EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDITAGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 12, 2009 (the Amendment) is entered into among Georgia Gulf Corporation, a Delaware corporation (GGC), Royal Group, Inc. (formerly known as Royal Group Technologies Limited), a Canadian federal corporation (the Canadian Borrower; together with GGC, the Borrowers), the Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto, Bank of America, National Association, as Domestic Administrative Agent and Bank of America, National Association acting through its Canada branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).
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WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders, Bank of America, National Association, as Domestic Administrative Agent, Domestic Collateral Agent and Domestic L/C Issuer, Bank of America, National Association acting through its Canada branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent, Canadian Collateral Agent and Canadian L/C Issuer and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Canadian Swing Line Lender entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2006 (as amended from time to time, the Credit Agreement); and
WHEREAS, GGC has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendments.
(a) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Applicable Note Interest Payments means, collectively, the April 15 Interest Payments and the June 15 Interest Payments, or any portion thereof.
June 15 Interest Payments means the interest payments due on June 15, 2009 under the 2003 Senior Notes.
(b) The definition of Consolidated Cash Interest Charges in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:
For purposes of calculating Consolidated Cash Interest Charges, the effects of the application of EITF Issue No. 96-19 shall be disregarded.
(c) The definition of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof:
For purposes of determining Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, any adjustments to the amount at which any Indebtedness is recorded in the consolidated financial statements of GGC and its Subsidiaries resulting from the application of EITF Issue No. 96-19 shall be disregarded.
(d) The definition of Consolidated Net Income in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, for GGC and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of GGC and its Subsidiaries for that period (exclusive of, without duplication, (x) the effect of (1) any extraordinary gain, (2) any gain or loss (whether or not classified as extraordinary) in respect of the modification or exchange of debt instruments in accordance with EITF Issue No. 96-19 or otherwise (including, for the avoidance of doubt with respect to the fiscal quarter period ending March 31, 2009, the Gain on substantial modification of debt in the amount of $121.033 million), (3) any cancellation of debt income or other gain (in each case whether or not classified as extraordinary) arising from the cancellation of Indebtedness pursuant to an Exchange Offer or otherwise, (4) any extraordinary non-cash loss and (5) for any fiscal quarter period ending prior to the Closing Date, any extraordinary loss paid in cash during such period and (y) the income of any Person (other than GGC) in which any other Person (other than GGC or any Subsidiary or any director holding qualifying shares in compliance with applicable law) owns an Equity Interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to GGC or any Subsidiary during such period), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period.
(e) The definition of Exchange Obligations in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
Exchange Obligations means (i) Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) and (ii) [reserved].
(f) The first sentence of Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the proviso at the end thereof with the following:
; provided that neither (1) the failure of GGC or any Subsidiary to make any of the Applicable Note Interest Payments nor (2) any cross-default occurring under the 2006 Senior Notes Documents, the 2006 Senior Subordinated Notes Documents or the 2003 Senior Notes Documents solely as a result of the failure to make any of the Applicable Note Interest Payments shall render inaccurate the foregoing representation unless any portion of the Applicable Note Interest Payments remains unpaid on the earlier of (such earlier date, the Cutoff Date) (x) the first date on which holders of 25% or more of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2006 Senior Notes, 2006 Senior Subordinated Notes or 2003 Senior Notes (in each case after giving effect to any amendment, waiver and/or forbearance agreements (each a Waiver/Forbearance Agreement) then in effect) (i) in the case of the 2006 Senior Notes or the 2003 Senior Notes, shall have the right to accelerate (or to instruct the applicable trustee to accelerate) the Indebtedness under the 2006 Senior Notes or the 2003 Senior Notes, as applicable, or to exercise (or to instruct the applicable trustee to exercise) any other remedies against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) in the case of the 2006 Senior Subordinated Notes, shall have accelerated (or instructed the applicable trustee to accelerate) the Indebtedness under the 2006 Senior Subordinated Notes or shall have exercised (or instructed the applicable trustee to exercise) any other remedies against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case as a result of the Companys failure to make the Applicable Note Interest Payments, and (y) July 15, 2009.
(g) Section 7.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the proviso at the end thereof with the following:
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; provided that the failure of any Loan Party to make the Applicable Note Interest Payments shall not constitute a breach of this covenant unless any portion of the Applicable Note Interest Payments remains unpaid on the Cutoff Date.
(h) Section 8.01(v) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
(v) [Reserved]; and
(i) Section 8.03(1) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by removing or any Exchange Obligations issued in exchange therefor (to the extent such Exchange Obligations are subordinated).
(j) Section 8.03(p) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
(p) [Reserved].
(k) Section 9.01(f)(i)(A) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the parenthetical immediately following the word due with the following parenthetical:
(or, in the case of the Applicable Note Interest Payments, prior to the Cutoff Date). For avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the failure to have made any such payment prior to the Cutoff Date shall not constitute a Default.
(l) Section 9.01(f)(i)(B) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing April 15 Interest Payments with Applicable Note Interest Payments each time that it appears therein.
(m) Section 9.01(n) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing April 15 Interest Payments with Applicable Note Interest Payments each time that it appears therein.
(n) Section 9.01(o) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing April 15 Interest Payments with Applicable Note Interest Payments each time that it appears therein.
(o) Section 9.01(p) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing April 15 Interest Payments with Applicable Note Interest Payments each time that it appears therein.
Section 2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the date on which such conditions have been satisfied, the Amendment Effective Date):
(a) Receipt by the Domestic Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Required Lenders, the Required Domestic Revolving Lenders, the Required Canadian Revolving Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent;
(b) Receipt by the Domestic Administrative Agent (i) for the account of (x) each Lender that has the right under the Credit Agreement to approve this Amendment and that has executed this Amendment on or prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on June 12, 2009 and (y) each other Lender that has the right under the Credit Agreement to approve this Amendment
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and that has not been given the opportunity to access this Amendment and consent thereto (each of the Lenders described in the foregoing clauses (x) and (y), a Consenting Lender), a fee equal to 0.05% of the aggregate amount of each such Consenting Lenders (A) Canadian Revolving Commitment, (B) Canadian Swing Line Commitment, (C) Domestic Revolving Commitment and (D) portion of the Term Loan outstanding and (ii) any fees and expenses of the Administrative Agents (including reasonable attorneys fees of the Administrative Agents) in connection with the Loan Documents;
(c) Receipt by BAS of all fees, expenses and other amounts that have become due and payable to BAS, in its capacity as arranger of the Amendment, on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of June 10, 2009 between GGC and BAS; and
(d) Receipt by any Administrative Agent of such other documents, instruments, agreements and information as reasonably requested by such Administrative Agent.
Section 3. Release.
(a) Each Loan Party and its respective successors, assigns and legal representatives (collectively, the Releasors), releases, acquits and forever discharges each Administrative Agent and each Lender (collectively, the Lender Parties), and their respective subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, advisors, successors and assigns, both present and former (collectively, the Lender Party Affiliates), from any and all manner of losses, costs, defenses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, causes of action, suits, debts, controversies, damages, judgments, executions, claims, demands and out-of-pocket expenses whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, in contract, tort, law or equity (generically, Claims), that any Releasor has or may have against any of the Lender Parties and/or the Lender Party Affiliates by reason of any action, failure to act, event, statement, accusation, assertion, matter or thing whatsoever arising from or based on facts occurring prior to the Amendment Effective Date that arises out of or is connected to the Loan Documents, the Loans and the Letters of Credit, including but not limited to any Claims or defense that relates to, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly: (i) the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii) the making of any Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit under the Loan Documents; (iii) any actual or proposed use by the Loan Parties of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit; (iv) any actions or omissions of any Lender Party or Lender Party Affiliate in connection with the initiation or continuing exercise of any right or remedy contained in the Loan Documents at law or in equity; (v) the making or administration of the Loans, including without limitation, any such claims and defenses based on fraud, mistake, duress, usury or misrepresentation, or any other claim based on so-called lender liability theories; (vi) any covenants, agreements, duties or obligations set forth in the Loan Documents; (vii) lost profits, (viii) loss of business opportunity, (ix) increased financing costs, (x) increased legal or other administrative fees or (xi) damages to business reputation.
(b) Each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that it will not sue any Lender Party or Lender Party Affiliate on the basis of any Claim released, remised and discharged by such Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3. If any Loan Party or any of their respective successors, assigns or other legal representatives violates the foregoing covenant, each Loan Party, for itself and its successors, assigns and legal representatives, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any Lender Party or Lender Party Affiliate may sustain as a result of such
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violation, all reasonable and documented attorneys fees and costs incurred by any Lender Party or Lender Party Affiliate as a result of such violation.
Section 4. Miscellaneous.
(a) GGC shall deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of each Waiver/Forbearance Agreement immediately upon the effectiveness thereof, and agrees that its failure to do so within two days after the effectiveness thereof shall constitute an Event of Default.
(b) The Credit Agreement, and the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder and under the other Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms.
(c) Each Guarantor (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (c) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents.
(d) The Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby represent and warrant as follows:
(i) Each Loan Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.
(ii) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties and constitutes each of the Loan Parties legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of this Amendment.
(e) The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Lenders that after giving effect to this Amendment (i) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and will be true and correct in all material respects as of the Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such dates, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
(f) Each Loan Party hereby ratifies and confirms the security interest in and to all Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the perfected, first priority status of such security interest as set forth therein (subject only to liens which are permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents to be prior to the Lien of the Collateral Agent).
(g) In the event that the Amendment Effective Date occurs during the period beginning on June 15, 2009 through and including the day preceding the Cutoff Date, the Lenders
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hereby waive, solely during the period beginning on June 15, 2009 through and including the Amendment Effective Date, any Event of Default under Section 9.01(f), 9.01(n), 9.01(o) or 9.01(p) of the Credit Agreement arising solely from the Companys failure to make any of the Applicable Note Interest Payments. The waiver granted pursuant to this Section 4(g) shall be limited precisely as written, and shall not extend to any Default or Event of Default under any other provision of the Credit Agreement.
(h) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered.
(i) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
BORROWERS: | GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as a Borrower and, with respect to the Canadian Obligations, as a Guarantor | |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson |
| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |
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| ROYAL GROUP, INC. (formerly known as ROYAL GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED), a Canadian federal corporation, as a Borrower | |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson |
| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
DOMESTIC GUARANTORS: | GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| GEORGIA GULF LAKE CHARLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| GREAT RIVER OIL & GAS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| ROME DELAWARE CORP., a Delaware corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| ROYAL PLASTICS GROUP (U.S.A.) LIMITED, a Delaware corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
| PLASTIC TRENDS, INC., a Michigan corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| ROYAL OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, INC., an Indiana corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| ROYAL WINDOW AND DOOR PROFILES PLANT 13 INC., a Pennsylvania corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| ROYAL WINDOW AND DOOR PROFILES PLANT 14 INC., a Washington corporation | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| ROYAL WINDOW COVERINGS (USA) L.P., a Texas limited partnership | ||
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| By: NOVO MANAGEMENT, INC., | ||
| a Nevada corporation, its Managing Partner | ||
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson | |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
| ROYAL MOULDINGS LIMITED, a Nevada corporation | |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson |
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| Title: Vice President |
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| ROYAL GROUP SALES (USA) LIMITED., a Nevada Corporation | |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson |
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CANADIAN GUARANTORS: | ROME ACQUISITION HOLDING CORP., a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company | |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson |
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| Title: Vice President |
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| 6632149 CANADA INC., | |
| a Canadian federal corporation | |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Thompson |
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| Name: Gregory Thompson |
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| Title: Vice President |
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| ALAIN CÔTÉ, AS SOLE TRUSTEE OF THE ROYBRIDGE FINANCING TRUST/LA FIDUCIE DE FINANCEMENT ROYBRIDGE, | |
| a trust formed under the laws of the Province of Quebec | |
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| /s/ Alain Côté | |
| Name: Alain Côté |
DOMESTIC | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | as Domestic Administrative Agent and | |
| Domestic Collateral Agent | |
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| By: | /s/ Don B. Pinzon |
| Name: | Don B. Pinzon |
| Title: | VP |
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CANADIAN | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | acting through its Canada branch, as Canadian | |
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| By: | /s/ Medina Sales de Andrade |
| Name: | Medina Sales de Andrade |
| Title: | Vice President |
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ABN AMRO BANK, N.V. |
| AMERIPRISE CERTIFICATE COMPANY | ||
as a Canadian Revolving Lender |
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By: | /s/ David W. Stack |
| By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
Name: | David W. Stack |
| Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
| Title: | Assistant Vice President |
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By: | /s/ Parker H. Douglas |
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Name: | Parker H. Douglas |
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Title: | Senior Vice President |
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ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT |
| THE ASSETS MANAGEMENT | ||
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| INVESTMENT MANAGER UNDER | |
By: | /s/ Louis Russo |
| POWER OF ATTORNEY as a Lender | |
Name: | Louis Russo |
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Title: | Vice President |
| By: | /s/ Louis Russo |
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| Name: | Louis Russo |
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| Title: | Vice President |
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BABSON CLO LTD. 2004-I |
| BALTIC FUNDING LLC as a Lender | ||
BABSON CLO LTD. 2005-I |
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BABSON CLO LTD. 2005-II |
| By: | /s/ Tara E. Kenny | |
BABSON CLO LTD. 2005-III |
| Name: | Tara E. Kenny | |
BABSON CLO LTD. 2006-II |
| Title: | Assistant Vice President | |
BABSON CLO LTD. 2007-I |
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SAPPHIRE VALLEY CDO I, LTD. |
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SUFFIELD CLO, LIMITED as Lenders |
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | ||
By: Babson Capital Management LLC as |
| as a Lender | ||
Collateral Manager |
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| By: | /s/ Kevin M. Behan |
By: | /s/ Geoffrey Takacs |
| Name: | Kevin M. Behan |
Name: | Geoffrey Takacs |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
Title: | Director |
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MAPLEWOOD (CAYMAN) LIMITED as a |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | ||
By: Babson Capital Management LLC as |
| acting through its Canada branch, as a Lender | ||
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By: | /s/ Geoffrey Takacs |
| By: | /s/ Medina Sales de Andrade |
Name: | Geoffrey Takacs |
| Name: | Medina Sales de Andrade |
Title: | Director |
| Title: | Vice President |
JFIN CLO 2007 LTD. as a Lender |
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA as a Lender | ||
By: Jefferies Finance LLC as Collateral |
| and a Canadian L/C Issuer | ||
Manager |
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| By: | /s/ Mark Vigil |
By: | /s/ Geoffrey Takacs |
| Name: | Mark Vigil |
Name: | Geoffrey Takacs |
| Title: | Managing Director |
Title: | Director |
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI |
| BASSO MULTI-STRATEGY HOLDING | ||
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By: | /s/ David Noda |
| By: | /s/ John Lepore |
Name: | David Noda |
| Name: | John Lepore |
Title: | VP and Manager |
| Title: | Autorized signatory |
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CENTURION CDO VI, LTD. |
| CENTURION CDO VII, LIMITED | ||
By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as |
| By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as Collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
| By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
| Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
Title: | Director of Operations |
| Title: | Director of Operations |
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CENTURION CDO 8, LIMITED |
| CENTURION CDO 9, LTD. | ||
By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as |
| By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as Collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
| By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
| Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
Title: | Director of Operations |
| Title: | Director of Operations |
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CENT CDO 10 LIMITED |
| CENT CDO XI, LIMITED | ||
By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as |
| By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as Collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
| By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
| Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
Title: | Director of Operations |
| Title: | Director of Operations |
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CENT CDO 12 LIMITED |
| CENT CDO 14 LIMITED | ||
By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as |
| By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as Collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
| By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
| Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
Title: | Director of Operations |
| Title: | Director of Operations |
CENT CDO 15 LIMITED |
| CITIBANK, N.A. as a Lender | ||
By: RiverSource Investments, LLC as |
| By: | /s/ Brian Blessing | |
Collateral Manager as a Lender |
| Name: | Brian Blessing | |
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| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact |
By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
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Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
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Title: | Director of Operations |
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COA CLO FINANCING LTD. |
| COMMONWEALTH OF | ||
By: FS COA Management LLC, as Portfolio |
| INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BOARD, | ||
Manager |
| BY: PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS | ||
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| TRUST COMPANY, AS INVESTMENT | |
By: | /s/ John W. Fraser |
| MANAGER UNDER POWER OF | |
Name: | John W. Fraser |
| ATTORNEY as a Lender | |
Title: | Manager |
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| By: | /s/ Louis Russo |
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| Name: | Louis Russo |
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| Title: | Vice President |
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CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY |
| EATON VANCE CDO VII PLC | ||
as a Lender |
| By: Eaton Vance Management | ||
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| as Interim Investment Advisor as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Lynne Gugenheim |
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Name: | Lynne Gugenheim |
| By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
Title: | Senior Vice President and Deputy |
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EATON VANCE CDO VIII, LTD. |
| EATON VANCE CDO IX LTD. | ||
By: Eaton Vance Management |
| By: Eaton Vance Management | ||
as Investment Advisor as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
| By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
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EATON VANCE CDO X PLC |
| EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE | ||
By: Eaton Vance Management |
| INCOME TRUST | ||
as Investment Advisor as a Lender |
| By: Eaton Vance Management | ||
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By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
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EATON INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN |
| EATON VANCE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES | ||
By: Eaton Vance Management |
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as Investment Advisor as a Lender |
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EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION |
| EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING- | ||
By: Eaton Vance Management |
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as Investment Advisor as a Lender |
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EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME |
| EATON VANCE SHORT DURATION | ||
By: Eaton Vance Management |
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as Investment Advisor as a Lender |
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EATON VANCE VT FLOATING-RATE |
| FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I: FIDELITY | ||
By: Eaton Vance Management |
| INCOME FUND as a Lender | ||
as Investment Advisor as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
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FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I: |
| FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I: FIDELITY | ||
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By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
| By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
Name: | Gary Ryan |
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Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
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FIDELITY CENTRAL INVESTMENT |
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By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
| By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
Name: | Gary Ryan |
| Name: | Gary Ryan |
Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
| Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
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FIDELITY SECURITIES FUND: |
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By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
| By: | /s/ Gary Ryan |
Name: | Gary Ryan |
| Name: | Gary Ryan |
Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
| Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
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THE FOOTHILL GROUP, LLC as a Lender |
| GALAXY X CLO, LTD. | ||
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| By: AIG Global Investment Corp. Its Collateral | |
By: | /s/ Dennis Ascher |
| Manager | |
Name: | Dennis Ascher |
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Title: | Senior Vice President |
| AIG-BANK LOAN FUND LTD. | |
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GALLATIN CLO II 2005-1 LTD. |
| Investment Manager | ||
By: UrsaMine Credit Advisors LLC as its |
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Collateral Manager as a Lender |
| SUNAMERICA SENIOR FLOATING RATE | ||
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By: | /s/ Niall Rosenzweig |
| By: AIG-Global Investment Corp. Investment | |
Name: | Niall Rosenzweig |
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Title: | Principal |
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| AIG ANNUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | |
GALLATIN CLO III 2007-1, LTD AS |
| By: AIG Global Investment Corp. Inc. Its | ||
ASSIGNEE |
| Investment Advisor | ||
By: UrsaMine Credit Advisors LLC as its |
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Collateral Manager as a Lender |
| By: | /s/ John Wesley Burgess | |
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| Name: | John Wesley Burgess |
By: | /s/ Niall Rosenzweig |
| Title: | Vice President |
Name: | Niall Rosenzweig |
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Title: | Principal |
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GALLATIN FUNDING I, LTD. |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL | ||
By: UrsaMine Credit Advisors LLC as its |
| CORPORATION as a Lender | ||
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| By: | /s/ Rebecca A. Ford |
By: | /s/ Niall Rosenzweig |
| Name: | Rebecca A. Ford |
Name: | Niall Rosenzweig |
| Title: | Duly Authorized Signatory |
Title: | Principal |
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GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING |
| GRAND CENTRAL ASSET TRUST, BDC | ||
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By: | /s/ Andrew Caditz |
| By: | /s/ Roy Hykal |
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| Title: | Atty-in-Fact |
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GRAND CENTRAL ASSET TRUST REG |
| GRAYSON & CO. | ||
SERIES as a Lender |
| By: Boston Management and Research as | ||
By: | /s/ Roy Hykal |
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Name: | Roy Hykal |
| By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
Title: | Attorney-in-Fact |
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GRAYSON CLO II 2004-1, LTD |
| GULF STREAM-SEXTANT CLO 2006-I, | ||
By: UrsaMine Credit Advisors, LLC as its |
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Collateral Manager as a Lender |
| By: Gulf Stream Asset Management LLC As | ||
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By: | /s/ Niall Rosenzweig |
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| GULF STREAM-SEXTANT CLO 2007-I, | |
Title: | Principal |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as a |
| Collateral Manager | ||
Lender and a Domestic L/C Issuer |
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| GULF STREAM-COMPASS CLO 2007, LTD | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., |
| By: Gulf Stream Asset Management LLC As | ||
TORONTO BRANCH as a Lender |
| Collateral Manager | ||
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By: | /s/ Stacey Haimes |
| as a Lender | |
Name: | Stacey Haimes |
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Title: | Executive Director |
| By: | /s/ Marisa Holtzclaw |
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| Name: | Marisa Holtzclaw |
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| Title: | Loan Administrator |
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KATONAH III, LTD. |
| KATONAH IV, LTD. | ||
By: Sankaty Advisors LLC as Sub-Advisors as |
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By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
| By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
| Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Assistant Secretary |
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LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC. as |
| MALIBU CBNA LOAN FUNDING LLC | ||
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By: | /s/ Randall Braunfeld |
| By: | /s/ Adam Jacobs |
Name: | Randall Braunfeld |
| Name: | Adam Jacobs |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact |
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, |
| NAVIGARE FUNDING I CLO LTD | ||
INC. as a Lender |
| By: Navigare Partners LLC its collateral | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas Doster |
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Name: | Thomas Doster |
| By: | /s/ Joel G. Serebransky |
Title: | Vice President |
| Name: | Joel G. Serebransky |
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NAVIGATOR CDO 2004, LTD., as a Lender |
| NAVIGARE FUNDING II CLO LTD | ||
By: GE Asset Management Inc., as Collateral |
| By: Navigare Partners LLC as collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ John Campos |
| By: | /s/ Joel G. Serebransky |
Name: | John Campos |
| Name: | Joel G. Serebransky |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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NAVIGATOR CDO 2006, LTD., as a Lender |
| NAVIGARE FUNDING III CLO LTD | ||
By: GE Asset Management Inc., as Collateral |
| By: Navigare Partners LLC as collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ John Campos |
| By: | /s/ Joel G. Serebransky |
Name: | John Campos |
| Name: | Joel G. Serebransky |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST, |
| NEWSTART FACTORS, INC. as a Lender | ||
By: GE Asset Management Inc., as Collateral |
| By: | /s/ John V. Koerber | |
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By: | /s/ John Campos |
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Name: | John Campos |
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Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED DIVIDEND AND |
| NUVEEN MULTI-STRATEGY INCOME | ||
By: Symphony Asset Management, LLC |
| By: Symphony Asset Management, LLC | ||
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| By: | /s/ James Kim |
By: | /s/ James Kim |
| Name: | James Kim |
Name: | James Kim |
| Title: | Associate Portfolio Manager |
Title: | Associate Portfolio Manager |
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NUVEEN TAX ADVANTAGED TOTAL |
| PPM SHADOW CREEK FUNDING LLC as a | ||
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| By: | /s/ Tara E. Kenny |
By: Symphony Asset Management, LLC |
| Name: | Tara E. Kenny | |
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| Title: | Assistant Vice President |
By: | /s/ James Kim |
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Name: | James Kim |
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Title: | Associate Portfolio Manager |
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PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD |
| PYRAMIS HIGH YIELD FUND, LLC, BY: | ||
By: Regiment Capital Management, LLC |
| COMPANY, AS INVESTMENT MANAGER | ||
its Investment Advisor |
| UNDER POWER OF ATTORNEY as a | ||
By: Regiment Capital Advisors, LP its |
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| By: | /s/ Louis Russo | |
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| Name: | Louis Russo |
By: | /s/ Mark A. Brostowski |
| Title: | Vice President |
Name: | Mark A. Brostowski |
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Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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RACE POINT IV CLO, LTD |
| REGIMENT CAPITAL, LTD | ||
By: Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral |
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Manager |
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as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
| authority | |
Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
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Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| By: | /s/ Mark A. Brostowski |
| Assistant Secretary |
| Name: | Mark A. Brostowski |
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RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE |
| RIVERSOURCE STRATEGIC | ||
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By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
| ALLOCATION FUND as a Lender | |
Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
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Title: | Assistant Vice President |
| By: | /s/ Robin C. Stancil |
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| Name: | Robin C. Stancil |
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| Title: | Assistant Vice President |
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SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC as Collateral |
| SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC, as Collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
| By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
| Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
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SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC, as Collateral |
| SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC as Collateral | ||
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By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
| By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
| Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
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SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC as Collateral |
| SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO | ||
Manager for Race Point II CLO, Limited, as |
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Term Lender as a Lender |
| Investment Advisor | ||
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By: | /s/ Alan K. Halfenger |
| as Lender | |
Name: | Alan K. Halfenger |
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Title: | Chief Compliance Officer |
| By: | /s/ Craig P. Russ |
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SERVES 2006-1, Ltd. |
| SPECIAL SITUATIONS INVESTING | ||
By: | /s/ Chris Kappas |
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PPM America, Inc., as Collateral Manager |
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| By: | /s/ Andrew Caditz |
| Managing Director |
| Name: | Andrew Caditz |
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| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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SYMPHONY CLO I |
| SYMPHONY CLO II | ||
as a Lender |
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By: Symphony Asset Management, LLC |
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By: | /s/ James Kim |
| By: | /s/ James Kim |
Name: | James Kim |
| Name: | James Kim |
Title: | Associate Portfolio |
| Title: | Associate Portfolio Manager |
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SYMPHONY CLO III |
| SYMPHONY CLO IV | ||
as a Lender |
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By: Symphony Asset Management, LLC |
| By: Symphony Asset Management, LLC | ||
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By: | /s/ James Kim |
| By: | /s/ James Kim |
Name: | James Kim |
| Name: | James Kim |
Title: | Associate Portfolio Manager |
| Title: | Associate Portfolio Manager |
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TRILOGY PORTFOLIO CO., LLC |
| WACHOVIA BANK, N. A. as a Lender | ||
By: Triology Capital, LLC as Manager |
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| By: | /s/ C. Mark Hedrick | |
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| Name: | C. Mark Hedrick |
By: | /s/ Paul Greenberg |
| Title: | Managing Director |
Name: | Paul Greenberg |
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Title: | Principal |
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WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE |
| XL INSURANCE LTD. | ||
CORPORATION (CANADA) as a Canadian |
| By: Regiment Capital Management LLC as | ||
Revolving Lender |
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By: | /s/ Raymond Eghobamien |
| Manager and pursuant to delegated | |
Name: | Raymond Eghobamien |
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Title: | Vice President |
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| Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation |
| By: | /s/ Mark A. Brostowski |
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ZOHAR III, LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Lynn Tilton |
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Name: | Lynn Tilton |
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Title: | Manager |
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