PLEDGE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION COPY      

PLEDGE AGREEMENT

dated as of

October 24, 2007,

among

DEX MEDIA, INC.

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01.   Credit Agreement			1
SECTION 1.02.   Other Defined Terms			1
ARTICLE II
Pledge of Securities
SECTION 2.01.   Pledge			2
SECTION 2.02.   Delivery of the Pledged Collateral			3
SECTION 2.03.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants			3
SECTION 2.04.   Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations			4
SECTION 2.05.   Voting Rights: Dividends and Interest, etc.			4
ARTICLE III
Remedies
SECTION 3.01.   Remedies upon Default			5
SECTION 3.02.   Application of Proceeds			6
SECTION 3.03.   Securities Act, etc.			7
SECTION 3.04.   Registration, etc.			7
ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
SECTION 4.01.   Notices			8
SECTION 4.02.   Security Interest Absolute			8
SECTION 4.03.   Survival of Agreement			8
SECTION 4.04.   Binding Effect: Several Agreement			8
SECTION 4.05.   Successors and Assigns			8
SECTION 4.06.   Collateral Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification			9
SECTION 4.07.   Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact			9
SECTION 4.08.   GOVERNING LAW			10
SECTION 4.09.   Waivers; Amendment			10
SECTION 4.10.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL			10

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SECTION 4.11.   Severability			10
SECTION 4.12.   Counterparts			11
SECTION 4.13.   Headings			11
SECTION 4.14.   Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process			11
SECTION 4.15.   Non-Recourse Obligation			11
SECTION 4.16.   Execution of Financing Statements			11

     PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of October 24, 2007, (this “Agreement”), among DEX MEDIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

          Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2007 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Parent, Dex Media East, Inc. (“Holdings”), Dex Media East LLC (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (in either or both such capacities, the “Agent”). The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, and the Parent will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

     SECTION 1.01.   Credit Agreement. (a)  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement. All terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein.

          (b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

     SECTION 1.02.   Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

          “Additional Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of the Parent and each Loan Party (other than the Borrower) under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents.

          “Borrower Obligations” means the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any Secured Party, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit, any Specified Swap Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Secured Parties that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).

          “Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

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          “Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person of whatever nature, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.

          “Federal Securities Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03.

          “New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

          “Obligations” means (a) the Borrower Obligations and (b) the Additional Obligations.

          “Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

          “Pledged Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

          “Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102 of the New York UCC.

          “Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(e) of the Credit Agreement.

          “Secured Parties” means collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Collateral Agent, (c) the Lenders and any Affiliate of any Lender to which Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, are owed, (d) the Issuing Bank, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document or the holder of any other Obligations, (f) any Secured Swap Provider to which Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, are owed and (g) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

          “Secured Swap Provider” means a Person with whom the Borrower has entered into a Specified Swap Agreement arranged by any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender and any assignee thereof which is a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender.

          “Specified Swap Agreement” means any Swap Agreement entered into by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries provided or arranged by any Person who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Agreement was entered into.

ARTICLE II

Pledge of Securities

     SECTION 2.01.   Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, the Parent hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Parent’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the shares of capital stock of Holdings owned by it and listed on Schedule I and any other Equity Interests of Holdings obtained in the future by the Parent and the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall (i) not include to the extent applicable law requires that Holdings issue directors’ qualifying shares, such qualifying shares and (ii) subject to clause (i), include all the Equity Interests of the surviving entity of any merger of Holdings and the Borrower permitted under the Credit Agreement and (b) subject to

Section 2.05, all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”).

          TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

     SECTION 2.02.   Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. (a)  To the extent not previously delivered, the Parent agrees promptly to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any and all Pledged Stock. Without limiting the foregoing, concurrently with any merger of Holdings and the Borrower permitted under the Credit Agreement, the Parent shall deliver to the Collateral Agent certificates representing all of the Equity Interests of the surviving entity of such merger required to be pledged hereunder.

          (b) Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, to the extent not previously delivered, (i) any Pledged Stock shall be accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property composing part of the Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the Parent and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Stock shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule I and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Stock. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

     SECTION 2.03.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Parent represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

          (a) Schedule I correctly sets forth the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the Equity Interests of Holdings represented by such Pledged Stock and includes all Equity Interests of Holdings owned by it, and at all times, the Pledged Stock shall represent 100% of the Equity Interests of Holdings owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by the Parent;

          (b) the Pledged Stock has been duly and validly issued by Holdings and is fully paid and nonassessable;

          (c) except for the security interests granted hereunder, the Parent (i) is the owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Stock indicated on Schedule I, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created by this Agreement and Permitted Encumbrances, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation, sale, disposition or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than Liens created by this Agreement and Permitted Encumbrances and (iv) will defend its title or interest hereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than Liens created by this Agreement and Permitted Encumbrances), however arising, of all Persons;

          (d) except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents or securities laws generally, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or

disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

          (e) the Parent has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;

          (f) no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect);

          (g) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Parent of this Agreement, when any Pledged Stock is delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement (or maintained by the Collateral Agent in the case of Pledged Stock previously delivered), the Collateral Agent will obtain a valid and perfected first priority lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Stock as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations; and

          (h) the pledge effected hereby is effective to vest in the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, the rights of the Collateral Agent in the Pledged Collateral as set forth herein.

     SECTION 2.04.   Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Stock in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the Parent, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent. The Parent will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Stock registered in the name of the Parent. The Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Stock for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement.

     SECTION 2.05.   Voting Rights: Dividends and Interest, etc.  (a)  So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

     (i) The Parent shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Stock or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents: provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Stock, the rights and remedies of any of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

     (ii) The Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to the Parent, or cause to be executed and delivered to the Parent, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as the Parent may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Parent to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

     (iii) The Parent shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Stock; provided that any noncash dividends or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Stock,

whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Stock or received in exchange for Pledged Stock or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by the Parent, shall not be commingled by the Parent with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

          (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Parent to dividends or other distributions that the Parent is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends or other distributions. All dividends or other distributions received by the Parent contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of the Parent and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate to that effect, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to the Parent (without interest) all dividends or other distributions that the Parent would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 and that remain in such account.

          (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Parent to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Parent to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate to that effect, the Parent will have the right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers that the Parent would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) above.

ARTICLE III

Remedies

     SECTION 3.01.   Remedies upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Parent agrees to deliver each item of Pledged Collateral to the Collateral Agent on demand. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parent agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Pledged Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a

view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale of Pledged Collateral the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Pledged Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of the Parent, and the Parent hereby waives and releases (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal that the Parent now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

          The Collateral Agent shall give 10 days’ written notice (which the Parent agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-61l of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Pledged Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Pledged Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Pledged Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Pledged Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Pledged Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Pledged Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Pledged Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Pledged Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Section 3.01, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase for cash, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of the Parent (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to the Parent therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Pledged Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and the Parent shall not be entitled to the return of the Pledged Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Pledged Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions. It is expressly understood and agreed that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent are subject to Section 4.15 hereof.

     SECTION 3.02.   Application of Proceeds. The Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Pledged Collateral, as well as any Pledged Collateral consisting of cash in accordance with Section 7 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

     SECTION 3.03.   Securities Act, etc.  In view of the position of the Parent in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. the Parent understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. The Parent recognizes that in light of such restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Collateral, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Parent acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, when exercising remedies on behalf of the Secured Parties after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale. The Parent acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section 3.03 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

     SECTION 3.04.   Registration, etc.  The Parent agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if for any reason the Collateral Agent desires to sell any of the Pledged Collateral at a public sale, it will, at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take or to cause the issuer of such Pledged Collateral to take such action and prepare, distribute and/or file such documents, as are required or advisable in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Collateral Agent to permit the public sale of such Pledged Collateral. The Parent further agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each other Secured Party, any underwriter and their respective officers, directors, affiliates and controlling persons from and against all loss, liability, expenses, costs of counsel (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses to the Collateral Agent of legal counsel), and claims (including the costs of investigation) that they may incur insofar as such loss, liability, expense or claim arises out of or is based upon any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or in any notification or offering circular, or arises out of or is based upon any alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any thereof not misleading, except insofar as the same may have been caused by any untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to the Parent or the issuer of such Pledged Collateral by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party expressly for use therein. The Parent further agrees, upon such written request referred to above, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify, file or register, or cause the issuer of such Pledged Collateral to qualify, file or register, any of the Pledged Collateral under the Blue Sky or other securities laws of such states as maybe requested by the Collateral Agent and keep effective, or cause to be kept effective, all such qualifications, filings or registrations. The Parent will bear all costs and expenses of carrying out its

obligations under this Section 3.04. The Parent acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for failure by it to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.04 and that such failure would not be adequately compensable in damages, and therefore agrees that its agreements contained in this Section 3.04 may be specifically enforced.

ARTICLE IV

Miscellaneous

     SECTION 4.01.   Notices. All communications and notices to the Collateral Agent and the Parent hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement, or to such other address or telecopy number as specified by notice to the Collateral Agent. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

     SECTION 4.02.   Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of the Parent hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations, or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Parent in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement.

     SECTION 4.03.   Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Parent in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and the issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any Lender or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under any Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.

     SECTION 4.04.   Binding Effect: Several Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to the Parent when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the Parent shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the Parent and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Parent, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, except that the Parent shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Pledged Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement.

     SECTION 4.05.   Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such

party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Parent or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective permitted successors and assigns.

     SECTION 4.06.   Collateral Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification. (a)  The parties hereto agree that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of its reasonable expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.

          (b) Without limitation of any indemnification obligations under the other Loan Documents, the Parent jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent and the other Indemnitees (as defined in Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating hereto, or to the Pledged Collateral, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

          (c) Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents. The provisions of this Section 4.06 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 4.06 shall be payable on written demand therefor.

     SECTION 4.07.   Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The Parent hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of the Parent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of the Parent, (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Pledged Collateral; (c) to ask for, demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of any Pledged Collateral; (d) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Pledged Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Pledged Collateral; (e) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Pledged Collateral; and (f) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Pledged Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Pledged Collateral for all purposes; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect

thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to the Parent for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

     SECTION 4.08.   GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

     SECTION 4.09.   Waivers; Amendment. (a)  No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Parent or any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 4.09, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on the Parent in any case shall entitle the Parent to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

          (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Parent, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement.

     SECTION 4.10.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.10.

     SECTION 4.11.   Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability in such jurisdiction of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor

in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

     SECTION 4.12.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 4.04. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

     SECTION 4.13.   Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for the purpose of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

     SECTION 4.14.   Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a)  The Parent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and the Collateral Agent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Parent, or its properties, in the courts of any jurisdiction.

          (b) The Parent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.14. The Parent hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

          (c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

     SECTION 4.15.   Non-Recourse Obligation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Parent shall not be personally liable hereunder and the Collateral Agent on behalf of itself and each Secured Party agrees to look solely to the Pledged Collateral for satisfaction of the Parent’s obligations hereunder.

     SECTION 4.16.   Execution of Financing Statements. Pursuant to Section 9-509(b) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, the Parent authorizes the Collateral Agent to file financing statements with respect to the Pledged Collateral owned by it without the signature of the Parent in such form and in such filing offices as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement; provided, however, that the description of collateral in such financing statements shall not include any property that is not Pledged Collateral.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.