CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of February 17, 2006 among

EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm CREDIT AGREEMENT Credit Agreement

Exhibit 4.1

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 17, 2006

among

A. O. SMITH CORPORATION,

A. O. SMITH ENTERPRISES LTD.,

VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Co-Documentation Agents,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Canadian Agent

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager



SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS		1

1.1	Certain Defined Terms	1
1.2	Other Interpretive Provisions	21
1.3	Accounting Principles	22

SECTION2 THE CREDITS		22

2.1	Amounts and Terms of U.S. Commitments	22
2.2	Amounts and Terms of Canadian Commitments	22
2.3	Loan Accounts	23
2.4	Procedure for U.S. Borrowings	23
2.5	Conversion and Continuation Elections for U.S. Borrowings	24
2.6	Procedure for Canadian Borrowings	25
2.7	Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes	25
	2.7.1 Commitments to Accept Drafts and Purchase Canadian BA Equivalent Notes	25
	2.7.2 Procedure for Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances	26
	2.7.3 Maturity of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances	27
	2.7.4 Special Provisions for Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances	28
	2.7.5 Power of Attorney for Drafts and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes	28
	2.7.6 Prepayment through Escrowed Funds	29
2.8	Letters of Credit	30
2.9	Termination, Reduction or Reallocation of the Commitments	38
2.10	Optional Prepayments	39
2.11	Mandatory Prepayments	40
2.12	Repayment	40
2.13	Interest	40
2.14	Fees	41
2.15	Computation of Fees and Interest	42
2.16	Payments by the Borrowers	43
2.17	Payments by the Lenders	44
2.18	Sharing of Payments, Etc.	45
2.19	Effect of Participation Funding Notice	46
2.20	Limitations on Interest Periods and Canadian BA Credit Extensions	47
2.21	Optional Increase in Commitments	48

SECTION 3 TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY		49

3.1	Taxes	49
3.2	Illegality	50
3.3	Increased Costs and Reduction of Return	51
3.4	Funding Losses	51
3.5	Inability to Determine Rates	52
3.6	Certificates of Lenders	52
3.7	Substitution of Lenders	52
3.8	Canadian Lenders	53
3.9	Survival	53

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SECTION 4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT		53

4.1	Conditions of Initial Credit Extension	53
4.2	Conditions to All Loans	55

SECTION 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		55

5.1	Corporate Existence and Power	55
5.2	Authorization; No Contravention	56
5.3	Governmental Authorization	56
5.4	Binding Effect	56
5.5	Litigation	56
5.6	No Default	57
5.7	ERISA Compliance; Canadian Plans	57
5.8	Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations	57
5.9	Title to Properties	58
5.10	Taxes	58
5.11	Financial Condition	58
5.12	Environmental Matters	58
5.13	Regulated Entities	58
5.14	Subsidiaries	59
5.15	Insurance	59
5.16	Full Disclosure	59

SECTION 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS		59

6.1	Financial Statements	59
6.2	Certificates; Other Information	60
6.3	Notices	61
6.4	Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc.	62
6.5	Insurance	62
6.6	Compliance with Laws	62
6.7	Compliance with ERISA; Canadian Plans	62
6.8	Inspection of Property and Books and Records	63
6.9	Payment of Taxes	63
6.10	Use of Proceeds	63
6.11	Availability	63
6.12	Business Activities	63
6.13	Material Subsidiaries	63
6.14	Guarantors	64

SECTION 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS		64

7.1	Limitation on Liens	64
7.2	Consolidations and Mergers	66
7.3	Sales of Assets	66
7.4	Hedging Obligations	66
7.5	Transactions with Affiliates	66
7.6	Use of Proceeds	67

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7.7	ERISA	67
7.8	Maximum Leverage Ratio	67
7.9	Minimum Interest Coverage	67
7.10	Limitation on Material Subsidiary Debt	67

SECTION 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT		67

8.1	Event of Default	67
8.2	Remedies Upon Event of Default	69
8.3	Application of Funds	70
8.4	Rights Not Exclusive	71

SECTION 9 THE AGENTS		71

9.1	Appointment and Authorization	71
9.2	Delegation of Duties	72
9.3	Liability of Agents	72
9.4	Reliance by Agents	72
9.5	Notice of Default	73
9.6	Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents	73
9.7	Indemnification of Administrative Agent	74
9.8	Agents in Individual Capacity	74
9.9	Successor Agents	74
9.10	Agents May File Proofs of Claim	74
9.11	Release of Guarantors	75
9.12	Other Agents	75

SECTION 10 GUARANTY BY THE COMPANY		75

10.1	Guaranty	75
10.2	Guaranty Unconditional	76
10.3	Discharge only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances	77
10.4	Waiver by the Company	77
10.5	Subrogation	77
10.6	Stay of Acceleration	77

SECTION 11 MISCELLANEOUS		77

11.1	Amendments and Waivers	78
11.2	Notices	80
11.3	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies	81
11.4	Costs and Expenses	81
11.5	Indemnification	80
11.6	Payments Set Aside	81
11.7	USA PATRIOT Act Notice	81
11.8	Successors and Assigns	81
11.9	Confidentiality	85
11.10	Set-off	85

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11.11	Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc.	86
11.12	Counterparts	86
11.13	Severability	86
11.14	No Third Parties Benefited	86
11.15	Tax Forms	86
11.16	Governing Law and Jurisdiction	87
11.17	Judgment Currency	88
11.18	Entire Agreement	89
11.19	Designation and Release of Guarantors	89
11.20	Waiver of Notice Requirement under Existing Credit Agreement	89

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SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.1		Pricing Schedule
Schedule 2.1		Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
Schedule 5.5		Litigation
Schedule 5.7		ERISA
Schedule 5.11		Permitted Liabilities
Schedule 5.12		Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.14		Subsidiaries
Schedule 7.1		Existing Liens
Schedule 10.2		Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A		Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit B		Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit C		Form of Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension
Exhibit D		Form of Guaranty
Exhibit E		Form of Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Company
Exhibit F		Form of Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Canadian Borrower
Exhibit G		Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit H		Form of Note
Exhibit I		Form of BA Equivalent Note
Exhibit J		Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit K		Form of Request for Increase

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of February 17, 2006 among A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), A. O. SMITH ENTERPRISES LTD., a Federal Canadian corporation (the “Canadian Borrower”), the several financial institutions from time to time party to this Agreement (collectively the “Lenders”; individually each a “Lender”), M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Canadian Agent (each as defined below).

WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower (as defined below) a revolving credit facility upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS

1.1 Certain Defined Terms. The following terms have the following meanings:

Affected Lender-see Section 3.7.

Affiliate means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or membership interests, by contract, or otherwise.

Administrative Agent means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor thereto in such capacity arising under Section 9.9.

Administrative Agent’s Office means the address for payments to the Administrative Agent set forth on Schedule 10.2 or such other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify.

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

Agent means the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent.

Agent-Related Persons means the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent, any successor either of the foregoing in such capacity, the Affiliates of the foregoing, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

Aggregate Canadian Commitment means the aggregate amount of the Canadian Commitments, as such amount may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including Sections 2.9 and 2.21). As of the Signing Date, the Aggregate Canadian Commitment is U.S.$75,000,000.

Aggregate U.S. Commitment means the aggregate amount of the U.S. Commitments, as such amount may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including Sections 2.9 and 2.21). As of the Signing Date, the Aggregate U.S. Commitment is U.S.$350,000,000.

Agreement means this Credit Agreement.

Applicable Margin means, at any time, the applicable percentage set forth in Schedule 1.1 opposite the then-current Leverage Ratio.

Approved Fund means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger means Banc of America Securities LLC.

Attorney Costs means and includes all reasonable fees and charges of any law firm or other external counsel and, without duplication, the reasonable allocated cost of internal legal services and all reasonable disbursements of internal counsel.

Bank of America means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association.

Base Rate means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Loan means a U.S. Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Borrower means each of the Company and the Canadian Borrower.

Borrower Materials - see Section 6.2.

Borrowing means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans made to the same Borrower on the same day (except for any portion thereof funded pursuant to Section 2.9) by one or more Lenders under Section 2 and (a) in the case of U.S. Loans, of the same Type, and (b) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, having the same Interest Period.

Borrowing Date means any date on which a Borrowing occurs under Section 2.4 or 2.6.

Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City, Charlotte, Chicago or the city where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located are authorized or required by law to close and (a) if the applicable Business Day relates to a Eurodollar Loan, means such a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market; and (b) in the case of payments and disbursements in Canadian Dollars and any matter relating to Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, means such a day on which Bank of America’s Canada Branch is open for commercial banking business in Toronto, Ontario.

Canadian Agent means Bank of America, National Association, acting through its Canada Branch, in its capacity as agent for the Canadian Lenders hereunder, and any successor thereto in such capacity arising under Section 9.9.

Canadian BA Credit Extension means Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes accepted or purchased by the Canadian Lenders in amounts substantially equivalent (subject to subsection 2.7.2(b)) to their respective Canadian Pro Rata Shares on the same day and for the same term.

Canadian BA Credit Extension Date means any date on which a Canadian BA Credit Extension occurs under Section 2.7.

Canadian BA Discount Proceeds means, with respect to any Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note, an amount calculated on the applicable Canadian BA Credit Extension Date that is (rounded to the nearest full cent) equal to the face amount of such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note divided by the sum of one plus the product of (i) the Canadian BA Discount Rate applicable thereto multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the term of such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note and the denominator of which is 365.

Canadian BA Discount Rate means, on the date of any Canadian BA Credit Extension, (a) with respect to any Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance accepted or any Canadian BA Equivalent Note purchased by a Canadian Lender that is a bank named in Schedule I to the Bank Act (Canada), the rate determined by the Canadian Agent as being the arithmetic average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest integral multiple of 0.01%) of the discount rates (calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days) that appear on the Reuters Screen CDOR page at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date for banker’s acceptances having an identical maturity to the maturity of such Canadian BA Credit Extension; and (b) with respect to any Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance accepted or any Canadian BA Equivalent Note purchased by a Canadian Lender that is not named on Schedule I to the Bank Act (Canada), the lesser of (i) the rate determined pursuant to clause (a) above plus 0.10% per annum and (ii) the average Discount Rate applicable to such Canadian BA Credit Extension as quoted by the Schedule II or III Reference

Lenders (as defined below). For purposes of clause (b)(ii) of the foregoing sentence, “Discount Rate” means, with respect to any Canadian BA Credit Extension, the rate of interest per annum (calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days and rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest integral multiple of 0.01%) that is equal to the discount exacted by a purchaser taking initial delivery of a banker’s acceptance (with the same maturity and face amount as the relevant Canadian Banker’s Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note) in the Canadian banker’s acceptance market, calculated at a rate per annum and as if the issuer thereof received the discount proceeds in respect of such banker’s acceptance on its date of issuance and repaid the face amount of such banker’s acceptance on the maturity date thereof; and “Schedule II or III Reference Lenders” means up to two Canadian Lenders named in Schedule II or Schedule III to the Bank Act (Canada) that are designated as such by the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Borrower from time to time (it being understood that (x) the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Borrower may at any time terminate such designation as to any Lender and/or, subject to the foregoing provisions of this definition, designate another Lender for such purpose by delivery of written notification of the same to the Canadian Lenders and (y) if a Person ceases to be a Canadian Lender, then such Person shall forthwith cease to be a Schedule II or III Reference Lender). The initial Schedule II or III Reference Lenders are the Canada Branches of Bank of America and Comerica Bank.

Canadian BA Equivalent Note - see Section 2.7.1.

Canadian BA Lender means any Canadian Lender that (a) is a bank mentioned in Schedule I or Schedule II of the Bank Act (Canada) or is an authorized foreign bank mentioned in Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada) and (b) is not subject to the restrictions and requirements referred to in subsection 524(2) of the Bank Act (Canada).

Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance means a Draft that has been accepted by a Canadian BA Lender as provided in Section 2.7.

Canadian Borrower - see the preamble to this Agreement.

Canadian Borrowing means a Borrowing of Canadian Loans.

Canadian Commitment - see Section 2.2.

Canadian Cost of Funds Rate means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the cost of funds of the Canadian Agent as established by the Canadian Agent based on its customary practice.

Canadian Dollars and C$ each means lawful money of Canada. Unless otherwise specified herein, all payments hereunder to the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Lenders shall be made in Canadian Dollars.

Canadian Lender means each Lender designated as a Canadian Lender on its signature page hereto, each Person that becomes a Canadian Lender pursuant to Section 2.21 and the permitted successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

Canadian Loan means a loan to the Canadian Borrower denominated in Canadian Dollars.

Canadian Non-BA Lender means any Canadian Lender that is not a Canadian BA Lender.

Canadian Outstandings means, for any Canadian Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such Canadian Lender’s outstanding Canadian Loans plus the face amount of all outstanding Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by such Canadian Lender or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes purchased by such Canadian Lender.

Canadian Percentage means, with respect to any Lender, a percentage equal to the Canadian Pro Rata Share of such Lender on the Signing Date plus any portion of any other Lender’s Canadian Percentage that has been assigned to such Lender minus any portion of such Lender’s Canadian Percentage that has been assigned to another Lender.

Canadian Plan means a pension plan established by the Canadian Borrower or any other Canadian Subsidiary of the Company for any of its employees that is not subject to ERISA.

Canadian Prime Rate means, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the higher of (i) 30-day CDOR plus 0.50%, and (ii) the rate of interest per annum most recently announced by the Canadian Agent as its reference rate of interest for loans made in Canadian Dollars to Canadian customers and designated as its “prime rate” (the “prime rate” is a rate set by the Canadian Agent based upon various factors, including the Canadian Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate). Any change in the prime rate announced by the Canadian Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Canadian Pro Rata Share means for any Canadian Lender at any time the proportion (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) that such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Commitment constitutes of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment (or, after the Canadian Commitments have terminated, that (i) the Canadian Outstandings of such Canadian Lender constitute of (ii) the Total Canadian Outstandings). The initial Canadian Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Capital Adequacy Regulation means any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any Person controlling a bank.

Capital Lease means, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Lease Obligations means, with respect to any Person, all outstanding obligations of such Person in respect of Capital Leases, taken at the capitalized amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateralize means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the U.S. Lenders, as collateral or support for the L/C Obligations, or with the Canadian Agent, for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders, as collateral or support for the outstanding Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, cash or deposit account balances, or a standby letter of credit from a financial institution satisfactory to the applicable Agent, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the applicable Agent and, in the case of collateral for the L/C Obligations, the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in interest-bearing blocked deposit accounts at Bank of America.

CDOR means, on the day, the average banker’s acceptance rate having a maturity comparable to the applicable Canadian Banker’s Acceptances (or, as used in the definition of Canadian Prime Rate, a maturity of 30 days) as quoted on the Reuters CDOR page (or such other page as may from time to time replace such page on that service for the purpose of displaying quotations for banker’s acceptances denominated in Canadian Dollars accepted by banks listed in Schedule I to the Bank Act (Canada)) at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such day; or (b) if the rate described in clause (a) is not available on such day, the discount rate of interest at which the Canadian Agent is offering as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such day to purchase banker’s acceptances accepted by it having an identical maturity date and comparable aggregate face amount to the maturity date and aggregate face amount of the applicable Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance of the Canadian Agent.

Change of Control means any of the following events:

(a) at any time that Permitted Holders do not have collectively the right to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company directly and/or indirectly by virtue of their control (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 of the SEC under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) of Smith Investment Company (“SICO”), a Delaware corporation, or any successor to SICO, any Person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the SEC under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof), other than Permitted Holders, shall become the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) of 30% or more (by number of votes) of the Voting Stock and more of the Voting Stock than the Permitted Holders;

(b) at any time that Permitted Holders do not have collectively the right to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company directly and/or indirectly by virtue of their control of SICO or any successor to SICO, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company shall cease to be Continuing Members (other than as a result of the death or disability of a Continuing Member so long as there has not been an opportunity to replace such Continuing Member); or

(c) the Company shall fail to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding equity interests in the Canadian Borrower.

Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Commitment means a Canadian Commitment or a U.S. Commitment.

Company - see the Preamble.

Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including franchise taxes based upon income) payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income and (iv) other non-recurring items reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period and minus (b) all non-cash non-recurring items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period.

Consolidated Interest Charges means, for any period, the sum of (a) all interest expense of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (b) to the extent not included in clause (a), the consolidated yield or discount accrued during such period on all Securitization Obligations.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four prior fiscal quarters ending on such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period.

Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses) for that period.

Consolidated Net Worth means the Company’s consolidated stockholders’ equity.

Continuing Member means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (a) was a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on the Signing Date and has been such continuously thereafter, (b) became a member of such Board of Directors after the Signing Date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of the majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors who were then Continuing Members or by a nominating or similar committee of the Board of Directors by a vote of the majority of the members of such committee who were then Continuing

Members; or (c) became a member of such Board of Directors after the Signing Date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by Permitted Holders directly and/or indirectly by virtue of their control of SICO or any successor to SICO.

Contractual Obligation means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, undertaking, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, document or agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Conversion/Continuation Date means any date on which, under Section 2.5, the Company (a) converts Loans of one Type to the other Type or (b) continues as Eurodollar Loans, but with a new Interest Period, Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period expiring on such date.

Credit Extension means each of the following: (a) the making of any Loan, (b) the acceptance of any Draft or the purchase of any Canadian BA Equivalent Note and (c) an L/C Credit Extension.

Debt of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and all mandatory purchase, redemption or other retirement obligations of such Person in respect of its mandatorily redeemable preferred stock; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed by such Person as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade and similar accounts payable and accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business and, in the case of accounts payable, on ordinary terms, and (ii) accrued pension cost, employee compensation and benefits and postretirement health care obligation arising in the ordinary course of business); (c) all reimbursement or payment obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit; (d) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments; (e) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than an operating lease), or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property); (f) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (g) all indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property (including accounts and contracts rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt, provided that the amount of any such Debt shall be deemed to be the lesser of the face principal amount thereof and the fair market value of the property subject to such Lien; (h) all Hedging Obligations of such Person; and (i) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others.

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

Default Rate means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) in the case of amounts denominated in U.S. Dollars, the sum of (A) the Base Rate plus (B) 2% per annum, provided that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum; (ii) in the case of amounts denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Canadian Prime Rate plus 2% per annum; and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Letter of Credit Fee Rate plus 2% per annum, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

Defaulting Lender means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans or participations in L/C Obligations required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has failed to accept any Draft or purchase any portion of a Canadian BA Equivalent Notes within one Business Day of the date required to be accepted or purchased by it hereunder, (c) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (d) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

Disposition - see Section 7.3.

Dollar Equivalent means, at any time, (a) as to any amount denominated in U.S. Dollars, the amount thereof at such time, and (b) as to any amount denominated in Canadian Dollars, the equivalent amount in U.S. Dollars as determined by the Canadian Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate for the purchase of U.S. Dollars with Canadian Dollars.

Domestic Subsidiary means any Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

Effective Amount means, with respect to any outstanding L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit occurring on such date, any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursement of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letter of Credit or any reduction in the maximum amount available for drawing under any Letter of Credit taking effect on such date.

Effective Date means the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 are satisfied or waived by all Lenders (or, in the case of subsection 4.1(f), waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment).

Eligible Assignee means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer and (ii) unless an Event of Default has

occurred and is continuing, the Company (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

Environmental Claims means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the environment.

Environmental Laws means all Federal, state or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authorities, in each case relating to environmental and land use matters.

ERISA means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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

ERISA Event means: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a substantial cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan that has any Unfunded Pension Liability, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

Eurodollar Loan means a U.S. Loan that bears interest by reference to the Eurodollar Rate.

Eurodollar Rate means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or another commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for U.S. Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first

day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in U.S. Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Event of Default - see Section 8.1.

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Existing Credit Agreement means the credit agreement dated as of June 10, 2004 among the Company, various financial institutions and Bank of America, as administrative agent.

Facility Fee Rate means, at any time, the applicable percentage set forth in Schedule 1.1 opposite the then-current Leverage Ratio.

Federal Funds Rate means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

Foreign Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that (i) is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State thereof and (ii) does substantially all of its business outside of the United States.

FRB means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

Funded Debt means, at any time, the sum (determined on a consolidated basis and without duplication) of (i) all Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries of the types described in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the definition of Debt, (ii) all non-contingent obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to letters of

credit, (iii) all contingent obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary to support, and all Guaranty Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of, Funded Debt of any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary and (iv) to the extent not included in clause (i) above, all Securitization Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Governmental Authority means any applicable nation or government, any state, provincial or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

GSW Acquisition means the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of at least 70% of the outstanding voting stock of GSW Inc., a Federal Canadian corporation.

Guarantor means each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary and any other Domestic Subsidiary that has been designated as a Guarantor by the Company (and has not been released from its obligations under the Guaranty) pursuant to Section 11.19.

Guaranty - see Section 4.1(d).

Guaranty Obligation means, as to any Person (without duplication), any direct or indirect liability of such Person, with or without recourse, with respect to any Debt, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation (the “primary obligations”) of another Person (the “primary obligor”), including any obligation of such Person (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation, or to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof; provided that if any Guaranty Obligation (a) is limited to an amount less than the obligations guaranteed or supported, the amount of the such Guaranty Obligation shall be equal to the lesser of the amount

determined pursuant to the initial clause of this sentence and the amount to which such Guaranty Obligation is so limited; or (b) is limited to recourse against a particular asset or assets of such Person, the amount of such Guaranty Obligation shall be equal to the lesser of the amount determined pursuant to the initial clause of this sentence and the fair market value of such asset or assets at the date for determination of the amount of such Guaranty Obligation.

Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities of such Person under interest rate, currency and commodity swap agreements, cap agreements and collar agreements, and all other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

Indemnified Liabilities - see Section 11.5.

Indemnified Person - see Section 11.5.

Independent Auditor - see subsection 6.1(a).

Insolvency Proceeding means, with respect to any Person, (a) any case, action or proceeding with respect to such Person before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Interest Payment Date means, as to any Base Rate Loan or Canadian Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, and as to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan, provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan exceeds three months, each three month anniversary of the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be an Interest Payment Date.

Interest Period means, as to any Eurodollar Loan, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date of such Loan or on the Conversion/Continuation Date on which such Loan is converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter (or such other period as may be approved by all Lenders) as selected by the Company in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as the case may be; provided that:

(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

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

(iii) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond the Termination Date.

IRS means the Internal Revenue Service, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

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

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

Laws means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

L/C Advance means, with respect to each U.S. Lender, such U.S. Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its U.S. Pro Rata Share.

L/C Application means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer, with such modifications as the Company and the L/C Issuer may reasonably approve.

L/C Borrowing means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing of U.S. Loans.

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

L/C Issuer means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

L/C Obligations means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still

be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer.

Lending Office means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender specified as its “Lending Office” or “Domestic Lending Office” or “Eurodollar Lending Office”, as the case may be, in its Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date means the day that is seven days prior to the Termination Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee has the meaning specified in subsection 2.5(i).

Letter of Credit Fee Rate means, at any time, the applicable percentage set forth in Schedule 1.1 opposite the then-current Leverage Ratio.

Letter of Credit Sublimit means an amount equal to U.S.$20,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate U.S. Commitment.

Leverage Ratio means at any time the ratio of (a) Funded Debt to (b) the sum of Funded Debt plus Consolidated Net Worth.

Lien means any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge or deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other) or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever in respect of any property (including those created by, arising under or evidenced by any conditional sale or other title retention agreement), the interest of a lessor under a capital lease, or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, but not including the interest of a lessor under an operating lease.

Loan means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Section 2.

Loan Documents means this Agreement, each Note, each Canadian Banker’s Acceptance, each BA Equivalent Note and each Issuer Document.

Loan Party means each of the Company, the Canadian Borrower and each Guarantor.

Margin Stock means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the FRB.

Material Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder.

Material Financial Obligations means Debt (other than (i) Hedging Obligations and (ii) Debt of the Company to any Material Subsidiary or of any Material Subsidiary to the Company or any other Material Subsidiary) or Guaranty Obligations of the Company or any Material Subsidiary in a principal amount, or Hedging Obligations (based upon the applicable termination value) or Securitization Obligations of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, that in the aggregate are equal to U.S.$25,000,000 or more.

Material Subsidiary means, at any time, any Subsidiary of the Company that has a Threshold Percentage (as defined below) or more of the Company’s consolidated total assets at such time. For purposes of the foregoing, “Threshold Percentage” means 3%; provided that the Company may at any time permanently reduce the Threshold Percentage by written notice to the Administrative Agent setting forth the new Threshold Percentage.

Multiemployer Plan means a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

Net Cash Proceeds means, with respect to any Disposition, the aggregate cash proceeds (including cash proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note, installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to such Disposition, net of (i) direct costs relating to such Disposition (including sales commissions and legal, accounting and investment banking fees), (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated by the Company to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (iii) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of any Debt secured by a Lien on the asset subject to such Disposition (other than the Loans).

Note means a promissory note executed by a Borrower in favor of a Lender pursuant to subsection 2.3(b), in substantially the form of Exhibit H.

Notice of Borrowing means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit A.

Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit C.

Notice of Conversion/Continuation means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit B.

Obligations means, with respect to a Borrower, all advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties arising under this Agreement owing by such Borrower to any Lender, either Agent or any Indemnified Person, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter arising.

Organization Documents means (i) for any corporation, the certificate of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of determination or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such corporation, any shareholder rights agreement, and all applicable resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) of such corporation, (ii) for any partnership or joint venture, the partnership or joint venture agreement and any other organizational document of such entity, (iii) for any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of organization, the operating agreement and any other organizational document of such limited liability company, (iv) for any trust, the declaration of trust, the trust agreement and any other organizational document of such trust and (v) for any other entity, the document or agreement pursuant to which such entity was formed and any other organizational document of such entity.

Other Taxes means any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Note.

Participant - see subsection 11.8(d).

Participation Funding Notice means a written notice from a Lender to the Administrative Agent advising the Administrative Agent that an Event of Default exists and directing the Administrative Agent to notify all Lenders to fund their participations in extensions of credit made by other Lenders as provided in Section 2.19.

PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under ERISA.

Pension Plan means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability but not including any Multiemployer Plan.

Permitted Holders means the lineal descendants (by blood or adoption) of L. R. Smith, the respective current or former spouses of such descendants, trusts primarily for the benefit of any one or more of the foregoing (whether or not also for the benefit of other persons) or controlled by any one or more of the foregoing, trustees of such trusts in their capacities as such trustees, custodians for any such descendants and any corporation, limited liability company or other entity controlled by (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 of the SEC under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) any one or more of the foregoing. Without limitation, a trust will be deemed controlled by one or more of the foregoing so long as trustees who are not one or more of the foregoing cannot take action without the assent of a trustee or trustees who are one or more of the foregoing.

Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or Governmental Authority.

Plan means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) with respect to which the Company may have any liability.

Platform - see Section 6.2.

Replacement Lender - see Section 3.7.

Reportable Event means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by the PBGC.

Required Canadian Lenders means, as of any date of determination, Canadian Lenders that have Canadian Pro Rata Shares aggregating more than 50%; provided that the Canadian Pro Rata Share of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Canadian Lenders.

Required Lenders means, as of any date of determination, Lenders that have Total Pro Rata Shares aggregating more than 50%; provided that the Total Pro Rata Share of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required U.S. Lenders means, as of any date of determination, U.S. Lenders that have U.S. Pro Rata Shares aggregating more than 50%; provided that the U.S. Pro Rata Share of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required U.S. Lenders.

Requirement of Law means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator (under binding arbitration) or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer means the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer of the Company, or any other officer of the Company having substantially the same authority and responsibility.

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

Securitization Obligations means, with respect to any Securitization Transaction, the aggregate investment or claim held at any time by all purchasers, assignees or transferees of (or of interests in) or holders of obligations that are supported or secured by accounts receivable, lease receivables and other rights to payment in connection with such Securitization Transaction.

Securitization Transaction means any sale, assignment or other transfer by the Company or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable, lease receivables or other payment obligations owing to the Company or such Subsidiary or any interest in any of the

foregoing, together in each case with any collections and other proceeds thereof, any collection or deposit accounts related thereto, and any collateral, guaranties or other property or claims in favor of the Company or such Subsidiary supporting or securing payment by the obligor thereon of, or otherwise related to, any such receivables or other payment obligations.

SICO - see the definition of “Change of Control”.

Signing Date means the date on which the Administrative Agent has received counterparts of this Agreement executed by the parties hereto.

SPC - see Section 11.8.

Spot Rate means, on any date, the rate quoted by Bank of America as the spot rate for the purchase by Bank of America of U.S. Dollars with Canadian Dollars in accordance with its customary procedures at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date.

Stamping Fee Rate means, at any time, the applicable percentage set forth in Schedule 1.1 opposite the then-current Leverage Ratio.

Subsidiary of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the voting stock, membership interests or other equity interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Taxes means any and all present or future taxes, levies, assessments, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender and each Agent, such taxes (including income taxes or franchise taxes) as are imposed on or measured by its net income by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Lender or such Agent, as the case may be, is organized or maintains a lending office.

Termination Date means the earlier to occur of (a) February 17, 2011 or (b) the date on which the Commitments terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Total Aggregate Commitment means the sum of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment and the Aggregate Canadian Commitment.

Total Canadian Outstandings means the combined Canadian Outstandings of all Canadian Lenders.

Total Outstandings means the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of the Total Canadian Outstandings plus the Total U.S. Outstandings.

Total Pro Rata Share means, for any Lender at any time, the proportion (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) that (a) the sum of such Lender’s U.S. Commitment and Canadian Commitment constitutes of (b) Aggregate Total Commitment (or, after the Commitments have terminated, that (i) the sum of the U.S. Outstandings and the Canadian Outstandings of such Lender constitute of the Total Outstandings). The initial Total Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Total U.S. Outstandings means the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding U.S. Loans plus the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations.

Type means the characterization of a U.S. Loan as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

Unfunded Pension Liability means, with respect to any Plan, the amount of unfunded benefit liabilities of such Plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.

United States and U.S. each means the United States of America.

Unmatured Event of Default means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

Unreimbursed Amount has the meaning specified in subsection 2.8(c)(i).

U.S. Borrowing means a Borrowing of U.S. Loans.

U.S. Commitment - see Section 2.1.

U.S. Dollars and U.S.$ each mean lawful money of the United States.

U.S. Lender means each Lender designated as a U.S. Lender on its signature page hereto, each Person that becomes a U.S. Lender pursuant to Section 2.21 and the permitted successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

U.S. Loan means a Loan to the Company denominated in U.S. Dollars.

U.S. Outstandings means, for any U.S. Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of such U.S. Lender’s outstanding U.S. Loans plus (without duplication) the participation of such U.S. Lender in (or in the case of an L/C Issuer, the unparticipated portion of) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations.

U.S. Pro Rata Share means, for any U.S. Lender at any time, the proportion (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) that the amount of such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Commitment constitutes of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment (or, after the U.S. Commitments have terminated, that the U.S. Outstandings of such U.S. Lender constitute of the Total U.S. Outstandings). The initial U.S. Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Voting Stock means (a) at any time that the Class A Common Stock of the Company is entitled to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company, such Class A Common Stock; and (b) at any other time, all outstanding securities of all classes of the Company ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to elect a majority of the directors of the Company.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary means any Subsidiary in which (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law) 100% of the capital stock of each class or other equity interests is owned, beneficially and of record, by the Company, or by one or more other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, or a combination of the foregoing.

1.2 Other Interpretive Provisions.

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”, and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(e) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions or rules consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing, interpreting or implementing such statute or regulation.

(f) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(g) This Agreement may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

(h) This Agreement is the result of negotiations among and has been reviewed by counsel to the Agents, the Borrowers and the Lenders, and is the product of all parties. Accordingly, this Agreement shall not be construed against the Lenders or the Agents merely because of the Agents’ or the Lenders’ involvement in its preparation.

1.3 Accounting Principles.

(a) Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed, and all financial computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with GAAP. If any financial statements prepared by or on behalf of the Company apply accounting principles other than GAAP (including as a result of any event described in subsection 1.3(b)), the Compliance Certificate accompanying such financial statements shall include information in reasonable detail reconciling such financial statements to GAAP to the extent relevant to the calculations set forth in such Compliance Certificate.

(b) If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth herein and the Company or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP as in effect prior to such change.

SECTION 2 THE CREDITS

2.1 Amounts and Terms of U.S. Commitments. Each U.S. Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make U.S. Loans to the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date to the Termination Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount set forth for such U.S. Lender on Schedule 2.1 (such amount, as adjusted from time to time pursuant hereto, such U.S. Lender’s “U.S. Commitment”); provided that after giving effect to any U.S. Borrowing, (i) the Total U.S. Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate U.S. Commitment; (ii) the U.S. Outstandings of such U.S. Lender shall not exceed such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Commitment; and (iii) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Total Aggregate Commitment. Subject to the foregoing and the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company may borrow under this Section 2.1, prepay under subsection 2.10(a) and reborrow under this Section 2.1.

2.2 Amounts and Terms of Canadian Commitments. Each Canadian Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make to Canadian Loans and to accept Drafts or purchase Canadian BA Equivalent Notes pursuant to Section 2.7 in Canada, from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date to the Termination Date,

in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount set forth on Schedule 2.1 (such amount, as adjusted from time to time pursuant hereto, such Canadian Lender’s “Canadian Commitment”); provided that after giving effect to any Canadian Borrowing or any Canadian BA Credit Extension, (i) the Total Canadian Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Canadian Commitment; (ii) the Canadian Outstandings of such Canadian Lender shall not exceed such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Commitment; and (iii) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Total Aggregate Commitment. Within the limits of each Canadian Lender’s Canadian Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Canadian Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.2, prepay under subsection 2.10(b) or Section 2.10 and reborrow under this Section 2.2.

2.3 Loan Accounts. (a) The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Agents and each Lender shall be conclusive (absent manifest error) of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers, and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of either Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans.

(b) Upon the request of any Lender made through the applicable Agent, the Loans made by such Lender may be evidenced by one or more Notes, instead of or in addition to loan accounts. Each such Lender may endorse on the schedules annexed to its Note(s) the date, amount and maturity of each Loan made by it and the amount of each payment of principal made by the applicable Borrower with respect thereto. Each such Lender is irrevocably authorized by each Borrower to endorse any applicable Note and each Lender’s record shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided that the failure of a Lender to make, or an error in making, a notation thereon with respect to any Loan shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or under any such Note to such Lender.

2.4 Procedure for U.S. Borrowings. (a) Each U.S. Borrowing shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent in the form of a Notice of Borrowing, which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 10:30 a.m. (Chicago time) (i) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans, specifying:

(A) the amount of the U.S. Borrowing, which shall be in an aggregate amount not less than U.S.$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000 (provided that any U.S. Borrowing of Base Rate Loans may be in an amount equal to the unused Aggregate U.S. Commitment);

(B) the requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day;

(D) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period therefor.

(b) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each U.S. Lender of its receipt of any Notice of Borrowing and of the amount of such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share of such U.S. Borrowing.

(c) Each U.S. Lender will make the amount of its U.S. Pro Rata Share of each U.S. Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Company at the Administrative Agent’s Office by 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the Borrowing Date requested by the Company in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. The proceeds of all such U.S. Loans will then be made available to the Company by the Administrative Agent at such office by crediting the account of the Company on the books of Bank of America with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the U.S. Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

2.5 Conversion and Continuation Elections for U.S. Borrowings. (a) The Company may, upon irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent in accordance with subsection 2.5(b):

(i) elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Loans, or as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, to convert any such U.S. Loans (or any part thereof in an aggregate amount not less than U.S.$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000) into U.S. Loans of the other Type; or

(ii) elect as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any Eurodollar Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in an amount not less than U.S.$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000);

provided that if at any time the aggregate amount of Eurodollar Loans in respect of any U.S. Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment or conversion of part thereof, to be less than U.S.$5,000,000, such Eurodollar Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans.

(b) The Company shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 10:30 a.m. (Chicago time) at least (i) three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, if U.S. Loans are to be converted into or continued as Eurodollar Loans and (ii) on the Conversion/Continuation Date, if U.S. Loans are to be converted into Base Rate Loans, specifying:

(A) the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date;

(B) the aggregate amount of U.S. Loans to be converted or continued;

(D) in the case of conversions into Eurodollar Loans, the duration of the requested Interest Period.

(c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to Eurodollar Loans, the Company has failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loans, the Company shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period.

(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each U.S. Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or, if no timely notice is provided by the Company, the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each U.S. Lender of the details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the U.S. Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each U.S. Lender.

(e) Unless the Required U.S. Lenders otherwise consent, during the existence of an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default, the Company may not elect to have a U.S. Loan converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Loan.

2.6 Procedure for Canadian Borrowings. (a) Each Canadian Borrowing shall be made upon the Canadian Borrower’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Canadian Agent in the form of a Notice of Borrowing, which notice must be received by the Canadian Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the requested Borrowing Date, specifying:

(i) the amount of the Canadian Borrowing, which shall be in an aggregate amount of C$1,000,000 or a higher multiple of C$100,000; and

(ii) the requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day.

(b) The Canadian Agent will promptly notify each Canadian Lender of its receipt of any Notice of Borrowing and of the amount of such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Pro Rata Share of such Canadian Borrowing.

(c) Each Canadian Lender will make the amount of its Canadian Pro Rata Share of each Canadian Borrowing available to the Canadian Agent for the account of the Canadian Borrower at the Canadian Agent’s Payment Office by 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the Borrowing Date requested by the Canadian Borrower in funds immediately available to the Canadian Agent. The proceeds of all such Loans will then be made available to the Canadian Borrower by the Canadian Agent by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions provided to the Canadian Agent by the Canadian Borrower and in like funds as received by the Canadian Agent.

2.7 Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes.

2.7.1 Commitments to Accept Drafts and Purchase Canadian BA Equivalent Notes. Each Canadian Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) in the case of a Canadian BA Lender, to accept drafts (each such draft, a “Draft”) drawn by the Canadian Borrower upon such Canadian BA Lender and (ii) in the case of a Canadian Non-BA Lender, to purchase non-interest-bearing promissory notes of the Canadian Borrower in favor of such Canadian Non-BA Lender (each such promissory note, a “Canadian BA Equivalent Note”), in each case in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Pro Rata Share of the amount of the combined Canadian Commitments; provided that after giving effect to any Canadian BA Credit Extension, (i) the Total Canadian

Outstandings shall not exceed the combined Canadian Commitments; (ii) the Canadian Outstandings of any Canadian Lender shall not exceed such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Commitment; and (iii) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Total Aggregate Commitment.

2.7.2 Procedure for Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances. (a) Each Canadian BA Credit Extension shall be made upon the Canadian Borrower’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Canadian Agent in the form of a Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension, which notice must be received by the Canadian Agent prior to 12:00 noon (Toronto time) one Business Day prior to the requested Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, specifying:

(i) the amount of such Canadian BA Credit Extension, which shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than C$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of C$500,000;

(ii) the requested Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, which shall be a Business Day; and

(iii) the term for the Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes included in such Canadian BA Credit Extension, which shall be 30, 60, 90 or 180 days (provided that such term may not extend beyond the scheduled Termination Date).

(b) The Canadian Agent will promptly notify each Canadian Lender of its receipt of any Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension and shall (i) advise each Canadian BA Lender of the face amount and term of each Draft to be accepted by it, and (ii) advise each Canadian Non-BA Lender of the face amount and term of the Canadian BA Equivalent Note to be purchased by it. The term of all Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes issued pursuant to any Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension shall be identical. Each Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance and Canadian BA Equivalent Note shall be dated the Canadian BA Credit Extension Date on which it is issued and shall be in a face amount of C$100,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The aggregate face amount of the Drafts to be accepted at any time by a Canadian BA Lender, and the face amount of the Canadian BA Equivalent Note to be purchased at any time by a Canadian Non-BA Lender, shall be determined by the Canadian Agent based upon the amounts of the respective Canadian Commitments, except that, if the face amount of any Draft to be accepted by a Canadian BA Lender or of the Canadian BA Equivalent Note to be purchased by a Canadian Non-BA Lender, determined as aforesaid, would not be C$100,000 or an integral multiple thereof, the Canadian Agent in its sole discretion may increase such face amount to the nearest integral multiple of C$100,000 or may reduce such face amount to the nearest integral multiple of C$100,000.

(c) Each Canadian BA Lender shall complete and accept, on the applicable Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, Drafts having the face amounts and term advised by the Canadian Agent pursuant to subsection (b) above. Each Canadian BA Lender shall purchase from the Canadian Borrower on the applicable Canadian BA Credit Extension Date the Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by it, for an aggregate price equal to the Canadian BA Discount Proceeds of such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances.

(d) Each Canadian Non-BA Lender shall, in lieu of accepting Drafts or purchasing Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances on any Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, complete and purchase from the Canadian Borrower on such Canadian BA Credit Extension Date a Canadian BA Equivalent Note in a face amount and for a term identical to the aggregate face amount and term of the Drafts which such Canadian Non-BA Lender would have been required to accept on such Canadian BA Credit Extension Date if it were a Canadian BA Lender, for a price equal to the Canadian BA Discount Proceeds of such Canadian BA Equivalent Note.

(e) Upon acceptance of each Draft or purchase of each Canadian BA Equivalent Note, the Canadian Borrower shall pay to the applicable Canadian Lender the related fee specified in subsection 2.14(c), and to facilitate payment such Canadian Lender shall be entitled to deduct and retain for its own account the amount of such fee from the amount to be transferred by such Canadian Lender to the Canadian Agent for the account of the Canadian Borrower pursuant to subsection 2.7.2(f) in respect of the sale of the related Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or of such Canadian BA Equivalent Note.

(f) Each Canadian Lender shall transfer for value on each applicable Canadian BA Credit Extension Date in immediately available Canadian Dollars an aggregate amount equal to the amount of all Canadian BA Discount Proceeds in respect of any Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note purchased by it on such Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, in each case net of the related fee payable to such Canadian Lender pursuant to subsection 2.14(c), to the Canadian Agent’s Payment Office. The Canadian Agent will make all such amounts received from the Canadian Lenders available to the Canadian Borrower by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions provided to the Canadian Agent by the Canadian Borrower and in like funds as received by the Canadian Agent.

2.7.3 Maturity of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances. On the date of maturity of each Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note, the Canadian Borrower shall pay to the Canadian Agent, for the account of the Canadian Lender which accepted such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or the holder of such Canadian BA Equivalent Note, Canadian Dollars in an amount equal to the face amount of such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note, as the case may be. The obligation of the Canadian Borrower to make such payment shall not be prejudiced by the fact that the holder of any such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance is the Canadian Lender that accepted such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance. No days of grace shall be claimed by the Canadian Borrower for the payment at maturity of any Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note. If the Canadian Borrower does not make such payment, from the proceeds of Loans or the issuance of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and/or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes hereunder or otherwise, the Canadian Lender that accepted such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or initially purchased such Canadian BA Equivalent Note may (but shall not be obliged to), without receipt of a Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension and irrespective of whether any other applicable conditions precedent specified herein have been satisfied, and without waiver of the Canadian Borrower’s failure to make such payment, make a Canadian Loan to the Canadian Borrower in the face amount of such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note, as the case may be, and shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Agent (which shall promptly give similar notice to the other Canadian Lenders). The Canadian Borrower agrees to accept each such Canadian Loan and irrevocably authorizes and directs the applicable Canadian Lender to apply the proceeds thereof in payment of the liability of the Canadian Borrower with respect to the related Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note.

2.7.4 Special Provisions for Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances. If the Canadian Agent determines in good faith, which determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Canadian Borrower, and so notifies the Canadian Borrower, that there does not exist at the applicable time a normal market in Canada for the purchase and sale of bankers’ acceptances, any right of the Canadian Borrower to require the Canadian Lenders to purchase Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes hereunder shall be suspended until the Canadian Agent determines that such market does exist and gives notice thereof to the Canadian Borrower, and any Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension shall be deemed to be a Notice of Canadian Borrowing requesting Canadian Loans in a similar aggregate principal amount.

2.7.5 Power of Attorney for Drafts and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes. To facilitate availment of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, the Canadian Borrower hereby appoints each Canadian Lender as its attorney to sign and endorse on its behalf (in accordance with a Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension), in handwriting or by facsimile or mechanical signature as and when deemed necessary by such Canadian Lender, blank forms of (a) in the case of a Canadian BA Lender, Drafts in the form requested by such Lender, and (b) in the case of a Canadian Non-BA Lender, Canadian BA Equivalent Notes in the form of Exhibit I. In this respect, it is each Canadian Lender’s responsibility to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of Drafts or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes for acceptance or purchase, as applicable, under this Agreement. The Canadian Borrower recognizes and agrees that all Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes signed and/or endorsed by a Canadian Lender on behalf of the Canadian Borrower shall bind the Canadian Borrower as fully and effectually as if signed in the handwriting of and duly issued by the proper signing officers of the Canadian Borrower. Each Canadian Lender is hereby authorized (in accordance with a Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension) to issue such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, as appropriate, endorsed in blank in such face amounts as may be determined by such Canadian Lender; provided that the aggregate amount thereof is equal to the aggregate amount of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes required to be accepted or purchased by such Canadian Lender. Each Canadian Lender may at any time and from time to time hold, sell, rediscount, or otherwise dispose of any or all Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased by it. No Canadian Lender shall be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument, except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Canadian Lender or its officers, employees, agents or representatives. Each Canadian Lender shall maintain a record with respect to Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes (i) accepted and purchased by it hereunder; and (ii) canceled at maturity.

To facilitate the acceptance of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances hereunder, the Canadian Borrower hereby authorizes the Canadian Lenders and irrevocably appoints each of the Canadian Lenders as its attorney, respectively:

(a)

to complete and sign on the Canadian Borrower’s behalf, either manually or by facsimile or mechanical signature, the Drafts to create the Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances (with, in each Canadian Lender’s discretion, the inscription “This is a depository bill subject to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada)”);

(b)

after the acceptance thereof by any Canadian Lender, to endorse on the Canadian Borrower’s behalf, either manually or by facsimile or mechanical signature, such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances in favor of the applicable purchaser or endorsee thereof including, in such Canadian Lender’s discretion, such Canadian Lender or a clearing house (as defined by the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada));

(c)

to deliver such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances to such purchaser or to deposit such Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances with such clearing house; and

(d)

to comply with the procedures and requirements established from time to time by such Canadian Lender or such clearing house in respect of the delivery, transfer and collection of bankers’ acceptances and depository bills.

All Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances so completed, signed, endorsed, delivered or deposited by a Canadian Lender on behalf of the Canadian Borrower shall be binding upon the Canadian Borrower as if completed, signed, endorsed, delivered or deposited by it. The records of the Canadian Lenders and such clearing houses shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusively binding on the Canadian Borrower. None of the Canadian Lenders shall be liable for any claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of such Drafts or Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances except for damages suffered by the Canadian Borrower caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Canadian Lender.

2.7.6 Prepayment through Escrowed Funds. The Canadian Borrower may effect prepayment from time to time of Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes in whole or in part, in an aggregate amount of C$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of C$500,000, by depositing into an escrow account maintained by and in the name of the Canadian Agent for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders in accordance with their Canadian Pro Rata Shares an amount equal to the Canadian Lenders’ maximum potential liability (as determined by the Canadian Agent) under then outstanding Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances being prepaid plus the amount of Canadian BA Equivalent Notes being prepaid plus interest to accrue on such prepaid amount to maturity (the “Escrow Funds”). The Escrow Funds shall be held by the Canadian Agent for set-off against future Obligations of the Canadian Borrower and pending such application shall bear interest at the rate declared by the Canadian Agent from time to time as that payable by it in respect of deposits for such amount and for such period relative to the maturity date of the Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, as applicable. At the time of such prepayment, the Canadian Borrower shall grant to the Canadian Agent, for the benefit of the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Lenders, a security interest in the Escrow Funds pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Canadian Agent and the Required Canadian Lenders.

2.8 Letters of Credit.

(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other U.S. Lenders set forth in this Section 2.8, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Company (or jointly for the account of the Company and any Subsidiary), and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the U.S. Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (w) the Total U.S. Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate U.S. Commitment, (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans of any U.S. Lender, plus such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Commitment, (y) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Total Commitment and (z) the Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Company for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Company that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Company may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:

(A) subject to subsection 2.8(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than two years after the date of issuance or the last extension, unless the Required U.S. Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all Lenders have approved such expiry date.

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

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

(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Law or one or more policies of the L/C Issuer;

(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial face amount less than U.S.$100,000;

(D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars;

(E) any requested Letter of Credit is not in a form reasonably acceptable to the L/C Issuer;

(F) the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, either Agent or either Borrower, on or prior to the Business Day prior to the requested date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit, that one or more of the applicable conditions contained in Section 4 is not then satisfied; or

(G) a default of any U.S. Lender’s obligations to fund under subsection 2.8(c) exists or any U.S. Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Company or such U.S. Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such U.S. Lender.

(iv) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such amendment constitutes an L/C Credit Extension and the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

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

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

the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Company shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

(ii) Promptly after receipt of any L/C Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such L/C Application from the Company and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, either Agent or either Borrower, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment (if such amendment constitutes an L/C Credit Extension) of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 4 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Company or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each U.S. Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii) If the Company so requests in any applicable L/C Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the U.S. Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.8(a)(ii) or (iii) or otherwise) or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required U.S. Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from any Lender, either Agent or either Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.2 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(iv) If the Company so requests in any applicable L/C Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each an “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit”). Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the U.S. Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits the L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the “Non-Reinstatement Deadline”), the L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline (A) from the Administrative Agent that the Required U.S. Lenders have elected not to permit such reinstatement or (B) from any Lender, either Agent or either Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.2 is not then satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this subsection (iv)) and, in each case, directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.

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

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent thereof. If the Company receives notice of a drawing under a Letter of Credit prior to 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the Business Day on which such drawing is honored by the L/C Issuer (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Company shall reimburse the L/C Issuer prior to 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the Honor Date for the amount paid by the L/C Issuer in respect of such drawing. If the Company receives notice of a drawing under a Letter of Credit at or after 10 a.m. (Chicago time) on the Honor Date, the Company may make such reimbursement on the immediately following Business Day (and interest on the amount so paid by the L/C Issuer shall accrue for the account of the L/C Issuer from the Honor Date to such immediately following Business Day at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate (or such other rate as the Company and the L/C Issuer shall agree)). If the Company fails to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of Credit by 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the date required pursuant to the two preceding sentences, the L/C Issuer will promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each U.S. Lender thereof, and the Company shall be deemed to have requested that Base Rate Loans be made by the U.S. Lenders to be disbursed on such date

in payment of the unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.2, other than any notice requirement and without regard to any requirement that Borrowings be in a particular amount. Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this subsection 2.8(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii) Each U.S. Lender (including the U.S. Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to subsection 2.8(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its U.S. Pro Rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of subsection 2.8(c)(iii), each U.S. Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Company shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each U.S. Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to subsection 2.8(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such U.S. Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.8.

(iv) Until each U.S. Lender funds its Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this subsection 2.8(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v) Each U.S. Lender’s obligation to make Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this subsection 2.8(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such U.S. Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each U.S. Lender’s obligation to make Loans pursuant to this subsection 2.8(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (other than delivery by the Company of a Notice of Borrowing). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi) If any U.S. Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such U.S. Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this subsection 2.8(c) by the time specified in subsection 2.8(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such U.S. Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any U.S. Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Repayment of Participations.

(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any U.S. Lender such U.S. Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with subsection 2.8(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Company or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such U.S. Lender its U.S. Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such U.S. Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to subsection 2.8(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.6 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each U.S. Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its U.S. Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such U.S. Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

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

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

(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that the Company or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any

such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

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

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

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

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

(f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each U.S. Lender and the Company agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any U.S. Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Required Lenders or the Required U.S. Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or L/C Application. The Company hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Company’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person, or any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of subsection 2.8(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Company, to the

extent such damages are determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s wrongful dishonor of any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g) Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit for any reason remains outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, the Company shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Effective Amount determined as of the date of such L/C Borrowing or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be).

(h) Applicability of ISP98. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Company when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.

(i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each U.S. Lender in accordance with its U.S. Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Letter of Credit Fee Rate times the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at any time during the remaining term thereof. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Letter of Credit Fee Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Letter of Credit Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Letter of Credit Fee Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required U.S. Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Company shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit in the amount specified in the Fee Letter, payable on the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at any time during the remaining term thereof. Such fronting fee shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Company shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

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

2.9 Termination, Reduction or Reallocation of the Commitments. (a) The Company may, upon not less than four Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the U.S. Commitments or permanently reduce the Aggregate U.S. Commitment to an amount that is not less than the Total U.S. Outstandings. Any reduction of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment (a) shall be in the amount of U.S.$10,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000; and (b) shall be applied to reduce the amount of the U.S. Commitment of each U.S. Lender according to its U.S. Pro Rata Share. All accrued facility fees to, but not including, the effective date of any reduction or termination of the U.S. Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such reduction or termination. Subject to subsection 2.9(c) and Section 2.21, any reduction or termination of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment shall be permanent unless the Company and all Lenders otherwise agree. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection (a), the Company may not reduce the Aggregate U.S. Commitment to an amount that is, or after giving effect to a concurrent reduction of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment will be, at least $175,000,000 more than the Aggregate Canadian Commitment.

(b) The Canadian Borrower may, upon not less than four Business Days’ prior notice to the Canadian Agent, terminate the Canadian Commitments or permanently reduce the Aggregate Canadian Commitment to an amount that is not less than the Total Canadian Outstandings. Any reduction of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment (a) shall be in the amount of U.S.$10,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000; and (b) shall be applied to reduce the amount of the Canadian Commitment of each Canadian Lender according to its Canadian Pro Rata Share. All accrued facility fees to, but not including, the effective date of any reduction or termination of the Canadian Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such reduction or termination. Subject to Section 2.21, any reduction or termination of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment shall be permanent unless the Company and all Lenders otherwise agree.

(c) The Company may from time to time so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists, upon not less than five Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Canadian Agent and each Lender), increase the amount of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment by an amount equal to U.S.$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000 and concurrently reduce the amount of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment by the same amount; provided that (i) the Company may not increase the amount of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment pursuant to this subsection 2.9(c) more than twice in any calendar year; and (ii) the Aggregate Canadian Commitment shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the Total Canadian Outstandings.

(d) If the Company elects to increase the Aggregate U.S. Commitment pursuant to subsection 2.9(c), then each Canadian Lender’s U.S. Commitment shall be increased by the product of (i) such Lender’s Canadian Pro Rata Share multiplied by (ii) the total amount of the increase in the Aggregate U.S. Commitment and, concurrently, each such Lender’s Canadian Commitment shall be reduced by a corresponding amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the

Company, the Agents and two or more Canadian Lenders may agree to a different allocation of the increases and decreases of their respective U.S. Commitments and Canadian Commitments (without the consent of any other Lender).

(e) The Company acknowledges that, in order for each U.S. Lender to have its U.S. Pro Rata Share of each Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, Lenders that are increasing the respective amounts of their U.S. Commitment pursuant to subsection 2.9(c) may be required to purchase portions of outstanding Eurodollar Loans from other U.S. Lenders on the date of the effectiveness of the applicable increase in the Aggregate U.S. Commitment (and, in such event, such other U.S. Lenders will be required to sell portions of their respective Eurodollar Loans). The Company agrees that it will compensate each U.S. Lender for (i) any funding loss that such U.S. Lender may sustain or incur due to the purchase by another U.S. Lender pursuant to this Section 2.9 of any portion of any Eurodollar Loan of such U.S. Lender on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor (as if such portion of such Eurodollar Loan were repaid on the date of such purchase), all in accordance with Section 3.4; and (ii) any cost to such U.S. Lender of funding an increased share of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, or purchasing a portion of a Eurodollar Loan of another U.S. Lender, in each case pursuant to this Section 2.9, on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor (based upon the excess, if any, of the cost to such U.S. Lender of obtaining funds for the balance of such Interest Period over the Eurodollar Rate applicable for such Interest Period).

(f) If any U.S. Lender has an Affiliate that is a Canadian Lender, then such Persons shall be considered a single Lender for purposes of increasing U.S. Commitments and decreasing Canadian Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.9.

2.10 Optional Prepayments. (a) Subject to the proviso to subsection 2.5(a), the Company may, from time to time, upon irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior to the proposed date of prepayment, ratably prepay U.S. Loans in whole or in part, in minimum amounts of U.S.$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000 (provided that the Company may make a prepayment of Base Rate Loans in an amount that is not such an integral multiple if, after giving effect to such prepayment, the outstanding principal amount of all Base Rate Loans will be an integral multiple of U.S.$1,000,000). Such notice of prepayment shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the U.S. Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each U.S. Lender of its receipt of any such notice, and of such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans shall include accrued interest to the date of prepayment on the amount prepaid and any amount required pursuant to Section 3.4.

(b) The Canadian Borrower may, from time to time, upon irrevocable notice to the Canadian Agent at least one Business Day prior to the proposed date of prepayment, ratably prepay Canadian Loans in whole or in part, in an aggregate amount of C$1,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of C$100,000. Such notice of prepayment shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Canadian Loans to be prepaid. The Canadian Agent will promptly notify each Canadian Lender of its receipt of any such notice and of such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

2.11 Mandatory Prepayments. If on any date the Dollar Equivalent of the Total Canadian Outstandings exceeds 105% of the Aggregate Canadian Commitment, then the Canadian Borrower will promptly (and in any event within one Business Day), prepay Canadian Loans and/or Cash Collateralize Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes in an aggregate amount sufficient to cause the Dollar Equivalent of the Total Canadian Outstandings to be equal to or less than the Aggregate Canadian Commitment.

2.12 Repayment. Each Borrower shall repay all Loans to such Borrower and all obligations of such Borrower hereunder on the Termination Date.

2.13 Interest. (a) Each U.S. Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the Eurodollar Rate for each applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time and (ii) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, the Base Rate as in effect from time to time.

(b) Each Canadian Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to the Canadian Prime Rate.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest also shall be paid on each Eurodollar Loan on the date of any conversion of such Eurodollar Loan under Section 2.5 and any prepayment of such Eurodollar Loan under Section 2.10, in each case for the portion of the Loan so prepaid.

(d) The Company shall pay to each U.S. Lender, at any time such U.S. Lender is required under regulations of the FRB to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan equal to the actual cost of such reserves allocated to such Eurodollar Loan by such U.S. Lender (as determined by such U.S. Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Eurodollar Loan, provided that the Company shall have received at least 10 days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the amount of such additional interest from such U.S. Lender. If a U.S. Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be payable 10 days after receipt of such notice.

(e) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by either Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace period), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then

upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

(iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the Company shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

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

(f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of either Borrower to any Lender hereunder shall be subject to the limitation that payments of interest shall not be required, for any period for which interest is computed hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that contracting for or receiving such payment by such Lender would be contrary to the provisions of any Law applicable to such Lender limiting the highest rate of interest that may be lawfully contracted for, charged or received by such Lender, and in such event such Borrower shall pay such Lender interest at the highest rate permitted by applicable Law.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision hereof, in no event shall the aggregate “interest” (as defined in section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada)) payable by the Canadian Borrower hereunder exceed the effective annual rate of interest on the “credit advanced” (as defined in such section 347) hereunder lawfully permitted by such section 347, and if any payment, collection or demand pursuant to this Agreement in respect of “interest” (as defined in such section 347) is determined to be contrary to the provisions of such section 347, such payment, collection or demand shall be deemed to have been made by mutual mistake of the Canadian Borrower and the applicable Canadian Lender and the amount of such payment or collection shall be refunded to the Canadian Borrower. For the purposes of this Agreement, the effective annual rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles over the relevant term and, in the event of dispute, a certificate of a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by the Canadian Agent will be prima facia evidence of such rate.

(h) For the purpose of the Interest Act (Canada) and any other purpose, (i) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any calculation under this Agreement and (ii) the rates of interest and fees stipulated in this Agreement are intended to be nominal rates and effective rates or yields.

2.14 Fees.

(a) Arrangement and Agency Fees. The Company shall pay arrangement fees to the Arranger for the Arranger’s own account, and shall pay an agency fee to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s own account, as agreed among the Company, the Arranger and the Administrative Agent from time to time.

(b) Facility Fees. (i) The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each U.S. Lender a facility fee on the amount of such U.S. Lender’s U.S.

Commitment (or, if any U.S. Loans or Letters of Credit remain outstanding after termination of U.S. Commitments, on such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share of the Total U.S. Outstandings) at the Facility Fee Rate.

(ii) The Canadian Borrower shall pay to the Canadian Agent for the account of each Canadian Lender a facility fee on the amount of such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Commitment (or, if any Canadian Loans or Canadian Banker’s Acceptances remain outstanding after termination of Canadian Commitments, on such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Pro Rata Share of the Total Canadian Outstandings) at the Facility Fee Rate.

(iii) Facility fees shall accrue from the Effective Date to the Termination Date (and, if applicable, thereafter until all Obligations of the applicable Borrower have been paid in full) and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter through the Termination Date and on the Termination Date (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand); provided that, in connection with any reduction or termination of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment or the Aggregate Canadian Commitment under subsection 2.9(a) or (b), the Company or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall pay the applicable facility fee accrued through the date of such reduction or termination, with (in the case of a reduction) the following quarterly payment being calculated on the basis of the period from such reduction date to the quarterly payment date. Facility fees shall accrue at all times on and after the Effective Date, including at any time during which one or more conditions in Section 4 are not met.

(c) Canadian BA Fees. The Canadian Borrower shall pay to each Canadian BA Lender in respect of each Draft tendered by the Canadian Borrower to and accepted by such Canadian BA Lender, and to each Canadian Non-BA Lender in respect of each Canadian BA Equivalent Note tendered to and purchased by such Canadian Non-BA Lender, as a condition of such acceptance or purchase, a fee in Canadian Dollars calculated at a rate per annum equal to the Stamping Fee Rate, on the basis of the face amount and the term of such Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note (it being understood that the Canadian Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be satisfied to the extent that the applicable Canadian Lender nets the amount of such fee against the amount to be transferred to the Canadian Agent in respect of the applicable Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note, as contemplated by subsection 2.7.2(f)).

2.15 Computation of Fees and Interest. (a) All computations of (i) interest on Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America’s “reference rate”, (ii) interest on Canadian Loans and (iii) the Stamping Fee Rate shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of interest and fees shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and fees shall accrue during each period during which such interest or such fees are computed from the first day thereof to the last day thereof.

(b) Each determination of an interest rate by Agent and each determination of the Canadian BA Discount Rate or the CDOR by the Canadian Agent shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. Each Agent will, at the request of the applicable Borrower or any applicable Lender, deliver to such Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, a statement showing the quotations used by such Agent in determining any interest rate and the resulting interest rate.

2.16 Payments by the Borrowers. (a) All payments to be made by the Company shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including in Section 11.10), all payments by the Company shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the U.S. Lenders at the Administrative Agent’s Office, and shall be made in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each U.S. Lender its U.S. Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as expressly provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received. Any payment received by the Administrative Agent later than 12:00 noon (Chicago time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b) All payments to be made by the Canadian Borrower shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Canadian Borrower shall be made to the Canadian Agent for the account of the Canadian Lenders at the Canadian Agent’s Payment Office, and shall be made in Canadian Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date specified herein. The Canadian Agent will promptly distribute to each Canadian Lender its Canadian Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as expressly provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received. Any payment received by the Canadian Agent later than 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(c) Whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the following Business Day (unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the following Business Day is in another calendar month, in which case such payment shall be made on the preceding Business Day), and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent receives notice from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the U.S. Lenders that the Company will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Company has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each U.S. Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such U.S. Lender. If and to the extent the Company has not made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each U.S. Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent on demand such amount distributed to such U.S. Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such U.S. Lender until the date repaid.

(e) Unless the Canadian Agent receives notice from the Canadian Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Canadian Lenders that the Canadian Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Canadian Agent may assume that the Canadian Borrower has made such payment in full to the Canadian Agent on such date in

immediately available funds and the Canadian Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Canadian Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Canadian Lender. If and to the extent the Canadian Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Canadian Agent, each Canadian Lender shall repay to the Canadian Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Canadian Lender, together with interest thereon at the Canadian Cost of Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Canadian Lender until the date repaid.

2.17 Payments by the Lenders. (a) Unless the applicable Agent receives notice from a Lender, (i) at least one Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans or a Canadian BA Credit Extension, (ii) by 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the day of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or (iii) by 12:00 noon (Toronto time) on the day of any Borrowing of Canadian Loans, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to such Agent for the account of the applicable Borrower the amount of such Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share or Canadian Pro Rata Share, as applicable, of such Credit Extension, such Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to such Agent in immediately available funds on the Borrowing Date or Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, as applicable, and such Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a corresponding amount.

(b) If and to the extent any Lender shall not have made its full amount of any Loan available to the applicable Agent in immediately available funds on a Borrowing Date and such Agent in such circumstances has made available to the applicable Borrower such amount, such Lender shall on the Business Day following such Borrowing Date make such amount available to such Agent, together with interest at (in the case of amounts in U.S. Dollars) the Federal Funds Rate or (in the case of amounts in Canadian Dollars) the Canadian Cost of Funds Rate. If such amount is so made available, such payment to such Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Loan on the Borrowing Date for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to such Agent on the Business Day following the Borrowing Date, such Agent will notify the applicable Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by such Agent, such Borrower shall pay such amount to such Agent for such Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the Borrowing Date, at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

(c) If and to the extent that any Canadian Lender shall not have made the full amount required pursuant to subsection 2.7.2(f) available to the Canadian Agent in immediately available funds on the applicable Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, and the Canadian Agent in such circumstance has made available to the Canadian Borrower such amount pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Canadian Agent shall be entitled to recover from the Canadian Borrower, on demand, the corresponding amount made available by the Canadian Agent to the Canadian Borrower as aforesaid, together with interest thereon at the rate applicable hereunder to Canadian Loans. If, after the applicable Canadian BA Credit Extension Date but prior to such time as the Canadian Agent has demanded repayment from the Canadian Borrower as permitted by the preceding sentence, the funds required to be made available by the applicable Canadian Lender are in fact received by the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Agent shall be entitled to retain such funds for its own account and the corresponding amount made available by the Canadian Agent to the Canadian Borrower on such Canadian BA Credit Extension Date shall,

notwithstanding the preceding sentence, be deemed to have been the proceeds of a Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or a Canadian BA Equivalent Note, as the case may be, made available by such Canadian Lender to the Canadian Borrower on such Canadian BA Credit Extension Date and such Canadian Lender shall pay to the Canadian Agent on demand interest at the Canadian Cost of Funds Rate for the period from such Canadian BA Credit Extension Date to the date on which such funds are received by the Canadian Agent.

(d) A notice of an Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under subsection (b) or (c) above shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) The failure of any Lender to make any Credit Extension on any Borrowing Date or Canadian BA Credit Extension Date shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation hereunder to make a Credit Extension on such Borrowing Date or Canadian BA Credit Extension Date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Credit Extension to be made by such other Lender on any Borrowing Date or Canadian BA Credit Extension Date.

2.18 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of setoff or otherwise) on account of any Loan, L/C Obligation, Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note (other than pursuant to the terms of Sections 3.1, 3.3 or 3.4 or as a result of variations in the Canadian BA Discount Rate applicable for the various Canadian Lenders) or its funded participation in any of the foregoing in excess of its Applicable Pro Rata Share (as defined below) of payments then or therewith obtained by the other Applicable Lenders (as defined below), such Lender shall purchase from the other Applicable Lenders such participations (or subparticipations) in Loans, L/C Obligations, Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and/or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, as applicable, held by such other Applicable Lenders as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or other recovery ratably with each other Applicable Lender; provided that if all or any portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, the purchase shall be rescinded and each Lender that has sold a participation to such purchasing Lender shall repay to such purchasing Lender the purchase price to the ratable extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such selling Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such selling Lender’s required repayment to such purchasing Lender to (b) the total amount so recovered from such purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by such purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrowers agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including pursuant to Section 11.10) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the applicable Borrower in the amount of such participation. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders entitled under this Section to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim. The Lenders may, without the consent of either Borrower or any other Person, make arrangements among themselves to amend or otherwise modify this Section 2.18 to establish different sharing arrangements with respect to payments by or on behalf of the Borrowers; provided that any such

amendment, modification or sharing arrangement shall be consented to by all Lenders. For purposes of the foregoing, “Applicable Lender” means (A) with respect to any U.S. Lender, prior to receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Participation Funding Notice, the other U.S. Lenders; (B) with respect to any Canadian Lender prior to receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Participation Funding Notice, the other Canadian Lenders; and (C) with respect to any Lender after receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Participation Funding Notice, all other Lenders; and “Applicable Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Lender, (i) prior to receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Participation Funding Notice, its U.S. Pro Rata Share or Canadian Pro Rata Share, as applicable, and (ii) thereafter, its Total Pro Rata Share (but giving effect to the purchase of participations pursuant to Section 2.19).

2.19 Effect of Participation Funding Notice. (a) Each Lender agrees that it shall at all times have a participation (which, for purposes of this Section 2.19, includes subparticipations in Letters of Credit) in and acknowledges that it is irrevocably and unconditionally obligated, upon receipt of notice that the Administrative Agent has received a Participation Funding Notice, to fund (or to cause an Affiliate to fund) its participation in, (i) in the case of each U.S. Lender, each outstanding Canadian Loan, Canadian Banker’s Acceptance and Canadian BA Equivalent Note (each an “Outstanding Canadian Obligation”) in an amount equal to its Total Pro Rata Share of the amount of such Outstanding Canadian Obligation and (ii) in the case of each Canadian Lender, each outstanding U.S. Loan and Letter of Credit (each an “Outstanding U.S. Obligation”) in an amount equal to its Total Pro Rata Share of the amount of such Outstanding U.S. Obligation (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to purchase any such participation its own Affiliate).

(b) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Canadian Agent and each Lender of its receipt of a Participation Funding Notice (and, from time to time thereafter, (x) the Canadian Agent shall notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify each Lender, of the maturity of any Canadian Banker’s Acceptance or Canadian BA Equivalent Note and (y) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of any drawing under a Letter of Credit). Promptly upon receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, (i) each U.S. Lender shall (or shall cause an Affiliate to) make available to the Canadian Agent for the account of the Canadian Lenders an amount in Canadian Dollars and in immediately available funds equal to its Total Pro Rata Share of all Outstanding Canadian Obligations (excluding outstanding Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, with respect to which the obligation to fund its participation shall arise only upon the receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of the maturity thereof) and (ii) each Canadian Lender shall (or shall cause an Affiliate to) make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the U.S. Lenders an amount in U.S. Dollars and in immediately available funds equal to its Total Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Outstanding U.S. Obligations (excluding undrawn Letters of Credit, with respect to which the obligation to fund its participation shall arise only upon receipt from the Administrative Agent of a drawing thereunder and to the extent of such drawing). If any Lender so notified fails to make available to the applicable Agent for the account of the Applicable Lenders the full amount of such Lender’s participations in all applicable Obligations by 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on the Business Day following its receipt of a notice from an Agent pursuant to the foregoing sentence (or two Business Days following receipt of such a notice if such notice is received after 12:00 noon (Chicago time) on any Business Day), then interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to fund such participations, from the date such obligation

became due to the date such Lender pays such obligation in full, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of payments to be made in U.S. Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate in effect from time to time, and (ii) in the case of payments to be made in Canadian Dollars, the Canadian Cost of Funds Rate in effect from time to time, plus, in each case beginning three Business Days after such amount was due, 2%. The applicable Agent shall promptly distribute to each Applicable Lender an amount equal to its applicable share of the amount received from any Lender to fund its participations in the Outstanding U.S. Obligations or Outstanding Canadian Obligations together with its applicable share of any interest received from any Lender pursuant to the previous sentence, in the same funds as those received by the applicable Agent.

(c) From and after the date on which the Administrative Agent has received a Participation Funding Notice, all funds received by either Agent in payment of any Obligation of either Borrower shall be distributed by such Agent, in the same funds as those received by such Agent, giving effect to the funding of participations pursuant to this Section 2.19 (i.e., in accordance with the respective Total Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders) and, if applicable, in accordance with Section 8.3, except that (i) any such funds otherwise payable to any U.S. Lender that has not funded its participations as provided herein shall be distributed ratably to the Canadian Lenders according to their Canadian Pro Rata Shares until such participations have been funded and (ii) any such funds otherwise payable to any Canadian Lender that has not funded its participations as provided herein shall be distributed ratably to the U.S. Lenders according to their U.S. Pro Rata Shares until such participations have been funded.

(d) Each Lender’s obligation to purchase participation interests in the Obligations owed to other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.19 shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, any other Lender, either Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower or any other Person, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by any Borrower or any other party hereto, (v) any inability of the Borrowers to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement on the date upon which any participation interest is to be purchased pursuant to this Section 2.19 or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

(e) Any U.S. Lender may fund the purchase of its participation in any Outstanding Canadian Obligation by delivering to the Administrative Agent on the date such participation is to be funded an amount in U.S. Dollars equal to the sum of (i) the amount necessary for the Administrative Agent to purchase on such date in accordance with its customary procedures an amount in Canadian Dollars sufficient to fund such U.S. Lender’s required participation payment plus (ii) the reasonable and customary costs, fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent in making such purchase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly forward any funds so purchased to the Canadian Agent.

2.20 Limitations on Interest Periods and Canadian BA Credit Extensions. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, after giving effect to any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, there may not be more than eight different Interest Periods

in effect for all Eurodollar Loans. Unless the Canadian Agent otherwise consents, the Canadian Borrower may not obtain more than eight Canadian BA Credit Extensions in any calendar quarter.

2.21 Optional Increase in Commitments. The Company may from time to time, by means of a letter to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit K, request that the Aggregate U.S. Commitment or the Aggregate Canadian Commitment be increased by (a) increasing the amount of the U.S. Commitment or the Canadian Commitment, as applicable, of one or more Lenders that have agreed to such increase and/or (b) adding an Eligible Assignee as a party hereto with a U.S. Commitment or a Canadian Commitment in an amount agreed to by such Eligible Assignee; provided that (i) no Eligible Assignee shall be added as a party hereto unless such Eligible Assignee shall have been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the addition of a Canadian Lender, the Canadian Agent (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) the aggregate amount of all increases permitted pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall not exceed U.S.$75,000,000 (of which not more than $75,000,000 may be increases in the Aggregate U.S. Commitment and not more than $25,000,000 may be increases in the Aggregate Canadian Commitment), (iii) in no event shall Aggregate Canadian Commitment exceed the lesser of (A) U.S.$75,000,000 and (B) the amount of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment less $175,000,000 without the written consent of all Lenders, (iv) unless the Canadian Agent and all Canadian Lenders otherwise consent, no increase in the Canadian Commitment shall be made at any time that any Canadian Banker’s Acceptances or Canadian BA Equivalent Notes are outstanding; (v) at the time of any such increase and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall exist and (vi) both before and after giving effect to any such increase, the Company shall be in pro forma compliance with all financial covenants set forth in Section 7. Any increase in the amount of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment or the Aggregate Canadian Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall become effective three Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agent has (or, in the case of an increase in the Aggregate Canadian Commitment, the Agents have) received and accepted the applicable increase letter in the form of Annex 1 to Exhibit K (in the case of an increase in the amount of the U.S. Commitment or Canadian Commitment of an existing Lender) or assumption letter in the form of Annex 2 to Exhibit K (in the case of the addition of an Eligible Assignee as a new Lender) or on such other date as is agreed among the Company, the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of an increase in the Aggregate Canadian Commitment, the Agents) and the increasing or new Lender. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company, the Canadian Agent and the Lenders of any increase in the Aggregate U.S. Commitment or the Aggregate Canadian Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.21 (which notice shall include a schedule substantially in the form of Schedule 2.1 setting for the Commitments and Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders after giving effect to such increase). The Company acknowledges that, in order to maintain U.S. Loans in accordance with each U.S. Lender’s U.S. Pro Rata Share, a reallocation of the U.S. Commitments as a result of a non-pro-rata increase in the amount of the Aggregate U.S. Commitment may require prepayment of all or portions of outstanding Eurodollar Loans on the date of such increase (and any such prepayment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Aggregate U.S. Commitment is being increased pursuant to this Section 2.21, the Company, the Administrative Agent, each Additional and each increasing Lender, as applicable, may make arrangements satisfactory to such parties to cause an Additional Lender or an increasing Lender to temporarily hold risk participations in the outstanding Eurodollar Loans

of the other U.S. Lenders (rather than fund its U.S. Pro Rata Share of all outstanding Eurodollar Loans concurrently with the applicable increase) with a view toward minimizing breakage costs and transfers of funds in connection with such increase in the Aggregate U.S. Commitment.

SECTION 3 TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.1 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by either Borrower to any Lender and any Agent under this Agreement and any Note shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay all Other Taxes.

(b) If either Borrower shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or either Agent, then:

(i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that, after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, receives and retains an amount equal to the sum it would have received and retained had no such deductions or withholdings been made;

(ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and withholdings;

(iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Law; and

(iv) such Borrower shall also pay to the applicable Agent for the account of any applicable Lender or such Agent, at the time interest is paid, all additional amounts which such Lender or such Agent specifies as necessary to preserve the after-tax yield such Lender or such Agent would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed.

(c) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each applicable Lender and each applicable Agent for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes in the amount that such Lender or such Agent specifies as necessary to preserve the after-tax yield such Lender or Agent would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed, and any liability (including penalties, interest, additions to tax and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date a Lender or an Agent makes written demand therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Borrower will be obligated to indemnify any Lender or Agent for any Other Taxes that are to be paid as a result of such Lender’s or Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in failing to timely pay such amounts when due.

(d) Within 10 days after the date of any payment by a Borrower of Taxes or Other Taxes, such Borrower shall furnish to the applicable Lender and the applicable Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment satisfactory to such Lender and such Agent.

(e) If a Borrower is required to pay any amount to a Lender or an Agent pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, then such Lender or Agent shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office or other relevant office so as to eliminate any such additional payment by such Borrower which may thereafter accrue, if such change in the judgment of such Lender or Agent is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender or Agent.

(f) If an Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower or with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.1, it shall pay to such Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section 3.1 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that such agrees, upon the request of such Agent or Lender, to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Agent or Lender if such Agent or Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection (f) shall not be construed to require either Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to either Borrower or any other Person.

3.2 Illegality. (a) If any Lender determines that the introduction after the date hereof of any Requirement of Law, or any change after the date hereof in any Requirement of Law, or in the interpretation or administration of any Requirement of Law, has made it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make Eurodollar Loans, then, on notice thereof by the Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

(b) If a Lender determines that it is unlawful to maintain any Eurodollar Loan, the Company shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay in full such Eurodollar Loan, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 3.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof or, if earlier, on the date on which such Lender may no longer lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan. If the Company is required to so prepay any Eurodollar Loan, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Company shall borrow from the Affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans has been so terminated or suspended, all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Lender as Eurodollar Loans shall be instead Base Rate Loans.

(d) Before giving any notice to the Administrative Agent or demand upon the Company under this Section, the Affected Lender shall designate a different Lending Office with respect to its Eurodollar Loans if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice or making such demand and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be illegal or otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

3.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return. (a) If after the date hereof any Lender determines that, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition of or increase in reserve requirements included in the calculation of interest pursuant to subsection 2.13(d)) in or in the interpretation of any Law or (ii) the compliance by that Lender with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of Law), there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan, then the Company shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, within 10 days after demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

(b) If after the date hereof any Lender shall have determined that (i) the introduction of any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change in any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (iii) any change in the interpretation or administration of any Capital Adequacy Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or (iv) compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) or any Person controlling such Lender with any Capital Adequacy Regulation, affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or such controlling Person and (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s or such controlling Person’s desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a consequence of its Commitment, its Credit Extensions (or participations therein) or its obligations under this Agreement, then, within 10 days after demand of such Lender to the applicable Borrower through the applicable Agent, such Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.

3.4 Funding Losses. The applicable Borrower shall reimburse each applicable Lender and hold each applicable Lender harmless from any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

(a) the failure of such Borrower to make on a timely basis any payment of principal of any Eurodollar Loan;

(b) the failure of such Borrower to borrow, continue or convert a Loan, or to issue a Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance or a Canadian BA Equivalent Note, after such Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing, a Notice of Conversion/Continuation or a Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension;

(c) the failure of such Borrower to make any prepayment of a Loan in accordance with any notice delivered under Section 2.10;

(d) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of a Eurodollar Loan on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period; or

(e) the automatic conversion under Section 2.5 of any Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period;

including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain any Eurodollar Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Company to the U.S. Lenders under this Section and under subsection 3.3(a), each Eurodollar Loan made by a U.S. Lender (and each related reserve, special deposit or similar requirement) shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the eurodollar interbank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Loan is in fact so funded.

3.5 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Administrative Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Loan or (b) U.S. Lenders having 35% or more of the amount of the U.S. Commitments notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate applicable pursuant to subsection 2.13(a) for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such U.S. Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each U.S. Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the U.S. Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation then submitted by it. If the Company does not revoke such Notice, the U.S. Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Company, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Company, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of Eurodollar Loans.

3.6 Certificates of Lenders. Any Lender claiming reimbursement or compensation under this Section 3 shall deliver to the applicable Borrower (with a copy to the applicable Agent), prior to or contemporaneously with any demand for payment under this Section 3, a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for, and a computation of the amount payable to, such Lender, and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Borrower in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, any Lender may use any reasonable averaging or attribution method. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no amount shall be payable by a Borrower pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.3 with respect to any period commencing more than 180 days before the delivery of the certificate contemplated by this Section 3.6 unless such amount is claimed as a result of the retroactive effect of any newly enacted or adopted law, rule or regulation and such certificate is delivered within 180 days after such enactment or adoption.

3.7 Substitution of Lenders. Upon the receipt by either Borrower from any Lender of a claim for compensation under Section 3.1 or 3.3 or a notice under Section 3.2 (each Lender making such a claim for compensation or giving such a notice, an “Affected Lender”), the Company may: (i) request one more of the other Lenders to acquire and assume all or part of such Affected Lender’s applicable U.S. Loans and U.S. Commitment and, if applicable,

Canadian Outstandings and Canadian Commitment; or (ii) designate a replacement bank or other financial institution (a “Replacement Lender”) to acquire and assume all or part of such Affected Lender’s U.S. Loans and U.S. Commitment and, if applicable, Canadian Outstandings and Canadian commitment. Any such designation of a Replacement Lender shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Canadian Agent (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld). Any acquisition and assumption of Loans and Commitments pursuant to this Section shall be governed by Section 11.8 and shall be for a purchase price equal to the outstanding amount of all obligations of the Borrowers to the applicable Lender as the date of the assignment, including any amount payable under Section 3.4 (assuming for purposes of calculating such amount that each Eurodollar Loan (or the relevant portion thereof) sold by such Affected Lender has been prepaid on the date of such sale). delayed).

3.8 Canadian Lenders. Each Canadian Lender represents and warrants to the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Agent that it is a financial institution that (a) is not a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or (b) is an “authorized foreign bank” as defined in section 2 of the Bank Act (Canada) and in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is not subject to the restrictions and requirements referred to in subsection 524(2) of the Bank Act (Canada) and which will receive all amounts paid or credited to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in respect of its “Canadian banking business” (as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) for the purposes of paragraph 212(13.3)(a) of the Income Tax Canada. Without limiting the foregoing, each Canadian Lender agrees that it will, promptly upon request of the Canadian Agent or the Canadian Borrower, deliver to the Canadian Agent or the Canadian Borrower (as the case may be) such instruments in writing, forms or similar documentation as may be required from time to time by any applicable Law or the official interpretation of any such Law by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of Law) in order to establish such Canadian Lender’s tax status for withholding purposes. If the Canadian Agent or either Borrower receives a request from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency or any other Governmental Authority to provide additional information concerning the withholding tax status of any Canadian Lender, such Canadian Lender shall (upon notice of such request from the Canadian Agent) use all reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver such information to such taxing Governmental Authority, the Canadian Agent and the Borrowers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Canadian Lender shall be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 3.8 if such Canadian Lender is not legally permitted to deliver such form as a result of a change in any applicable Law or the official interpretation thereof after the date such Canadian Lender becomes a party to this Agreement.

3.9 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrowers in this Section 3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other Obligations.

SECTION 4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

4.1 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension is, in addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2, subject to the conditions that the Effective Date shall occur prior to May 19, 2006 and that the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) evidence that all amounts (other than contingent

indemnification obligations) payable by the Company under the Existing Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the initial Credit Extension will be, paid in full; and (ii) all of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents and the Lenders, and in sufficient copies for each Lender:

(a) Notes. All Notes requested by Lenders prior to the Effective Date.

(b) Resolutions; Incumbency.

(i) Copies of resolutions of the board of directors of each Loan Party authorizing the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, certified as of the Effective Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party; and

(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver this the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party.

(c) Good Standing Certificates. A copy of a good standing certificate (or the equivalent) as of a recent date for each Borrower issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of its jurisdiction of organization.

(d) Guaranty. A guaranty, substantially in the form of Exhibit D (the “Guaranty”), signed by each Person that is required to be a Guarantor on the Effective Date.

(e) Legal Opinions. An opinion of W. David Romoser, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit E; and an opinion of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn, counsel to the Canadian Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

(f) Payment of Fees. Evidence of payment by the Borrowers of all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses in respect hereof to the extent invoiced on or prior to the Effective Date.

(g) Certificate. A certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, dated as of the Effective Date, stating that:

(i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 are true and correct on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date;

(ii) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists or would result from the initial Credit Extension; and

(iii) since December 31, 2004, no event or circumstance has occurred that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Other Documents. Such other approvals, opinions, documents or materials as either Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

4.2 Conditions to All Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make any Credit Extension is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the date of such Credit Extension:

(a) Notice. The applicable Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing, L/C Application or Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension, as applicable.

(b) Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties in Section 5 (other than Section 5.5 and subsection 5.11(b)) shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date).

(c) No Existing Default. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall exist or shall result from such Credit Extension.

Each Notice of Borrowing, L/C Application (if such L/C Application requests a Credit Extension) and Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension submitted by a Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Borrower that, as of the date of such notice or request and as of the date of such Credit Extension, the conditions in this Section 4.2 are satisfied.

SECTION 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and the Canadian Borrower represents and warrants with respect to itself to each Agent and each Lender) that:

5.1 Corporate Existence and Power. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries:

(a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

(b) has the power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets, (ii) carry on its business and (iii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(c) is duly qualified as a foreign entity and is licensed and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; and

(d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law;

except, in each case referred to in clause (a) (with respect to Subsidiaries other than the Canadian Borrower), clause (b)(i), clause (b)(ii), clause (c) or clause (d), to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.2 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Loan Party of each Loan document to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action by such Loan Party, and do not and will not:

(a) contravene the terms of any of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents;

(b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective property is subject; or

5.3 Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required to be made by any Loan Party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, such Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party (other than customary post-closing filings with the SEC).

5.4 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and, upon execution and delivery thereof by the applicable Loan Party, each Loan Document to which a Loan Party is a party will be duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower and, upon the execution and delivery thereof by the applicable Loan Party, each other Loan Document to which a Loan Party is a party will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, in each case enforceable against the applicable Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.

5.5 Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.5, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties which:

(a) pertain to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby; or

(b) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or other order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein provided.

5.6 No Default. As of the Signing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation in any respect that, individually or together with all other such defaults, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.7 ERISA Compliance; Canadian Plans. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.7:

(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state law, except where the failure to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and to the best knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification. The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have made all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Company, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or actions by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to a Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA; (iii) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

(d) All Canadian Plans are duly registered when required by, and in good standing under, applicable Law; all required contributions have been made under all Canadian Plans; all Canadian Plans are funded in accordance with the respective rules thereof and all Requirements of Law; and no past service or experience deficiency funding liabilities exist under any Canadian Plan.

5.8 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely for the purposes set forth in and permitted by Section 6.10 and Section 7.6. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is generally engaged in the business of purchasing or selling

Margin Stock or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. Margin Stock constitutes less than 25% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are subject to any limitation on sale or pledge, or any similar restriction, hereunder.

5.9 Title to Properties. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of their respective businesses, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Material Subsidiaries have good title to all their other respective material properties and assets. As of each of the Signing Date and the Effective Date, the property of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.1.

5.10 Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal income and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal income and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Company or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.11 Financial Condition. (a) The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated December 31, 2004 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated September 30, 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal periods ended on such dates:

(i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except (x) as otherwise expressly noted therein and (y) for the absence of footnotes, and subject to audit and normal year-end adjustments;

(ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and results of operations for the periods covered thereby.

(b) Since December 31, 2004, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

5.12 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.12, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, all existing Environmental Laws and existing Environmental Claims on its business, operations and properties, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.13 Regulated Entities. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, any state public utilities code, or any other Federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur Debt.

5.14 Subsidiaries. As of the Signing Date, the Company has no Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 5.14 and no Material Subsidiaries other than those designated as such on Schedule 5.14. The Canadian Borrower is an indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company.

5.15 Insurance. The properties of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries are insured either by adequately reserved self-insurance or with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Company or such Material Subsidiary operates.

5.16 Full Disclosure. None of the representations or warranties made by the either Borrower in this Agreement as of the date such representations and warranties are made or deemed made, and none of the statements contained in any exhibit, report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of either Borrower in connection with this Agreement (including the offering and disclosure materials delivered by or on behalf of the Borrowers to the Lenders prior to the Signing Date), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or delivered (it being understood that any projections and forecasts provided by the Company or any Subsidiary are based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Company or such Subsidiary to be reasonable as of the date of the applicable projections or forecasts and that actual results during the periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ from projected or forecasted results).

SECTION 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, unless the Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:

6.1 Financial Statements. The Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make available to each Lender):

(a) As soon as available (but not later than 10 days after the date normally required to be filed with the SEC) after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, and accompanied by the opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or another nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm (“Independent Auditor”) which report shall (x) state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the financial position for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP and (y) not be qualified or limited because of a restricted or limited examination by the Independent Auditor of any material portion of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s records.

(b) As soon as available (but not later than five days after the date normally required to be filed with the SEC) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006, a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such quarter and for the period commencing on the first day of the then-current fiscal year and ending on the last day of such quarter, certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting, in accordance with GAAP (subject to the absence of footnotes and to audit and normal year-end adjustments), the financial position and the results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

6.2 Certificates; Other Information. The Company shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make available to each Lender):

(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsection 6.1(a) and each set of quarterly statements referred to in subsection 6.1(b), a Compliance Certificate executed by a Responsible Officer;

(b) promptly, copies of all registration statements (other than the Exhibits thereto and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and regular, periodic or special reports (including Forms 10K, 10Q and 8K) that the Company or any Subsidiary may make to, or file with, the SEC; and

(c) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any Lender, may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1(a) or (b) or subsection 6.2(b) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) 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 Schedule 10.2; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet 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 that: (i) the Company shall promptly deliver paper copies of any such documents specifically requested by the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall forward paper copies thereof to any Lender upon request) and (ii) the Company shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent (which shall notify each Lender) of the posting of any such document and, promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail an electronic version (i.e., a soft copy) of any such document specifically requested by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Company shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by subsection 6.2(a) to the Administrative Agent. Except for 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, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Company acknowledges that (a) the Agents and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries hereunder (collectively “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities) (each a “Public Lender”). The Company agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Company shall be deemed to have authorized the Agents, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided that to the extent such Borrower Materials may still be subject to the provisions of Section 11.9); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Agents and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

6.3 Notices. The Company shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify each Lender) after a Responsible Officer obtains knowledge of:

(a) the occurrence of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default;

(b) any matter (including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Company or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law) that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(i) an ERISA Event;

(ii) a contribution failure with respect to a Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA;

(iii) the adoption of, or the commencement of contributions to, one or more Plans subject to Section 412 of the Code by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate if, as a result of all such adoptions or commencements of contributions during any period of 12 consecutive months, the aggregate increase in the annual contribution obligations of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate would be U.S.$10,000,000 or more; or

(iv) the adoption of any amendment to a Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, if such amendment results in a material increase in contributions to such Plan.

Each notice under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a written statement by a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein, and stating what action the Company or any affected Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto and at what time. Each notice under subsection 6.3(a) shall describe with particularity all provisions of this Agreement that have been breached or violated.

6.4 Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to:

(a) preserve and maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence and good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;

(b) preserve and maintain in full force and effect all governmental rights, privileges, qualifications, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business except in connection with transactions permitted by Section 7.2 and sales of assets permitted by Section 7.3;

(d) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks;

unless in the good faith judgment of the Company, the failure to do any of the acts specified above could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (provided that each Borrower shall at all times comply with subsection (a) above).

6.5 Insurance. The Company shall, and shall cause each Material Subsidiary to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons; provided that the Company and its Material Subsidiaries may self-insure against such risks and in such amounts as are usually self-insured by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company and its Material Subsidiaries operate.

6.6 Compliance with Laws. The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all material respects with all Requirements of Law (including any Environmental Law) of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

6.7 Compliance with ERISA; Canadian Plans. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state law; (b) cause each Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make

all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code. The Company shall maintain, and cause the Canadian Borrower and each other Canadian Subsidiary to maintain, each Canadian Plan in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Law.

6.8 Inspection of Property and Books and Records. The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries sufficient to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Company and such Subsidiary. The Company shall permit, and shall cause each Material Subsidiary to permit, representatives and independent contractors of either Agent and representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine their respective organizational, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers and, in the presence of the Company if the Company shall so request, independent public accountants, all at the expense of such Lender or such Agent (or at the expense of the Company if (a) an Event of Default exists or (b) in the case of an Agent, the Required Lenders have requested such visit, inspection, examination, copying or discussion) and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Company and on only one occasion during any fiscal year; provided that when an Event of Default exists, either Agent or any Lender may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Company at any time during normal business hours, as often as may be reasonably desired and without advance notice.

6.9 Payment of Taxes. The Company shall, and shall cause each Material Subsidiary to, pay when due all material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges upon it or its properties, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained with respect thereto.

6.10 Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Loans for working capital, capital expenditures, commercial paper back up and other lawful corporate purposes, including the GSW Acquisition and other permitted acquisitions.

6.11 Availability. The Company shall maintain at all times unused availability under the Aggregate U.S. Commitment and under the Company’s other unsecured committed credit facilities in an amount which, in the aggregate, is not less than the amount of all outstanding commercial paper issued by the Company.

6.12 Business Activities. The Company and its Material Subsidiaries shall continue to be primarily engaged in diversified manufacturing businesses (including the servicing of equipment manufactured by the Company and its Material Subsidiaries and similar types of equipment).

6.13 Material Subsidiaries. The Company shall cause not less than 90% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries at all times to be owned by the Company and its Material Subsidiaries.

6.14 Guarantors. The Company shall cause not less than 90% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries at all times to be owned by the Company and the Guarantors. Without limiting the foregoing, promptly upon the creation or acquisition of any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary, any Domestic Subsidiary becoming a Material Subsidiary or any Subsidiary being designated as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 11.19, the Company will cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver a counterpart of the Guaranty and to deliver documents of the types described in subsections 4.1(b) and 4.1(e) to confirm (among other things) that such Subsidiary has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Guaranty and the enforceability of the Guaranty against such Subsidiary.

SECTION 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

7.1 Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any Material Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any part of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a) any Lien existing on property of the Company or any Material Subsidiary on the Signing Date and set forth in Schedule 7.1 securing Debt outstanding on such date;

(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty, or to the extent that non-payment thereof is permitted by Section 6.9, provided that no notice of lien has been filed or recorded under the Code or any other Requirement of Law;

(c) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent for more than 90 days or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;

(d) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) consisting of pledges or deposits required in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;

(e) Liens on the property of the Company or any Material Subsidiary securing (i) the non-delinquent performance of bids, leases or statutory obligations, (ii) surety bonds (excluding appeal bonds and other bonds posted in connection with court proceedings or judgments) and (iii) other non-delinquent obligations of a like nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business (and treating as non-delinquent any delinquency which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto); provided all such Liens in the aggregate would not (even if enforced) cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries;

(g) Liens securing obligations in respect of Capital Leases on the assets subject to such Capital Leases (and the proceeds thereof);

(h) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the FRB and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the Company or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;

(i) Liens arising in connection with Securitization Transactions; provided that the aggregate amount of all Securitization Obligations shall not exceed U.S.$150,000,000;

(j) Liens on assets of any Material Subsidiary which becomes a Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement; provided that such Liens existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and were not created in anticipation thereof;

(k) Liens securing reimbursement obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business for letters of credit, which Liens encumber only goods, or documents of title covering goods, which are purchased in transactions for which such letters of credit are issued;

(l) any Lien on property existing at the time of acquisition of such property by the Company or a Material Subsidiary, or Liens to secure the payment of all or part of the purchase price of property upon the acquisition of property by the Company or a Material Subsidiary or to secure any Debt incurred or guaranteed prior to, at the time of, or within ninety days after the later of the date of acquisition of such property and the date such property is placed in service, for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof, or Liens to secure any Debt incurred or guaranteed for the purpose of financing the cost to the Company or a Material Subsidiary of improvements to such acquired property; provided, in each case, that (i) no such Lien shall at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Debt and the proceeds thereof and (ii) the Debt secured thereby shall not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;

(m) any extension, renewal or substitution of or for any Lien permitted by clause(a), (j) or (l) above; provided that (i) the amount of the Debt or other obligation or liability secured by the applicable Lien shall not exceed the Debt or other obligation or liability existing immediately prior to such extension, renewal or substitution and (ii) the scope of the property subject to such Lien is not increased; and

(n) any Lien not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section; provided that the aggregate amount of all obligations of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries secured by all Liens permitted by this clause (n) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth.

7.2 Consolidations and Mergers. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Material Subsidiary to, merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person; provided that (a) the Company may merge with another Person if (i) the Company is the acquiring and surviving corporation (or, in the case of an amalgamation, the resulting corporation shall have entered into all assumption agreement and provided all further assurances as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably require), (ii) the holders of the capital stock of the Company before such merger continue to own at least 75% of the capital stock of the Company immediately after such merger and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such merger, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (b) any Material Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with the Company (subject to compliance with subsection (a) above) or with any other Subsidiary (so long as (x) a Material Subsidiary is the surviving or resulting Person and (y) if such transaction involves a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is the surviving or resulting Person); and (c) any Disposition that would be permitted by Section 7.3 may be accomplished via a merger, consolidation or amalgamation.

7.3 Sales of Assets. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Material Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of (any of the foregoing, a “Disposition”) any of its assets, except for (i) Dispositions of inventory or used, worn-out, obsolete or surplus equipment in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any Disposition of or by any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the Company or to any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; (iii) Dispositions of assets received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; (iv) grants of non-exclusive licenses in intellectual property; and (v) the sale, assignment or other transfer of accounts receivable, lease receivables or other rights to payment pursuant to any Securitization Transaction; provided that the aggregate amount of all Securitization Obligations shall not exceed U.S.$150,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Company and its Material Subsidiaries may make Dispositions of any assets so long as the aggregate book value of all assets disposed of in any fiscal year (in addition to Dispositions permitted by the foregoing sentence) do not exceed 15% (or, if neither the Company nor any Material Subsidiary is a party to any Securitization Transaction, 20%) of Consolidated Net Worth.

7.4 Hedging Obligations. The Company will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, incur any Hedging Obligations other than in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with (a) raw materials purchases, (b) interest or currency exchange rates, (c) operating expenses or other anticipated obligations of such Person, (d) other liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated by such Person or (e) changes in the value of securities issued by such Person in conjunction with a securities repurchase program not otherwise prohibited hereunder.

7.5 Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Material Subsidiary to, enter into any material transaction with any Affiliate of the Company (other than the Company or a Material Subsidiary), except upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or such Material Subsidiary than would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Company.

7.6 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall not, and shall not permit the Canadian Borrower or any other Subsidiary to, use any portion of the Loan proceeds, directly or indirectly, to make any acquisition if the Person to be acquired (or its Board of Directors or other equivalent governing body) has announced that it will oppose such acquisition or commenced any litigation which alleges that such acquisition violates or will violate any Requirement of Law; and the Company shall not permit Margin Stock to constitute 25% or more of the value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are subject to any limitation on sale or pledge, or any similar restriction, hereunder.

7.7 ERISA. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) engage in a prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company in an aggregate amount in excess of U.S.$10,000,000; or (b) engage in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

7.8 Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Company shall not at any time permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed 0.6:1.0.

7.9 Minimum Interest Coverage. The Company shall not permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 3.5 to 1.0.

7.10 Limitation on Material Subsidiary Debt. The Company shall not permit the aggregate amount of all Funded Debt of Material Subsidiaries (excluding (i) Debt to the Company or to another Material Subsidiary, (ii) Debt under the Guaranty and (iii) Debt under unsecured guaranties of unsecured Funded Debt of the Company that are substantially similar to the Guaranty) to exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth.

SECTION 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

8.1 Event of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a) Non-Payment. Either Borrower fails to pay, (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest, fee or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

(b) Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty by either Borrower made or deemed made herein, or which is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement by either Borrower or any Responsible Officer furnished at any time under this Agreement, is incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made.

(c) Specific Defaults. Either Borrower fails to perform or observe any applicable term, covenant or agreement contained in any of subsection 6.3(a) or Section 7.

(d) Other Defaults. Either Borrower fails to perform or observe any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer knew of such failure or (ii) the date upon which written notice thereof is given to the Company by either Agent or any Lender.

(e) Cross-Default. The Company and its Material Subsidiaries (A) fail (subject to any applicable grace period) to make any payment in respect of Material Financial Obligations when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise); or (B) fail (subject to any applicable grace period) to perform or observe any other condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist, under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Material Financial Obligations if as a result of such failure, event or condition such Material Financial Obligations become, or the holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Material Financial Obligations (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) have the then-existing right to cause (or require) such Material Financial Obligations to become, due and payable (or to be purchased, repurchased or defeased) prior to the stated maturity thereof.

(f) Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings. The Company or any Material Subsidiary: (i) ceases or fails to be solvent, or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any, whether at stated maturity or otherwise; (ii) voluntarily ceases to conduct its business in the ordinary course; (iii) commences any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to itself; or (iv) takes any action to effectuate or authorize any of the foregoing.

(g) Involuntary Proceedings. (i) Any involuntary Insolvency Proceeding is commenced or filed against the Company or any Material Subsidiary, or any writ, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process, is issued or levied against a substantial part of the properties of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, and any such proceeding or petition shall not be dismissed, or such writ, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall not be released, vacated or fully bonded within 60 days after commencement, filing or levy; (ii) the Company or any Material Subsidiary admits the material allegations of a petition against it in any Insolvency Proceeding, or an order for relief (or similar order under non-U.S. law) is ordered in any Insolvency Proceeding; or (iii) the Company or any Material Subsidiary acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, mortgagee in possession (or agent therefor), or other similar Person for itself or a substantial portion of its property or business.

(h) ERISA; Canadian Plans. (i) An ERISA Event shall occur with respect to one or more Pension Plans or Multiemployer Plans which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA to one or more Pension Plans, Multiemployer Plans or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of U.S.$30,000,000; (ii) a contribution failure shall have occurred with respect to a Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA; (iii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of U.S.$10,000,000; or (iv) the Canadian

Borrower or any other Person shall institute steps to terminate a Canadian Plan if as a result of such termination, the Company or the Canadian Borrower could be required to make a contribution to such Canadian Plan, or could incur a liability or obligation to such Canadian Plan, in excess of a Dollar Equivalent amount of U.S.$30,000,000.

(i) Monetary Judgments or Settlements. One or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against the Company or any Material Subsidiary involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent not covered by (x) third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage or (y) a self-insurance reserve), as to any single or related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, of U.S.$25,000,000 or more, and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of 30 days after the entry thereof.

(j) Change of Control. Any Change of Control occurs.

(k) Guaranties. The Guaranty, or the guaranty of the Company set forth in Section 10, shall fail to be in full force and effect (other than, in the case of the Guaranty, with respect to a Subsidiary that is released from its obligations thereunder pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder); the Company shall assert in any manner the invalidity, unenforceability or illegality of its guaranty set forth in Section 10; or the Company or any Guarantor shall assert in any manner the invalidity, unenforceability or illegality of the Guaranty.

8.2 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower;

(c) require the Company to immediately Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount thereof, whereupon the Company shall become immediately obligated to provide such Cash Collateral to the Administrative Agent;

(d) require the Canadian Borrower to immediately Cash Collateralize the Canadian Agent in an amount equal to the face amount of all outstanding Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, whereupon the Canadian Borrower shall become immediately obligated to provide such Cash Collateral to the Canadian Agent; and

(e) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Company to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as set forth in subsection (c) above and of the Canadian Borrower to Cash Collateralize outstanding Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes as set forth in subsection (d) above, shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

8.3 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.2 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations and the Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.2), any amount received on account of the Obligations of the Borrowers shall be applied by the applicable Agent in the following order (provided that (a) any amount received from the Canadian Borrower shall only be applied to Obligations of the Canadian Borrower described below and (b) if the Administrative Agent has received a Participation Funding Notice, all distributions pursuant to clauses Third and Fourth below shall be subject to subsection 2.19(c)):

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Section 3) payable to the Agents in their respective capacities as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Section 3), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings, Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize the undrawn amount of Letters of Credit and to the Canadian Agent to Cash Collateralize the outstanding Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes, ratably in proportion to the respective amounts thereof; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash, to the applicable Loan Party or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to subsection 2.8(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such

Letters of Credit as they occur and amounts used to Cash Collateralize the outstanding Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes shall be applied to satisfy Obligations in respect of such Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes as they mature. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired and all Obligations in respect of Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes have been paid, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

8.4 Rights Not Exclusive. The rights provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other right, power, privilege or remedy provided by Law or in equity, or under any other instrument, document or agreement now existing or hereafter arising.

SECTION 9 THE AGENTS

9.1 Appointment and Authorization. (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 9.9) appoints, designates and authorizes each Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall either Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against either Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to either Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(b) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agents in this Section 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in this Section 9 and in the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

9.2 Delegation of Duties. The Agents may execute any of their respective duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Neither Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.

9.3 Liability of Agents. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any Lender for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Agent-Related Person under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of either Borrower or any other party hereto to perform its obligations hereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

9.4 Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby) as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Lenders.

9.5 Notice of Default. Neither Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to such Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, unless such Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender, a Borrower or the other Agent referring to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agents shall take such action with respect to such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 8; provided that unless and until an Agent has received any such request, such Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

9.6 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by either Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrowers hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by an Agent, neither Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

9.7 Indemnification of Administrative Agent. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), pro rata according to their respective Total Pro Rata Shares, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any Indemnified Liability of any Agent-Related Person (a) unless such Indemnified Liability was incurred by such Agent-Related Person acting in its capacity as, or acting on behalf of another Person in its capacity as, an Agent or the L/C Issuer; and (b) to the extent such Indemnified Liability is determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (it being understood that no action taken in accordance with the direction of the Required Lenders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse each Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by such Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any document contemplated by or referred to herein or therein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrowers. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments, the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of any Agent.

9.8 Agents in Individual Capacity. Bank of America and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though Bank of America were not an Agent or the L/C Issuer hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Agent-Related Persons may receive information regarding the Company or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Company or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent-Related Person shall have any obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans and other Credit Extensions hereunder, Bank of America and any Affiliate thereof shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though Bank of America were not an Agent or the L/C Issuer.

9.9 Successor Agents. Either Agent may resign as an Agent upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrowers; provided that any resignation by Bank of America of its role as Administrative Agent shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer. If the an Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders (or, in the case of the Canadian Agent, the Required Canadian Lenders) shall appoint from among the Lenders (or, in the case of the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Lenders) a successor for such Agent, which successor shall be consented to by the Company at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Company shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the applicable Agent, such Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Company, a successor from among the Lenders (or, in the case of the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Lenders). Upon the acceptance of its appointment as a successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent (and, in the case of a successor to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer), and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as an “Agent” (and, in the case of the resignation of the Administrative Agent, as the “L/C Issuer”) shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such retiring Agent or any other Lender, other than the obligation of the successor L/C Issuer to issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or to make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit. If no Person has accepted appointment as successor agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of such Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, if applicable, the Required Canadian Lenders) appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After the appointment of a successor agent, the terms “Administrative Agent”, “L/C Issuer”, “Canadian Agent” and “Agent”, as applicable, shall mean such successor agent (and, if applicable, Letter of Credit issuer).

9.10 Agents May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to either Borrower, the applicable Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether such Agent shall have made

any demand on such Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations of such Borrower that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the applicable Lenders and Agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the applicable Lenders and Agents and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the applicable Lenders and Agents hereunder or under any other Loan Document; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each applicable Lender to make such payments to such Agent and, in such Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the applicable Lenders, to pay to such Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due such Agent (including, if applicable, in its capacity as L/C Issuer) under Sections 2.8(j), 2.14, 10.4 and 10.5.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize either Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize either Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

9.11 Release of Guarantors. The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Subsidiary from its obligations under the Guaranty if such entity ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or otherwise is not required to be a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 11.19). In determining whether any such release is permitted, the Administrative Agent may (absent actual knowledge to the contrary) rely on a certificate of the Company. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11.

9.12 Other Agents. No Lender identified herein or in any related document as a “Co-Documentation Agent” or a “Co-Agent” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any Lender so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

SECTION 10 GUARANTY BY THE COMPANY

10.1 Guaranty. The Company hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the full and punctual payment (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or

otherwise) of all amounts payable by the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement (whether for principal, interest, fees, banker’s acceptances or any other amount). Upon failure by the Canadian Borrower to pay punctually any such amount, the Company shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place, in the currency and in the manner specified in this Agreement. In addition (and without limiting the foregoing), upon any Obligation of the Canadian Borrower being declared or otherwise becoming immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.2, the Company shall forthwith on demand pay all amounts payable in respect of such Canadian Loan at the place, in the currency and in the manner specified in this Agreement.

10.2 Guaranty Unconditional. The obligations of the Company under this Section 10 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:

(a) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, by operation of law or otherwise;

(b) any modification or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(c) any release, impairment, non-perfection or invalidity of any other guaranty or of any direct or indirect security for any obligation of the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(d) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Canadian Borrower or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Canadian Borrower or the Canadian Borrower’s assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Canadian Borrower contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(e) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which the Company may have at any time against the Canadian Borrower, either Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction, provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

(f) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Canadian Borrower for any reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any provision of Applicable Law purporting to prohibit the payment by the Canadian Borrower of the principal of or interest on any other Loan Document or any other amount payable by the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement; or

(g) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Canadian Borrower, either Agent, any Lender or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Company’s obligations as guarantor hereunder.

10.3 Discharge only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances. The Company’s obligations as guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until the Canadian Commitments have terminated and all obligations of the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement and each other Loan Document have been paid in full. If at any time any payment of principal, interest or any other amount payable by the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Canadian Borrower or otherwise, the Company’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.

10.4 Waiver by the Company. The Company irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not provided otherwise for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Canadian Borrower or any other Person. The Company further hereby waives the benefits of all provisions of Law permitting or providing for discharge of the liability and obligation of the Company as guarantor hereunder based on the action or failure to act by either Agent or any Lender with respect to the enforcement of the obligations and liability guaranteed hereby against the Canadian Borrower or its property.

10.5 Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by or for the account of the Canadian Borrower pursuant to this Section 10, the Company shall not be subrogated to any right of either Agent or any Lender until such time as the Agents and the Lenders shall have received final payment in cash of the full amount of all obligations of the Canadian Borrower hereunder.

10.6 Stay of Acceleration. If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Canadian Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Agreement shall nonetheless be payable by the Company hereunder forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent made at the request of the Required Lenders.

SECTION 11 MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent with respect to any departure by either Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent at the written request of the Required Lenders) and the Borrowers and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such waiver, amendment or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all Lenders and the Borrowers and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, do any of the following:

(a) increase (except as permitted by Section 2.21) or extend the U.S. Commitment or the Canadian Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.2);

(b) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder;

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder; provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Company to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

(d) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans which is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder;

(e) change Section 2.18 , 2.19 or 8.3 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;

(f) amend the definition of “Required Lenders”, “Required Canadian Lenders”, “Required U.S. Lenders” or this Section or any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders; or

(g) release the Company’s guaranty contained in Section 10 or release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their obligations under the Guaranty;

and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any L/C Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the applicable Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iii) no provision affecting Canadian Lenders in their capacity as such shall be amended, modified or waived without the written consent of the Required Canadian Lenders; and (iv) no provision affecting U.S. Lenders in their capacity as such shall be amended, modified or waived without the written consent of the Required U.S. Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

11.2 Notices. (a) Except for notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or as provided in subsection (b) below, all notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, (i) if to the Company, the Canadian Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or the L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.2 or such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other parties hereto; or (ii) if to any Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified on its Administrative Questionnaire or such other address as shall be designated by such Lender in a written notice to

the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer (in the case of a U.S. Lender) and the Canadian Agent (in the case of a Canadian Lender). Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications (to the extent permitted hereunder) subsection (b) below.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under Section 2 by electronic communication. Either Agent, either Borrower or the L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communication pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient; and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c) THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT-RELATED PERSONS DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. No Agent-Related Person shall have any liability to either Borrower, any Lender or any other Person (i) for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of a Borrower’s or an Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent-Related Person; or (ii) for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d) Each U.S. Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time, and each Canadian Lender agrees to notify the Canadian Agent from time to time, to ensure that

the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.

(e) The Agents, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notice (including any telephonic Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion/Continuation or Notice of Canadian BA Credit Extension) purportedly given by or on behalf of a Borrower even if (i) such notice was not made in a manner specified herein, was incomplete or was not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Each Borrower shall indemnify the Agents, the L/C Issuer, the Lenders and the Agent-Related Persons from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on any notice given or purportedly given by or on behalf of such Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with an Agent may be recorded by such Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(f) Any notice to the Company in accordance with this Section 11.2 shall conclusively be deemed to have been received by the Canadian Borrower.

11.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of either Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

11.4 Costs and Expenses. The Company (and, to the extent any of the following relate directly to the Canadian Borrower or the credit made available to it hereunder, the Canadian Borrower) shall:

(a) whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, pay or reimburse the Agents and the Arranger within five Business Days after demand (which demand shall be accompanied by a reasonably detailed invoice), or earlier if required by subsection 4.1(f), for all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agents and the Arranger in connection with the development, preparation, execution and delivery of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to (in each case, whether or not consummated), this Agreement and any other document prepared in connection herewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(b) pay or reimburse the Agents, the Arranger and each Lender within five Business Days after demand (which demand shall be accompanied by a reasonably detailed invoice) for all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by them in connection with the enforcement or, or preservation of any rights or remedies under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document during the existence of an Event of Default (including in connection with any “workout” or restructuring and in any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding).

The agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations.

11.5 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company (and, to the extent any of the following relate directly to the Canadian Borrower or the credit made available to it hereunder, the Canadian Borrower) shall indemnify and hold the Agent-Related Persons and each Lender and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following repayment of the Loans and the termination, resignation or replacement of an Agent or replacement of a Lender) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Person in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any action taken or omitted by any Indemnified Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing, including with respect to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Credit Extensions or the use of the proceeds thereof, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that the neither Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with respect to (a) items of the types described in subsection 11.4(a), for which the Borrowers are obligated to indemnify only the Agents and the Arranger; or (b) Indemnified Liabilities to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person, from the breach by such Indemnified Person of Section 11.9 or from disputes among the Lenders. The agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations.

11.6 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that a Borrower makes a payment to an Agent or a Lender, or an Agent or a Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee or receiver, or any other party, in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the applicable Agent upon demand its pro rata share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by such Agent.

11.7 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender and each Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notify the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Borrower, which information includes the name and address of such Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or such Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act.

11.8 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that neither

Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection 11.8(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection 11.8(d), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection 11.8(f), or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of subsection 11.8(g) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).

(b) Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment, its Loans and its participations in L/C Obligations, its rights with respect to Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and Canadian BA Equivalent Notes and its participations or subparticipations in any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent applicable); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and other rights and obligations hereunder or an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the U.S. Commitment or the Canadian Commitment subject to an assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than U.S.$5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (ii) each partial assignment of a U.S. Commitment or a Canadian Commitment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such U.S. Commitment or Canadian Commitment; (iii) any assignment of all or any portion of a Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer (in the case of assignment of a U.S. Commitment), the Canadian Agent (in the case of assignment of a Canadian Commitment) and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee); and (iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of U.S.$3,500. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 11.8(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 11.4 and 11.5 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection 11.8(d).

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and the amounts owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice, and the Administrative Agent will provide a copy of the Register to the Company upon the Company’s reasonable request. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or other substantive change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender wishing to consult with other Lenders in connection therewith may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.

(d) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, either Borrower or either Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment, its Loans, its participations in L/C Obligations), its rights with respect to Canadian Banker’s Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes and its participations or subparticipations in any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent applicable; provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.1 that directly affects such Participant. Subject to subsection 11.8(e), the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection 11.8(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.10 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Sections 2.18 , 2.19 and 11.9 as though it were a Lender.

(e) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.1 or 3.3 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Company’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.1 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 11.15 as though it were a Lender.

(f) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under any Note) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Company and, if applicable, the Canadian Agent, the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan (or to fund a participation pursuant to Section 2.19), the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan (or to fund such participation) pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the applicable Agent as is required under Section 2.17. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of either Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.3), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or of Canada or any province thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Company or either Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection 11.8(b), Bank of America may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Company and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Company shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to subsection 2.8(c)).

11.9 Confidentiality. Each Lender agrees to take and to cause its Affiliates to take normal and reasonable precautions and exercise due care to maintain the confidentiality of all information provided to it by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall use or disclose any such information other than in connection with matters directly relating to or in enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with other business now or hereafter existing or contemplated with the Company or any Subsidiary; except to the extent such information (a) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by such Lender or an Affiliate thereof, or (b) was or becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or a Subsidiary, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company known to such Lender; provided that any Lender may disclose such information (i) at the request or pursuant to any requirement of any Governmental Authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) to which such Lender is subject or in connection with an examination of such Lender by any such authority; (ii) pursuant to subpoena or other court process; (iii) when required to do so in accordance with the provisions of any applicable Requirement of Law; (iv) to the extent reasonably required in connection with any litigation or proceeding to which either Agent, any Lender or their respective Affiliates may be party; (v) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (vi) to such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors; (vii) to any Participant or assignee, actual or potential, provided that such Person agrees in writing to keep such information confidential to the same extent required of the Lenders hereunder; (viii) as to any Lender or its Affiliates, as expressly permitted under the terms of any other document or agreement regarding confidentiality to which the Company or any Subsidiary is party with such Lender or such Affiliate; and (ix) subject to the restrictions above, to its Affiliates, provided that any such Affiliate agrees in writing to keep such information confidential to the extent required hereunder. Each Lender will, so long as not prohibited from doing so by any Requirement of Law, notify the Company of any request for information of the type referred to in clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above prior to disclosing such information so that the Company may seek appropriate relief from any applicable court or other Governmental Authority.

11.10 Set-off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, if an Event of Default exists, or the Loans have been accelerated, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to either Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrowers to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of either Borrower against any and all Obligations of such Borrower owing to such Lender, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not an Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of a Canadian Lender, the Canadian Agent) after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.

11.11 Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Company (and, in the case of a Canadian Lender, the Canadian Agent) in writing of any change in the address to which notices to such Lender should be directed, of the address of any Lending Office, of payment instructions in respect of payments to be made to it hereunder and of such other administrative information as the Administrative Agent or the Company (and, in the case of a Canadian Lender, the Canadian Agent) shall reasonably request.

11.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart hereof, or a signature page hereto, by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually-signed counterpart hereof.

11.13 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such instrument or agreement.

11.14 No Third Parties Benefited. This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Agents, the Agent-Related Persons and the Indemnified Persons and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement.

11.15 Tax Forms. (a) (i) Each U.S. Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Foreign Lender”) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Company, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Company pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Company pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall (A) promptly submit to the Administrative Agent and the Company such additional duly completed and signed copies of one of such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company of any available exemption from or reduction of, United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, (B) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Company of any change in

circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (C) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Law that the Company make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Foreign Lender.

(ii) Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical participation by such Lender), shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Company on the date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Administrative Agent or the Company (in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender, as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S. withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Lender is not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such Lender.

(iii) The Company shall not be required to pay any additional amount to any Foreign Lender under Section 3.1 (A) with respect to any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld on the basis of the information, certificates or statements of exemption such Lender transmits with an IRS Form W-8IMY pursuant to this subsection 11.15(a) or (B) if such Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this subsection 11.15(a); provided that if such Lender shall have satisfied the requirement of this subsection 11.15(a) on the date such Lender became a Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any payment under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this subsection 11.15(a) shall relieve the Company of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 3.1 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 or other Person for the account of which such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced rate.

(iv) The Administrative Agent or the Company may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents with respect to which the Company is not required to pay additional amounts under this subsection 11.15(a).

(b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Company, each Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Company two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form

W-9. If such Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code, without reduction.

(c) If any Governmental Authority (including the IRS or the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) asserts that an Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify such Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to such Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) of such Agent. The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations and the resignation of either Agent.

11.16 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; PROVIDED THAT THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH BORROWER, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. THE BORROWERS, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. THE BORROWERS, THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS WAIVE PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY ILLINOIS LAW.

11.17 Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or under any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal and customary banking procedures the applicable Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of each Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to either Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Agent or such Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, such Agent or such Lender may in accordance with normal and customary banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum

originally due to such Agent or such Lender in the Agreement Currency, the applicable Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Agent or such Lender against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Agent or such Lender in such currency, such Agent or such Lender agrees to return the amount of any excess to the applicable Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under Applicable Law).

11.18 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents and any fee letter among the Borrowers, the Agents and the Arranger (or any of them), embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agents, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

11.19 Designation and Release of Guarantors. The Company may from time to time, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, (a) designate any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary as a Guarantor (and, in the case of any such designation, the Company shall promptly cause such Domestic Subsidiary to comply with the requirements of Section 6.14); and (b) so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, request that the Administrative Agent release any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary from its obligations under the Guaranty (and upon such release, such Domestic Subsidiary shall cease to be a Guarantor).

11.20 Waiver of Notice Requirement under Existing Credit Agreement. The Lenders that are parties to the Existing Credit Agreement, which constitute “Required Lenders” under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, hereby waive the requirement for four Business Days’ prior notice of termination of the “Commitments” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) set forth in Section 2.7 of the Existing Credit Agreement and agree that such “Commitments” shall terminate on the Effective Date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


A. O. SMITH CORPORATION

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Name:
Title:

A. O. SMITH ENTERPRISES LTD.

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Title:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Administrative Agent

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Name:
Title:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Canada Branch, as Canadian Agent

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Title:


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a U.S. Lender

By:
Name:		Thomas R. Durham
Title:		Senior Vice President


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Canada Branch as a Canadian Lender

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M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK, as a Co-Documentation Agent and a U.S. Lender

By:
Name:		Ronald J. Carey
Title:		Vice President

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Title:


WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Co-Documentation Agent and a U.S. Lender

By:
Name:		Paul J. Hennessy
Title:		Vice President


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Co-Documentation Agent, a U.S. Lender and a Canadian Lender

By:
Name:		Caroline V. Krider
Title:		Vice President & Senior Lender


HARRIS N.A., as a Co-Agent and a U.S. Lender

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BANK OF MONTREAL, as a Canadian Lender

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK as a Co-Agent and a U.S. Lender

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COMERICA BANK, as a Co-Agent and a U.S. Lender

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COMERICA BANK, CANADA BRANCH as a Canadian Lender

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Name:
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Co-Agent and a U.S. Lender

By:
Name:		Suzannah Harris
Title:		: Vice President


WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as a Co-Agent and a U.S. Lender

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Name:
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WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (CANADA), as a Canadian Lender

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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a U.S. Lender

By:
Name:		Lou Banach
Title:		Senior Vice President

LaSalle Commercial Lending, a division of ABN AMRO BANK N.V., CANADA BRANCH, as a Canadian Lender

By:
Name:		L. Geoffrey Morphy
Title:		First Vice President

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