materials Activity identified in the Phase I Report as giving rise to an actual or potential material violation of any Environmental Law or as presenting a material risk of giving rise to a material Environmental Claim, and (b) a current compliance audit setting forth an assessment of Holdings', its Subsidiaries' and such Facility's current and past compliance with Environmental Laws and an estimate of the cost of rectifying any non-compliance with current Environmental Laws identified therein and the cost of compliance with reasonably anticipated pending or future Environmental Laws identified therein. All Phase I Reports shall expressly specify that the report may be relied on by Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall have received a reliance letter so stating. 26 "PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT" means the Pledge and Security Agreement to be executed by the Company and each Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit I, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "PRIME RATE" means the rate of interest quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate (currently defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation's thirty (30) largest banks), as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. Agent or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate. "PRINCIPAL OFFICE" means, for each of Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and Issuing Bank, such Person's "Principal Office" as set forth on Appendix B, or such other office as such Person may from time to time designate in writing to the Company, Administrative Agent and each Lender. "PROJECTIONS" as defined in Section 4.8. "PRO RATA SHARE" means (i) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Tranche B Term Loan of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; (ii) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations purchased therein by any Lender or any participations in any Swing Line Loans purchased by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the Revolving Exposure of that Lender by (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders; and (iv) with respect to all payments, computations, and other matters relating to New Term Loan Commitments or New Term Loans of a particular Series, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the New Term Loan Exposure of that Lender with respect to that Series by (b) the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders with respect to that Series. For all other purposes with respect to each Lender, "Pro Rata Share" means the percentage obtained by dividing (A) an amount equal to the sum of the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, the Revolving Exposure and the New Term Loan Exposure of that Lender, by (B) an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, the aggregate Revolving Exposure and the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders. "REAL ESTATE ASSET" means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee or leasehold) then owned by any Credit Party in any real property. "RECORD DOCUMENT" means, with respect to any Leasehold Property, (i) the lease evidencing such Leasehold Property or a memorandum thereof, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the affected real property, as lessor, or (ii) if such Leasehold Property was acquired or subleased from the holder of a Recorded Leasehold Interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document, executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon recordation and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent. 27 "RECORDED LEASEHOLD INTEREST" means a Leasehold Property with respect to which a Record Document has been recorded in all places necessary or desirable, in Administrative Agent's reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice of such Leasehold Property to third-party purchasers and encumbrancers of the affected real property. "REDEMPTIONS" means the redemption or repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock of American Achievement and the Series A Preferred Stock of Commemorative Brands, Inc. "REFINANCING NOTE INDENTURE" means the trust indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which any Refinancing Notes may be issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, as such indenture may be further amended, restated, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time in accordance with Section 6.16 of this Agreement. "REFINANCING NOTES" as defined in Section 6.1(o). "REFUNDED SWING LINE LOANS" as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iv). "REGISTER" as defined in Section 2.7(b). "REGULATION D" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time. "REIMBURSEMENT DATE" as defined in Section 2.4(d). "RELATED AGREEMENTS" means, collectively, Gold Consignment Agreement, the Gold Consignment Intercreditor Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and the documents governing the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Refinancing Notes, and the Existing Capital Leases. "RELATED FUND" means any investment fund that is (i) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit and (ii) is administered and 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. "RELEASE" means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material), including the movement of any Hazardous Material through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater. "REPLACEMENT LENDER" as defined in Section 2.23. "REQUISITE CLASS LENDERS" means, at any time of determination, (i) for the Class of Lenders having Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, Lenders holding more than 50% of the 28 aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders; (ii) for the Class of Lenders having Revolving Exposure, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders, and (iii) for each Class of Lenders having New Term Loan Exposure, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of that Class. "REQUISITE LENDERS" means one or more Lenders having or holding Tranche B Term Loan Exposure, New Term Loan Exposure and/or Revolving Exposure and representing more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Lenders, and (iii) the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders. "RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENT" means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of Holdings or the Company now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Holdings or the Company now or hereafter outstanding; (iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of Holdings or the Company now or hereafter outstanding; (iv) management or similar fees payable to Sponsor or any of its Affiliates and (v) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, repurchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment (or any offer to do any of the foregoing) with respect to, the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes. "REVOLVING COMMITMENT" means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund any Revolving Loan and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder and "REVOLVING COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender's Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-2 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, Joinder Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $40,000,000. "REVOLVING COMMITMENT PERIOD" means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. "REVOLVING COMMITMENT TERMINATION DATE" means the earliest to occur of (i) April 2, 2004, if the Term Loans are not made on or before that date; (ii) the sixth (6) anniversary of the Closing Date, (iii) the date the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.13(b) or 2.14, and (iv) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 8.1. "REVOLVING EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (i) prior to the termination of the Revolving Commitments, that Lender's Revolving Commitment; and (ii) after the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender, (b) in the case of Issuing Bank, the aggregate Letter of Credit Usage in respect of all Letters of Credit 29 issued by that Lender (net of any participations by Lenders in such Letters of Credit), (c) the aggregate amount of all participations by that Lender in any outstanding Letters of Credit or any unreimbursed drawing under any Letter of Credit, (d) in the case of Swing Line Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans (net of any participations therein by other Lenders), and (e) the aggregate amount of all participations therein by that Lender in any outstanding Swing Line Loans. "REVOLVING LOAN" means a Loan made by a Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and/or 2.22. "REVOLVING LOAN NOTE" means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-2, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Corporation. "SECURED PARTIES" has the meaning assigned to that term in the Pledge and Security Agreement. "SECURITIES" means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as "securities" or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing. "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. "SELLERS" means Castle Harlan Partners III, L.P., Castle Harlan Partners II, L.P. and the other stockholders of American Achievement set forth on Schedule I to the Merger Agreement. "SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE INDENTURE" means the Indenture dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which Company has issued its Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012, as such indenture may be further amended, restated, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time in accordance with Section 6.16 of this Agreement. "SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES" means Company's unsecured Senior Subordinated Notes due April 1, 2012, dated the date hereof, and any registered senior subordinated notes having substantially identical terms and issued pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Indenture in exchange for the initial, unregistered Senior Subordinated Notes, together with any additional senior subordinated notes issued under the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture after the Closing Date and expressly permitted hereunder. "SERIES" as defined in Section 2.24. 30 "SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE" means a Solvency Certificate of the chief financial officer of Holdings substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2. "SOLVENT" means, with respect to any Credit Party, that as of the date of determination, both (i) (a) the sum of such Credit Party's debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Credit Party's present assets; (b) such Credit Party's capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date and reflected in the Projections or with respect to any transaction contemplated or undertaken after the Closing Date; and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (ii) such Person is "solvent" within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5). "SPONSOR" means Fenway Partners, Inc. and its Affiliates. "SPONSOR EQUITY" means the Capital Stock of Holdings purchased by the Sponsor on or prior to the Closing Date in an aggregate Cash amount equal to not less than $96,000,000. "STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT" means the Stockholders Agreement, to be entered into in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, prior to April 30, 2004, among the Company, Holdings and certain stockholders of Holdings, as amended, waived and modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.15. "SUBJECT TRANSACTION" as defined in Section 6.8(d). "SUBORDINATED MANAGEMENT NOTES" means promissory notes, payable in kind, of Holdings issued to certain officers and employees of the Company in connection with a purchase or redemption of Capital Stock of Holdings expressly permitted by Section 6.5; provided that all the terms and conditions of such notes, including, without limitation, those relating to subordination, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as evidenced by its prior written approval thereof, it being understood that such notes will not be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent unless they include a provision prohibiting payments to be made thereunder if any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and; provided, further, that payments pursuant to the Subordinated Management Notes may only be made in accordance with Section 6.5. "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons 31 (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; provided, in determining the percentage of ownership interests of any Person controlled by another Person, no ownership interest in the nature of a "qualifying share" of the former Person shall be deemed to be outstanding. "SWING LINE LENDER" means DBCI in its capacity as Swing Line Lender hereunder, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity. "SWING LINE LOAN" means a Loan made by Swing Line Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.3. "SWING LINE NOTE" means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-3, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "SWING LINE SUBLIMIT" means the lesser of (i) $5,000,000, and (ii) the aggregate unused amount of Revolving Commitments then in effect. "SYNDICATION AGENT" as defined in the preamble hereto. "TAX" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature and whatever called, by whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed; provided, "Tax on the overall net income" of a Person shall (i) be construed as a reference to a tax imposed by the jurisdiction or any subdivision thereof in which that Person is organized or in which that Person's applicable principal office (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is located or in which that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is deemed to be doing business (a "RELEVANT TAX JURISDICTION") on all or part of the net income, profits or gains (whether worldwide, or only insofar as such income, profits or gains are considered to arise in or to relate to a particular jurisdiction, or otherwise) of that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its applicable lending office) and (ii) include all franchise taxes, branch taxes, taxes on doing business or taxes on the overall capital or net worth of any such Person (and/or in the case of a Lender, its Principal Office), in each case imposed by any Relevant Tax Jurisdiction in lieu of income, profits or gains taxes. "TERM LOAN" means a Tranche B Term Loan or a New Term Loan. "TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means the Tranche B Term Loan Commitment or the New Term Loan Commitment of a Lender, and "TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders. "TERM LOAN MATURITY DATE" means the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date and the New Term Loan Maturity Date of any Series of New Term Loans. "TERMINATED LENDER" as defined in Section 2.23. 32 "TITLE POLICY" as defined in Section 3.1(i). "TOTAL UTILIZATION OF REVOLVING COMMITMENTS" means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans or reimbursing Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, but not yet so applied), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage. "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN" means a Tranche B Term Loan made by a Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii). "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means the commitment of a Lender to make or otherwise fund a Tranche B Term Loan and "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A-1 or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $155,000,000. "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans of such Lender; provided, at any time prior to the making of the Tranche B Term Loans, the Tranche B Term Loan Exposure of any Lender shall be equal to such Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN MATURITY DATE" means the earlier of (i) the seventh (7) anniversary of the Closing Date, and (ii) the date that all Tranche B Term Loans shall become due and payable in full hereunder, whether by acceleration or otherwise. "TRANCHE B TERM LOAN NOTE" means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B-1, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "TRANSACTION COSTS" means the fees, costs and expenses payable by Holdings, the Company or any of the Company's Subsidiaries on or before the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions. "TRANSACTIONS" means the Acquisition, the Contribution of the Sponsor Equity, consummation of the Redemptions, the completion of the Debt Tender, the assumption of the Existing Capital Leases, the repayment of the Existing Indebtedness, the entering into of this Agreement, the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes and the exchange offer in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes. "TYPE OF LOAN" means (i) with respect to either Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and (ii) with respect to Swing Line Loans, a Base Rate Loan. 33 "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. "UNADJUSTED EURODOLLAR RATE COMPONENT" means that component of the interest costs to the Company in respect of a Eurodollar Rate Loan that is based upon the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. 1.2. ACCOUNTING TERMS. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP. Financial statements and other information required to be delivered by Holdings to Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1(a), 5.1(b) and 5.1(c) shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation statements provided for in Section 5.1(e), if applicable). For purposes of determining compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6 all accounting terms herein shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations hereunder (in each case, unless otherwise provided for or defined herein) shall be made in accordance with GAAP as used in the most recent of the annual financial statements referred to in Section 4.7 and applied on a basis consistent with the application used in the financial statements referred to in Section 4.7; provided further, that if Company notifies the Administrative Agent that Company wishes to amend any covenant in Section 2.14 or Section 6 or any related definition to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the date of this Agreement on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies Company that the Required Lenders wish to amend Section 2.14 or Section 6 or any related definition for such purpose), then (i) Company and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon an appropriate amendment to such covenant and (ii) Company's compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective until such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to Company and the Requisite Lenders. For the purposes of determining compliance under Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.6, 6.7 and 6.8 with respect to any amount in a currency other than Dollars, such amount shall be deemed to equal the Dollar equivalent thereof at the time such amount was incurred or expended, as the case may be. 1.3. INTERPRETATION, ETC. Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. References herein to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit shall be to a Section, an Appendix, a Schedule or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The use herein of the word "include" or "including", when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not no limiting language (such as "without limitation" or "but not limited to" or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. SECTION 2. LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 2.1. TERM LOANS. 34 (a) Loan Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make, on the Closing Date, a Tranche B Term Loan to the Company in an amount equal to such Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment. The Company may make only one borrowing under the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments which shall be on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Subject to Sections 2.13(a) and 2.14, all amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date. Each Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Closing Date after giving effect to the funding of such Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment on such date. (b) Borrowing Mechanics for Term Loans. (i) The Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed Funding Notice no later than one (1) day prior to the Closing Date. Promptly upon receipt by Administrative Agent of such Certificate, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing. (ii) Each Lender shall make its Tranche B Term Loan, as the case may be, available to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at Administrative Agent's Principal Office. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of the Term Loans available to the Company on the Closing Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Company at Administrative Agent's Principal Office or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Company. 2.2. REVOLVING LOANS. (a) Revolving Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Company in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Lender's Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loans in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Each Lender's Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date. (b) Borrowing Mechanics for Revolving Loans. (i) Except pursuant to 2.3(b)(iv) and 2.4(d), Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and 35 integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount, and Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount. (ii) Whenever the Company desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans, the Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date in the case of a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Funding Notice for a Revolving Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Company shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith. (iii) Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of Revolving Loans, together with the amount of each Lender's Pro Rata Share thereof, if any, together with the election of the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by Administrative Agent to each applicable Lender by telefacsimile with reasonable promptness, but (provided Administrative Agent shall have received such notice by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same day as Administrative Agent's receipt of such Notice from the Company. (iv) Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at Administrative Agent's Principal Office. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to the Company on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Revolving Loans received by Administrative Agent from Lenders to be credited to the account of the Company at Administrative Agent's Principal Office or such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Company. 2.3. SWING LINE LOANS. (a) Swing Line Loans Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Swing Line Lender hereby agrees to make Swing Line Loans to the Company in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Swing Line Sublimit; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Swing Line Loan, in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.3 may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. Swing Line Lender's Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Swing Line Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Swing Line Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date. 36 (b) Borrowing Mechanics for Swing Line Loans. (i) Swing Line Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $250,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount. (ii) Whenever the Company desires that Swing Line Lender make a Swing Line Loan, the Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Funding Notice no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the proposed Credit Date. (iii) Swing Line Lender shall make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at Administrative Agent's Principal Office. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swing Line Loans available to the Company on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Swing Line Loans received by Administrative Agent from Swing Line Lender to be credited to the account of the Company at Administrative Agent's Principal Office, or to such other account as may be designated in writing to Administrative Agent by the Company. (iv) With respect to any Swing Line Loans which have not been voluntarily prepaid by the Company pursuant to Section 2.13, Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Company), no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date, a notice (which shall be deemed to be a Funding Notice given by the Company) requesting that each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the Company on such Credit Date in an amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loans (the "REFUNDED SWING LINE LOANS") outstanding on the date such notice is given which Swing Line Lender requests Lenders to prepay. Promptly after receipt by Administrative Agent of such notice, Administrative Agent shall notify each such Lender thereof. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (1) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Lenders other than Swing Line Lender shall be immediately delivered by Administrative Agent to Swing Line Lender (and not to the Company) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the Refunded Swing Line Loans and (2) on the day such Revolving Loans are made, Swing Line Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Refunded Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by Swing Line Lender to the Company, and such portion of the Swing Line Loans deemed to be so paid shall no longer be outstanding as Swing Line Loans and shall no longer be due under the Swing Line Note of Swing Line Lender but shall instead constitute part of Swing Line Lender's outstanding Revolving Loans to the Company and shall be due under the Revolving Loan Note issued by the Company to Swing Line Lender. The Company hereby authorizes Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender to charge the Company's accounts with Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay Swing Line Lender the amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent of 37 the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by Lenders, including the Revolving Loans deemed to be made by Swing Line Lender, are not sufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans. If any portion of any such amount paid (or deemed to be paid) to Swing Line Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of the Company from Swing Line Lender in bankruptcy, by assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Lenders in the manner contemplated by Section 2.17. (v) If for any reason Revolving Loans are not made pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(iv) in an amount sufficient to repay any amounts owed to Swing Line Lender in respect of any outstanding Swing Line Loans on or before the third Business Day after demand for payment thereof by Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased a participation in such outstanding Swing Line Loans, and in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the applicable unpaid amount together with accrued interest thereon. Upon one Business Day's notice from Swing Line Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall deliver to Swing Line Lender an amount equal to its respective participation in the applicable unpaid amount in same day funds at the Principal Office of Swing Line Lender. In order to evidence such participation each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment agrees to enter into a participation agreement at the request of Swing Line Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Swing Line Lender. In the event any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to Swing Line Lender the amount of such Lender's participation as provided in this paragraph, Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three Business Days at the rate customarily used by Swing Line Lender for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate, as applicable. (vi) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (1) each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swing Line Loans pursuant to the second preceding paragraph and each Lender's obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid Swing Line Loans pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against Swing Line Lender, any Credit Party or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default; (C) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Credit Party; (D) any breach of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; or (E) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that such obligations of each Lender are subject to the condition that Swing Line Lender believed in good faith that all conditions under Section 3.2 to the making of the applicable Refunded Swing Line Loans or other unpaid Swing Line Loans, were satisfied at the time such Refunded Swing Line Loans or unpaid Swing Line Loans were made, or the satisfaction of any such condition not satisfied had been waived by the Requisite Lenders prior to or at the time such Refunded 38 Swing Line Loans or other unpaid Swing Line Loans were made; and (2) Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loans (A) if it has elected not to do so after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default or (B) at a time when a Funding Default exists unless Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the Company to eliminate Swing Line Lender's risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender's participation in such Swing Line Loan, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender's Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans. 2.4. ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT AND PURCHASE OF PARTICIPATIONS THEREIN. (a) Letters of Credit. During the period from the Closing Date until the thirtieth (30th) day before the end of the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Company in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (ii) the stated amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than $50,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to Issuing Bank; (iii) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect; (iv) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Letter of Credit Usage exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect; (v) in no event shall any standby Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (1) the tenth (10th) Business Day prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and (2) the date which is one year from the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit; (vi) in no event shall any commercial Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (1) the thirtieth (30th) day prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date and (2) the date which is 180 days from the date of issuance of such commercial Letter of Credit, (vii) in no event shall any Letter of Credit be issued if such Letter of Credit is otherwise unacceptable to Issuing Bank in its reasonable discretion and (viii) all such Letters of Credit shall provide for sight drawings. Subject to the foregoing, Issuing Bank may agree that a standby Letter of Credit will automatically be extended for one or more successive periods not to exceed one year each, unless Issuing Bank elects not to extend for any such additional period; provided, Issuing Bank shall not extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Issuing Bank must elect to allow such extension; provided, further, in the event a Funding Default exists, Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit unless Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it, the Administrative Agent and the Company to eliminate Issuing Bank's risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage. (b) Notice of Issuance. Whenever the Company desires the issuance of a Letter of Credit, it shall deliver to Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Issuing Bank) an Issuance Notice no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days (in the case of standby letters of credit) or five Business Days (in the case of commercial letters of credit), or in each case such shorter period as may be agreed to by Issuing Bank in any particular instance, in advance of the proposed date of issuance. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2, Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit only in accordance with 39 Issuing Bank's standard operating procedures. Promptly after the issuance or amendment of a standby Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Company and the Administrative Agent, in writing, of such issuance or amendment and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such issuance or amendment. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender, in writing, of such issuance or amendment and if so requested by a Lender, the Administrative Agent shall furnish such Lender with a copy of such issuance or amendment. With regards to commercial Letters of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall furnish the Administrative Agent, by facsimile, on the first Business Day of each week with a report detailing the daily aggregate commercial Letter of Credit outstandings for the previous week. In the event of any conflict between the terms of a Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit application and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and control. (c) Responsibility of Issuing Bank With Respect to Requests for Drawings and Payments. In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, Issuing Bank shall be responsible only to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. As between the Company and Issuing Bank, the Company assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by Issuing Bank, by the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such 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; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit so long as such conditions are complied with in all material respects; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Bank, including any Governmental Acts; none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of Issuing Bank's rights or powers hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, any action taken or omitted by Issuing Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to any liability on the part of Issuing Bank to the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.4(c), the Company shall retain any and all rights it may have against Issuing Bank for any liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank or from honoring a Letter of Credit that does not comply in all material respects with the conditions to draw on such Letter of Credit. 40 (d) Reimbursement by the Company of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of Credit. In the event Issuing Bank has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, it shall immediately notify the Company and Administrative Agent, and the Company shall reimburse Issuing Bank on or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored (the "REIMBURSEMENT DATE") in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing; provided, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless the Company shall have notified Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date such drawing is honored that the Company intends to reimburse Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Company shall be deemed to have given a timely Funding Notice to Administrative Agent requesting Lenders having a Revolving Commitment to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such honored drawing (and Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each such Lender having a Revolving Commitment of such deemed request), and (ii) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 3.2, Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by Administrative Agent to reimburse Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing; and provided further, if for any reason proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such honored drawing, the Company shall reimburse Issuing Bank, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in this Section 2.4(d) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender having a Revolving Commitment from its obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Company shall retain any and all rights it may have against any such Lender resulting from the failure of such Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this Section 2.4(d). (e) Lenders' Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby agrees to irrevocably purchase, from Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Commitments) of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder. In the event that the Company shall fail for any reason to reimburse Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.4(d), Issuing Bank shall promptly notify each Lender having a Revolving Commitment of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of such Lender's respective participation therein based on such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Commitments. Each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall make available to Issuing Bank an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars and in same day funds, at the office of Issuing Bank specified in such notice, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first Business Day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such office of Issuing Bank is located which is also a Business Day in New York City) after the date notified by Issuing Bank. In the event that any Lender having a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to Issuing Bank on such business day the amount of such Lender's participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.4(e), Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such 41 Lender together with interest thereon for three Business Days at the rate customarily used by Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate. Nothing in this Section 2.4(e) shall be deemed to prejudice the right of any Lender having a Revolving Commitment to recover from Issuing Bank any amounts made available by such Lender to Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in the event that it is determined that the payment with respect to a Letter of Credit in respect of which payment was made by such Lender constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Issuing Bank. In the event Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) for all or any portion of any drawing honored by Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.4(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lender's Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently received by Issuing Bank from the Company in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received. Any such distribution shall be made to a Lender having a Revolving Commitment at its primary address set forth below its name on Appendix B or at such other address as such Lender may request. (f) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Company to reimburse Issuing Bank for drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.4(d) and the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.4(e) shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances including any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Company or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), Issuing Bank, Lender or any other Person or, in the case of a Lender, against the Company, whether in connection herewith, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (iii) any draft or other document presented under any 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; (iv) payment by Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) any breach hereof or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; (vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; or (viii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, in each case, that payment by Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank under the circumstances in question. (g) Indemnification. Without duplication of any obligation of the Company under Section 10.2 or 10.3, in addition to amounts payable as provided herein, the Company hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless Issuing Bank from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which Issuing Bank may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the 42 issuance of any Letter of Credit by Issuing Bank, other than as a result of (1) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Bank or (2) the wrongful dishonor by Issuing Bank of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit issued by it, or (ii) the failure of Issuing Bank to honor a drawing under any such Letter of Credit as a result of any Governmental Act. 2.5. PRO RATA SHARES; AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. (a) Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in such other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby. (b) Availability of Funds. Unless Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Credit Date that such Lender does not intend to make available to Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender's Loan requested on such Credit Date, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to Administrative Agent on such Credit Date and Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Company a corresponding amount on such Credit Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Administrative Agent by such Lender, Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent's demand therefor, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Company shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Credit Date until the date such amount is paid to Administrative Agent, at the rate payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans for such Class of Loans. Nothing in this Section 2.5(b) shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Company may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. 2.6. USE OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the Tranche B Term Loans, and up to $2,000,000 of Revolving Loans, shall be applied by the Company together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Subordinated Notes to fund in part, the Acquisition, the repayment of the Existing Indebtedness, the consummation of the Redemptions, and the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit made after the Closing Date shall be applied by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including Permitted Acquisitions and permitted capital expenditures. No portion of the proceeds of any Credit Extension shall be used in any manner that causes or might cause such Credit 43 Extension or the application of such proceeds to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation thereof or to violate the Exchange Act. 2.7. EVIDENCE OF DEBT; REGISTER; LENDERS' BOOKS AND RECORDS; NOTES. (a) Lenders' Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Company to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Company, absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender's Revolving Commitments or the Company's Obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender's records, the recordations in the Register shall govern. (b) Register. Administrative Agent shall maintain at its Principal Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the Revolving Commitments and Loans of each Lender from time to time (the "REGISTER"). The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Administrative Agent shall record in the Register the Revolving Commitments and the Loans, and each repayment or prepayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided, failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender's Revolving Commitments or the Company's Obligations in respect of any Loan. The Company hereby designates GSCP to serve as the Company's agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section 2.7, and the Company hereby agrees that, to the extent GSCP serves in such capacity, GSCP and its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates shall constitute "Indemnitees." (c) Notes. If so requested by any Lender by written notice to the Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, or at any time thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver to such Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 10.6) on the Closing Date (or, if such notice is delivered after the Closing Date, promptly after the Company's receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence such Lender's Tranche B Term Loan, New Term Loan, Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. 2.8. INTEREST ON LOANS. (a) Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Class of Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows: (i) in the case of Revolving Loans: 44 (1) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or (2) if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin; (ii) in the case of Swing Line Loans, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and (iii) in the case of Tranche B Term Loans: (1) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; or (2) if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin; (b) The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan (except a Swing Line Loan which can be made and maintained as Base Rate Loans only), and the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall be selected by the Company and notified to Administrative Agent and Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be; provided, (i) the Term Loans initially shall be made as Base Rate Loans until the earlier of (x) the date which is thirty (30) days following the Closing Date or such earlier date otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and (y) the date upon which the primary syndication of the Loans and Revolving Commitments as determined by the Administrative Agent has been completed and (ii) until the date that Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the primary syndication of the Loans and Revolving Commitments has been completed, as determined by Administrative Agent, the Term Loans shall be maintained as either (1) Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period of no longer than one month or (2) Base Rate Loans. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day such Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. (c) In connection with Eurodollar Rate Loans there shall be no more than eight (8) Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In the event the Company fails to specify between a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan (if outstanding as a Eurodollar Rate Loan) will be automatically converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan (or if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, a Base Rate Loan). In the event the Company fails to specify an Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate 45 Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Company and each Lender. (d) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.8(a) shall be computed (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day's interest shall be paid on that Loan. (e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on and to (i) each Interest Payment Date applicable to that Loan; (ii) upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) at maturity, including final maturity; provided, however, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, accrued interest shall instead be payable on the applicable Interest Payment Date. (f) The Company agrees to pay to Issuing Bank, with respect to drawings honored under any Letter of Credit, interest on the amount paid by Issuing Bank in respect of each such honored drawing from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date such amount is reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company at a rate equal to (i) for the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the applicable Reimbursement Date, the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and (ii) thereafter, a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. (g) Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.8(f) shall be computed on the basis of a 365/366-day year for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which the related drawing under a Letter of Credit is reimbursed in full. Promptly upon receipt by Issuing Bank of any payment of interest pursuant to Section 2.8(f), Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender, out of the interest received by Issuing Bank in respect of the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date on which Issuing Bank is reimbursed for the amount of such drawing (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans), the amount that such Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter of credit fee that would have been payable in respect of such Letter of Credit for such period if no drawing had been honored under such Letter of Credit. In the event Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by Lenders for all or any portion of such honored drawing, Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under Section 2.4(e) with 46 respect to such honored drawing such Lender's Pro Rata Share of any interest received by Issuing Bank in respect of that portion of such honored drawing so reimbursed by Lenders for the period from the date on which Issuing Bank was so reimbursed by Lenders to but excluding the date on which such portion of such honored drawing is reimbursed by the Company. 2.9. CONVERSION/CONTINUATION. (a) Subject to Section 2.18 and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, the Company shall have the option: (i) to convert at any time all or any part of any Term Loan or Revolving Loan equal to $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless the Company shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.18 in connection with any such conversion; or (ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate Loan. (b) The Company shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, any Eurodollar Rate Loans (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Company shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith. 2.10. DEFAULT INTEREST. The principal amount of all Loans not paid when due and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments on the Loans or any fees or other amounts owed hereunder not paid when due, shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable on demand at a rate that is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such fees and other amounts, at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the highest interest rate otherwise then payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans); provided, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in interest rate is effective such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the highest interest rate otherwise then payable hereunder for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.10 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Administrative Agent or any Lender. 47 2.11. FEES. (a) The Company agrees to pay to Lenders having Revolving Exposure: (i) commitment fees equal to (1) the average of the daily difference between (a) the Revolving Commitments, and (b) the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans (but not any outstanding Swing Line Loans) plus (y) the Letter of Credit Usage, times (2) the Commitment Fee Percentage; and (ii) letter of credit fees equal to (1) the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, times (2) the aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all such Letters of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met and determined as of the close of business on any date of determination). All fees referred to in this Section 2.11(a) shall be paid to Administrative Agent at its Principal Office and upon receipt, Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof. (b) The Company agrees to pay directly to Issuing Bank, for its own account, the following fees: (i) a fronting fee equal to 0.125%, per annum, times the aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit (determined as of the close of business on any date of determination); provided that, in no event, shall the fronting fee in respect of any Letter of Credit be less than $500 per annum; and (ii) such documentary and processing charges for any issuance, amendment, transfer or payment of a Letter of Credit as are in accordance with Issuing Bank's standard schedule for such charges and as in effect at the time of such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may be. (c) All fees referred to in Section 2.11(a) and 2.11(b)(i) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each of the dates specified in Section 2.12(a) for payment of principal during the Revolving Commitment Period, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. (d) In addition to any of the foregoing fees, the Company agrees to pay to Agents such other fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon. 2.12. SCHEDULED PAYMENTS/COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS. (a) Scheduled Installments. The principal amounts of the Tranche B Term Loans shall be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments (each, an "INSTALLMENT") in the aggregate amounts set forth below on the Business Day immediately following the last day of each Fiscal Quarter (each, an "INSTALLMENT DATE"), commencing May 31, 2004: 48
FISCAL QUARTER TRANCHE B TERM LOAN INSTALLMENTS -------------- -------------------------------- May 31, 2004 $ 387,500 August 30, 2004 $ 387,500 November 29, 2004 $ 387,500 February 28, 2005 $ 387,500 May 30, 2005 $ 387,500 August 29, 2005 $ 387,500 November 28, 2005 $ 387,500 February 2, 2006 $ 387,500 May 29, 2006 $ 387,500 August 28, 2006 $ 387,500 November 27, 2007 $ 387,500 February 26, 2007 $ 387,500 May 28, 2007 $ 387,500 August 27, 2007 $ 387,500 November 26, 2007 $ 387,500 February 25, 2008 $ 387,500 June 2, 2008 $ 387,500 September 1, 2008 $ 387,500 December 1, 2008 $ 387,500 March 2, 2009 $ 387,500 June 1, 2009 $ 387,500 August 31, 2009 $ 387,500 November 30, 2009 $ 387,500 March 1, 2010 $ 387,500 May 31, 2010 $ 387,500 August 30, 2010 $ 387,500 November 29, 2010 $ 387,500 February 28, 2011 $ 387,500 Tranche B Term Loan $144,150,000 Maturity Date
; provided, in the event any New Term Loans are made, such New Term Loans shall be repaid on each Installment Date occurring on or after the applicable Increased Amount Date in an amount equal to (i) the aggregate principal amount of New Term Loans of the applicable Series of New 49 Term Loans, times (ii) the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (y) the amount of all other Term Loans being repaid on such Installment Date and (z) the total aggregate principal amount of all other Term Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) such Installments shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Tranche B Term Loans, in accordance with Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15, as applicable; and (y) the Tranche B Term Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto, shall, in any event, be paid in full no later than the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date. (b) Revolving Loans shall be paid in full on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. 2.13. VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENTS/COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS. (a) Voluntary Prepayments. (i) Any time and from time to time: (1) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the Company may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount; (2) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Company may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount; and (3) with respect to Swing Line Loans, the Company may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in an aggregate minimum amount of $250,000, and in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount. (ii) All such prepayments shall be made: (1) upon not less than one Business Day's prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Base Rate Loans; (2) upon not less than three Business Days' prior written or telephonic notice in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans; and (3) upon written or telephonic notice on the date of prepayment, in the case of Swing Line Loans; 50 in each case given to Administrative Agent or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing to Administrative Agent (and Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such telephonic or original notice for Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as the case may be, by telefacsimile or telephone promptly confirmed in writing to each Lender) or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein. Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 2.15(a). (b) Voluntary Commitment Reductions. (i) The Company may, upon not less than three Business Days' prior written or telephonic notice confirmed in writing to Administrative Agent (which original written or telephonic notice Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone promptly confirmed in writing to each applicable Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part, without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments in an amount up to the amount by which the Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments at the time of such proposed termination or reduction; provided, any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount. (ii) The Company's notice to Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Company's notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Lender proportionately to its Pro Rata Share thereof. 2.14. MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS/COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS. (a) Asset Sales. No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Asset Sale Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 from the Closing Date through the applicable date of determination, the Company shall prepay the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such amount of Net Asset Sale Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 from the Closing Date; provided, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries, to invest Net Asset Sale Proceeds within three hundred-sixty (360) days of receipt thereof in long-term productive assets of the general type used in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided further, pending any such investment all such Net Asset Sale Proceeds shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans to the extent outstanding (without a reduction in Revolving Commitments). (b) Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds. No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or Administrative Agent as loss payee, of any Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 from the 51 Closing Date through the applicable date of determination, the Company shall prepay the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to such amount of Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000; provided, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries to invest such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds within three hundred-sixty (360) days of receipt thereof in long term productive assets of the general type used in the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, restoration or replacement of the applicable assets thereof; provided further, pending any such investment all such Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, as the case may be, shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans to the extent outstanding (without a reduction in Revolving Commitments). (c) Issuance of Equity Securities. On the date of receipt by Holdings of any Cash proceeds from a capital contribution to, or the issuance of any Capital Stock of, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to any employee stock or stock option compensation plan or equity issued to Sponsor or Sponsor's Affiliates, all or substantially all of the Cash proceeds of which are utilized by the Company to consummate Permitted Acquisitions or for capital expenditures or Investments otherwise permitted hereunder), the Company shall prepay the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to 50.0% of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, payable to a Person that is not Holdings or its Subsidiaries, including reasonable legal fees and expenses. (d) Issuance of Debt. No later than the first Business Day following the date of receipt by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any Cash proceeds from the incurrence of any Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1, but expressly including the proceeds of any sale and leaseback pursuant to Section 6.11), the Company shall prepay the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, payable to a Person that is not Holdings or its Subsidiaries, including reasonable legal fees and expenses. (e) Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. In the event that there shall be Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for any Fiscal Year (commencing with Fiscal Year 2004 but only for the period starting with the Closing Date for such Fiscal Year), the Company shall, no later than one hundred-five (105) days after the end of such Fiscal Year, prepay the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced as set forth in Section 2.15(b) in an aggregate amount equal to 75.0% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow; provided, during any period in which the Leverage Ratio (determined for any such period by reference to the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(d) calculating the Leverage Ratio) shall be 4.50:1.00 or less, the Company shall only be required to make the prepayments and/or reductions otherwise required hereby in an amount equal to 50.0% of such Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. 52 (f) Revolving Loans and Swing Loans. The Company shall from time to time prepay first, the Swing Line Loans, and second, the Revolving Loans to the extent necessary so that the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not at any time exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. (g) Prepayment Certificate. Concurrently with any prepayment of the Loans and/or reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Sections 2.14(a) through 2.14(e), the Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable net proceeds or Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, as the case may be. In the event that the Company shall subsequently determine that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Company shall promptly make an additional prepayment of the Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments shall be permanently reduced in an amount equal to such excess, and the Company shall concurrently therewith deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess. (h) Subordinated Indebtedness. In the event that the Company shall otherwise be required to make any mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness under the Senior Subordinated Notes (other than Refinancing Notes) or any Refinancing Notes, the Company shall prepay the Loans and reduce the Commitments in accordance with Section 2.15 in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such mandatory prepayment. 2.15. APPLICATION OF PREPAYMENTS/REDUCTIONS. (a) Application of Voluntary Prepayments by Type of Loans. Any prepayment of any Loan pursuant to Section 2.13(a) shall be applied as specified by the Company in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided, in the event the Company fails to specify the Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied, such prepayment shall be applied as follows: first, to repay outstanding Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof; second, to repay outstanding Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof; and third, to prepay the Term Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof). Any prepayment of any Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.13(a) shall be further applied on a pro rata basis to reduce the scheduled remaining Installments of principal on such Term Loan. (b) Application of Mandatory Prepayments by Type of Loans. Any amount required to be paid pursuant to Sections 2.14(a) through 2.14(e) shall be applied as follows: first, to prepay Term Loans on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof) and shall be further applied on a pro rata basis to the remaining scheduled Installments of the applicable Term Loans; 53 second, to prepay the Swing Line Loans to the full extent thereof and to permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments by the amount of such prepayment; third, to prepay the Revolving Loans to the full extent thereof and to further permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments by the amount of such prepayment; fourth, to prepay outstanding reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and to further permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitments by the amount of such prepayment; fifth, to cash collateralize Letters of Credit and to further permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitments by the amount of such cash collateralization; and sixth, to further permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments to the full extent thereof. (c) Application of Prepayments of Loans to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans. Considering each Class of Loans being prepaid separately, any prepayment thereof shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case in a manner which minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Company pursuant to Section 2.18(c). (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as an Event of Default exists and is continuing, any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.14(a) through Section 2.14(e) shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans and outstanding Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis and, in respect of the Term Loans, any such amounts shall be applied to reduce on a pro rata basis the remaining scheduled Installments of principal on the Term Loans. 2.16. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING PAYMENTS. (a) All payments by the Company of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in same day funds, without defense, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition, and delivered to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date due at Administrative Agent's Principal Office for the account of Lenders; funds received by Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by the Company on the next succeeding Business Day. (b) All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid. (c) Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender's applicable Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other 54 amounts due thereto, including, without limitation, all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by Administrative Agent. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its Pro Rata Share of any Eurodollar Rate Loans, Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter. (e) Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of "Interest Period", whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the Revolving Commitment fees and any Letter of Credit fees hereunder. (f) The Company hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to charge the Company's accounts with Administrative Agent in order to cause timely payment to be made to Administrative Agent of all principal, Letter of Credit reimbursements, interest, fees and expenses due hereunder (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for that purpose). (g) Administrative Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of the Company hereunder that is not made in same day funds prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by Administrative Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic notice to the Company and each applicable Lender (confirmed in writing) if any payment is non-conforming. Any non-conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 8.1(a). Interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the rate determined pursuant to Section 2.10 from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full. (h) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, and the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 8.1, all payments or proceeds received by Agents hereunder in respect of any of the Obligations, shall be applied in accordance with the application arrangements described in Section 7.2 of the Pledge and Security Agreement. 2.17. RATABLE SHARING. Lenders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker's lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy 55 Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (collectively, the "AGGREGATE AMOUNTS DUE" to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided, if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise (and whether as a result of any demand, settlement, litigation or otherwise), those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Company expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker's lien, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Company to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder directly by Company. 2.18. MAKING OR MAINTAINING EURODOLLAR RATE LOANS. (a) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Company and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as Administrative Agent notifies the Company and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (ii) any Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Company with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by the Company. (b) Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans. In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only after consultation with the Company and Administrative Agent) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) has become impracticable, as a result of contingencies occurring after the date hereof which materially and adversely affect the 56 London interbank market or the position of such Lender in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an "AFFECTED LENDER" and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Company and Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Thereafter (1) the obligation of the Affected Lender to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by the Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Company pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Affected Lender shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (3) the Affected Lender's obligation to maintain its outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the "AFFECTED LOANS") shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Company pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Company shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 2.18(c), to rescind such Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Section 2.18(b) shall affect the obligation of any Lender other than an Affected Lender to make or maintain Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the terms hereof. (c) Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. The Company shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by such Lender to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits including, without limitation, the Applicable Margin) which such Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Funding Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice or a telephonic request for conversion or continuation; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Company. (d) Booking of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Any Lender may make, carry or transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of such Lender. 57 (e) Assumptions Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 2.18 and under Section 2.19 shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded each of its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of such Lender to a domestic office of such Lender in the United States of America; provided, however, each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 2.18 and under Section 2.19. 2.19. INCREASED COSTS; CAPITAL ADEQUACY. (a) Compensation For Increased Costs and Taxes. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.20 (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters covered thereby), in the event that any Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(a)) shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or governmental authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law): (i) subjects such Lender (or its applicable lending office) to any additional Tax (other than any Tax on the overall net income of such Lender) with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or any payments to such Lender (or its applicable lending office) of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder; (ii) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserve), special deposit, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender (other than any such reserve or other requirements with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans that are reflected in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate); or (iii) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax matter) on or affecting such Lender (or its applicable lending office) or its obligations hereunder or the London interbank market; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with respect thereto; then, in any such case, the Company shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate such Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Lender shall deliver to the Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for 58 calculating the additional amounts owed to such Lender under this Section 2.19(a), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). (b) Capital Adequacy Adjustment. In the event that any Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.19(b)) shall have determined that the adoption, effectiveness, phase-in or applicability after the Closing Date of any law, rule or regulation (or any provision thereof) regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) with any guideline, request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender's Loans or Revolving Commitments or Letters of Credit, or participations therein or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, phase-in, applicability, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Lender or such controlling corporation with regard to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by the Company from such Lender of the statement referred to in the next sentence, the Company shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such controlling corporation on an after-tax basis for such reduction. Such Lender shall deliver to the Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to Lender under this Section 2.19(b), which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's or the Issuing Bank's intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). 59 2.20. TAXES; WITHHOLDING, ETC. (a) Payments to Be Free and Clear. All sums payable by any Credit Party hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall (except to the extent required by law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax (other than a Tax on the overall net income of any Lender) imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or within the United States of America or any political subdivision in or of the United States of America or any other jurisdiction from or to which a payment is made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or by any federation or organization of which the United States of America or any such jurisdiction is a member at the time of payment. (b) Withholding of Taxes. If any Credit Party or any other Person is required by law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any such Tax from any sum paid or payable by any Credit Party to Administrative Agent or any Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.20(b)) under any of the Credit Documents: (i) the Company shall notify Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as the Company becomes aware of it; (ii) the Company shall pay any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Credit Party) for its own account or (if that liability is imposed on Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be) on behalf of and in the name of Administrative Agent or such Lender; (iii) the sum payable by such Credit Party in respect of which the relevant deduction, withholding or payment is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of that deduction, withholding or payment, Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction, withholding or payment been required or made; and (iv) within thirty days after paying any sum from which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding, and within thirty days after the due date of payment of any Tax which it is required by clause (ii) above to pay, the Company shall deliver to Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction, withholding or payment and of the remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority; provided, no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any Lender under clause (iii) above except to the extent that any change after the date hereof (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or after the effective date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender (in the case of each other Lender) in any such requirement for a deduction, withholding or payment as is mentioned therein shall result in an increase in the rate of such deduction, withholding or payment from that in effect at the date hereof or at the date of such Assignment Agreement, as the case may be, in respect of payments to such Lender. (c) Evidence of Exemption From U.S. Withholding Tax. Each Lender that is not a United States Person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code) for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a "NON-US LENDER") shall deliver to Administrative Agent for transmission to the Company, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the 60 Company or Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (i) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Company to establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable under any of the Credit Documents, or (ii) if such Lender is not a "bank" or other Person described in Section 881(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and cannot deliver either Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI pursuant to clause (i) above, a Certificate re Non-Bank Status together with two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Company to establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to any payments to such Lender of interest payable under any of the Credit Documents. Each Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 2.20(c) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Lender shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent for transmission to the Company two new original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or a Certificate re Non-Bank Status and two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor form), as the case may be, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, and such other documentation required under the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably requested by the Company to confirm or establish that such Lender is not subject to deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Lender under the Credit Documents, or notify Administrative Agent and the Company of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. The Company shall not be required to pay any additional amount to any Non-US Lender under Section 2.20(b)(iii) if such Lender shall have failed (1) to deliver the forms, certificates or other evidence referred to in the second sentence of this Section 2.20(c), or (2) to notify Administrative Agent and the Company of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence, as the case may be; provided, if such Lender shall have satisfied the requirements of the first sentence of this Section 2.20(c) on the Closing Date or on the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it became a Lender, as applicable, nothing in this last sentence of Section 2.20(c) shall relieve the Company of its obligation to pay any additional amounts pursuant this Section 2.20 in the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender is not subject to withholding as described herein. 2.21. OBLIGATION TO MITIGATE. Each Lender (which term shall include Issuing Bank for purposes of this Section 2.21) agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender responsible for administering its Loans or Letters of Credit, as the case may be, becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition that would cause such Lender 61 to become an Affected Lender or that would entitle such Lender to receive payments under Section 2.18, 2.19 or 2.20, it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to (a) make, issue, fund or maintain its Credit Extensions, including any Affected Loans, through another office of such Lender, or (b) take such other measures as such Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances which would cause such Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.18, 2.19 or 2.20 would be materially reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Revolving Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise adversely affect such Revolving Commitments, Loans or Letters of Credit or the interests of such Lender; provided, such Lender will not be obligated to utilize such other office pursuant to this Section 2.21 unless the Company agrees to pay all incremental expenses incurred by such Lender as a result of utilizing such other office as described in clause (i) above. A certificate as to the amount of any such expenses payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.21 (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender to the Company (with a copy to Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 2.22. DEFAULTING LENDERS. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that any Lender, at the direction or request of any regulatory agency or authority, defaults (a "DEFAULTING LENDER") in its obligation to fund (a "FUNDING DEFAULT") any Revolving Loan or its portion of any unreimbursed payment under Section 2.3(b)(iv) or 2.4(e) (in each case, a "DEFAULTED LOAN"), then (a) during any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a "Lender" for purposes of voting on any matters (including the granting of any consents or waivers) with respect to any of the Credit Documents; (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, until such time as the Default Excess with respect to such Defaulting Lender shall have been reduced to zero, (i) any voluntary prepayment of the Revolving Loans shall, if the Company so directs at the time of making such voluntary prepayment, be applied to the Revolving Loans of other Lenders as if such Defaulting Lender had no Revolving Loans outstanding and the Revolving Exposure of such Defaulting Lender were zero, and (ii) any mandatory prepayment of the Revolving Loans shall, if the Company so directs at the time of making such mandatory prepayment, be applied to the Revolving Loans of other Lenders (but not to the Revolving Loans of such Defaulting Lender) as if such Defaulting Lender had funded all Defaulted Loans of such Defaulting Lender, it being understood and agreed that the Company shall be entitled to retain any portion of any mandatory prepayment of the Revolving Loans that is not paid to such Defaulting Lender solely as a result of the operation of the provisions of this clause (b); (c) such Defaulting Lender's Revolving Commitment and outstanding Revolving Loans and such Defaulting Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Usage shall be excluded for purposes of calculating the Revolving Commitment fee payable to Lenders pursuant to Section 2.11 in respect of any day during any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender, and such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Revolving Commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.11 with respect to such Defaulting Lender's Revolving Commitment in respect of any Default Period with respect to such Defaulting Lender; and (d) the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments as at any date of determination shall be calculated as if such Defaulting Lender had funded all Defaulted Loans 62 of such Defaulting Lender. No Revolving Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.22, performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the other Credit Documents shall not be excused or otherwise modified as a result of any Funding Default or the operation of this Section 2.22. The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.22 are in addition to other rights and remedies which the Company may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any Funding Default and which Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender with respect to any Funding Default. 2.23. REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF A LENDER. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that: (a) (i) any Lender (an "INCREASED-COST LENDER") shall give notice to the Company that such Lender is an Affected Lender or that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under Section 2.18, 2.19 or 2.20, (ii) the circumstances which have caused such Lender to be an Affected Lender or which entitle such Lender to receive such payments shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Lender shall fail to withdraw such notice within five Business Days after the Company's request for such withdrawal; or (b) (i) any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender, (ii) the Default Period for such Defaulting Lender shall remain in effect, and (iii) such Defaulting Lender shall fail to cure the default as a result of which it has become a Defaulting Lender within five Business Days after the Company's request that it cure such default; or (c) in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent with respect to any of the provisions hereof as contemplated by Section 10.5(b), the consent of Requisite Lenders shall have been obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders (each a "NON-CONSENTING LENDER") whose consent is required shall not have been obtained; then, with respect to each such Increased-Cost Lender, Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender (the "TERMINATED LENDER"), the Company may, by giving written notice to Administrative Agent and any Terminated Lender of its election to do so, elect to cause such Terminated Lender (and such Terminated Lender hereby irrevocably agrees) to assign its outstanding Loans and its Revolving Commitments, if any, in full to one or more Eligible Assignees (each a "REPLACEMENT LENDER") in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6; provided, (1) on the date of such assignment, the Replacement Lender shall pay to Terminated Lender an amount equal to the sum of (A) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Terminated Lender, (B) an amount equal to all unreimbursed drawings that have been funded by such Terminated Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time and (C) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid fees owing to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.11; (2) on the date of such assignment, the Company shall pay any amounts payable to such Terminated Lender pursuant to Section 2.18(c), 2.19 or 2.20; or otherwise as if it were a prepayment and (3) in the event such Terminated Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, each Replacement Lender shall consent, at the time of such assignment, to each matter in respect of which such Terminated Lender was a Non-Consenting Lender; provided, the Company may not make such election with respect to any Terminated Lender that is also an Issuing Bank unless, prior to the effectiveness of such election, the Company shall have caused each outstanding Letter of Credit issued thereby to be cancelled. Upon the prepayment of all amounts owing to any Terminated Lender and the termination of such Terminated Lender's Revolving Commitments, if any, such Terminated Lender shall no longer constitute a "Lender" for purposes hereof; provided, any rights of such Terminated Lender to indemnification hereunder shall survive as to such Terminated Lender. 63 2.24. INCREMENTAL FACILITIES. The Company may by written notice to Administrative Agent elect to request (A) prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, an increase to the existing Revolving Loan Commitments (any such increase, the "NEW REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENTS") and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (the "NEW TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS"), by an amount not in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate and not less than $5,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount which shall be approved by Administrative Agent or such lesser amount that shall constitute the difference between $5,000,000 and all such New Revolving Loan Commitments and New Term Loan Commitments obtained prior to such date), and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount. Each such notice shall specify (A) the date (each, an "INCREASED AMOUNT DATE") on which the Company proposes that the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to Administrative Agent and (B) the identity of each Lender or other Person that is an Eligible Assignee (each, a "NEW REVOLVING LOAN LENDER" or "NEW TERM LOAN LENDER", as applicable) to whom the Company proposes any portion of such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, be allocated and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New Revolving Loan Commitment or a New Term Loan Commitment. Such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments shall become effective, as of such Increased Amount Date; provided that (1) no Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; (2) both before and after giving effect to the making of any Series of New Term Loans, each of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 shall be satisfied; (3) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 6.8 as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; (4) the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by the Company, Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register and shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 2.20(c); (5) the Company shall make any payments in respect of breakage or non-commencement of an Interest Period required pursuant to Section 2.18(c) in connection with the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; (6) the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction. Any New Term Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated, a separate series (a "SERIES") of New Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; and (7) the Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter after giving effect to any Loans made pursuant to such New Revolving Loan Commitments on the Increased Amount Date or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable and after giving effect to use of proceeds thereof, shall be the Leverage Ratio as set forth for such Fiscal Quarter in Section 6.8(b) minus 0.25. On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Loan Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each of the 64 Revolving Lenders shall assign to each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Loan Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Loan Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Loan Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Loan Commitments to the Revolving Loan Commitments, (b) each New Revolving Loan Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Loan Commitment and each Loan made thereunder (a "NEW REVOLVING LOAN") shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (c) each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the New Revolving Loan Commitment and all matters relating thereto. On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Loan Commitments of any Series are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each New Term Loan Lender of any Series shall make a Loan to the Company (a "NEW TERM LOAN") in an amount equal to its New Term Loan Commitment of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Loan Lender of any Series shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitment of such Series and the New Term Loans of such Series made pursuant thereto. Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders promptly upon receipt of the Company's notice of each Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (y) the New Revolving Loan Commitments and the New Revolving Loan Lenders or the Series of New Term Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Lenders of such Series, as applicable, and (z) in the case of each notice to any Revolving Loan Lender, the respective interests in such Revolving Loan Lender's Revolving Loans, in each case subject to the assignments contemplated by this Section. The terms and provisions of the New Term Loans and New Term Loan Commitments of any Series shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Joinder Agreement, identical to the Tranche B Term Loans. The terms and provisions of the New Revolving Loans shall be identical to the Revolving Loans. In any event (i) the weighted average life to maturity of all New Term Loans of any Series shall be no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Tranche B Terms Loans, (ii) the applicable New Term Loan Maturity Date of each Series shall be no shorter than the final maturity of the Revolving Loans and the Tranche B Term Loans, (iii) the rate of interest applicable to the New Term Loans of each Series shall be determined by the Company and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder Agreement; provided however that the interest rate applicable to the New Term Loans shall not be greater than the highest interest rate that may, under any circumstances, be payable with respect to Tranche B Term Loans plus 0.50% per annum unless the interest rate with respect to the Tranche B Term Loan is increased so as to equal the interest rate applicable to the New Term Loans and (iv) to the extent deemed necessary by Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, provisions shall have been made to ensure that no less than 50% of the New Revolving Loan Commitments remain funded through the applicable New Term Loan Maturity Date. Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or 65 appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provision of this Section 2.24. SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 3.1. CLOSING DATE. The obligation of any Lender to make a Credit Extension on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.5, of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date: (a) Credit Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received sufficient copies of each Credit Document originally executed and delivered by each applicable Credit Party for each Lender. (b) Organizational Documents; Incumbency. Administrative Agent shall have received (i) sufficient copies of each Organizational Document executed and delivered by each Credit Party, as applicable, and, to the extent applicable, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official, for each Lender, each dated the Closing Date or a recent date prior thereto; (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of such Person executing the Credit Documents to which it is a party; (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors or similar governing body of each Credit Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the Related Agreements to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound as of the Closing Date, certified as of the Closing Date by its secretary or an assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment; (iv) a good standing certificate from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Credit Party's jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation and in each jurisdiction listed on Schedule 4.1 in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business, each dated a recent date prior to the Closing Date; and (v) such other documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request. (c) Organizational and Capital Structure. The organizational structure and capital structure of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, both before and after giving effect to Transactions, shall be as set forth on Schedule 4.1. (d) Capitalization of Holdings and the Company. (i) Simultaneously with the first borrowings hereunder, Sponsor shall have made the contribution of the Sponsor Equity and the Company shall have received the proceeds thereof; and (ii) simultaneously with the first borrowings hereunder, the Company shall have issued $150,000,000 of Senior Subordinated Notes which together with the Sponsor Equity and the proceeds of the Loans made hereunder on the Closing Date shall be sufficient (with the use of any Revolving Loans) to consummate the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated in connection therewith and pay all Transaction Costs. (e) Consummation of Transactions. (i) (1) All conditions set forth in the Acquisition Documents and documents related to the Senior Subordinated Notes shall have been satisfied or the 66 fulfillment of any such conditions shall have been waived with the consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (2) the Transactions shall have become effective in accordance with the terms of the Related Agreements. (ii) Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed or conformed copy of each Related Agreement and any documents executed in connection therewith. Each Related Agreement shall be in full force and effect, shall include terms and provisions reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and no provision thereof shall have been modified or waived in any respect reasonably determined by Administrative Agent to be material, in each case without the consent of Administrative Agent. (iii) Since the date of execution thereof, there shall have been no amendment, restatement, or other modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement which, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, is in any manner adverse to the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). (iv) The Company shall have issued the Senior Subordinated Notes in the aggregate principal amount of not less than $150,000,000 pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture. (f) Existing Indebtedness; Debt Tender; CB Notes Call. On the Closing Date, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall have (i) repaid in full all outstanding Existing Indebtedness, (ii) terminated any commitments to lend or make other extensions of credit thereunder, (iii) delivered to Administrative Agent all documents or instruments necessary to release all Liens securing Existing Indebtedness or other obligations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries thereunder being repaid on the Closing Date, and (iv) made arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent with respect to the cancellation of any letters of credit outstanding thereunder or the issuance of Letters of Credit to support the obligations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries with respect thereto. The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that an irrevocable notice of redemption for all outstanding CB Notes has been deposited with the trustee and sufficient funds have been irrevocably deposited to fund such redemption and the Debt Tender shall have occurred, each on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. (g) Transaction Costs. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent the Company's reasonable best estimate of the Transaction Costs (other than fees payable to any Agent). (h) Governmental Authorizations and Consents. Each Credit Party shall have obtained all Governmental Authorizations and all consents of other Persons, in each case that are necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents and the Related Agreements and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All applicable waiting periods shall 67 have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents or the Related Agreements or the financing thereof and no action, request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired. (i) Real Estate Assets. In order to create in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to any filing and/or recording referred to herein, perfected First Priority security interest in certain Real Estate Assets, Company and each applicable Guarantor shall have used their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver to Collateral Agent, in the case of each Leasehold Property listed on Schedule 3.1(i), (I) a Landlord Consent and Estoppel and (II) evidence that such Leasehold Property is a Recorded Leasehold Interest, and Collateral Agent shall have received from the Company and each applicable Guarantor: (i) fully executed and notarized Mortgages, in proper form for recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering each Real Estate Asset listed in Schedule 3.1(i) (each, a "CLOSING DATE MORTGAGED PROPERTY"); (ii) an opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent) in each state in which a Closing Date Mortgaged Property is located addressed to the Agents and the Lenders and dated as of the Closing Date with respect to the enforceability of the form(s) of Mortgages to be recorded in such state and such other matters as Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent; (iii) (A) ALTA mortgagee title insurance policies or unconditional commitments therefor issued by one or more title companies reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent with respect to each Closing Date Mortgaged Property (each, a "TITLE POLICY"), in amounts not less than the fair market value of each Closing Date Mortgaged Property, together with a title report issued by a title company with respect thereto, dated not more than thirty days prior to the Closing Date and copies of all recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to therein, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and (B) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent that such Credit Party has paid to the title company or to the appropriate governmental authorities all expenses and premiums of the title company and all other sums required in connection with the issuance of each Title Policy and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording the Mortgages for each Closing Date Mortgaged Property in the appropriate real estate records; (iv) evidence of flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, in each case in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of 68 Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent; and (v) ALTA survey in respect of the Dallas Facility, certified to Collateral Agent and dated not more than thirty days prior to the Closing Date. (j) Personal Property Collateral. In order to create in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid, perfected First Priority security interest in the personal property Collateral, Collateral Agent shall have received: (i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent of the compliance by each Credit Party with their obligations under the Pledge and Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents (including, without limitation, their obligations to execute and deliver UCC financing statements, originals of securities, instruments and chattel paper and any agreements perfecting the security interest in the deposit and/or securities accounts as provided therein); (ii) A completed Collateral Questionnaire dated the Closing Date and executed by an Authorized Officer of each Credit Party, together with all attachments contemplated thereby, including (A) the results of a recent search, by a Person satisfactory to Collateral Agent, of all effective UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings) made with respect to any personal or mixed property of any Credit Party in the jurisdictions specified in the Collateral Questionnaire, together with copies of all such filings disclosed by such search, and (B) UCC amendment financing statements (or similar documents) duly authorized for filing by all applicable Persons for filing in all applicable jurisdictions as may be necessary to terminate any effective UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings) disclosed in such search (other than any such financing statements in respect of Permitted Liens); (iii) opinions of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent) with respect to the creation and perfection of the security interests in favor of Collateral Agent in such Collateral and such other matters governed by the laws of each jurisdiction in which any Credit Party or any personal property Collateral is located addressed to the Agents and the Lenders and dated as of the Closing Date (for the purposes of the UCC) and the laws of other applicable jurisdictions, in each case as Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent; and (iv) evidence that each Credit Party shall have taken or caused to be taken any other action, executed and delivered or caused to be executed and delivered any other agreement, document and instrument (including without limitation, (i) a Landlord Personal Property Collateral Access Agreement executed by the landlord of any Leasehold Property and by the applicable Credit Party and (ii) any intercompany notes evidencing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(b)) and made or caused to be made any other filing and recording (other than as set forth herein) reasonably required by Collateral Agent. 69 (k) Environmental Reports. Administrative Agent shall have received reports and other information, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, regarding environmental matters relating to the Facilities, which reports shall include a Phase I Report for each of the Facilities specified by the Administrative Agent. (l) Historical Financial Statements; Projections. Lenders shall have received from Holdings (i) the Historical Financial Statements, and (ii) the Projections. (m) Evidence of Insurance. Collateral Agent shall have received a certificate from the Company's insurance broker or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.5 is in full force and effect, together with endorsements naming the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties as additional insured and loss payee for any covered loss in excess of $500,000 thereunder to the extent required under Section 5.5. (n) Opinions of Counsel to Credit Parties. Lenders shall have received originally executed copies of the favorable written opinions of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel for Credit Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as to such other matters as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, dated as of the Closing Date and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and each Credit Party hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinions to Agents and Lenders). (o) Fees. The Company shall have paid to Administrative Agent the fees payable on the Closing Date referred to in Section 2.11(d). (p) Solvency Certificate. On the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate from the chief financial officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to Administrative Agent and Lenders, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with appropriate attachments and demonstrating that after giving effect to the consummation of Transactions, the Company and its Subsidiaries are and will be Solvent. (q) Closing Date Certificate. Holdings and the Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent an originally executed Closing Date Certificate, together with all attachments thereto. (r) Credit Rating. The credit facilities provided for under this Agreement shall have been assigned a credit rating by either S&P and Moody's in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Agents. (s) Closing Date. Lenders shall have made the Term Loans to the Company on or before April 2, 2004. (t) No Litigation. There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding or other legal or regulatory developments, pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent, singly or in the aggregate, materially impairs the Transactions, the 70 financing thereof or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents or the Related Agreements, or that could have a Material Adverse Effect. (u) Chief Financial Officer Certificate. Holdings and the Company shall have delivered to Administrative Agent and Lenders an originally executed chief financial officer certificate certifying that the pro forma Leverage Ratio as of August 30, 2003 and for the most recent twelve-month period for which financial statements are available of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period then ended (which pro forma ratio shall be calculated reflecting the Transactions on a pro forma basis and shall be acceptable to the Lenders) shall not be greater than 5.55 to 1.0, it being understood that the Company and the Administrative Agent have agreed that (A) pro forma Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for (1) the twelve-month period ended August 30, 2003 is $57.7 million and (2) and for any subsequent twelve-month period for which financial statements are available is not less than $55.0 million and (B) such previously discussed adjustments to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are (1) $3.7 million for the twelve-month period ended August 30, 2003 and (2) $5.2 million for any subsequent twelve-month period for which financial statements are available. (v) Completion of Proceedings. All partnership, corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incidental thereto not previously found acceptable by Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent and such counsel, and Administrative Agent and such counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding a Loan on the Closing Date, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Requisite Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date. 3.2. CONDITIONS TO EACH CREDIT EXTENSION. (a) Conditions Precedent. The obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, or Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit, on any Credit Date, including the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 10.5, of the following conditions precedent: (i) Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice or Issuance Notice, as the case may be; (ii) after making the Credit Extensions requested on such Credit Date, the Total Utilization of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect; (iii) as of such Credit Date, the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of that Credit Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, 71 except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; (iv) as of such Credit Date, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the applicable Credit Extension that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default; (v) on or before the date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, Administrative Agent shall have received all other information required by the applicable Issuance Notice, and such other documents or information as Issuing Bank may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit; and (vi) after giving effect to such Credit Extension the aggregate Cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries will not exceed $12.5 million. Any Agent or Requisite Lenders shall be entitled, but not obligated to, request and receive, prior to the making of any Credit Extension, additional information reasonably satisfactory to the requesting party confirming the satisfaction of any of the foregoing if, in the good faith judgment of such Agent or Requisite Lender such request is warranted under the circumstances. (b) Notices. Any Notice shall be executed by an Authorized Officer in a writing delivered to Administrative Agent. In lieu of delivering a Notice, the Company may give Administrative Agent telephonic notice by the required time of any proposed borrowing, conversion/continuation or issuance of a Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided each such notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of the applicable Notice to Administrative Agent on or before the applicable date of borrowing, continuation/conversion or issuance. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to the Company in acting upon any telephonic notice referred to above that Administrative Agent believes in good faith to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other person authorized on behalf of the Company or for otherwise acting in good faith. SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES In order to induce Lenders and Issuing Bank to enter into this Agreement and to make each Credit Extension to be made thereby, each Credit Party represents and warrants to each Lender and Issuing Bank, on the Closing Date and on each Credit Date, that the following statements are true and correct (it being understood and agreed that the representations and warranties made on the Closing Date are deemed to be made concurrently with the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby): 4.1. ORGANIZATION; REQUISITE POWER AND AUTHORITY; QUALIFICATION. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization as identified in Schedule 4.1, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Credit Documents to which it is a party and to carry 72 out the transactions contemplated thereby, and (c) is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations, except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had, and could not be reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. 4.2. CAPITAL STOCK AND OWNERSHIP. The Capital Stock of each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, as of the date hereof, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or other Securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.2 correctly sets forth the ownership interest of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date both before and after giving effect to the Acquisition. 4.3. DUE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Credit Party that is a party thereto. 4.4. NO CONFLICT. The execution, delivery and performance by Credit Parties of the Credit Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents do not and will not (a) violate any provision of any law or any governmental rule or regulation applicable to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, any of the Organizational Documents of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of government binding on Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Credit Documents in favor of Collateral Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties); or (d) require any approval of stockholders, members or partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such approvals or consents which will be obtained on or before the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to Lenders. 4.5. GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS. The execution, delivery and performance by Credit Parties of the Credit Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority except as otherwise set forth in the Merger Agreement, and except for filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to Collateral Agent for filing and/or recordation, as of the Closing Date. 73 4.6. BINDING OBLIGATION. Each Credit Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability. 4.7. HISTORICAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Historical Financial Statements were prepared in conformity with GAAP and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, on a consolidated basis, of the Persons described in such financial statements as at the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows, on a consolidated basis, of the entities described therein for each of the periods then ended, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments and in the case of interim statements, the absence of footnotes. As of the Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liability or liability for taxes, long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the Historical Financial Statements or the notes thereto and which in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Holdings and any of its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 4.8. PROJECTIONS. On and as of the Closing Date, the Projections of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the period Fiscal Year 2004 through and including Fiscal Year 2011 (the "PROJECTIONS") are based on good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of Holdings; provided, the Projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by the Projections may differ from such Projections and that the differences may be material; provided further, as of the Closing Date, management of Holdings believed that the Projections were reasonable and attainable. 4.9. NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since the date of the most recent audited financial statements completed prior to the Closing Date, no event, circumstance or change has occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. 4.10. NO RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENTS. Since the date of the most recent audited financial statements completed prior to the Closing Date, neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has directly or indirectly declared, ordered, paid or made, or set apart any sum or property for, any Restricted Junior Payment or agreed to do so except as permitted pursuant to Section 6.5. 4.11. ADVERSE PROCEEDINGS, ETC. There are no Adverse Proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Certain Adverse Proceedings are listed on Schedule 4.11 hereto. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental 74 department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.12. PAYMENT OF TAXES. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 5.3, all tax returns and reports of Holdings and its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon Holdings and its Subsidiaries and upon their respective properties, assets, income, businesses and franchises which are due and payable have been paid when due and payable. Holdings knows of no proposed tax assessment against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries which is not being contested by Holdings or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided, such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor. 4.13. PROPERTIES. (a) Title. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries has, subject to Permitted Liens, (i) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (iii) good title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective properties and assets reflected in their respective Historical Financial Statements referred to in Section 4.5 and in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted under Section 6.9. Except as permitted by this Agreement, all such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens. (b) Real Estate. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 4.13 contains a true, accurate and complete list of (i) all Real Estate Assets, and (ii) all leases, subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each Real Estate Asset of any Credit Party, regardless of whether such Credit Party is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment. Each agreement listed in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence is in full force and effect and Holdings does not have knowledge of any default that has occurred and is continuing thereunder, and to Holdings' knowledge, each such agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of each applicable Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles. 4.14. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective past or present Facilities or operations are subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Claim, or any Hazardous Materials Activity that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries has either been notified in writing by a Governmental Agency or by any other Person that it may be a potentially responsible party or received any letter or request 75 for information under Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9604) or any comparable state law which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, there are and, to each of Holdings' and its Subsidiaries' knowledge, have been, no conditions, occurrences, or Hazardous Materials Activities which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to any Credit Party's knowledge, any predecessor of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries has filed any notice under any Environmental Law indicating past or present treatment of Hazardous Materials at any Facility, and none of Holdings' or any of its Subsidiaries' operations involves the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste, as defined under 40 C.F.R. Parts 260-270 or any state equivalent except as set forth on Schedule 4.14. Compliance with all current or reasonably foreseeable future or pending requirements pursuant to or under Environmental Laws could not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, no event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, any Release of Hazardous Materials, or any Hazardous Materials Activity which individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. 4.15. NO DEFAULTS. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, except where the consequences, direct or indirect, of such default or defaults, if any, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.16. MATERIAL CONTRACTS. Schedule 4.16 contains a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date, and except as described thereon, all such Material Contracts are in full force and effect and no defaults currently exist thereunder. 4.17. GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "registered investment company" or a company "controlled" by a "registered investment company" or a "principal underwriter" of a "registered investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment the Company Act of 1940. 4.18. MARGIN STOCK. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans made to such Credit Party will be used to purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock or for any purpose that 76 violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of said Board of Governors. 4.19. EMPLOYEE MATTERS. Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is (a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of Holdings and the Company, threatened against any of them before the National Labor Relations Board and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement that is so pending against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or to the knowledge of Holdings and the Company, threatened against any of them, (b) no strike or work stoppage in existence or to the knowledge of Holdings threatened involving Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) to the knowledge of Holdings and the Company, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Company, no union organization activity that is taking place, except (with respect to any matter specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 4.20. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan except as would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that such Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified and nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of such determination letter which would reasonably be expected to cause such Employee Benefit Plan to lose its qualified status. No liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the Internal Revenue Service, any Employee Benefit Plan (other than the payment of benefits in the ordinary course) or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries except as would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. No liability to the PBGC or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been, or is reasonably expected to be, incurred by any ERISA Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur except as would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Except to the extent required under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code or similar state laws or as set forth on Schedule 4.20, no Employee Benefit Plan provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates. Holdings, each of its Subsidiaries and each of their ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and are not in material "default" (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan. 77 4.21. CERTAIN FEES. No broker's or finder's fee or commission will be payable with respect hereto or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.22. SOLVENCY. Each Credit Party is and, upon the incurrence of any Obligation by such Credit Party on any date on which this representation and warranty is made, will be, Solvent. 4.23. RELATED AGREEMENTS. (a) Delivery. Holdings and the Company have delivered to Administrative Agent complete and correct copies of (i) each Related Agreement and of all exhibits and schedules thereto as of the date hereof and (ii) copies of any material amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to or waiver of each Related Agreement entered into after the date hereof. (b) Representations and Warranties. Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the schedules hereto, and subject to the qualifications set forth therein, each of the representations and warranties given by any Credit Party in any Related Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of any earlier date to which such representation and warranty specifically relates). Notwithstanding anything in the Related Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties of each Credit Party set forth in this Section 4.23 shall, solely for purposes hereof, survive the Closing Date for the benefit of Lenders. (c) Governmental Approvals. All Governmental Authorizations and all other authorizations, approvals and consents of any other Person required by the Related Agreements or to consummate the Transactions have been obtained and are in full force and effect. (d) Conditions Precedent. On the Closing Date, (i) all of the conditions to effecting or consummating the Transactions set forth in the Related Agreements have been duly satisfied or, with the consent of Administrative Agent waived, and (ii) the Related Transactions have been consummated in accordance with the Related Agreements and all applicable laws. 4.24. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES, ETC. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws with respect to any Real Estate Asset or governing its business and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to any such Real Estate Asset or the operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries), except such non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 4.25. DISCLOSURE. No representation or warranty of any Credit Party contained in any Credit Document or in any other documents, certificates or written statements furnished to Lenders by or on behalf of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to 78 state a material fact (known to Holdings or the Company, in the case of any document not furnished by either of them) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Holdings or the Company to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by Lenders that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results. There are no facts known (or which should upon the reasonable exercise of diligence be known) to Holdings or the Company (other than matters of a general economic nature) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and that have not been disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements furnished to Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.26. SUBORDINATION. DESIGNATION OF THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS AS "DESIGNATED SENIOR DEBT"; ETC. (a) (i) The subordination provisions contained in documents governing the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes are enforceable against Holdings, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries party thereto and the holders of such Indebtedness, and (ii) all Obligations of the Credit Parties (to the extent they are obligors with respect to Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes) hereunder and in the other Credit Documents are within the definitions of "Designated Senior Debt" and "Senior Indebtedness" included in the respective subordination provisions. In addition, the Company hereby designates the Obligations under this Agreement as "Designated Senior Indebtedness" for the purposes of the definition of "Designated Senior Indebtedness" contained in the Senior Subordinated Notes and the Refinancing Notes. (b) All incurrences of Loans and issuances of Letters of Credit as permitted under this Agreement are, and when incurred or issued will be, permitted under (and shall give rise to no breach or violation of any of) the AA Notes, CB Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes. SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS Each Credit Party covenants and agrees that so long as any Commitment is in effect and until payment in full of all Obligations and cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit, each Credit Party shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 5. 5.1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER REPORTS. The Company will deliver to Administrative Agent (and Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to each Lender): (a) Monthly Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each month ending after the Closing Date, the consolidated balance sheet of 79 the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such month and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year, to the extent prepared on a monthly basis, all in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification with respect thereto (it being understood that such monthly statements are not, for this purpose, required to be prepared in accordance with GAAP); (b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within forty-five days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the current Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto; (c) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within one hundred-five (105) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, (i) the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year and the corresponding figures from the Financial Plan for the Fiscal Year covered by such financial statements, in reasonable detail, together with a Financial Officer Certification and a Narrative Report with respect thereto; and (ii) with respect to such consolidated financial statements a report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company, and reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (which report shall be unqualified as to going concern and scope of audit, and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) together with a written statement by such independent certified public accountants stating (1) that their audit examination has included a review of the terms of the Credit Documents, (2) whether, in connection therewith, any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default has come to their attention and, if such a condition or event has come to their attention, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, and (3) that nothing has come to their attention that causes them to believe that the information contained in any Compliance Certificate is not 80 correct or that the matters set forth in such Compliance Certificate are not stated in accordance with the terms hereof; (d) Compliance Certificate. Together with each delivery of financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 5.1(b) and 5.1(c), a duly executed and completed Compliance Certificate; (e) Statements of Reconciliation after Change in Accounting Principles. If, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies from those used in the preparation of the Historical Financial Statements, the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or 5.1(c) will differ in any material respect from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; (f) Notice of Default. Promptly upon any officer of Holdings or the Company obtaining knowledge (i) of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or that notice has been given to Holdings or the Company with respect thereto; (ii) that any Person has given any notice to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect to any event or condition set forth in Section 8.1(b); (iii) of the occurrence of any event or change that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of its Authorized Officers specifying the nature and period of existence of such condition, event or change, or specifying the notice given and action taken by any such Person and the nature of such claimed Event of Default, Default, default, event or condition, and what action the Company has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto or (iv) that any Person has given any notice to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or taken any other action with respect to any condition or event that constitutes a default under any lease of a Real Estate Asset subject to a Mortgage; (g) Notice of Litigation. Promptly upon any officer of Holdings or the Company obtaining knowledge of (i) the institution of, or non-frivolous threat of, any Adverse Proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Company to Lenders, or (ii) any material development in any Adverse Proceeding that, in the case of either (i) or (ii) if adversely determined, could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or seeks to enjoin or otherwise prevent the consummation of, or to recover any damages or obtain relief as a result of, the transactions contemplated hereby, written notice thereof together with such other information as may be reasonably available to Holdings or the Company to enable Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such matters; (h) ERISA. (i) Promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of or forthcoming occurrence of any ERISA Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their then-existing ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect 81 thereto; and (ii) with reasonable promptness, copies of (1) all notices received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their then-existing ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning an ERISA Event; and (2) copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Employee Benefit Plan (including without limitation any Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their then-existing ERISA Affiliates with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan) as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request; (i) Financial Plan. As soon as practicable and in any event no later than thirty days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated plan and financial forecast for such Fiscal Year and each Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) through the final maturity date of the Loans (a "FINANCIAL PLAN"), including (i) a forecasted consolidated balance sheet and forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for each such Fiscal Year, together with pro forma Compliance Certificates for each such Fiscal Year and an explanation of the assumptions on which such forecasts are based, and (ii) forecasted consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for each month of the first Fiscal Year included in the Financial Plan; (j) Insurance Report. As soon as practicable and in any event by no later than five (5) Business Days after the annual renewal date, a summary report in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent outlining all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date of such report by Holdings and its Subsidiaries and all material insurance coverage planned to be maintained by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year; (k) Notice of Change in Board of Directors. With reasonable promptness, written notice of any change in the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings or the Company; (l) Notice Regarding Material Contracts. Promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days (i) after any Material Contract of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated or amended in a manner that is materially adverse to Holdings or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) any new Material Contract is entered into, a written statement describing such event, with copies of such material amendments or new contracts, delivered to Administrative Agent (to the extent such delivery is permitted by the terms of any such Material Contract, provided, no such prohibition on delivery shall be effective if it were bargained for by Holdings or its applicable Subsidiary with the intent of avoiding compliance with this Section 5.1(l)), and an explanation of any actions being taken with respect thereto; (m) Environmental Reports and Audits. As soon as practicable following receipt thereof, copies of all environmental audits and reports with respect to environmental matters at any Facility (including any Phase I Reports) or which relate to any environmental liabilities of Holdings or its Subsidiaries which, in any such case, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; 82 (n) Information Regarding Collateral. (a) The Company will furnish to Collateral Agent prompt written notice of any change (i) in any Credit Party's organizational name, (ii) in any Credit Party's identity or organizational structure (iii) in any Credit Party's jurisdiction of organization (to the extent permitted by the Pledge and Security Agreement) or (iv) in any Credit Party's Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number. Company agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all the Collateral and for the Collateral at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest as contemplated in the Collateral Documents. Company also agrees promptly to notify Collateral Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed; (o) Annual Collateral Verification. Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 5.1(c), the Company shall deliver to Collateral Agent an Officer's Certificate either confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Collateral Questionnaire delivered on the Closing Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and/or identifying such changes; and (p) Other Information. (A) Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (i) all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent or made available generally by Holdings to its security holders acting in such capacity or by any Subsidiary of Holdings to its security holders other than Holdings or another Subsidiary of Holdings, (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority, (iii) all press releases and other statements made available generally by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to the public concerning material developments in the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, and (B) such other information and data with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as from time to time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent or any Lender. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.1(a), 5.1(b), 5.1(c), 5.1(e) or 5.1(i) may be delivered electronically, and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents or provides a link thereto on the Company's website on the Internet at the website address listed on Appendix B; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company's behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided, however, that: (x) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (y) the Company shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Company shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates to the Administrative Agent. Except for 83 such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request for delivery. 5.2. EXISTENCE. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.9, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material to its business; provided, no Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise, licenses and permits if the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to such Person or to Lenders. 5.3. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CLAIMS. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay all Taxes imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any penalty or fine accrues thereon, and all claims (including claims for labor, services, materials and supplies) for sums that have become due and payable and that by law have or may become a Lien upon any of its properties or assets, prior to the time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred with respect thereto; provided, no such Tax or claim need be paid if it is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as (a) adequate reserve or other appropriate provision, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, and (b) in the case of a Tax or claim which has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such Tax or claim. No Credit Party will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any consolidated income tax return with any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries). 5.4. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and from time to time will make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof. 5.5. INSURANCE. Holdings will maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, such public liability insurance, third party property damage insurance, business interruption insurance and casualty insurance with respect to liabilities, losses or damage in respect of the assets, properties and businesses of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as may customarily be carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation engaged in similar businesses, in each case in such amounts (giving effect to self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise on such terms and conditions as shall be customary for such Persons. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Holdings will maintain or cause to be maintained (a) flood insurance with respect to each Flood Hazard Property that is located in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, in each case in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, (b) the pollution legal liability insurance policy presently in effect providing for $10,000,000 of coverage relating to Environmental Claims at 84 the Facility located in Dallas, Texas, and (c) replacement value casualty insurance on the Collateral under such policies of insurance, with such insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles, and covering such risks as are at all times carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation engaged in similar businesses. Each such policy of insurance shall (i) name Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Collateral Agent, that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties as the loss payee thereunder for any covered loss in excess of $500,000 and provides for at least thirty days' prior written notice to Collateral Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy. 5.6. INSPECTIONS. Each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by any Lender to visit and inspect any of the properties of any Credit Party and any of its respective Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public accountants, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested; provided, however, that each Lender shall at all times coordinate with the Administrative Agent regarding the frequency and timing of such visits and inspections so as to reasonably minimize the burden imposed on the Credit Parties. 5.7. LENDERS MEETINGS. Holdings and the Company will, upon the request of Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, participate in a meeting of Administrative Agent and Lenders once during each Fiscal Year to be held at the Company's corporate offices (or at such other location as may be agreed to by the Company and Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by the Company and Administrative Agent. 5.8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each Credit Party will comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and all other Persons, if any, on or occupying any Facilities to comply, with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including all Environmental Laws), noncompliance with which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. 5.9. ENVIRONMENTAL. (a) Environmental Disclosure. Holdings will deliver to Administrative Agent: (i) as soon as practicable following receipt thereof, copies of all environmental audits, investigations, analyses and reports (including any Phase I Reports) of any kind or character, whether prepared by personnel of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or by independent consultants, Governmental Authorities or any other Persons, with respect to significant environmental matters at any Facility or with respect to any Environmental Claims; 85 (ii) promptly upon the occurrence thereof, written notice describing in reasonable detail (1) any Release required to be reported to any Governmental Authority under any applicable Environmental Laws other than any report (A) in the ordinary course of business required under any Environmental Law (or any Governmental Authorization issued thereunder) and (B) in material compliance with Environmental Law and that does not have a reasonable possibility of becoming an Environmental Claim which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (2) any remedial action taken by Holdings or any other Person in response to (A) any Hazardous Materials Activities the existence of which has a reasonable possibility of resulting in one or more Environmental Claims having, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) any Environmental Claims that, individually or in the aggregate, have a reasonable possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Effect, and (3) Holdings or the Company's discovery of any occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of any Facility that could cause such Facility or any part thereof to be subject to any material restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use thereof under any Environmental Laws; (iii) as soon as practicable following the sending or receipt thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, a copy of any and all written communications with respect to (1) any Environmental Claims that, individually or in the aggregate, have a reasonable possibility of giving rise to a Material Adverse Effect, and (2) any request for information from any Governmental Authority that suggests such Governmental Authority is investigating whether Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may be potentially responsible for any Hazardous Materials Activity; (iv) prompt written notice describing in reasonable detail (1) any proposed acquisition of stock, assets, or property by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to (A) expose Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to, or result in, Environmental Claims that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (B) affect the ability of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to maintain in full force and effect all material Governmental Authorizations required under any Environmental Laws for their respective operations and (2) any proposed action to be taken by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to modify current operations in a manner that could reasonably be expected to subject Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to any additional material obligations or requirements under any Environmental Laws; and (v) with reasonable promptness, such other documents and information as from time to time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in relation to any matters disclosed pursuant to this Section 5.9(a). (b) Hazardous Materials Activities. Each Credit Party shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly take, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries promptly to take, any and all actions necessary to (i) cure any violation of applicable Environmental Laws by such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) reasonably effectuate remediation of any Hazardous 86 Materials in, on, under or from any Facility or otherwise related to any Hazardous Material Activity which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that may be required (A) under any Environmental Law or (B) under any reasonable written request of Administrative Agent, and (iii) make an appropriate response to any Environmental Claim against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries and discharge any obligations it may have to any Person thereunder where failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. (c) Environmental Covenants. Each Credit Party will take, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to take, such actions as reasonably necessary to ensure that: (a) all uses and operations on or of any Facility shall be in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and Governmental Authorizations issued pursuant thereto; (b) there shall be no Releases of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or from any Facility that would be reasonably likely to result in an Environmental Claim which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) there shall be no Hazardous Materials in, on, or under any Facility, except those that are both (i) in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and with Governmental Authorizations issued pursuant thereto, if and to the extent required, and (ii) in amounts not in material excess of that reasonably necessary to operate the Facility for the purposes set forth herein. 5.10. SUBSIDIARIES. In the event that any Person becomes a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall (a) promptly cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a Guarantor hereunder and a Grantor under the Pledge and Security Agreement by executing and delivering to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent a Counterpart Agreement, and (b) take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(i), 3.1(j), 3.1(k) and 3.1(n). In the event that any Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary of the Company, and the ownership interests of such Foreign Subsidiary are owned by the Company or by any Domestic Subsidiary thereof, the Company shall, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to, deliver, all such documents, instruments, agreements, and certificates as are similar to those described in Sections 3.1(b), and the Company shall take, or shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to take, all of the actions referred to in Section 3.1(j)(i) necessary to grant and to perfect a First Priority Lien in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, under the Pledge and Security Agreement in 65% of such ownership interests. With respect to each such Subsidiary, the Company shall promptly send to Administrative Agent written notice setting forth with respect to such Person (i) the date on which such Person became a Subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) all of the data required to be set forth in Schedules 4.1 and 4.2 with respect to all Subsidiaries of the Company; provided, such written notice shall be deemed to supplement Schedule 4.1 and 4.2 for all purposes hereof. 5.11. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL REAL ESTATE ASSETS. In the event that any Credit Party acquires a Material Real Estate Asset or a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Closing Date becomes a Material Real Estate Asset and such interest has not otherwise been made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, then such Credit Party, as soon as practical after and, in any event, no later than 30 days after acquiring such Material Real Estate Asset, shall take all such actions and execute and 87 deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such mortgages, documents, instruments, agreements, opinions and certificates similar to those described in Sections 3.1(i), 3.1(j) and 3.1(k) with respect to each such Material Real Estate Asset that Collateral Agent shall reasonably request to create in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to any filing and/or recording referred to herein, perfected First Priority security interest in such Material Real Estate Assets. In addition to the foregoing, the Company shall, at the request of Requisite Lenders, deliver, from time to time, to Administrative Agent such appraisals as are required by law or regulation of Real Estate Assets with respect to which Collateral Agent has been granted a Lien. 5.12. INTEREST RATE PROTECTION. No later than sixty (60) days following the Closing Date and at all times thereafter, the Company shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, in effect one or more Interest Rate Agreements for a term of not less than three (3) years and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, such that the amount of not less than 50.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the total Indebtedness (excluding Revolving Loans) of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding from time to time (based on the assumption that such notional principal amount was a Eurodollar Rate Loan with an Interest Period of three months) shall be either (i) fixed rate Indebtedness or (ii) subject to Interest Rate Agreements effectively limiting the Unadjusted Eurodollar Rate Component of the interest costs to the Company to a rate reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to so maintain such Interest Rate Agreements to the extent that the aggregate notional principal amount of the Interest Rate Agreements of the Company and its Subsidiaries otherwise required by this Section 5.12 is less than $5,000,000. 5.13. FURTHER ASSURANCES. At any time or from time to time upon the request of Administrative Agent, each Credit Party will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request to ensure that the Obligations are guarantied by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of Holdings, and its Subsidiaries and all of the outstanding Capital Stock of the Company and its Subsidiaries (subject to limitations contained in the Credit Documents with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries). In addition, each Credit Party will provide Lenders with any information requested pursuant to Section 10.21. 5.14. CASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall establish and maintain cash management systems reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Such systems shall be outlined on Schedule 5.14 (as it may be amended from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent). 5.15. CERTAIN POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS. (a) On or before May 31, 2004, the Lenders shall have received from Holdings the pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the Closing Date, and reflecting the consummation of the Transactions, the related financings and the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents to occur on or prior to the Closing Date, which pro forma financial statements shall be in form satisfactory to Administrative Agent. 88 (b) For the period of 120 days after the Closing Date, each Credit Party shall use all its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Landlord Consent and Estoppel and, upon receipt of same, executed by the applicable landlord, the applicable Credit Party shall deliver a fully executed and notarized Mortgage in proper form for recording in all appropriate places in all appropriate jurisdictions in respect of each Leasehold Property (other than those in respect of which such has already been delivered prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.1(i)). (c) Within 45 days after the Closing Date, Holdings shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a survey in respect of the Austin Facility in form sufficient to allow the title company to remove the survey exception. (d) Within 10 Business Days after the Closing Date, to the extent not delivered on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent account control agreements, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in respect of certain accounts maintained by the Credit Parties at JPMorgan. SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS Each Credit Party covenants and agrees that, so long as any Commitment is in effect and until payment in full of all Obligations and cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit, such Credit Party shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 6. 6.1. INDEBTEDNESS. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except: (a) the Obligations; (b) Indebtedness of any Guarantor Subsidiary to the Company or to any other Guarantor Subsidiary, or of the Company to any Guarantor Subsidiary; provided, (i) all such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by promissory notes and all such notes shall be subject to a First Priority Lien pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, (ii) all such Indebtedness shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the applicable promissory notes or an intercompany subordination agreement that in any such case, is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and (iii) any payment by any such Guarantor Subsidiary under any guaranty of the Obligations shall result in a pro tanto reduction of the amount of any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to the Company or to any of its Subsidiaries for whose benefit such payment is made; (c) Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or from guaranties or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing the performance of the Company or any such Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or permitted dispositions of any business, assets or Subsidiary of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; 89 (d) Indebtedness which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any guaranties, performance, surety, statutory, appeal or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts; (f) guaranties in the ordinary course of business of the obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees and licensees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; (g) guaranties by the Company of Indebtedness of a Guarantor Subsidiary or guaranties by a Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor Subsidiary with respect, in each case, to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.1; (h) Indebtedness described in Schedule 6.1, but not any extensions, renewals or replacements of such Indebtedness except (i) renewals and extensions expressly provided for in the agreements evidencing any such Indebtedness as the same are in effect on the date of this Agreement and (ii) refinancings and extensions of any such Indebtedness if the terms and conditions thereof are not less favorable to the obligor thereon or to the Lenders than the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended, and the average life to maturity thereof is greater than or equal to that of the Indebtedness being refinanced or extended; provided, such Indebtedness permitted under the immediately preceding clause (i) or (ii) above shall not (A) include Indebtedness of an obligor that was not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced, (B) exceed in a principal amount the Indebtedness being renewed, extended or refinanced or (C) be incurred, created or assumed if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom; (i) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the repurchase of shares of the capital stock of Holdings as permitted by Section 6.5(g) in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided that such Indebtedness is evidenced by Subordinated Management Notes; (j) Indebtedness, if any, under the Gold Consignment Agreement; (k) Indebtedness evidenced by any AA Notes not repurchased in the Debt Tender in an aggregate amount principal amount not to exceed $8,000,000; (l) Until the earlier of (x) the consummation of the CB Call and (y) the date falling 45 days after the Closing Date, Indebtedness evidenced by the CB Notes; (m) Indebtedness with respect to (i) Capital Leases in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $15,000,000 when aggregated with outstanding Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(n) and (ii) the Existing Capital Leases; (n) purchase money Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $15,000,000 when aggregated with indebtedness pursuant to clause (i) of Section 6.1(m) 90 (including any Indebtedness acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition); provided, any such Indebtedness (i) shall be secured only to the asset acquired in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and (ii) shall constitute not less than 75% of the aggregate consideration paid with respect to such asset; and (o) senior subordinated unsecured debt securities issued to redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes in full, in an amount of up to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes (but in any event not to exceed $150,000,000) plus any reasonable and customary transaction costs and fees (approved by the Administrative Agent) and required premium incurred in connection therewith (the "REFINANCING NOTES"); provided that the proceeds thereof are used to prepay or redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes and/or prepay the Term Loans, or a portion thereof, and reasonable and customary fees, commissions, legal fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance and redemption or prepayment; provided further that (i)(A) the terms of such additional Indebtedness shall not contain any cross-default provisions (other than for material non-payment, and may include a cross-acceleration provision), (B) the terms of such additional Indebtedness shall not contain any financial maintenance covenants, (C) such additional Indebtedness shall not be secured by any asset of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than restricted Cash or Cash Equivalents allocated from the funds representing such Indebtedness securing prefunded interest payments), (D) no portion of the principal of such additional Indebtedness shall be scheduled to be redeemed, repurchased or otherwise repaid or prepaid (other than as a result of a change of control, acceleration or such other provision as shall be customary for comparable high-yield debt securities) prior to the date that is six months after the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (E) such Indebtedness shall otherwise, taken as a whole, be on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes; and (ii) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (A) Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.8 and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom; (p) Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements or any commodities hedging agreement entered into for the purpose of hedging risks associated with Holdings' and its Subsidiaries' operations and not for speculative purposes; (q) (i) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, consisting of local lines of credit incurred in the ordinary course of business of such Foreign Subsidiary and not guaranteed by a Guarantor Subsidiary, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the U.S. dollar equivalent of $5,000,000 and (ii) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary, consisting of an Investment made by a Credit Party to such Foreign Subsidiary as permitted by Section 6.7(j); and (r) other unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $7,500,000. 6.2. LIENS. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or 91 any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income or profits under the UCC of any State or under any similar recording or notice statute, except: (a) Liens in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties granted pursuant to any Credit Document; (b) Liens for Taxes not then due or if due if obligations with respect to such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (c) statutory Liens of landlords, banks (and rights of set-off), of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, repairmen, workmen and materialmen, and other Liens imposed by law (other than any such Lien imposed pursuant to Section 401 (a)(29) or 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or by ERISA), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue or (ii) for amounts that are overdue and that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, so long as such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made for any such contested amounts; (d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money or other Indebtedness), so long as no foreclosure, sale or similar proceedings have been commenced with respect to any portion of the Collateral on account thereof; (e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, and other minor defects or irregularities in title, in each case which do not and will not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; (f) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease of real estate permitted hereunder and any restriction, lien or encumbrance that the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to; (g) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder; (h) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business; (i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; 92 (j) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any governmental office or agency to control or regulate the use of any real property; (k) (i) licenses of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary and (ii) leases or subleases granted by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to third parties in respect of surplus property which is not fundamental to the operation of the business in the ordinary course of business; provided that such leases and subleases are on arms-length, commercial terms and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (l) Liens described in Schedule 6.2 or on a title report delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(i)(iii); (m) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to 6.1(m) and 6.1(n); provided, any such Lien shall encumber only the asset acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness; (n) Liens securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(q) and (r) provided that such Liens only attach to the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries; (o) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money (except to the extent giving rise to an Event of Default under Section 8.1(h); (p) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness or (ii) pertaining to pooled deposit and/or sweep accounts of the Company and/or any Subsidiary of the Company to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company; (q) (i) ownership interests of Persons who consign gold to the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; provided that the interests of such Person are limited to such consigned gold and (ii) Liens on gold and certain other Collateral approved by the Administrative Agent granted pursuant to the Gold Consignment Agreement so long as the Collateral Agent is granted a second Lien on such collateral and so long as the holder of such Liens and the Collateral Agent shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement with respect to such Liens on terms satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; and (r) other Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 at any time outstanding. 6.3. EQUITABLE LIEN. If any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall create or assume any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens, it shall make or cause to be made effective provisions whereby the Obligations will be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with any and all other Indebtedness secured thereby as long as any such Indebtedness shall be so secured; provided, notwithstanding 93 the foregoing, this covenant shall not be construed as a consent by Requisite Lenders to the creation or assumption of any such Lien not otherwise permitted hereby. 6.4. NO FURTHER NEGATIVE PLEDGES. Except with respect to (a) specific property encumbered to secure payment of particular Indebtedness or to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with respect to a permitted Asset Sale; (b) restrictions contained in agreements with respect to Indebtedness incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with this Agreement (provided that such restrictions are limited to the property or assets of such Foreign Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries); (c) restrictions contained in the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture; (d) restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (provided that such restrictions are limited to the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be); (e) Liens permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2 and restrictions in the agreements relating thereto that limit the right of the Company to dispose of or transfer the assets subject to such Liens; (f) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements; (g) any encumbrance or restriction in connection with an acquisition of property, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates solely to the property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition; and (h) restrictions imposed by customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar Person, no Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. 6.5. RESTRICTED JUNIOR PAYMENTS. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates through any manner or means or through any other Person to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart, or agree to declare, order, pay, make or set apart, any sum for any Restricted Junior Payment except that (a) the Company may make regularly scheduled payments of interest in respect of Senior Subordinated Notes or Refinancing Notes in accordance with the terms of, and only to the extent required by, and subject to the subordination provisions contained in, the indenture or other agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Indebtedness was issued; (b) the Company may prepay or redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes in full with the proceeds of the Refinancing Notes; (c) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby, the Company may make Restricted Junior Payments to Holdings (i) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 in any Fiscal Year, to the extent necessary to permit Holdings to pay general administrative costs and expenses and (ii) to the extent necessary to permit Holdings to discharge the consolidated tax liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in each case so long as Holdings applies the amount of any such Restricted Junior Payment for such purpose; (d) the Company may on the Closing Date pay a transaction fee to the Sponsor pursuant to and as expressly required by the Management Agreement and reimburse the Sponsor for reasonable out of pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions; (e) so long as no Default 94 or Event of Default pursuant to Sections 8.1(a), 8.1(f) or 8.1(g) shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby, the Company may pay the Management Fees (plus reasonable expenses in connection with the Management Agreement and unpaid amounts accrued for prior periods); (f) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby, the Company may repurchase the AA Notes which were not tendered in connection with the Debt Tender; (g) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby, Holdings may purchase or redeem (and the Company may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions to Holdings the proceeds of which are to be used by Holdings to so purchase or redeem) Capital Stock of Holdings (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) held by then present or former officers or employees of Holdings, Company or any of their Subsidiaries or by any Pension Plan upon such person's death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or under the terms of any such Pension Plan or any other agreement under which such shares of stock or related rights were issued; provided that the aggregate amount of such Cash purchases or redemptions under this paragraph (g) when added to the aggregate amount of principal, interest and any other Cash amounts, if any, paid in respect of the Subordinated Management Notes, shall not exceed in any Fiscal Year $500,000; (h) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall be caused thereby, Holdings may issue Subordinated Management Notes in lieu of the Cash purchases and redemptions under paragraph (g) hereof and (i) Holdings may make on the Closing Date the payments required by the Merger Agreement. 6.6. RESTRICTIONS ON SUBSIDIARY DISTRIBUTIONS. Except as provided herein, in the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture or Refinancing Notes Indenture or (with respect to encumbrances or restrictions on the ability of any Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings only) in any documentation evidencing the local lines of credit of Foreign Subsidiaries expressly permitted by Section 6.1(q) or (r), no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Subsidiary's Capital Stock owned by the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, (b) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, (c) make loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company other than restrictions (i) in agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(m) and (n) that impose restrictions on the property so acquired and (ii) by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) that are or were created by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer or option or right with respect to any property, assets or Capital Stock not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement; (iv) in any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition),which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by Section 6.1 to be incurred; (v) in any 95 agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition; and (vi) in provisions in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions with respect to any class of Capital Stock of a Person other than on a pro rata basis. 6.7. INVESTMENTS. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including without limitation any Joint Venture, except: (a) Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents; (b) equity Investments owned as of the Closing Date in any Subsidiary and Investments made after the Closing Date in any wholly owned Guarantor Subsidiaries of the Company; (c) Investments (i) in any Securities received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and (ii) deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; (d) intercompany loans to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(b) and intercompany guaranties to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(g); (e) Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted by Section 6.8(c); (f) (i) loans and advances to employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding and (ii) loans and advances to sales representatives of Holdings and its Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; (g) Investments made in connection with Permitted Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 6.9; (h) Investments described in Schedule 6.7; (i) other Investments (excluding Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries) in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $2,500,000; (j) Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 per Fiscal Year; and (k) Investments received in lieu of Cash in connection with Asset Sales expressly permitted by Section 6.9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Credit Party make any Investment which results in or facilitates in any manner any Restricted Junior payment not otherwise permitted under the terms of Section 6.5. 96 6.8. FINANCIAL COVENANTS. (a) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Company shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending May 29, 2004, to be less than the correlative ratio indicated:
INTEREST FISCAL QUARTER ENDING COVERAGE RATIO --------------------- -------------- May 29, 2004 through February 26, 2005 2.25:1.00 May 28, 2005 through February 25, 2006 2.40:1.00 May 27, 2006 through February 24, 2007 2.50:1.00 May 31, 2007 through February 23, 2008 2.75:1.00 May 31, 2008 through February 28, 2009 3.00:1.00 Thereafter 3.50:1.00
(b) Leverage Ratio. The Company shall not permit the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending May 29, 2004, to exceed the correlative ratio indicated:
LEVERAGE FISCAL QUARTER ENDING RATIO --------------------- --------- May 29, 2004 6.25:1.00 August 28, 2004 through February 26, 2005 5.95:1.00 May 28, 2005 5.75:1.00 August 27, 2005 through November 26, 2005 5.50:1.00 February 25, 2006 through May 27, 2006 5.25:1.00 August 26, 2006 through November 25, 2006 4.75:1.00 February 24, 2007 through May 26, 2007 4.50:1.00 August 25, 2007 through November 24, 2007 4.00:1.00 February 23, 2008 through May 31, 2008 3.75:1.00 August 30, 2008 through November 29, 2008 3.50:1.00 February 28, 2009 through May 30, 2009 3.25:1.00 Thereafter 3.00:1.00
(c) Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures. The Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, make or incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures, in any period indicated below, in an aggregate amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess 97 of the corresponding amount set forth below opposite such Fiscal Year; provided, such amount for any Fiscal Year shall be increased by an amount equal to 50% of the excess, if any (without giving effect to any adjustment in accordance with this proviso) over the actual amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures for the previous Fiscal Year:
CONSOLIDATED PERIOD CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ------ -------------------- ~~Closing Date to August 31, 2004 $ 8,000,000 Fiscal Year 2005 $14,500,000 Fiscal Year 2006 $14,500,000 Any Fiscal Year $11,000,000 Thereafter~~
(d) Certain Calculations. With respect to any period during which a Permitted Acquisition or an Asset Sale has occurred (each, a "SUBJECT TRANSACTION"), for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Section 6.8, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA shall be calculated with respect to such period on a pro forma basis (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to a specific transaction or which are to be implemented by the business subject to that transaction or by the Company and its Subsidiaries as a result of such Transaction, are factually supportable and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and as interpreted by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent, which would include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and similar restructuring charges, which pro forma adjustments shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Company) using the historical financial statements of any business so acquired or to be acquired or sold or to be sold and the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries which shall be reformulated as if such Subject Transaction, and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, had been consummated or incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period (and assuming that such Indebtedness bears interest during any portion of the applicable measurement period prior to the relevant acquisition at the weighted average of the interest rates applicable to outstanding Loans incurred during such period). 6.9. FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; DISPOSITION OF ASSETS; ACQUISITIONS. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, assets or property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or acquire by purchase or otherwise (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, materials, supplies, and equipment and Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of business) the business, property or fixed assets of, or 98 stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or any division or line of business or other business unit of any Person, except: (a) any Subsidiary of Holdings may be merged with or into the Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary, or be liquidated, wound up or dissolved, or all or any part of its business, property or assets may be conveyed, sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, to the Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary; provided, in the case of such a merger, the Company or such Guarantor Subsidiary, as applicable shall be the continuing or surviving Person; (b) sales or other dispositions of assets that do not constitute Asset Sales; (c) Asset Sales, the proceeds of which (valued at the principal amount thereof in the case of non-Cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt Securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-Cash proceeds) (i) are less than $25,000,000 when aggregated with the proceeds of all other Asset Sales made within the same Fiscal Year; provided (1) the consideration received for such assets shall be in an amount at least equal to the fair market value thereof (determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company (or similar governing body)), (2) no less than 75% thereof shall be paid in Cash, and (3) the Net Asset Sale Proceeds thereof shall be applied as required by Section 2.14(a); (d) disposals of obsolete, worn out or surplus property; (e) Permitted Acquisitions, the consideration for which constitutes less than $15,000,000 in the aggregate from the Closing Date to the date of determination; provided that so long as the Leverage Ratio is less than 4.0:1.0, the Company may make Permitted Acquisitions the consideration for which constitutes less than $25,000,000 in the aggregate from the Closing Date to the date of determination; and (f) Investments made in accordance with Section 6.7. 6.10. DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARY INTERESTS. Except for any sale of all of its interests in the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.9, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, except to qualify directors if required by applicable law; or (b) permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, except to another Credit Party (subject to the restrictions on such disposition otherwise imposed hereunder), or to qualify directors if required by applicable law. 6.11. SALES AND LEASE-BACKS. Unless the proceeds resulting from such transaction are used to prepay Loans to the extent required by Section 2.14, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, which such Credit Party (a) has sold or transferred or is to sell or to transfer to any other Person (other than Holdings or any of its 99 Subsidiaries), or (b) intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party to any Person (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) in connection with such lease. 6.12. TRANSACTIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND AFFILIATES. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Holdings or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Holdings or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between the Company and any Guarantor Subsidiary; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d) payment of or on account of the Management Fee or similar fees payable to the Sponsor pursuant to the Management Agreement; (e) transactions described in Schedule 6.12 and (f) transactions permitted under Section 6.5(g). 6.13. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. From and after the Closing Date, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (i) the businesses engaged in by such Credit Party on the Closing Date and similar or related businesses and (ii) such other lines of business as may be consented to by Requisite Lenders. 6.14. PERMITTED ACTIVITIES OF HOLDINGS. Holdings shall not (a) incur, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness or any other obligation or liability whatsoever other than the Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.1(i) and the Management Fee and other obligations not constituting Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business as a holding company and not otherwise restricted by this Section 6.14; (b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it other than the Liens created under the Collateral Documents to which it is a party or permitted pursuant to Section 6.2; (c) engage in any business or activity or own any assets other than (i) holding 100% of the Capital Stock of the Company, (ii) performing its obligations and activities incidental thereto under the Credit Documents, and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the Related Agreements; and (iii) making Restricted Junior Payments and Investments to the extent permitted by this Agreement; (d) consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any Person; (e) sell or otherwise dispose of any Capital Stock of any of its directly owned Subsidiaries; (f) create or acquire any Subsidiary or make or own any Investment in any Person other than the Company; or (g) fail to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from all other Persons. 6.15. AMENDMENTS OR WAIVERS OF CERTAIN RELATED AGREEMENTS. Except as set forth in Section 6.16, no Credit Party shall nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree to any amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of, any of its rights under any Related Agreement (other than agreements with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes and Refinancing Notes which are subject to the provisions of Section 6.16) after the 100 Closing Date that would be materially adverse to the Company, any other Credit Party, Administrative Agent or the Lenders or that would increase the fees or other amounts payable under the Management Agreement. 6.16. AMENDMENTS OR WAIVERS OF WITH RESPECT TO SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS AND THE GOLD CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT. (a) No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend or otherwise change the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes or Refinancing Notes, or make any payment consistent with an amendment thereof or change thereto, if the effect of such amendment or change is to increase the interest rate on the Senior Subordinated Notes or Refinancing Notes, change (to earlier dates) any dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due thereon, change any event of default or condition to an event of default with respect thereto (other than to eliminate any such event of default or increase any grace period related thereto), change the redemption, prepayment or defeasance provisions thereof, change the subordination provisions of Senior Subordinated Notes (or of any guaranty thereof), or if the effect of such amendment or change, together with all other amendments or changes made, is to increase materially the obligations of the obligor thereunder or to confer any additional rights on the holders of such Senior Subordinated Notes (or a trustee or other representative on their behalf) which would be adverse to any Credit Party or Lenders. (b) No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change or amend the terms of the Gold Consignment Agreement if the effect of such amendment is to (i) increase the "Maximum Dollar Amount", as such term is defined in the Gold Consignment Agreement; (ii) change any event of default or add or make more restrictive any covenant with respect thereto; (iii) grant additional collateral (other than that in effect on the Closing Date); or (iv) change or amend any other term if such change or amendment would (A) materially increase the monetary obligations of the obligor or (B) confer additional material rights on the holder of the Gold Consignment Agreement in a manner adverse to the Lenders. 6.17. FISCAL YEAR. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to change its Fiscal Year-end from the last Saturday in August. 6.18. NO OTHER "DESIGNATED SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS". No Credit Party shall designate, or permit the designation of, any Indebtedness (other than under this Agreement or other Credit Documents or the Gold Consignment Agreement) as "Designated Senior Debt" for the purposes of the definition of the same or the subordination provisions contained in the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture or the Refinancing Note Indenture without the consent of Administrative Agent. SECTION 7. GUARANTY 7.1. GUARANTY OF THE OBLIGATIONS. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2, Guarantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries the due and punctual payment and performance in full of all Obligations when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would 101 become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 362(a)) (collectively, the "GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS"). 7.2. CONTRIBUTION BY GUARANTORS. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves (collectively, the "CONTRIBUTING GUARANTORS"), in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty. Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor (a "FUNDING GUARANTOR") under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceeds its Fair Share as of such date, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Contributing Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Contributing Guarantor's Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date. "FAIR SHARE" means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Contributing Guarantor to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Contributing Guarantors multiplied by (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the obligations Guaranteed. "FAIR SHARE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT" means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Contributing Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder or thereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided, solely for purposes of calculating the "FAIR SHARE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT" with respect to any Contributing Guarantor for purposes of this Section 7.2, any assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Contributing Guarantor. "AGGREGATE PAYMENTS" means, with respect to a Contributing Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including, without limitation, in respect of this Section 7.2), minus (2) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Contributing Guarantor from the other Contributing Guarantors as contributions under this Section 7.2. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Guarantor. The allocation among Contributing Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 7.2 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Contributing Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 7.2. 7.3. PAYMENT BY GUARANTORS. Subject to Section 7.2, Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Beneficiary may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 362(a)), Guarantors will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in Cash, to Administrative 102 Agent for the ratable benefit of Beneficiaries, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (including interest which, but for the Company's becoming the subject of a case under the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such Guaranteed Obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against the Company for such interest in the related bankruptcy case) and all other Guaranteed Obligations then owed to Beneficiaries as aforesaid. 7.4. LIABILITY OF GUARANTORS ABSOLUTE. Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional, and constitute primary obligations of such Guarantor and not a contract of surety to the maximum extent permitted by law and to the extent permitted by applicable law shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees as follows: (a) this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment when due and not of collectability. This Guaranty is a primary obligation of each Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety; (b) the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Company and the obligations of any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the obligations of the Company, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Guarantor whether or not any action is brought against the Company or any of such other guarantors and whether or not the Company is joined in any such action or actions; (c) payment by any Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge any Guarantor's liability for any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations which has not been paid. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Administrative Agent is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce any Guarantor's covenant to pay a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release such Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the Guaranteed Obligations that is not the subject of such suit, and such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by such Guarantor, limit, affect, modify or abridge any other Guarantor's liability hereunder in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) any Beneficiary, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability hereof or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of any Guarantor's liability hereunder, from time to time may (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations; (iii) request and accept other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations and take and hold security for the payment hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations; (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, 103 any security for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, any other guaranties of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other obligation of any Person (including any other Guarantor) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations (provided that no Credit Document to which such Guarantor is a party may be amended without its written consent); (v) enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of such Beneficiary in respect hereof or the Guaranteed Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise any other right or remedy that such Beneficiary may have against any such security, in each case as such Beneficiary in its discretion may determine consistent herewith or the applicable Hedge Agreement and any applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor against the Company or any security for the Guaranteed Obligations; and (vi) exercise any other rights available to it under the Credit Documents or the Hedge Agreements; and (e) this Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be valid and enforceable and to the extent permitted by applicable law shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any reason (other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations), including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not any Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Credit Documents or the Hedge Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) hereof, any of the other Credit Documents, any of the Hedge Agreements or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or security for the Guaranteed Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms hereof or such Credit Document, such Hedge Agreement or any agreement relating to such other guaranty or security; (iii) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect; (iv) the application of payments received from any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedge Agreements or from the proceeds of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations) to the payment of indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations, even though any Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations (provided that no Credit Document to which such Guarantor is a party may be amended without its written consent); (v) any Beneficiary's consent to the change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and to any corresponding restructuring of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims which the Company may allege or assert against any Beneficiary in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, 104 accord and satisfaction and usury; and (viii) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. 7.5. WAIVERS BY GUARANTORS. Each Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of Beneficiaries to the extent permitted by applicable law: (a) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by such Guarantor, to (i) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any Deposit Account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favor of the Company or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company or any other Guarantor including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Company or any other Guarantor from any cause other than payment in full in Cash of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon any Beneficiary's errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof and any legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor's obligations hereunder, (ii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor's liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default hereunder, the Hedge Agreements or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, notices of any extension of credit to the Company and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 7.4 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof. 7.6. GUARANTORS' RIGHTS OF SUBROGATION, CONTRIBUTION, ETC. Until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled or collateralized with Cash, each Guarantor hereby waives any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Company or any other Guarantor or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including without limitation (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Company with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) any right to 105 enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against the Company, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any Beneficiary. In addition, until the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled or collateralized with Cash, each Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations, including, without limitation, any such right of contribution as contemplated by Section 7.2. Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against the Company or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any Beneficiary may have against the Company, to all right, title and interest any Beneficiary may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right any Beneficiary may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been finally and indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof. 7.7. SUBORDINATION OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor (the "OBLIGEE GUARANTOR") is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such indebtedness collected or received by the Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for Administrative Agent on behalf of Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid over to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Beneficiaries to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision hereof. 7.8. CONTINUING GUARANTY. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Revolving Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been cancelled. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise to any Guaranteed Obligations. 7.9. AUTHORITY OF GUARANTORS OR THE COMPANY. It is not necessary for any Beneficiary to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or the Company or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them. 7.10. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE COMPANY AND GUARANTORS. Any Credit Extension may be made to the Company or continued from time to time, and any Hedge Agreements may be entered into from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any 106 Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of the Company or any other Guarantor at the time of any such grant or continuation or at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into, as the case may be. No Beneficiary shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantor's assessment, of the financial condition of the Company or any other Guarantor. Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from the Company and each other Guarantor on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of the Company and the other Guarantors and their respective abilities to perform their respective obligations under the Credit Documents and the Hedge Agreements, and each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of the Company and the other Guarantors and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Beneficiary to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of the Company and any other Guarantor now known or hereafter known by any Beneficiary. 7.11. BANKRUPTCY, ETC. (a) So long as any Guaranteed Obligations remain outstanding, no Guarantor shall, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent acting pursuant to the instructions of Requisite Lenders, commence or join with any other Person in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency case or proceeding of or against the Company or any other Guarantor. The obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, deferred, suspended or terminated by any case or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of the Company or any other Guarantor or by any defense which the Company or any other Guarantor may have by reason of the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding. (b) Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations which accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding referred to in clause (a) above (or, if interest on any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the Guaranteed Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been commenced) shall be included in the Guaranteed Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantors and Beneficiaries that the Guaranteed Obligations which are guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant hereto should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order which may relieve the Company of any portion of such Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantors will permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person to pay Administrative Agent, or allow the claim of Administrative Agent in respect of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced. (c) In the event that all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid by the Company, the obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise (and whether as a result of any demand, settlement, litigation or otherwise), 107 and any such payments which are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Guaranteed Obligations for all purposes hereunder. 7.12. DISCHARGE OF GUARANTY UPON SALE OF GUARANTOR. If all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor or any of its successors in interest hereunder shall be sold or otherwise disposed of (including by merger or consolidation) in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, the Guaranty of such Guarantor or such successor in interest, as the case may be, hereunder shall automatically be discharged and released without any further action by any Beneficiary or any other Person effective as of the time of such Asset Sale. SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 8.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If any one or more of the following conditions or events shall occur: (a) Failure to Make Payments When Due. Failure by the Company to pay (i) when due any installment of principal of any Loan, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; (ii) when due any amount payable to Issuing Bank in reimbursement of any drawing under a Letter of Credit; or (iii) any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount due hereunder within five days after the date due; or (b) Default in Other Agreements. (i) Failure of any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to pay when due any principal of or interest on or any other amount payable in respect of one or more items of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in Section 8.1(a)) in an individual or aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or more, in each case beyond the grace period, if any, provided therefor; (ii) breach or default by any Credit Party with respect to any other material term of (1) one or more items of Indebtedness in the individual or aggregate principal amounts referred to in clause (i) above or (2) any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s) of Indebtedness, in each case beyond the grace period, if any, provided therefor, if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of that Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or holders), to cause, that Indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable (or redeemable), or to require the prepayment, redemption, repurchase or defeasance of, or to cause Holdings, Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any offer to prepay, redeem, repurchase or defease that Indebtedness (other than an asset proceeds offer under the Senior Subordinated Notes to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder), prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be; or (iii) any Event of Default (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or any Refinancing Notes Indenture) shall occur under the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or any Refinancing Notes Indenture; or (iv) (a) breach or default by any Credit Party with respect to the Gold Consignment Agreement if the effect thereof is to cause, or permit the consignor to cause, such agreement to terminate or accelerate the obligations thereunder, if the obligations thereunder are not discharged in full by the Credit Parties within 10 days of any such breach or default, or (b) an Acceleration Notice (as 108 defined in the Gold Consignment Intercreditor Agreement) shall have been delivered under the Gold Consignment Intercreditor Agreement; (c) Breach of Certain Covenants. Failure of any Credit Party to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in Section 2.6, Section 5.2 or Section 6; or (d) Breach of Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party in any Credit Document or in any statement or certificate at any time given by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries in writing pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made; or (e) Other Defaults Under Credit Documents. Any Credit Party shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein or any of the other Credit Documents, other than any such term referred to in any other provision of this Section 8.1, and such default shall not have been remedied or waived within thirty days after the earlier of (i) an Authorized Officer of such Credit Party becoming aware of such default or (ii) receipt by the Company of notice from Administrative Agent or any Lender of such default; or (f) Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc. (i) A court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than an Immaterial Subsidiary in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary case shall be commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than its Immaterial Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than its Immaterial Subsidiaries, or over all or a substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than its Immaterial Subsidiaries for all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than its Immaterial Subsidiaries, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for sixty days without having been dismissed, bonded or discharged; or (g) Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc. (i) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or shall commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall 109 be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due; or the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to herein or in Section 8.1(f); or (h) Judgments and Attachments. Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process involving in any individual case or in the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $5,000,000 (in either case to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered or filed against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of sixty days (or in any event later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or (i) Dissolution. Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against any Credit Party decreeing the dissolution or split up of such Credit Party and such order shall remain undischarged or unstayed for a period in excess of thirty days; or (j) Employee Benefit Plans. (i) There shall occur one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the aggregate results in or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $4,000,000 during the term hereof; or (ii) there shall occur the imposition of a Lien or security interest under Section 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code or under ERISA. (k) Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur; or (l) Guaranties, Collateral Documents and other Credit Documents. At any time after the execution and delivery thereof, (i) the Guaranty for any reason, other than the satisfaction in full in Cash of all Obligations, shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms) or shall be declared to be null and void or any Guarantor shall repudiate its obligations thereunder, (ii) this Agreement or any Collateral Document ceases to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or the satisfaction in full in Cash of the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof) or shall be declared null and void, or Collateral Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected Lien in any Collateral purported to be covered by the Collateral Documents with the priority required by the relevant Collateral Document, in each case for any reason other than the failure of Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to take any action within its control, or (iii) any Credit Party shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability, including with respect to future advances by Lenders, under any Credit Document to which it is a party or (iv) the Loans shall cease to constitute senior indebtedness under the subordination provisions of the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Refinancing Notes or shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to be legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms; or (m) Failure to Effect Merger. The Merger shall not have occurred by close of business on the day immediately following the Closing Date. 110 THEN, (1) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 8.1(f) or 8.1(g), automatically, and (2) upon the occurrence and during the continuance, of any other Event of Default, at the request of (or with the consent of) Requisite Lenders, upon notice to the Company by Administrative Agent, (A) the Revolving Commitments, if any, of each Lender having such Revolving Commitments and the obligation of Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit shall immediately terminate; (B) each of the following shall immediately become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Credit Party: (I) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Loans, (II) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at any time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (regardless of whether any beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall be entitled at such time to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates required to draw under such Letters of Credit), and (III) all other Obligations; provided, the foregoing shall not affect in any way the obligations of Lenders under Section 2.3(b)(iv) or Section 2.4(e); (C) Administrative Agent may cause Collateral Agent to enforce any and all Liens and security interests created pursuant to Collateral Documents; and (D) Administrative Agent shall direct the Company to pay (and the Company hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 8.1(f) and (g) to pay) to Administrative Agent such additional amounts of Cash, to be held as security for the Company's reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit then outstanding, equal to the Letter of Credit Usage at such time. SECTION 9. AGENTS 9.1. APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS. DBCI is hereby appointed Syndication Agent hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes Syndication Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. GSCP is hereby appointed Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. CIT is hereby appointed Co-Documentation Agent hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes such Co-Documentation Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. GECC is hereby appointed Co-Documentation Agent hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes such Co-Documentation Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. ML Capital is hereby appointed Co-Documentation Agent hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes such Co-Documentation Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents. Each Agent hereby agrees to act upon the express conditions contained herein and the other Credit Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of Agents and Lenders and no Credit Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. Each of Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents, without consent of or notice to any party hereto, may assign any and all of its rights or obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates. As of the Closing Date, neither GSCP, in its capacity as Syndication Agent, nor CIT, in its capacity as Co-Documentation Agent, nor GE Capital, in its 111 capacity as Co-Documentation Agent, nor ML Capital, in its capacity as Co-Documentation Agent shall have any obligations but shall be entitled to all benefits of this Section 9. 9.2. POWERS AND DUTIES. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent to take such action on such Lender's behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Credit Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the other Credit Documents. Each Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. No Agent shall have, by reason hereof or any of the other Credit Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing herein or any of the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Credit Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein. 9.3. GENERAL IMMUNITY. (a) No Responsibility for Certain Matters. No Agent shall be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or any other Credit Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by any Agent to Lenders or by or on behalf of any Credit Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any Credit Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall any Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Credit Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the Letter of Credit Usage or the component amounts thereof. (b) Exculpatory Provisions. No Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by any Agent under or in connection with any of the Credit Documents except to the extent caused by such Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Credit Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until such Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 10.5) and, upon receipt of such instructions from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), such Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, 112 instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for Holdings and its Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Credit Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under Section 10.5). 9.4. AGENTS ENTITLED TO ACT AS LENDER. The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans and the Letters of Credit, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term "Lender" shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity. Any Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with Holdings or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Company for services in connection herewith and otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders. 9.5. LENDERS' REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. (a) Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in connection with Credit Extensions hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and no Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders. (b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement or a Joinder Agreement and funding its Tranche B Term Loan and/or Revolving Loans on the Closing Date or by the funding of any New Term Loans, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Credit Document and each other document required to be approved by any Agent, Requisite Lenders or Lenders, as applicable on the Closing Date or as of the date of funding of such New Term Loans. 9.6. RIGHT TO INDEMNITY. Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to indemnify each Agent, to the extent that such Agent shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or 113 asserted against such Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Credit Documents or otherwise in its capacity as such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents; provided, no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided, in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender's Pro Rata Share thereof; and provided further, this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement described in the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence. 9.7. SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, COLLATERAL AGENT AND SWING LINE LENDER. Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty days' prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Company, and Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Company and Administrative Agent and signed by Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days' notice to the Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent under the Credit Documents, and (ii) take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent whereupon such retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent hereunder. Any resignation or removal of Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute the resignation or removal of GSCP or its successor as Collateral Agent, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section shall, upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Collateral Agent for all purposes hereunder and under the Credit Documents and such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under this Agreement or the Credit Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor 114 Collateral Agent or otherwise authorize the filing of such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Credit Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and other Credit Documents. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agent's resignation or removal under this Agreement and other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Section 9 and the other Credit Documents shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents while it was the Collateral Agent hereunder or thereunder. Any resignation or removal of Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute the resignation or removal of GSCP or its successor as Swing Line Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section shall, upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Swing Line Lender for all purposes hereunder. In such event (a) the Company shall prepay any outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the retiring or removed Administrative Agent in its capacity as Swing Line Lender, (b) upon such prepayment, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender shall surrender any Swing Line Note held by it to the Company for cancellation, and (c) the Company shall issue, if so requested by successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line Loan Lender, a new Swing Line Note to the successor Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, in the principal amount of the Swing Line Loan Sublimit then in effect and with other appropriate insertions. 9.8. COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS AND GUARANTY. (a) Agents under Collateral Documents and Guaranty. Each Lender hereby further authorizes Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders, to be the agent for and representative of Lenders with respect to the Guaranty, the Collateral and the Collateral Documents. Subject to Section 10.5, without further written consent or authorization from Lenders, Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted hereby or to which Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.5) have otherwise consented or (ii) release any Guarantor from the Guaranty pursuant to Section 7.12 or with respect to which Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 10.5) have otherwise consented. (b) Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty. Anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents may be exercised solely by Collateral Agent, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of Secured 115 Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by Collateral Agent at such sale. SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1. NOTICES. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given to a Credit Party, Syndication Agent, Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank, shall be sent to such Person's address as set forth on Appendix B or in the other relevant Credit Document, and in the case of any Lender, the address as indicated on Appendix B or otherwise indicated to Administrative Agent in writing. Each notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed; provided, no notice to any Agent shall be effective until received by such Agent. 10.2. EXPENSES. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Company agrees to pay promptly (a) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of preparation of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; (b) all the reasonable costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for the Company and the other Credit Parties; (c) the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to Agents (in each case including allocated costs of internal counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and any other documents or matters requested by the Company; (d) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses of creating and perfecting Liens in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders pursuant hereto, including filing and recording fees, expenses and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to each Agent and of counsel providing any opinions that any Agent or Requisite Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral or the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents; (e) all the actual costs and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers retained by any Agent with the prior consent of Company (not to be unreasonably withheld); (f) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any appraisers, consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by Collateral Agent and its counsel) in connection with the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral; (g) all other actual and reasonable costs and expenses incurred by each Agent in connection with the syndication of the Loans and Commitments and the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Credit Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and the transactions contemplated thereby; and (h) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, 116 incurred by any Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Credit Party hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by reason of such Default or Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Guaranty) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a "work-out" or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy cases or proceedings. 10.3. INDEMNITY. (a) In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 10.2, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, each Credit Party agrees to defend (subject to Indemnitees' selection of counsel), indemnify, pay and hold harmless, each Agent and Lender and the officers, partners, directors, trustees, employees, agents, advisors and Affiliates of each Agent and each Lender (each, an "INDEMNITEE"), from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided, no Credit Party shall have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee. To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.3 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, the applicable Credit Party shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them. (b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Credit Party shall assert, and each Credit Party hereby waives, any claim against Lenders, Agents and their respective Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys, agents or advisors, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, arising out of, as a result of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and Holdings and the Company hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. 10.4. SET-OFF. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default each Lender is hereby authorized by each Credit Party at any time or from time to time subject to the consent of Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), without notice to any Credit Party or to any other Person (other than Administrative Agent), any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to such Lender hereunder, the 117 Letters of Credit and participations therein and under the other Credit Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected hereto, the Letters of Credit and participations therein or with any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not (a) such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (b) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any amounts in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 2 and although such obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured. 10.5. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. (a) Requisite Lenders' Consent. Subject to Section 10.5(b) and 10.5(c), no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of the Requisite Lenders. (b) Affected Lenders' Consent. Without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) that would be affected thereby, no amendment, modification, termination, or consent shall be effective if the effect thereof would: (i) extend the scheduled final maturity of any Loan or Note; (ii) waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled repayment (but not prepayment); (iii) extend the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; (iv) reduce the rate of interest on any Loan (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan pursuant to Section 2.10) or any fee payable hereunder or any other amount payable under any Credit Document; (v) reduce the amount due and payable or extend the time for payment of any such interest or fees; (vi) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit; (vii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of this Section 10.5(b) or Section 10.5(c); (viii) amend any provision of Section 2.17 or amend the definition of "REQUISITE LENDERS" or "PRO RATA SHARE"; provided, with the consent of Requisite Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant hereto may be included in the determination of "REQUISITE LENDERS" or "PRO RATA SHARE" on substantially the same basis as the Term Loan Commitments, the Term Loans, the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans are included on the Closing Date; 118 (ix) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents; or (x) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document. (c) Other Consents. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall: (i) increase, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of, any Revolving Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender; provided, no amendment, modification or waiver of any condition precedent, covenant, Default or Event of Default shall constitute an increase in any Revolving Commitment of any Lender; (ii) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision hereof relating to the Swing Line Sublimit or the Swing Line Loans without the consent of Swing Line Lender; (iii) amend the definition of "REQUISITE CLASS LENDERS" without the consent of Requisite Class Lenders of each Class; provided, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant hereto may be included in the determination of such "REQUISITE CLASS LENDERS" on substantially the same basis as the Term Loan Commitments, the Term Loans, the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans are included on the Closing Date; (iv) alter the required application of any repayments or prepayments as between Classes pursuant to Section 2.15 without the consent of Requisite Class Lenders of each Class which is being allocated a lesser repayment or prepayment as a result thereof; provided, Requisite Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment so long as the application, as between Classes, of any portion of such prepayment which is still required to be made is not altered; (v) amend, modify, terminate or waive any obligation of Lenders relating to the purchase of participations in Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.4(e) without the written consent of Administrative Agent and of Issuing Bank; or (vi) amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of Section 9 as the same applies to any Agent, or any other provision hereof as the same applies to the rights or obligations of any Agent, in each case without the consent of such Agent. (d) Execution of Amendments, etc. Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand 119 on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 10.5 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by a Credit Party, on such Credit Party. 10.6. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; PARTICIPATIONS. (a) Generally. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of Lenders. No Credit Party's rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by any Credit Party without the prior written consent of all Lenders. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Affiliates of each of the Agents and Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. (b) Register. The Company, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall deem and treat the Persons listed as Lenders in the Register as the holders and owners of the corresponding Commitments and Loans listed therein for all purposes hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any such Commitment or Loan shall be effective, in each case, unless and until an Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been delivered to and accepted by Administrative Agent and recorded in the Register as provided in Section 10.6(e). Prior to such recordation, all amounts owed with respect to the applicable Commitment or Loan shall be owed to the Lender listed in the Register as the owner thereof, and any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Commitments or Loans. (c) Right to Assign. Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell, assign or transfer all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment or Loans owing to it or other Obligation (provided, however, that each such assignment shall be of a uniform, and not varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under and in respect of any Loan and any related Commitments): (i) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (i) of the definition of the term of "Eligible Assignee" upon the giving of notice to the Company and Administrative Agent; and (ii) to any Person meeting the criteria of clause (ii) of the definition of the term of "Eligible Assignee" and, in the case of assignments of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments to any such Person (except in the case of assignments made by or to GSCP), consented to by each of the Company and Administrative Agent (such consent not to be (x) unreasonably withheld or delayed or, (y) in the case of the Company, required at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing); provided, further each such assignment pursuant to this Section 10.6(c)(ii) 120 shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than (A) $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Company and Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of the assigning Lender) with respect to the assignment of the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans and (B) $500,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Company and Administrative Agent or as shall constitute the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan or New Term Loans of a Series of the assigning Lender) with respect to the assignment of Term Loans. (d) Mechanics. The assigning Lender and the assignee thereof shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement, and such forms, certificates or other evidence, if any, with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as the assignee under such Assignment Agreement may be required to deliver to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.20(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Assignment Agreement, in the case of an assignment to a Person meeting the criteria of clause (i) of the definition of the term "Eligible Assignee" of the assigning Lender, such assignment shall be effective between such assigning Lender and such Eligible Assignee immediately without compliance with the conditions for assignment under Sections 10.6(b) through (d), but shall not be effective with respect to any Credit Party, Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Swing Line Lender or any Lender, and each Credit Party, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender and each Lender shall be entitled to deal solely and directly with such assigning Lender under any such assignment, in each case, until the conditions for assignment under Sections 10.6(b) through (d) have been complied with. (e) Notice of Assignment. Upon its receipt of a duly executed and completed Assignment Agreement (and any forms, certificates or other evidence required by this Agreement in connection therewith), Administrative Agent shall record the information contained in such Assignment Agreement in the Register, shall give prompt notice thereof to the Company and shall maintain a copy of such Assignment Agreement. (f) Representations and Warranties of Assignee. Each Lender, upon execution and delivery hereof or upon executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, as the case may be, represents and warrants as of the Closing Date or as of the applicable Effective Date (as defined in the applicable Assignment Agreement) that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in commitments or loans such as the applicable Commitments or Loans, as the case may be; and (iii) it will make or invest in, as the case may be, its Commitments or Loans for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and without a view to distribution of such Commitments or Loans within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section 10.6, the disposition of such Revolving Commitments or Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control). (g) Effect of Assignment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10.6, as of the "Effective Date" specified in the applicable Assignment Agreement: (i) the assignee thereunder shall have the rights and obligations of a "Lender" hereunder to the extent such rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such 121 Assignment Agreement and shall thereafter be a party hereto and a "Lender" for all purposes hereof; (ii) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned thereby pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights (other than any rights which survive the termination hereof under Section 10.8) and be released from its obligations hereunder (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto; provided, anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, (y) Issuing Bank shall continue to have all rights and obligations thereof with respect to such Letters of Credit until the cancellation or expiration of such Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder and (z) such assigning Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of all indemnities hereunder as specified herein with respect to matters arising out of the prior involvement of such assigning Lender as a Lender hereunder); (iii) the Commitments shall be modified to reflect the Commitment of such assignee and any Revolving Commitment of such assigning Lender, if any; and (iv) if any such assignment occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Lender shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable Notes to Administrative Agent for cancellation, and thereupon the Company shall issue and deliver new Notes, if so requested by the assignee and/or assigning Lender, to such assignee and/or to such assigning Lender, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the new Revolving Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of the assignee and/or the assigning Lender. (h) Participations. Each Lender shall have the right at any time to sell one or more participations to any Person (other than Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates) in all or any part of its Commitments, Loans or in any other Obligation. The holder of any such participation, other than an Affiliate of the Lender granting such participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except with respect to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of Credit is not extended beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date) in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant's participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in any Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant's participation is not increased as a result thereof), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (iii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Collateral Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans hereunder in which such participant is participating. The Company agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.18(c), 2.19 and 2.20 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section; provided, (i) a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.19 or 2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant, unless the sale of the participation to such participant 122 is made with the Company's prior written consent and (ii) a participant that would be a Non-US Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.20 unless the Company is notified of the participation sold to such participant and such participant agrees, for the benefit of the Company, to comply with Section 2.20 as though it were a Lender. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.4 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17 as though it were a Lender. (i) Certain Other Assignments. In addition to any other assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 10.6, (i) any Lender may assign and/or pledge all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender including, without limitation, any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank and (ii) any Lender may assign and/or pledge all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owned by or to such Lender, and its Notes, if any, to secure obligations of such Lender to any holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Lender as collateral security for such obligations or securities, or to any trustee for, or any other representative of such holders; provided, no Lender, as between the Company and such Lender, shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge, and provided, further, in no event shall the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, pledgee or trustee be considered to be a "Lender" or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder. 10.7. INDEPENDENCE OF COVENANTS. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists. 10.8. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS. All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the making of any Credit Extension. Notwithstanding anything herein or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of each Credit Party set forth in Sections 2.18(c), 2.19, 2.20, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in Sections 2.17, 9.3(b) and 9.6 shall survive the payment of the Loans, the cancellation or expiration of the Letters of Credit and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder, and the termination hereof. 10.9. NO WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. No failure or delay on the part of any Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Agent and each Lender hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents or any of the Hedge Agreements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any 123 right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy. 10.10. MARSHALLING; PAYMENTS SET ASIDE. Neither any Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders), or Administrative Agent or Lenders enforce any security interests or exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause or otherwise (and whether as a result of any demand, settlement, litigation or otherwise), then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. 10.11. SEVERABILITY. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or under any Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 10.12. OBLIGATIONS SEVERAL; INDEPENDENT NATURE OF LENDERS' RIGHTS. The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Credit Document, and no action taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out hereof and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. 10.13. HEADINGS. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect. 10.14. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401) WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 124 10.15. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (a) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS; (b) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (c) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.1; (d) AGREES THAT SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (c) ABOVE IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICABLE CREDIT PARTY IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (e) AGREES AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. 10.16. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/COMPANY RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 10.16 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR 125 MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. 10.17. CONFIDENTIALITY. Each Lender shall hold all non-public information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries and their businesses obtained by such Lender pursuant to the requirements hereof in accordance with such Lender's customary procedures for handling confidential information of such nature, it being understood and agreed by the Company that, in any event, a Lender may make (i) disclosures of such information to Affiliates of such Lender and to such Lender's and such Lender's Affiliates' directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (and to other persons authorized by a Lender or Agent to organize, present or disseminate such information in connection with disclosures otherwise made in accordance with this Section 10.17), (ii) disclosures of such information reasonably required by any bona fide or potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment, transfer or participation by such Lender of any Loans or any participations therein or by any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) in Hedge Agreements (provided, such counterparties and advisors are advised of and agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 10.17), (iii) disclosure to any rating agency when required by it, provided that, prior to any disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake in writing to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Credit Parties received by it from any of the Agents or any Lender, and (iv) disclosures required or requested by any governmental agency or representative thereof or by the NAIC or pursuant to legal or judicial process; provided, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender shall make reasonable efforts to notify the Company of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any examination of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information. 10.18. USURY SAVINGS CLAUSE. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest rate charged with respect to any of the Obligations, including all charges or fees in connection therewith deemed in the nature of interest under applicable law shall not exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If the rate of interest (determined without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at any time exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder shall bear interest at the Highest Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest due hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the Loans made hereunder are repaid in full the total interest due hereunder (taking into account the increase provided for above) is less than the total amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then to the extent permitted by law, the Company shall pay to Administrative Agent an amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid and the amount of interest which would have been paid if the Highest Lawful Rate had at all times been in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of Lenders and the Company to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if any Lender contracts 126 for, charges, or receives any consideration which constitutes interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically and, if previously paid, shall at such Lender's option be applied to the outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder or be refunded to the Company. 10.19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 10.20. EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt by the Company and Administrative Agent of written or telephonic notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof. 10.21. USA PATRIOT ACT. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Company in accordance with the Act. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank] 127 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above. AAC HOLDING CORP. By: ______________________________ Name: Title: AAC ACQUISITION CORP. By: ______________________________ Name: Title: EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMMEMORATIVE BRANDS, INC. TAYLOR SENIOR HOLDING CORP. TP HOLDING CORP. TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY CBI NORTH AMERICA, INC. By: ______________________________ Name: Title: TAYLOR PUBLISHING MANUFACTURING, L.P. By: Taylor Publishing Company its General Partner By: ______________________________ Name: Title: TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, LLC By: Taylor Publishing Company its Sole Member By: ______________________________ Name: Title: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and a Lender By: _________________________________ Authorized Signatory DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner By: _________________________________ DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Syndication Agent and a Lender By: _________________________________ CIT LENDING SERVICES CORPORATION, as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By: _________________________________ Name: Title: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By: _________________________________ Name: Title: MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By: _________________________________ Name: Title: NATIONAL CITY BANK, as a Lender By: _________________________________ Name: Title: APPENDIX A-1 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT TRANCHE B TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS
LENDER TRANCHE B TERM LOAN COMMITMENT PRO RATA SHARE ------ ------------------------------ -------------- Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. $ 137,500,000 88.8% CIT Lending Services Corporation $ 5,000,000 3.2% General Electric Capital Corporation $ 3,750,000 2.4% Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch $ 5,000,000 3.2% Business Financial Services Inc. National City Bank $ 3,750,000 2.4% ------------- --- TOTAL $ 155,000,000 100% ============= ===
APPENDIX A-1-1 APPENDIX A-2 TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT REVOLVING COMMITMENTS
LENDER REVOLVING COMMITMENT PRO RATA SHARE ------ -------------------- -------------- Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. $ 2,500,000 6.25% Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch $ 2,500,000 6.25% CIT Lending Services Corporation $10,000,000 25.0% General Electric Capital Corporation $ 7,500,000 18.75% Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill $10,000,000 25.0% Lynch Business Financial Services Inc. National City Bank $ 7,500,000 18.75% ----------- ----- TOTAL $40,000,000 100% =========== =====
APPENDIX A-2-1 APPENDIX B TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT NOTICE ADDRESSES AAC HOLDING CORP. AAC ACQUISITION CORP. AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION c/o Fenway Partners Inc. 152 E. 57th Street, 59th Floor New York, NY 10019 Attention: Richard C. Dresdale Mac LaFollette Telecopier: (212) 658-9449 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COMMEMORATIVE BRANDS, INC. TAYLOR SENIOR HOLDING CORP. TP HOLDING CORP. TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY TAYLOR PUBLISHING MANUFACTURING, L.P. TAYLOR MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, LLC CBI NORTH AMERICA, INC. c/o American Achievement Corporation 7211 Circle S Road Austin, TX 78745 Attention: Chief Financial Officer Telecopier: (512) 443-5213 in each case, with a copy to: Ropes & Gray LLP One International Place Boston, MA 02110-2624 Attention: Philip Smith Telecopier: (617) 951-7050 B-1 GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and a Lender Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Attention: Elizabeth Fischer Telecopier: (212) 357-0932 with a copy to: Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attention: Marcus J. Dougherty Telecopier: (212) 751-4864 APPENDIX B-2 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner c/o Deutsche Bank AG 60 Wall Street, 21st Floor New York, 10005 Attention: Carin M. Keegan, Vice President Telecopier: (212) 797-5690 DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Swing Line Lender, Issuing Bank and a Lender Swing Line Lender's Principal Office: c/o Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch 90 Hudson Street, 1st Floor, Jersey City, NY 07302 Attention: Peter J. Medina Telecopier: (201) 593-2308 Issuing Bank's Principal Office: c/o Deutsche Bank AG 60 Wall Street, 21st Floor New York, 10005 Attention: Carin M. Keegan, Vice President Telecopier: (212) 797-5690 in each case, with a copy to: c/o Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch 90 Hudson Street, 1st Floor, Jersey City, NY 07302 Attention: Rosemary Dunne Telecopier: (201) 593-2315 APPENDIX B-3 CIT LENDING SERVICES CORPORATION, as Co-Documentation Agent c/o CIT Group Inc. Business Credit/Corporate Finance Group 1 CIT Drive, 3rd Floor Livingstone, New Jersey 07039 Attention: Mark S. O'Keefe, Managing Director Telecopier: (973) 740-5721 in each case, with a copy to: c/o CIT Group Inc. Corporate Legal Department 1 CIT Drive, 3rd Floor Livingstone, New Jersey 07039 Attention: John P. Sirico, II Telecopier: (973) 422-5822 or ###-###-#### GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Co-Documentation Agent c/o GE Corporate Financial Services Bank Loan Group 201 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT ###-###-#### Attention: Stephen F. Schroppe, Assistant Vice President Telecopier: in each case, with a copy to: Winston & Strawn LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 Attention: William D. Brewer Telecopier: (212) 294-4700 APPENDIX B-4 MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., as Co-Documentation Agent _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Attention: Telecopier: in each case, with a copy to: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Attention: Telecopier: APPENDIX B-5