Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT No. 7, dated as of April 3, 2024 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2012 (as amended, restated, modified and supplemented from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, including pursuant to Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 16, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 29, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 13, 2017, Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 13, 2020, Amendment No. 5, dated as of April 12, 2021 and Amendment No. 6, dated as of March 15, 2023, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), among LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), LESLIE’S, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as co-collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Co-Collateral Agent”), by and among the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Guarantors party hereto, each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Existing Credit Agreement to (i) extend the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (ii) make certain other modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement, in each case, on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendment.

(i) The Existing Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (as defined below), hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Amended Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.

(ii) Schedule 1.01 (Revolving Credit Commitments) to the Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule 1.01 attached hereto as Exhibit B.

(iii) Exhibit L (form of Borrowing Base Certificate) of the Amended Credit Agreement is, as of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit L attached hereto as Exhibit C.

Section 2. Joinder of New Lender; Acknowledgment of New Lender.

(i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “New Lender”), by its signature below, confirms that it has agreed to become a “Lender” under, and as defined in, the Amended Credit Agreement holding the Revolving Credit Commitments in the amount set forth opposite the New Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01 attached hereto under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment”, effective on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date. The New Lender (i) acknowledges that in connection with it becoming a Lender it has received a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits thereto), together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered by the Parent Borrower pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit and legal analysis and decision to become a Lender and (ii) agrees that, upon it becoming a Lender on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit and legal decisions in taking or not taking action under the Amended Credit Agreement. In addition, the New Lender represents and warrants that (x) it is duly organized and

 


 

existing and it has full power and authority to take, and has taken, all action necessary to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date and (y) no notices to, or consents, authorizations or approvals of, any Person are required (other than any already given or obtained) for its due execution and delivery of this Amendment or the performance of its obligations hereunder or as a Lender under the Amended Credit Agreement as of the date hereof. The New Lender acknowledges and agrees that, on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, the New Lender shall become a Lender and, from and after such date the New Lender will be bound by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement.

(ii) The New Lender acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to request and has received such documents and information as it has deemed material or desirable or otherwise appropriate in making its evaluation and credit analysis of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties and its decision to become a Lender and make Loans to the Borrowers. The New Lender has carefully reviewed such documents and information and, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, performed its own investigation and credit analysis of the Loans, this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and the creditworthiness of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties. The New Lender acknowledges that Administrative Agent’s and its Affiliates’ activities in connection with the Loans, this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby are undertaken by the Administrative Agent or such Affiliates as a principal on an arm’s-length basis and neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates has any fiduciary, advisory or similar responsibilities in favor of the New Lender in connection with the Loans, this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby or the process related thereto. The New Lender hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, the New Lender acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the New Lender and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship, (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates has provided or will provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby and the New Lender has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, (iii) neither Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates bears any responsibility (or shall be liable) for the accuracy or completeness (or lack thereof) of any documents or information provided to the New Lender in connection with the Loans, this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby; no representation regarding any such documents or information is made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates; neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates has made any independent verification as to the accuracy or completeness of any such documents or information; and the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to update or supplement any such documents or information or otherwise provide additional information. In connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including its decision to become a Lender and to make Loans to the Borrowers, the New Lender acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying upon any representations or warranties made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates or, except as expressly set forth in this Amendment and the other Loan Documents, any other Person.

Section 3. Representations and Warranties, No Default. The Borrowers hereby represent and warrant that as of the date hereof (i) no Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing and (ii) all representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Amended Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

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Section 4. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date that the following conditions have been satisfied or waived (the “Amendment No. 7 Effective Date”):

(1) the Administrative Agent shall have received executed signature pages of this Amendment from each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and each Lender;

(2) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Note, or an Amended and Restated Note, executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date;

(3) the Administrative Agent shall have received the Amended and Restated Fee Letter, executed by the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent;

(4) the Administrative Agent shall have received a legal opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(5) the Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer (or other officer with substantially similar responsibilities) of the Parent Borrower certifying as to the solvency (as set forth in Section 5.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement) of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date;

(6) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit I to the Amended Credit Agreement, with appropriate insertions and attachments, or certifying that there have been no changes to such insertions and attachments since the date of last delivery to the Administrative Agent, as applicable;

(7) the Administrative Agent shall have received good standing certificates of each Loan Party from its jurisdiction of organization;

(8) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower certifying (i) as to the matters set forth in Section 3 hereof and (ii) that since September 30, 2023, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred;

(9) the results of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions where assets of the Loan Parties are located, and such search shall reveal no liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties except for Permitted Liens or Liens discharged on or prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date pursuant to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(10) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate, dated as of the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date that calculates the Borrowing Base as of February 24, 2024, and executed by a Responsible Office of the Parent Borrower; and

(11) the Borrower shall have paid, or concurrently herewith shall pay, to the Administrative Agent such fees as have separately been agreed by the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent (including such fees contained in the Amended and Restated Fee Letter and the legal fees of the Administrative Agent to the extent an invoice therefor is received by the Parent Borrower at least three (3) business days prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date).

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For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, the Administrative Agent, Co-Collateral Agent and each Lender party hereto shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, Co-Collateral Agent or such Lender, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Person prior to the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

Section 6. Applicable Law. The provisions of Section 11.14 and Section 11.15 of the Amended Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

Section 7. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 8. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, (i) this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or any other Person, in each case under the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Amended Credit Agreement or any other provision of either such agreement or any other Loan Document. Each and every term, condition, obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Amended Credit Agreement as amended hereby, or any other Loan Document as amended hereby, is hereby ratified and re-affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and, from and after the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document and all references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Amended Credit Agreement. Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents to this Amendment and confirms that all obligations of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party shall continue to apply to the Amended Credit Agreement.

Section 9. Reaffirmation. Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents to the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement described in Section 1 of this Amendment and hereby confirms its respective guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests, subordinations and other obligations, as applicable, under and subject to the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is party, and confirms, agrees and acknowledges that, notwithstanding the consummation of this Amendment, such guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests, subordinations, any and all Liens previously granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and other obligations, and the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, except as expressly modified by this Amendment, are not affected or impaired in any manner whatsoever and shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall also guarantee and secure all obligations as amended and reaffirmed pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement and this Amendment. Each and every term, condition, obligation, covenant and agreement contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, or any other Loan Document is hereby ratified and re-affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. From and after the effective date of this Amendment, all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, refer to the Amended Credit Agreement.

Section 10. Expenses. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that they shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket and documented expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Amended Credit Agreement (including fees and expenses of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP).

 

 

 

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

 

LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC.,

 

as the Parent Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Bowman

 

Name:

Scott Bowman

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

CORTZ, INC.

 

LPM MANUFACTURING, INC.,

 

each as a Subsidiary Borrower

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Bowman

 

Name:

Scott Bowman

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

LESLIE’S, INC.,

 

as Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Bowman

 

Name:

Scott Bowman

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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HORIZON SPA & POOL PARTS, INC.

 

HOT TUB WORKS, LLC

 

POOL PARTS, INC.

 

RAM CHEMICAL & SUPPLY, INC.

 

SPP HOLDING CORPORATION

 

STELLAR MANUFACTURING, LLC

 

as Guarantors

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Bowman

 

Name:

Scott Bowman

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

As Administrative Agent and as a Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Bart

 

Name:

Joseph Bart

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

As Co-Collateral Agent and as a Lender

 

 

 

By:

s/ David Lawrence

 

Name:

David Lawrence

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kristin Jang

 

Name:

Kristin Jang

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 16, 2012,

as amended by

Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 16, 2016,

Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 29, 2016,

Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 13, 2017,

Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 13, 2020,

Amendment No. 5, dated as of April 12, 2021,

and

Amendment No. 6, dated as of March 15, 2023

and

Amendment No. 7, dated as of April 3, 2024

among

LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC.,

as the Parent Borrower,

LESLIE’S, INC.,

as Holdings,

the Subsidiary Borrowers named herein,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Collateral Agent,

and

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

BofA Securities, Inc.

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

Article I

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

Defined Terms

1

Section 1.02

Terms Generally

56

Section 1.03

Accounting Terms; GAAP

57

Section 1.04

Currencies 56

57

Section 1.05

Letter of Credit Amounts

57

Section 1.06

Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers for Obligations

57

Section 1.07

Parent Borrower

58

Section 1.08

Certain Calculations and Tests.

58

Section 1.09

Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent

59

Section 1.10

Required Financial Statements

59

Section 1.11

Interest Rates

59

 

 

 

 

Article II

 

 

 

 

THE REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

 

 

Section 2.01

Revolving Credit Commitments

60

Section 2.02

Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments

60

Section 2.03

[Reserved]

61

Section 2.04

[Reserved]

61

Section 2.05

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans

61

Section 2.06

Swing Line Commitment

63

Section 2.07

Procedure for Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of Swing Line Loans

63

Section 2.08

Incremental Credit Extensions

64

Section 2.09

Prepayments

66

Section 2.10

Interest

66

Section 2.11

Fees

67

Section 2.12

Computation of Interest and Fees

68

Section 2.13

Evidence of Debt

68

Section 2.14

Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

68

Section 2.15

Sharing of Payments by Lenders

70

Section 2.16

Letters of Credit Commitment

71

Section 2.17

Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit

72

Section 2.18

L/C Fees and Other Charges

72

Section 2.19

L/C Participations

73

Section 2.20

Letters of Credit Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers

74

Section 2.21

Letters of Credit Obligations Absolute

74

Section 2.22

Letter of Credit Payments

75

Section 2.23

Letter of Credit Applications

75

Section 2.24

Defaulting Lender Adjustments

75

 

 

 

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Article III

 

 

 

 

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Taxes

77

Section 3.02

Illegality

80

Section 3.03

Inability to Determine Rates

80

Section 3.04

Increased Costs

82

Section 3.05

Compensation for Losses

84

Section 3.06

Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

84

Section 3.07

Survival

84

 

 

 

 

Article IV

 

 

 

 

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01

Conditions to Effectiveness

85

 

 

 

 

Article V

 

 

 

 

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Organization; Powers

87

Section 5.02

Authorization

88

Section 5.03

Enforceability

88

Section 5.04

Governmental Approvals

89

Section 5.05

Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases

89

Section 5.06

Subsidiaries

90

Section 5.07

Litigation; Compliance with Laws

90

Section 5.08

Federal Reserve Regulations

90

Section 5.09

Investment Company Act

90

Section 5.10

Financial Statements

90

Section 5.11

Tax Returns

91

Section 5.12

No Material Misstatements

91

Section 5.13

Environmental Matters

92

Section 5.14

Collateral Documents

92

Section 5.15

Location of Real Property and Leased Premises

93

Section 5.16

Solvency

93

Section 5.17

No Material Adverse Effect

93

Section 5.18

Insurance

93

Section 5.19

USA PATRIOT Act; FCPA; OFAC; Anti-Terrorism

93

Section 5.20

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

94

Section 5.21

Employee Benefit Plans

95

Section 5.22

Deposit Accounts; Credit Card Arrangements.

95

 

 

 

 

Article VI

 

 

 

 

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01

Existence; Businesses and Properties

95

Section 6.02

Insurance

96

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Section 6.03

Taxes

96

Section 6.04

Financial Statements

97

Section 6.05

Litigation and Other Notices

100

Section 6.06

Compliance with Laws

101

Section 6.07

Inspection Rights; Books

101

Section 6.08

Use of Proceeds

102

Section 6.09

Compliance with Environmental Laws

102

Section 6.10

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security

102

Section 6.11

Further Assurances; Additional Security

103

Section 6.12

Preparation of Environmental Reports

103

Section 6.13

Cash Management

104

Section 6.14

Physical Inventories

105

 

 

 

 

Article VII

 

 

 

 

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01

Indebtedness

105

Section 7.02

Liens

110

Section 7.03

Sale and Lease-Back Transactions

113

Section 7.04

Investments, Loans and Advances

114

Section 7.05

Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions

117

Section 7.06

Restricted Payments

120

Section 7.07

Transactions with Affiliates

123

Section 7.08

Business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries

126

Section 7.09

Limitation on Payments and Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate of Incorporation, By Laws and Certain Other Agreements; etc.

126

Section 7.10

Holdings Covenant

129

Section 7.11

Deposit Accounts

130

Section 7.12

Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

130

Section 7.13

Clean Down

130

Section 7.14

Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws

130

 

 

 

 

Article VIII

 

 

 

 

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01

Events of Default

130

Section 8.02

Right to Cure

132

Section 8.03

Remedies upon Event of Default

133

Section 8.04

Application of Funds

134

 

 

 

 

Article IX

 

 

 

 

 

AGENTS

 

 

 

 

Section 9.01

Appointment and Authority

135

Section 9.02

Rights as a Lender

135

Section 9.03

Exculpatory Provisions

136

Section 9.04

Reliance by Administrative Agent

137

Section 9.05

Delegation of Duties

137

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Section 9.06

Resignation of Administrative Agent

137

Section 9.07

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Co-Collateral Agent and Other Lenders

139

Section 9.08

No Other Duties, Etc.

139

Section 9.09

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

139

Section 9.10

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

140

Section 9.11

Indemnification

141

Section 9.12

Withholding Taxes

141

Section 9.13

Reports and Financial Statements

142

Section 9.14

Recovery of Erroneous Payments.

142

 

 

 

 

Article X

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING GUARANTY

 

 

 

 

Section 10.01

Guaranty

143

Section 10.02

Rights of Lenders

143

Section 10.03

Certain Waivers

143

Section 10.04

Obligations Independent

144

Section 10.05

Subrogation

144

Section 10.06

Termination; Reinstatement

144

Section 10.07

Subordination

144

Section 10.08

Stay of Acceleration

144

Section 10.09

Condition of the Borrowers

144

 

 

 

 

Article XI

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

Section 11.01

Amendments, Etc.

145

Section 11.02

Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications

146

Section 11.03

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

148

Section 11.04

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

148

Section 11.05

Payments Set Aside

150

Section 11.06

Successors and Assigns

150

Section 11.07

Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

153

Section 11.08

Right of Setoff

154

Section 11.09

Interest Rate Limitation

155

Section 11.10

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

155

Section 11.11

Survival of Representations and Warranties

155

Section 11.12

Severability

155

Section 11.13

Replacement of Lenders

155

Section 11.14

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

156

Section 11.15

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

157

Section 11.16

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

157

Section 11.17

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

158

Section 11.18

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

158

Section 11.19

No Strict Construction

159

Section 11.20

Attachments

159

Section 11.21

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions

159

Section 11.22

Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

159

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SCHEDULES

 

 

1.01

Revolving Credit Commitments

5.04

Governmental Approvals

5.05

Possession under Leases

5.06

Subsidiaries

5.11

Taxes

5.13

Environmental Matters

5.15(1)

Owned Material Real Property

5.15(2)

Leased Material Real Property

5.18

Insurance

5.20

Intellectual Property

5.22(a)

Deposit Accounts

5.22(b)

Processing and Payment Arrangements

6.04

Certain Reporting Requirements

6.12

Subsidiary Guarantors

7.01

Existing Indebtedness

7.02(b)

Existing Liens

7.04(a)

Existing Investments

7.07

Transactions with Affiliates

11.02

Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Form of

 

 

A-1

Committed Loan Notice

A-2

Conversion/Continuation Notice

B

Lender Addendum

C

Revolving Credit Note

D

[Reserved]

E

Assignment and Assumption

F

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

G

Opinion Matters – Counsel to Loan Parties

H

Perfection Certificate

I

Closing Certificate

J

Collateral Access Agreement

K

Customs Broker Agreement

L

Borrowing Base Certificate

M

[Reserved]

N

Joinder Agreement

O

United States Tax Compliance Certificate

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 16, 2012 and amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 16, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 29, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 13, 2017, Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 13, 2020, Amendment No. 5, dated as of April 12, 2021 and Amendment No. 6, dated as of March 15, 2023, among LESLIE’S POOLMART, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Leslie’s” or the “Parent Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party hereto, LESLIE’S, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), each lender from time to time party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Collateral Agent.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

As of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders provide a $250,000,000 asset based revolving credit facility to be used, in part, to refinance the existing indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and for other general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions), and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

ABL Priority Collateral” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Acceptable Document of Title” means, with respect to any Inventory, a negotiable bill of lading or other Document (as defined in the UCC) that (a) is issued by a common carrier which is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party which is in actual possession of such Inventory, (b) reflects a Loan Party as consignee or, if requested by the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, names the Administrative Agent as consignee, and (c) is not subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (l) and (w) of Section 7.02).

Accounting Change” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.03.

Accounts” means “accounts” as defined in the UCC, and also means a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (a) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (b) for services rendered or to be rendered, (c) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (d) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, or (d) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card.

ACH” means automated clearing house transfers.

Acquisition” means the acquisition of Holdings pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

 


 

Acquisition Agreement” means Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 13, 2017 by and among Bubbles Buyer, Inc., Bubbles Merger Sub, Inc. and Holdings.

Additional Lender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.08(d).

Adjustment” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).

Adjustment Date” means the first day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter beginning July 4, 2021.

Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means the Agent Fee Letter dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date by and between the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 annexed to Amendment No. 4, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Parent Borrower and the Lenders.

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

Advisor” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.06(d).

Affected Financial Institution” means any EEA Financial Institution or any UK Financial Institution.

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

Agent Parties” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.02(c).

Aggregate Commitments” means the Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders.

Aggregate Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

Agreement” has the meaning ascribed in the preamble.

Amendment No. 4” means Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2020.

Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 4.

Amendment No. 5” means Amendment No. 5 to this Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2021.

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Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 5.

Amendment No. 5 Fee Letter” means the Amendment Fee Letter dated as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date by and between the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower.

Amendment No. 6” means Amendment No. 6 to this Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date.

Amendment No. 6 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 6.

Amendment No. 6 Fee Letter7” means the Amendment Fee LetterNo. 7 to this Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 67 Effective Date by and between the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower.

“Amendment No. 7 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 7.

Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(a).

Applicable Margin” means, (i) from and after the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date until the first Adjustment Date thereafter, the percentages set forth in Level I of the pricing grid below, and (ii) from and after the first Adjustment Date following the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date and on each Adjustment Date thereafter, the Applicable Margin as determined from the pricing grid below based upon Average Daily Excess Availability for the most recently ended fiscal quarter immediately preceding such Adjustment Date; provided that if any Borrowing Base Certificates are at any time restated or otherwise revised (including as a result of an audit) or if the information set forth in any Borrowing Base Certificates otherwise proves to be false or incorrect such that the Applicable Margin would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any period, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, interest due under this Agreement shall be immediately recalculated at such higher rate for any applicable periods and shall be due and payable on demand.

 

Level

Average Daily
Excess Availability as a
Percentage of the Aggregate
Commitments

Term SOFR
Loans
Applicable Margin

Base Rate Loans Applicable Margin

I

Greater than 66 2/3%

1.251.50%

0.250.50%

II

Greater than 33 1/3% but less than or equal to 66 2/3%

1.501.75%

0.500.75%

III

Less than or equal to 33 1/3%

1.752.00%

0.751.00%

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default for failure to deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Section 6.04(d), the Applicable Margin, at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall be immediately increased to the percentages set forth in Level III of the pricing grid above (even if the Average Daily Excess Availability requirements for a different Level have been met) for so long as such Event of Default is continuing.

Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the sum of the Aggregate Exposures of all Lenders.

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Application” means an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit to be issued (which application shall be subject to Section 2.23).

Appraised Value” means the net orderly liquidation value of the Loan Parties’ Inventory (expressed as a percentage of the Cost of such Inventory) as determined from time to time by an independent appraiser engaged by the Administrative Agent.

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

Asset Sale” means any loss, damage, destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other disposition (including any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) to any Person of any asset or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended September 28, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Availability Reserves” means, without duplication of any other Reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, such reserves, if any, as the Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent from time to time determine in their reasonable discretion as being reasonably required pursuant to this Agreement, equal to the sum of (a) the amount of all sales taxes that have been collected by the Loan Parties and not remitted to any state taxing authority when due, (b) an amount equal to two (2) months’ gross rent for (i) each leased Store of the Loan Parties located in a Landlord Lien State (consistent with the Administrative Agent’s and Co-Collateral Agent’s usual practices) other than those Stores with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received a Collateral Access Agreement, and (ii) each leased distribution center or other location at which Inventory is maintained (but excluding any Store) other than those distribution centers and other locations with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received a Collateral Access Agreement,; provided, that, other than any Availability Reserve in effect on the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date, no Availability Reserve shall be taken pursuant to this clause (b) from the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date until the date that is ninety (90) days after the Amendment No. 7 Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree), (c) Customer Credit Liabilities and customer deposits, (d) an amount based on rent which is past due for more than ten days for any of the Loan Parties’ leased locations, with the exception of past due rent that is the subject of a Permitted Protest as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their reasonable discretion, (e) an amount equal to 50% of the liabilities for gift cards accrued by the Loan Parties, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Parent Borrower in accordance with GAAP, (f) such other reserves as the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent from time to time determines in their reasonable discretion as being reasonably required pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, reserves implemented in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted

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Indebtedness, but in the case of each of the foregoing, only to the extent such Liens, encumbrances and Indebtedness relate or in any way affect the Borrowing Base, (g) Bank Product Reserves and (h) Cash Management Reserves.

Available Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect minus (b) such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided, that in calculating any Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit for the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.11(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.

Average Daily Excess Availability” means the average daily Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.

Backstop LC” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of the term “Cash Collateralize”.

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

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

Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

Bank Product Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its reasonable discretion as being appropriate to reflect the liabilities and obligations of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Bank Products then provided or outstanding.

Bank Products” means any services or facilities provided to any Loan Party and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries by any Lender or any of its Affiliates (but excluding Cash Management Services) on account of (a) credit cards, (b) Swap Contracts, (c) purchase cards, (d) merchant services constituting a line of credit and (e) leasing.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) Term SOFR plus 1.00% (which rate, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be less than the Floor). The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base

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Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.

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

Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to that term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of any securities that such “person” has the right to acquire or vote only upon the happening of any future event or contingency (including the passage of time) that has not yet occurred. The terms “Beneficially Owns,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficial Ownership” have a corresponding meaning.

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

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

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Blocked Account” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13(a)(ii).

Blocked Account Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13(a)(ii).

Blocked Account Bank” means each bank with whom deposit accounts are maintained in which any funds of any of the Loan Parties from one or more DDAs are concentrated and with whom a Blocked Account Agreement has been, or is required to be, executed in accordance with the terms hereof.

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

Borrower Materials” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04.

Borrowers” means the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers, collectively.

Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made on the same date and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

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

(a) the lesser of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 100% of cash and Cash Equivalents that are either held collectively in deposit accounts and securities accounts either (x) maintained with the Administrative Agent or (y) that constitute Blocked Accounts or that otherwise are the subject of a control agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent (including for the avoidance of doubt deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained with the Administrative Agent), subject to no other Liens (other than non-consensual Liens and Liens permitted by clauses (a) and (bb)(i) and (iii) of Section 7.02); plus

(b) the Credit Card Receivables Component; plus

(c) the Trade Receivables Component; plus

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(d) the Inventory Component; plus

(e) the Letter of Credit Component; minus

(f) the then amount of all Availability Reserves.

Borrowing Base Certificate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(d).

Borrowing Date” means any Business Day specified by the Borrowers as a date on which the Borrowers requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.

Budget” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(f).

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations) which is, or should be in accordance with GAAP, reflected as a “capital expenditure” in a consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person for the period in which such expenditure occurs, but excluding (i) expenditures constituting reinvestment of Net Cash Proceeds permitted by Section 2.09(b)(ii) and (ii) leasehold improvement expenditures funded directly or indirectly with cash allowances provided by landlords in the ordinary course of business.

Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other similar arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time will be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock” means:

(a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

(b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(d) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Captive Insurance Company” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of any Borrower created solely for providing self-insurance for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and engaging in no other activities other than activities ancillary thereto and necessary for the maintenance of corporate existence.

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Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked non-interest-bearing account established by one or more of the Loan Parties with, and in the name of, the Administrative Agent, for its own benefit and the ratable benefit of the other Secured Parties, under the sole and exclusive dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall otherwise direct, in which deposits are required to be made in accordance with Section 2.09(b)(i), Section 2.24(a) or Section 8.03.

Cash Collateralize” means, as to any Letter of Credit, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant Issuing Lender and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, (i) cash or deposit balances in an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under the applicable Letter of Credit pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender, or (ii) a “backstop” letter of credit (a “Backstop LC”) in an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under the applicable Letter of Credit pursuant to documentation in form and substance, and with a counterparty, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender; provided that in the case of this clause (ii), the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Lender may, at their discretion, demand at any time that such Backstop LC be funded or be replaced with a new Backstop LC with revised terms or a different counterparty reasonably satisfactory to them, in each case upon a determination by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Lender, acting reasonably and in good faith, that the credit risk to the Lenders of the relevant Backstop LC issuer in respect of the relevant Letter of Credit has deteriorated in any material respect. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Dominion Event” means either (i) the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default or (ii) Excess Availability at any time is less than the greater of (A) 12.5% of the Line Cap at the time of calculation, or (B) $15,625,000. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing (i) so long as such Event of Default has not been waived, and/or (ii) if the Cash Dominion Event arises pursuant to clause (ii) above, until Excess Availability has exceeded the amounts required pursuant to clause (ii) of this definition for thirty (30) consecutive days, in which case a Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement; provided that a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing (even if an Event of Default is no longer continuing and/or Excess Availability exceeds the required amount for thirty (30) consecutive days) at all times after a Cash Dominion Event has occurred and been discontinued on five (5) occasion(s) after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(a) Dollars, Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, pounds sterling, euros or the national currency of any participating member of the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, any local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation;

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

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(c) time deposits, certificates of deposit and money market deposits, in each case, with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition thereof, and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank having capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000;

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

(e) commercial paper or variable or fixed rate notes maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued by a corporation rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or “A 1” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

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

(g) Indebtedness issued by Persons (other than the Sponsors) with a rating of at least “A 2” by Moody’s or “A” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency), in each case, with maturities not exceeding one year from the date of acquisition, and marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least “P-2” or “A-2” from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(h) Investments in money market funds with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition that are rated “Aaa3” by Moody’s and “AAA” by S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized rating agency);

(i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in any foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above customarily utilized in the countries where any such Restricted Subsidiary is located or in which such Investment is made; and

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

Cash Management Bank” means any provider of Cash Management Services that, at the time such Cash Management Obligations were entered into or, if entered into prior to the Amendment No. 47 Effective Date, on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, was the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the foregoing.

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Cash Management Bank in respect of or in connection with Cash Management Services and designated by the Cash Management Bank and the Parent Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as “Cash Management Obligations” under this Agreement.

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Cash Management Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its reasonable discretion as being appropriate to reflect the reasonably anticipated liabilities and obligations of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Cash Management Services then provided or outstanding.

Cash Management Services” means any treasury, depository, pooling, netting, overdraft, stored value card, purchase card (including so called “procurement card” or “P-card”), debit card, credit card, cash management, supply chain finance services (including, without limitation, trade payable services and supplier accounts receivables purchases) and similar services and any automated clearing house transfer of funds.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. For purposes of this definition (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, are in each case deemed to have been adopted and to have taken effect after the date of this Agreement.

Change of Control” will be deemed to occur if:

(a) at any time,

(i) Holdings ceases to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower; or

(ii) a “change of control” (or comparable event) occurs under the Term Loan Facility or the documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing, in each case, if any Indebtedness is outstanding under such agreement; or

(iii) a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Board of Directors of Holdings shall at any time be occupied by persons who were not (A) nominated by or whose nomination was not approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings or a Permitted Holder, (B) appointed by directors so nominated or approved or (C) appointed by a Permitted Holder;

(b) at any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken together, cease to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights not yet vested); or

(c) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, acquires Beneficial Ownership of Voting Stock of a Parent Entity representing (a) more than 35%

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of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Parent Entity (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested) and (b) more than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power for the election of directors that is at the time Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders, taken together (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights that have not yet vested).

Closing Date” means October 16, 2012.

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

Co-Collateral Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as Co-Collateral Agent under this Agreement, or any successor co-collateral agent.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral” means all of the property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, including the “Collateral” referred to in the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.10, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commercial Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued for the purpose of providing the primary payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business of such Loan Party.

Commitment Fee Rate” means for any fiscal quarter (i) if the Average Daily Excess Availability was greater than or equal to fifty percent (50%) during such fiscal quarter, three-tenths of one percent (0.30%) per annum, or (ii) if the Average Daily Excess Availability was less than fifty percent (50%) during such fiscal quarter, one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum.

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of a Borrowing, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower.

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

Company Competitor” means any competitor of the Parent Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries.

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Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate” means, with respect to any Company Competitor or any Affiliate thereof, any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity (in each case, other than any Disqualified Institution or any Excluded Party) that is (i) primarily engaged in, or advise funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes and (ii) managed, sponsored or advised by any Person that is controlling, controlled by or under common control with the relevant Company Competitor or Affiliate thereof, but only to the extent that no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant Competitor or its Affiliates, or the management, control or operation thereof, (A) makes (or has the right to make or participate with others in making) investment decisions on behalf of, or otherwise cause the direction of the investment policies of, such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity or (B) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to any Borrower and/or any entity that forms part of its business (including any of its Subsidiaries).

Concentration Account” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13(b).

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Parent Borrower, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines, in consultation with the Borrower, is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

Consolidated Debt” means, as of any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (without duplication) of all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, Indebtedness for borrowed money, and Disqualified Stock of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries and all Guarantees of the foregoing, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrowers for such period:

(a) increased, in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (and without duplication), by:

(i) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including state, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations, and state taxes in lieu of business fees (including business license fees) and payroll tax credits, income tax credits and similar tax credits, and including an amount equal to the amount of tax distributions actually made to the holders of Equity Interests of the Borrowers or any Parent Entity in respect of such period (in each case, to the extent attributable to the operations of the

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Borrowers and its Subsidiaries), which will be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by the Borrowers; plus

(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

(iii) cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; plus

(iv) all depreciation and amortization charges and expenses; plus

(v) all

(1) losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions;

(2) transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of any transaction that is out of the ordinary course of business (or any transaction proposed but not consummated) permitted under this Agreement, including equity issuances, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, mergers, option buyouts and the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement (including any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) or any amendments, waivers or other modifications under the agreements relating to such Indebtedness or similar transactions; and

(3) without duplication of any of the foregoing, non-operating or non-recurring professional fees, costs and expenses for such period; plus

(vi) any expense or deduction attributable to minority Equity Interests of third parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of any Borrower; plus

(vii) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, transaction and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities, charges and expenses paid or accrued to or on behalf of any Parent Entity or any of the Permitted Holders, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 7.07; plus

(viii) earn-out obligations incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment; plus

(ix) all charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by officers or employees of any Borrower and all losses, charges and expenses related to payments made to holders of options or other derivative Equity Interests in the common equity of any Borrower or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or any of its direct or indirect parents, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution; plus

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(x) all non-cash losses, charges and expenses, including any write-offs or write-downs; provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future four-fiscal quarter period (i) the applicable Borrower may determine not to add back such non-cash charge in the period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being calculated and (ii) to the extent the applicable Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future four-fiscal quarter period will be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA for such future four-fiscal quarter period;

(xi) all costs and expenses in connection with pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities that were not already excluded in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; and

(b) decreased, without duplication and to the extent increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, by non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gains that represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that were deducted (and not added back) in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any prior period ending after the Closing Date).

To the extent items excluded in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income have been excluded on an after-tax basis, these same items shall be excluded on a pre-tax basis for purposes of the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, minus (ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made in such period minus (iii) the aggregate amount of Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash in such period to (b) the sum of (i) Debt Service Charges for such period plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, the sum of, without duplication: (i) the aggregate of the interest expense of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any accruals of dividends on preferred stock that are not paid in cash in such period, Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock), including, without limitation, (a) any amortization of debt discount, (b) the net costs under Swap Contracts, (c) all capitalized interest and (d) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; and (ii) the interest component of capitalized lease obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to reflect any charge, tax or expense incurred or accrued by Holdings or any Parent Entity during such period attributable to the operations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as though such charge, tax or expense had been incurred by any Borrower, to the extent that such Borrower has made or would be entitled under the Loan Documents to make any Restricted

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Payment or other payment to or for the account of Holdings in respect thereof) and before any deduction for preferred stock dividends; provided that:

(a) all net after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains, losses, income, expenses and charges, and in any event including all restructuring, severance, relocation, retention, consolidation, integration or other similar charges and expenses, contract termination costs, litigation costs, excess pension charges, system establishment charges, start-up or closure or transition costs, expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, expenses associated with strategic initiatives, facilities shutdown and opening costs, and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments (including any transition-related expenses incurred before, on or after the Closing Date), will be excluded;

(b) all net after-tax income, loss, expense or charge from abandoned, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on the disposal of abandoned, closed or discontinued operations will be excluded;

(c) all net after-tax gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to business dispositions and asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower) will be excluded;

(d) all net after-tax income, loss, expense or charge attributable to the early extinguishment or cancellation of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments will be excluded;

(e) all non-cash gain, loss, expense or charge attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments will be excluded;

(f) (i) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are paid in cash (or converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period; and (ii) the net income for such period will include any ordinary course dividends, distributions or other payments in cash received from any such Person during such period in excess of the amounts included in clause (i) hereof;

(g) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period will be excluded;

(h) the effects of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) resulting from the application of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting in relation to any acquisition consummated before or after the Closing Date, and the amortization, write-down or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, will be excluded;

(i) all non-cash impairment charges and asset write-ups, write-downs and write-offs will be excluded;

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(j) all non-cash expenses realized in connection with or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or agreements or post-employment benefit plans or agreements, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other similar rights will be excluded;

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

(l) [reserved];

(m) all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, will be excluded;

(n) any currency translation gains and losses related to changes in currency exchange rates (including remeasurements of Indebtedness and any net loss or gain resulting from Hedge Agreements for currency exchange risk), will be excluded;

(o) (a) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense will be excluded and (b) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense that exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense will be included;

(p) expenses and lost profits with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption will be disregarded to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer, but only to the extent that such amount (i) has not been denied by the applicable carrier in writing and (ii) is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date on which such liability was discovered or such casualty event or business interruption occurred (with a deduction for any amounts so added back that are not reimbursed within such 365-day period); provided that any proceeds of such reimbursement when received will be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income to the extent the expense or lost profit reimbursed was previously disregarded pursuant to this clause (p);

(q) losses, charges and expenses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any asset disposition will be excluded to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as such Person has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement, but only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days);

(r) (a) cash costs and expenses in connection with pre-opening and opening of stores, distribution centers and other facilities for any four-quarter period, and all non-cash pre-opening costs and expenses, will be excluded, and (b) all income, loss, charges and expenses associated with stores, distribution centers and other facilities closed in any period, or scheduled for closure within 12 months of the date on which Consolidated Net Income is being calculated, will be excluded; and

(s) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances will be excluded.

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Consolidated Secured Net Debt” means, as of any date, all Consolidated Debt as of such date that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral, minus all Unrestricted Cash as of such date, in each case, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that for purposes of calculating the amount of Consolidated Secured Net Debt with respect to any Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on compliance with any financial ratio-based incurrence test, Unrestricted Cash will not include any proceeds received from such Indebtedness.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date, the total assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Contribution Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(p).

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” will have correlative meanings.

Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a notice of (a) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (b) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.05(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

Cost” means the calculated cost of purchases, based upon the Loan Parties’ accounting practices, known to the Administrative Agent, which practices are in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date as such calculated cost is determined from invoices received by the Loan Parties, the Loan Parties’ purchase journals or the Loan Parties’ stock ledger. “Cost” does not include inventory capitalization costs (other than capitalized distribution costs) or other non-purchase price charges (such as freight) used in the Loan Parties’ calculation of cost of goods sold.

Covenant Compliance Event” means that Excess Availability at any time is less than the greater of (a) ten (10%) percent of the Line Cap or (b) $12,500,000. For purposes hereof, the occurrence of a Covenant Compliance Event shall be deemed continuing until Excess Availability has exceeded the amounts set forth above for thirty (30) consecutive days, in which case a Covenant Compliance Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing for purposes of this Agreement. The termination of a Covenant Compliance Event as provided herein shall in no way limit, waive or delay the occurrence of a subsequent Covenant Compliance Event in the event that the conditions set forth in this definition again arise.

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Party” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.22.

Credit Card Advance Rate” means 90%.

Credit Card Receivables Component” means the face amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables multiplied by the Credit Card Advance Rate.

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Credit Extension” means the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit by a Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be.

Cure Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.02.

Cure Right” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.02.

Customer Credit Liabilities” means, at any time, the aggregate remaining value at such time of (a) outstanding gift certificates and gift cards sold by the Loan Parties entitling the holder thereof to use all or a portion of the certificate or gift card to pay all or a portion of the purchase price for any Inventory, and (b) outstanding merchandise credits issued by the Loan Parties.

Customs Broker Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit K among the applicable Loan Party, a customs broker or other carrier, and the Administrative Agent, in which the customs broker or other carrier acknowledges that it has control over and holds the documents evidencing ownership of the subject Inventory for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and agrees, upon notice from the Administrative Agent, to hold and dispose of the subject Inventory solely as directed by the Administrative Agent.

Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means SOFR as published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).

DDA” means each checking or other demand deposit account maintained by any of the Loan Parties. All funds in each DDA shall be conclusively presumed to be Collateral and proceeds of Collateral and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on deposit in any DDA.

Debt Representative” means, with respect to any Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Loans, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Debt Service Charges” means, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash or required to be paid in cash for such period, plus (b) principal payments made or required to be made on account of Indebtedness (excluding the Obligations and any principal payments made with the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or with the proceeds of Indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility, but including, without limitation, any “synthetic lease” obligations) for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

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

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Default

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Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the applicable percentage set forth in Section 2.18(a) for Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit, as applicable, plus 2% per annum.

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.24(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Parent Borrower, or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after a request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

Disqualified Institution” means:

(a) (i) any Person identified in writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent on July 27, 2020, (ii) any Person that is identified in writing to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent after July 27, 2020 and prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, if the disqualification of such Person is reasonably acceptable to the Joint Lead Arrangers, (iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) above that is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name and (iv) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iii) above that is identified in a written notice to the Joint Lead Arrangers (or, after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent) after August 13, 2020 (each such person, a “Disqualified Lending Institution”); it being understood that the Parent Borrower may withhold its consent to any Person that is known by it to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lending Institution regardless of whether such Person is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name;

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(b) (i) any Company Competitor and/or any Affiliate of any Company Competitor (other than a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate), in each case, who have been identified to the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent in writing on July 27, 2020 (or, after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, identified in writing to the Administrative Agent), (ii) any Affiliate (other than a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate) of any Person described in clause (i) above that is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name and (iii) any other Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) above (other than a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate) that is identified in a written notice to the Joint Lead Arrangers (or, after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent) after July 27, 2020; it being understood that the Parent Borrower may withhold its consent to any Person that is known by it to be an Affiliate of a Company Competitor regardless of whether such Person is reasonably identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; and/or

(c) any Affiliate or representative of the Joint Lead Arrangers or the Administrative Agent that is engaged as a principal primarily in private equity, mezzanine financing or venture capital that is identified in writing to us on or prior to the Closing Date (each such person, an “Excluded Party”);

provided that no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (a)(ii), (a)(iv), (b)(i) and/or (b)(iii) above shall apply retroactively to disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation hereunder prior to the delivery of such notice.

Disqualified Lending Institution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of the term “Disqualified Institution”.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which they are convertible or for which they are redeemable or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

(1) mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale are subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments);

(2) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part;

(3) provide for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash; or

(4) either mandatorily or at the option of the holders thereof, are or become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Stock,

in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of (x) the Revolving Credit Termination Date; and (y) the date on which the Loans and all other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations that are not yet due and payable and for which no claim has been asserted) are repaid in full and the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated; provided that only the portion of the Equity Interests that so mature or are mandatorily redeemable, are so convertible or exchangeable or are so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that if such Equity Interests are issued to any

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employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because they may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; and provided, further, that any class of Equity Interests of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Equity Interests that is not Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”

Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.

Dollar” and “$” means lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and “Domestic Subsidiaries” means any two or more of them. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Domestic Subsidiaries will mean Domestic Subsidiaries of any Borrower.

ECA” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 6.

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

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

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

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).

Eligible Credit Card Receivables” means Accounts due to a Loan Party on a non-recourse basis from Visa, Mastercard, American Express Company, Discover, and other major credit card processors, in each case acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, as arise in the ordinary course of business, which have been earned by performance, and are deemed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base.

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Without limiting the foregoing, none of the following shall be deemed to be Eligible Credit Card Receivables:

(a) Accounts due from major credit card processors that have been outstanding for more than five (5) Business Days from the date of sale;

(b) Accounts due from major credit card processors with respect to which a Loan Party does not have good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and Liens in favor of the Term Loan Administrative Agent permitted by Section 7.02(b));

(c) Accounts due from major credit card processors that are not subject to a first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (it being the intent that chargebacks in the ordinary course by the credit card processors shall not be deemed violative of this clause (c));

(d) Accounts due from major credit card processors which are disputed, are with recourse, or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted (to the extent of such claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback);

(e) Accounts due from major credit card processors as to which the credit card processor has the right under certain circumstances to require a Loan Party to repurchase the Accounts from such credit card processor;

(f) Accounts due from any Person on account of any private label credit card receivables of a Loan Party in the name of such Person; or

(g) Accounts due from major credit card processors which the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion to be uncertain of collection.

Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means, as of any date of determination thereof, without duplication of other Eligible Inventory, Inventory:

(a) which has been shipped (i) from a foreign location for receipt by a Loan Party within sixty (60) days of the date of shipment, or (ii) from a domestic location for receipt by a Loan Party within fifteen (15) days of the date of shipment, but, in either case, which has not yet been delivered to such Loan Party;

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

(c) for which an Acceptable Document of Title has been issued and, in the case of Inventory shipped from a foreign location of a Loan Party, as to which the Administrative Agent has control over the documents of title which evidence ownership of the subject Inventory by virtue of either (i) the Administrative Agent’s actual possession of such documents of title or (ii) the receipt of a Customs Broker Agreement with each of such Loan Party’s customs brokers and freight forwarders;

(d) which is insured in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and

(e) which otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory;

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provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, exclude any particular Inventory from the definition of “Eligible In-Transit Inventory” in the event the Administrative Agent determines that such Inventory is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (l) and (w) of Section 7.02).

Eligible Inventory” means, as of the date of determination thereof, without duplication, (i) Eligible In-Transit Inventory and (ii) items of Inventory of a Loan Party that are (i) raw materials or (ii) finished goods, merchantable and readily saleable to the public in the ordinary course deemed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, in each case that, except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Inventory made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the criteria set forth below. The following items of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory:

(a) Inventory that is not solely owned by a Loan Party;

(b) Inventory that is leased by or is on consignment to a Loan Party or to which a Loan Party does not have good and valid title;

(c) Inventory (other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory or Inventory which is the subject of an Eligible Letter of Credit) that is not (i) located in the United States of America (excluding territories or possessions of the United States) or (ii) at a location that is owned or leased by a Loan Party, except, with respect to this clause (ii) only, to the extent that such Loan Party has furnished the Administrative Agent with (A) any UCC financing statements or other documents that the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to perfect its security interest in such Inventory at such location, and (B) if the value of the Inventory at a location is greater than $1,500,000, a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the Person owning such location on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(d) Inventory that is comprised of goods which (i) are damaged, defective, “seconds,” or otherwise unmerchantable, (ii) are to be returned to the vendor, (iii) are obsolete or slow moving, or custom items, work in process, or that constitute spare parts, promotional, marketing, packaging and shipping materials or supplies used or consumed in a Loan Party business or that are raw materials consisting of cartons or components, (iv) are not in compliance with all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Inventory, its use or sale, (v) that is vendor serviced merchandise not reflected in the stock ledger, or (vi) are bill and hold goods;

(e) Inventory that is not subject to a perfected first-priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for its own benefit and the ratable benefit of the other Secured Parties;

(f) Inventory that consists of samples, labels, and other similar non-merchandise categories;

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

(h) Inventory that has been sold but not yet delivered or as to which a Loan Party has accepted a deposit;

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(i) Inventory that is subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreement with any third party from which the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received notice of a dispute in respect of any such agreement; or

(j) Inventory acquired in an acquisition permitted under Section 7.04, unless (i) the acquired Inventory has an aggregate Cost of less than $2,000,000 and (ii) in the case of acquired Inventory with an aggregate Cost of greater than $2,000,000, the Administrative Agent has completed or received (A) an appraisal of such Inventory from appraisers satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, establishes an Inventory Advance Rate and Inventory Reserves (if applicable) therefor, and otherwise agrees that such Inventory shall be deemed Eligible Inventory, and (B) such other due diligence as the Administrative Agent may require, all of the results of the foregoing to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Eligible Letter of Credit” means, as of any date of determination thereof, a Commercial Letter of Credit which supports the purchase of Inventory, (i) which Inventory does not constitute Eligible In-Transit Inventory and for which no documents of title have then been issued, (ii) which Inventory otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory, (iii) which Commercial Letter of Credit has an expiry within sixty (60) days of the date of initial issuance of such Commercial Letter of Credit, (iv) which Commercial Letter of Credit provides that it may be drawn only after the Inventory is completed and after an Acceptable Document of Title has been issued for such Inventory reflecting a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as consignee of such Inventory and (v) which will constitute Eligible In-Transit Inventory upon satisfaction of the requirements of clause (iv) hereof; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, exclude any particular Inventory from the definition of “Eligible Letter of Credit” in the event the Administrative Agent determines that such Inventory is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (l) and (w) of Section 7.02).

Eligible Trade Receivables” means Accounts arising from the sale of a Loan Party’s Inventory which arise in the ordinary course of business, which have been earned by performance. None of the following shall be deemed to be Eligible Trade Receivables:

(a) Accounts that are not evidenced by an invoice;

(b) Accounts that have been outstanding for more than sixty (60) days from the relevant invoice due date or ninety (90) days from invoice date;

(c) Accounts due from any account debtor with respect to which more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate dollar amount of all outstanding invoices to such account debtor are accounts described in clause (b) above.

(d) Accounts to an account debtor whose total obligations owing to a Loan Party exceed twenty percent (20%) in the aggregate of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Trade Receivables;

(e) Accounts which are pre-billed or arise from progress billings;

(f) Accounts with respect to which a Loan Party does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Collateral Documents and Liens permitted by clause (b) of Section 7.02);

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(g) Accounts which are disputed or with respect to which a claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted, but only to the extent of such dispute, counterclaim, offset or chargeback;

(h) Accounts which arise out of any sale made not in the ordinary course of business, made on a basis other than upon credit terms usual to the business of a Loan Party or are not payable in Dollars;

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

(j) Accounts which are owed by any Affiliate, employee, officer or director of a Loan Party;

(k) Accounts for which all consents, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations required to be obtained, effected or given in connection with the performance of such Account by the account debtor or in connection with the enforcement of such Account by the Administrative Agent have not been duly obtained, effected or given and are not in full force and effect;

(l) Accounts due from an account debtor which is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, has had a trustee or receiver appointed for all or a substantial part of its property, has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or has suspended its business;

(m) Accounts due from any Governmental Authority except to the extent that the subject account debtor is the federal government of the United States of America and has complied with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940;

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

(o) Account arising out of sales on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale on approval or consignment basis or subject to any right of return, setoff or charge back; or

(p) Accounts which the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion to be unacceptable for borrowing.

Environment” means ambient and indoor air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, and natural resources such as flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means all applicable laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, binding agreements and final, binding decrees or judgments, in each case, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the Environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material or to occupational health and safety matters (to the extent relating to the Environment or exposure to Hazardous Materials).

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Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor Environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed, retained or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, registration, exemption, identification number, license, franchise, concession, grant or other authorization pursuant to or required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination; provided that Equity Interests shall not include any debt securities that are convertible or exchangeable for any of the foregoing Equity Interests.

Equity Investors” means the Sponsors, any member of management and any other equity holders of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent Borrower or its direct or indirect parent company on the Closing Date (and, in the case of any management equity holder, any such management equity holder after the Closing Date).

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any final regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event” means:

(a) a Reportable Event, or the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply, with respect to a Plan;

(b) a withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA;

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(c) a complete or partial withdrawal by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan, receipt of written notification by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or endangered or in critical status within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA;

(d) the provision by a Plan administrator or the PBGC of notice of intent to terminate a Plan, to appoint a trustee to administer a Plan, the treatment of a Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan;

(e) the incurrence by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Parent Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA;

(f) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan;

(g) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA with respect to any Plan; and

(h) a determination that any Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA).

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

Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.01.

Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination thereof, the result of:

(a) the Line Cap minus

(b) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Contributions” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of the net cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents, together with the aggregate fair market value (determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower) of other assets that are used or useful in a business permitted under Section 7.08, received by the Borrowers after the Closing Date from:

(1) contributions to its common equity capital; or

(2) the sale of Capital Stock of any Borrower;

in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower on the date such contribution is made or such Capital Stock is sold, less the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to Section 7.04(cc) in each case prior to such date; provided that the

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proceeds of Disqualified Stock and any net cash proceeds that are used prior to such date (A) to make Restricted Payments under Section 7.06(a) or Section 7.06(b)(ii) or (B) for Contribution Indebtedness, will not be treated as Excluded Contributions.

Excluded Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (c) of the definition of “Disqualified Institution”.

Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (if and to the extent such Subsidiary is not a borrower or guarantor under the Term Loan Credit Agreement) that is an:

(1) Immaterial Subsidiary;

(2) Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower;

(3) Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(4) Foreign Subsidiary;

(5) Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary;

(6) Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which are Equity Interests and, if any, indebtedness in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries;

(7) Subsidiary if acting as a Guarantor, or its Guarantee, would, and only so long as it would, (a) be prohibited by law or regulation or by any contractual obligation existing on the (but not incurred in anticipation of) Closing Date or on the date such subsidiary is acquired or organized (as long as, in the case of an acquisition of a subsidiary, such prohibition did not arise as part of such acquisition) or (b) require a governmental or third-party consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received); and

(8) any Subsidiary that is a Captive Insurance Company, not-for-profit Subsidiary or Subsidiary which is a special purpose entity for securitization transaction or like special purposes.

in each case, unless the Parent Borrower determines in its sole discretion, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, that any of the foregoing Persons (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrowers) should not be an Excluded Subsidiary until the date on which the Parent Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent that it elects to have such Person be an Excluded Subsidiary (provided that, if such election results in a reduction in the Borrowing Base in excess of $5,000,000, the Parent Borrower shall promptly deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent); provided that the Guarantee and the security interest provided by such Person is full and unconditional and fully enforceable in the jurisdiction of organization of such Person. No assets of an Excluded Subsidiary shall be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such

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Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes (including taxes on overall gross receipts) imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction (other than a connection arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, a Loan Document), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a), (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrowers under Section 11.13), any United States federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to any Laws in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or in the case of a Foreign Lender that becomes a Lender as a result of an assignment, its assignor) was entitled, immediately prior to the designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a), (d) any withholding tax attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) that would establish exemption from all withholding taxes; (e) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed pursuant to FATCA; and (f) any interest, additions to tax or penalties incurred with respect to any of the foregoing.

Executive Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19(c)(i).

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain credit agreement, dated as of November 30, 2010 among the Parent Borrower, Holdings and Bank of America, as administrative agent and the other lenders party thereto.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1).

FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19(b).

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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Fee Letter” means, collectively, (i) the Administrative Agent that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter, (ii) dated as of the Amendment No. 5 Fee Letter and (iii) the Amendment No. 6 Fee Letter7 Effective Date by and between the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower.

Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, president, principal accounting officer, director of financial services, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of such Person.

Financial Performance Covenant” shall mean the covenant of the Parent Borrower set forth in Section 7.147.12.

Fixed Amounts” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.08(b).

Floor” means 0% per annum.

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States Person,” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

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

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession (but excluding the policies, rules and regulations of the SEC applicable only to public companies).

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body.

Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means:

(a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect:

(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or otherwise) or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligations;

(ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof;

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(iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation;

(iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); or

(v) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit, bank guarantee or other letter of credit guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation; or

(b) any Lien on any assets of the guarantor securing any Indebtedness (or any existing right, contingent or otherwise, of the holder of Indebtedness to be secured by such a Lien) of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by the guarantor;

provided, that the term “Guarantee” will not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness).

The amount of any Guarantee will be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrowers and each other Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Guarantors” means, collectively, Holdings, the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers listed on Schedule 6.12 annexed to Amendment No. 4 and each other Subsidiary of the Borrowers that shall be required to execute and deliver a supplement to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement pursuant to Section 6.10.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the Guaranty made by Holdings under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties and the Guaranty made by the other Guarantors in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.10.

Hazardous Materials” means all pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum or petroleum byproducts or distillates, friable asbestos or friable asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls or radon gas, in each case, that are regulated or would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.

Hedge Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, not entered into for speculative purposes; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former

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directors, officers, employees or consultants of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries will be a Hedge Agreement.

Holdings” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto and shall include any successor Person as permitted by Section 7.04.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Restricted Subsidiary that (i) did not, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrowers for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered), have assets with a value in excess of 2.50% of the Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 2.50% of total revenues of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered), calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrowers for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered (or were required to be delivered), did not have assets with a value in excess of 5.00% of Consolidated Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.00% of total revenues of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such four-quarter period.

Impacted Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03(a).

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.08(d).

Incurrence Based Amounts” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.08(b).

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

(b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments;

(c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person;

(d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;

(f) all net payments that such Person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedge Agreements;

(g) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bank guarantees;

(h) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances;

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(i) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (8) above; and

(j) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (excluding accrued dividends that have not increased the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock);

provided that Indebtedness will not include:

(a) trade payables, accrued expenses and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business;

(b) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business;

(c) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset; or

(d) earn-out obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

The Indebtedness of any Person will include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof.

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.04(b).

Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.07.

Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.20(a).

Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2016, by and among the Administrative Agent and the Term Loan Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance therewith.

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (1) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, to (2) the sum of (a) the Ratio Interest Expense for such period, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, and (b) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent Borrower or preferred stock of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, made during such period.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the final maturity date of such Loan; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June,

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September and December first calendar day of each April, July, October and January and the final maturity date of such Loan.

Interest Period” means, as to any Term SOFR Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Term SOFR Loan and ending one, three or six months thereafter, in each case, subject to availability, as selected by the Borrowers in the Committed Loan Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Loan and ending one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrowers by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

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

(b) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date shall end on the Revolving Credit Termination Date; and

(c) any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period.

Inventory” has the meaning given that term in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, or (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising, and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

Inventory Advance Rate” means, with respect to any calculation of the Inventory Component in connection with a calculation of the Borrowing Base in any Borrowing Base Certificate, the applicable percentage set forth below opposite the date below that is the first day of any calendar month that is the closest to the date by which such Borrowing Base Certificate is required to be delivered (e.g., November 1 in the case of a Borrowing Base Certificate required to be delivered on October 18):

 

Date

Percentage

January 1, February 1,

March 1 or April 1

75%

September 1

65%

October 1

50%

November 1

45%

December 1

60%

 

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; provided, however, that, if Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered is less than $110,000,000, the Inventory Advance Rate set forth above opposite of and in respect of the calendar months beginning on April 1, September 1, October 1 and November 1 shall be the lesser of (x) 90% of the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory and (y) the applicable percentage set forth above for such month.

Inventory Component” means, (a) with respect to the calculation of the Inventory Component for purposes of any Borrowing Base Certificate that is required to be delivered no later than a date which is closest to the first day of any calendar month which is January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, September 1, October 1, November 1 or December 1, the applicable Inventory Advance Rate, multiplied by the Cost of Eligible Inventory, net of Inventory Reserves and (b) with respect to the calculation of the Inventory Component for purposes of any Borrowing Base Certificate the nearest first day of any calendar month which is not set forth in clause (a) above, the lesser of (x) 90% of the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory and (y) 75% of the Cost of Eligible Inventory, in each case, net of Inventory Reserves.; provided, in no event shall the Inventory Component with respect to raw materials Eligible Inventory exceed the lesser of (x) 85% of the Appraised Value of the raw materials Eligible Inventory and (y) 75% of the Cost of the raw materials Eligible Inventory, in each case, net of Inventory Reserves.

Inventory Reserves” means such reserves as may be established from time to time by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their reasonable discretion (exercised in a manner consistent with their practices with respect to their other similarly situated customers) which negatively affect the saleability, at retail, of the Eligible Inventory or which reflect such other factors as negatively affect the market value of the Eligible Inventory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Inventory Reserves may include (but are not limited to) reserves based on:

(a) obsolescence;

(b) seasonality;

(c) Shrink;

(d) imbalance;

(e) change in Inventory character;

(f) change in Inventory composition;

(g) change in Inventory mix;

(h) markdowns (both permanent and point of sale);

(i) retail mark-ons and markups inconsistent with prior period practice and performance, industry standards, current business plans or advertising calendar and planned advertising events; and

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

Investment” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 7.04.

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Investment Grade Securities” means:

(a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

(b) securities that have an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition; and

(d) investments in any fund that invests at least 95.0% of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) above which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

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

Issuing Lender” means Bank of America, and any other financial institution from time to time designated as an Issuing Lender hereunder (including, without limitation, the initial Issuing Lender) and any Lender or an Affiliate thereof satisfactory to the Parent Borrower from time to time designated by the Parent Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent. To the extent there is more than one Issuing Lender, each reference to “Issuing Lender” herein shall be deemed, where appropriate, to be a reference to the relevant Issuing Lender with respect to the relevant Letter of Credit.

Joinder Agreement” means an agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N, pursuant to which, among other things, a Person becomes a party to, and bound by the terms of, this Agreement as a Subsidiary Borrower.

Joint Bookrunners” means each of BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, each in its capacity as a joint bookrunner under the Loan Documents, or any successor Joint Bookrunner.

Joint Lead Arrangers” means each of BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.

Junior Financing” means (1) any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or secured by Liens that are contractually subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, (2) [reserved] or (3) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing.

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Landlord Lien State” means such state(s) in which a landlord’s claim for rent has priority over the Lien of the Administrative Agent in any of the Collateral.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local laws (including common law) statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable and legally enforceable administrative orders, directed duties, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

LCA Election” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.08(a).

LCA Test Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.08(a).

L/C Commitment” means $25,000,000, which amount is part of and not in addition to the Revolving Credit Commitments.

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all unreimbursed amounts, including all Letter of Credit borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

L/C Participants” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.

Lender” means each Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment or that is the holder of Revolving Credit Exposure.

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.

Leslie’s” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Letter of Credit Component” means, with respect to any Eligible Letter of Credit, the lesser of (i) the applicable Inventory Advance Rate, multiplied by the Cost when completed of the Inventory supported by such Eligible Letter of Credit, or (ii) the stated amount of such Eligible Letter of Credit, multiplied by the applicable Inventory Advance Rate.

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

Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.18(a).

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Letters of Credit” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.16(a).

Lien” means, with respect to any asset (1) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance in or on such asset; or (2) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event will an operating lease, any capital lease in respect of Real Property permitted hereunder, or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition, including by way of merger, by any Borrower or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

Line Cap” means, at any time of determination, the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Commitments or (b) the Borrowing Base.

Liquidation” means the exercise by the Administrative Agent of those rights and remedies accorded to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and applicable Law as a creditor of the Loan Parties with respect to the realization on the Collateral, including (after the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default) the conduct by the Loan Parties acting with the consent of the Administrative Agent, of any public, private or going out of business sale or other disposition of the Collateral for the purpose of liquidating the Collateral. Derivations of the word “Liquidation” (such as “Liquidate”) are used with like meaning in this Agreement.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrowers under Article II (other than a Letter of Credit).

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Intercreditor Agreement, (c) the Applications, (d) the Notes, (e) the Collateral Documents and (f) the Fee Letter and any waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing and all other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection herewith.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and each Guarantor (other than Holdings).

Management Agreement” means that certain Management Services Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2017, between the Parent Borrower and Sponsor, as amended in any manner to the extent not adverse to the Lenders, including through an assignment to an Affiliate of the Sponsor.

Management Group” means the group consisting of the directors, executive officers and other management personnel of Holdings, the Borrowers or the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on:

(a) the business, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

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(b) the ability of the Borrowers and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or

(c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (taken as a whole) under the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party in an aggregate outstanding principal amount exceeding $25,000,000.

Material Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.09.

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

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Holdings, any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.

Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds (using the fair market value of any Cash Equivalents) received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale (including any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, and including any proceeds received as a result of unwinding any related Hedge Agreements in connection with such transaction but excluding the assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form), net of the direct cash costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions), and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements related thereto), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on Indebtedness required to be paid as a result of such transaction that is secured by a Permitted Lien that is prior or senior to the Lien securing the Obligations, any costs associated with unwinding any related Hedge Agreements in connection with such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Parent Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that such reserved amounts will be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds to the extent and at the time of any reversal thereof (to the extent not applied to the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount).

Note” means a promissory note (including a Swing Line Note) made by the Borrowers in favor of a Lender, evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

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Obligations” means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Loan Party, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender or any Qualified Counterparty, 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, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any Specified Swap Contract, any Cash Management Services, any Bank Products or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided that (i) obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Specified Swap Contract, any Bank Products and any Cash Management Services shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed, (ii) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified Swap Contracts, Bank Products or Cash Management Services in their capacities as such and (iii) Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall exclude Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.19(c)(v).

Other Liabilities” means amounts due on account of or arising from (a) any Cash Management Services furnished to any of the Loan Parties or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) any Bank Product entered into with any Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) any Specified Swap Contract, as each may be amended from time to time.

Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

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

Owned Material Real Property” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.15.

Parent Borrower” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Parent Entity” means any direct or indirect parent of any Borrower.

Participant” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.06(d).

Participation Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.19(b).

Payment Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.20.

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Payment Conditions” means, at the time of determination with respect to any specified Investment or prepayment, that (a) no Default then exists or would arise as a result of entering into such transaction or making such payment, (b) the Borrowers have demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that average monthly Excess Availability, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Investment or prepayment on such date and for the twelve (12) months following such date, will be greater than twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Line Cap, and (c) after giving effect to such Investment or prepayment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as calculated on a trailing twelve months basis, is greater than 1.0 to 1.0; provided that if that average monthly Excess Availability, as projected on a Pro Forma Basis for the twelve (12) months following and after giving effect to such acquisition or prepayment, will be greater than seventeen and one-half percent (17.5%) of the Line Cap, the provisions of clause (c) will not be required to be satisfied.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit H or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time.

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or a majority of the Equity Interests in, or merger, consolidation or amalgamation with, a Person or division or line of business of a Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of business previously acquired in a Permitted Acquisition) if (1) no Event of Default is continuing immediately prior to making such Investment or would result therefrom; and (2) immediately after giving effect thereto, with respect to acquisitions of entities that do not become Subsidiary Loan Parties, the aggregate fair market value of all Investments made in such entities since the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (with all such Investments being valued at their original fair market value and without taking into account subsequent increases or decreases in value), when taken together with the aggregate amount of payments made with respect to Investments pursuant to Section 7.04(f), will not exceed the greater of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) 6.25% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the date any such acquisition is made.

Permitted Cure Securities” means any equity securities of the Parent Borrower or Holdings issued pursuant to the Cure Right.

Permitted Holders” means each of:

(a) the Sponsors;

(b) any member of the Management Group (or any controlled Affiliate thereof);

(c) any other holder of a direct or indirect equity interest in Holdings that either (a) holds such interest as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and is disclosed to the Joint Lead Arrangers prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date or (b) becomes a holder of such interest prior to the three-month anniversary of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and is a limited partner of a Sponsor on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date; provided that the limited partners that become holders of equity interests pursuant to this clause (b) do not own in the aggregate more than 20% of the Voting Stock of Holdings as of such three-month anniversary;

(d) any group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of which Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (c) are members; provided that, without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Persons described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, Beneficially Own Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the

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aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings (determined on a fully diluted basis but without giving effect to contingent voting rights not yet vested) then held by such group; and

(e) any Permitted Parent.

Permitted Holdings Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings that:

(a) is not subject to any Guarantee by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(b) does not mature prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Revolving Credit Termination Date;

(c) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately after the issuance or incurrence thereof or would result therefrom;

(d) has no scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Revolving Credit Termination Date (it being understood that such Indebtedness may have mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions satisfying the requirements of clause (f) hereof);

(e) does not require any payments in cash of interest or other amounts in respect of the principal thereof prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Revolving Credit Termination Date; and

(f) has mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption, covenant, default and remedy provisions customary for senior discount notes of an issuer that is the parent of a borrower under senior secured credit facilities, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower;

provided that clauses (d) and (e) will not restrict payments that are necessary to prevent such Indebtedness from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code; provided, further that the Parent Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent final copies of the definitive credit documentation relating to such Indebtedness (unless the Parent Borrower is bound by a confidentiality obligation with respect thereto, in which case the Parent Borrower will deliver a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness in lieu thereof).

Permitted Indebtedness” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.01.

Permitted Investments” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.04.

Permitted Lien” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.02.

Permitted Overadvance” means an Overadvance made by the Administrative Agent, in its discretion, which:

(a) is made to maintain, protect or preserve the Collateral, the business of the Borrowers and/or the Secured Parties’ rights under the Loan Documents or which is otherwise for the benefit of the Secured Parties; or

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

(c) is made to pay any other amount chargeable to any Loan Party hereunder; and

(d) together with all other Permitted Overadvances then outstanding, shall not, at the time of making of such Permitted Overadvance, (i) exceed five percent (5%) of the Borrowing Base in the aggregate outstanding at any time or (ii) unless a Liquidation is taking place, remain outstanding for more than forty-five (45) consecutive Business Days, or (iii) be made on more than two occasions in any 180 day period;

provided, however, that the foregoing shall not (i) modify or abrogate any of the provisions of Section 2.19 regarding the Lenders’ obligations with respect to Participation Amounts, or (ii) result in any claim or liability against the Administrative Agent (regardless of the amount of any Overadvance) for “inadvertent Overadvances” (i.e. where an Overadvance results from changed circumstances beyond the control of the Administrative Agent (such as a reduction in the collateral value)), and such “inadvertent Overadvances” shall not reduce the amount of Permitted Overadvances allowed hereunder; and provided further that in no event shall the Administrative Agent make an Overadvance, if after giving effect thereto, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Aggregate Commitments at the time such Overadvance is made.

Permitted Parent” means (a) any Parent Entity that at the time it became a Parent Entity was a Permitted Holder pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition thereof; provided that such Parent Entity was not formed in connection with, or in contemplation of, a transaction that would otherwise constitute a Change of Control and (b) Holdings, so long as it is controlled by one or more Persons that are Permitted Holders pursuant to clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof.

Permitted Protest” shall mean the right of the Loan Parties to protest any Lien (other than any such Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes, or rental payment; provided that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on the books and records in such amount (if any) to the extent required under GAAP, (b) any such protest is prosecuted diligently by the Loan Parties in good faith, by appropriate proceedings, (c) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation, and (d) the failure to make payment, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, “Refinance”) the Indebtedness being Refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness); provided that:

(a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so Refinanced (plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon and underwriting discounts, defeasance costs, fees, commissions and expenses); provided, that with respect to the Term Loan Obligations, the principal amount of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof shall be subject only to Section 7.01(b)(A);

(b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (a) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (b) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness being Refinanced that were due on or after the date that is one year

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following the Revolving Credit Termination Date were instead due on the date that is one year following the Revolving Credit Termination Date; provided that no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this subclause (b) will have any scheduled principal payments due prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such Revolving Credit Termination Date for the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

(c) if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to any Obligations under this Agreement, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to such Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower) as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

(d) no Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may have different obligors, or greater Guarantees or security, than the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that, with respect to a Refinancing of the Term Loan Obligations, the Liens, if any, securing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness will be on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the documentation governing the Term Loan Facility, as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower;

(e) [reserved];

(f) in the case of a Refinancing of Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with, or on a junior basis to, the Loans with Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis, to the Loans, a Debt Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness has become party to or is otherwise subject to the provisions of a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Term Loan Facility) and, if applicable, the Intercreditor Agreement; and

(g) in the case of a Refinancing of the Term Loan Obligations, the Liens, if any, securing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement that is substantially consistent with, and no less favorable to the Lenders in any material respect than, the Intercreditor Agreement as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower and as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may not be incurred to Refinance Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Loans with Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Loans.

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

Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is (1) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA; and (2) either (a) sponsored or maintained (at the time of determination or at any time within the five years prior thereto) by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate or (b) in respect of which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Platform” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04.

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Pledged Debt” means any debt instrument constituting Collateral under any of the Collateral Documents.

Pledged Equity” means any certificated equity security constituting Collateral under any of the Collateral Documents.

Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).

primary obligor” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (a) of the definition of “Guarantee”.

Pro Forma Basis” or “Pro Forma” means, with respect to the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, the Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, or any other calculation under any applicable provision of the Loan Documents, as of any date, that (a) pro forma effect will be given to any Permitted Acquisition or Investment, any issuance, incurrence, assumption or permanent repayment of Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transaction and for which any such financial ratio or other calculation is being calculated), all sales, transfers and other dispositions or discontinuance of any Subsidiary, line of business, division or store, or any conversion of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary or of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary and restructuring, strategic and other cost savings initiatives, in each case that have occurred during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrowers being used to calculate such financial ratio (the “Reference Period”), or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period but prior to such date or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which a determination under this definition is made (including any such event occurring at a Person who became a Restricted Subsidiary after the commencement of the Reference Period), as if each such event occurred on the first day of the Reference Period, and (b) pro forma effect will be given to factually supportable and identifiable pro forma cost savings related to operational efficiencies, strategic initiatives or purchasing improvements and other synergies, in each case, reasonably expected by the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries to be realized based upon actions reasonably expected to be taken within 18 months of the date of such calculation (without duplication of the amount of actual benefit realized during such period from such actions), which cost savings, improvements and synergies can be reasonably computed, as certified in writing by the chief financial officer of the Parent Borrower; provided that any such pro forma adjustments in respect of such cost savings, improvements and synergies shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (before giving effect to all such adjustments) for any four-quarter period. For the avoidance of doubt, no pro forma adjustment will be made subsequent to the relevant measurement date for borrowings incurred or repayments made under the Term Loan Facility in the ordinary course of business and unrelated to any of the events described in this definition.

Projections” means all projections (including financial estimates, financial models, forecasts and other forward-looking information) furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries on or prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date in connection with the Transactions.

Public Lender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04.

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.22.

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Qualified Counterparty” means, with respect to any Specified Swap Contract, Bank Product or Cash Management Services, any counterparty thereto that, at the time such Specified Swap Contract, Bank Product or Cash Management Services were entered into, or, if entered into prior to the Amendment No. 47 Effective Date, on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests other than Disqualified Stock.

Qualified IPO” means an underwritten public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S 8) of the Equity Interests of any Parent Entity which generates cash proceeds of at least $100,000,000.

Quarterly Financial Statements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(b).

Ratio Debt” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.01.

Ratio Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(h) the aggregate interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including pay-in-kind interest payments, amortization of original issue discount, the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to Hedge Agreements relating to interest rates (other than in connection with the early termination thereof) but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of hedging obligations, all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, and all discounts, commissions, fees and other charges associated with any Receivables Facility (as defined in the Term Loan Facility)); plus

(i) consolidated capitalized interest of the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; plus

(j) any amounts paid or payable in respect of interest on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed to the referent Person and that has been Guaranteed by the referent Person; less

(k) interest income of the referent Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period.

For purposes of this definition, interest on Capital Lease Obligations will be deemed to accrue at the interest rate reasonably determined by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.

Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

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Receivables Advance Rate” means 9085%.

Receivables Reserves” means such Reserves as may be established from time to time by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their reasonable discretion with respect to the determination of the collectability in the ordinary course of Eligible Trade Receivables, including, without limitation, on account of bad debts and dilution.

Reference Period” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Pro Forma Basis”.

Refinance” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”.

Refunded Swing Line Loan” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.07(b).

Refunding Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.07(c).

Register” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.06(c).

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

Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.20 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.

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

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

Relevant Governmental Body means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Remaining Present Value” means, as of any date with respect to any lease, the present value as of such date of the scheduled future lease payments with respect to such lease, determined with a discount rate equal to a market rate of interest for such lease reasonably determined at the time such lease was entered into.

Reportable Event” means any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c) of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).

Reports” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.13(b).

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Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to conversion or continuation of the Revolving Credit Loans, a Conversion/Continuation Notice, (c) with respect to an issuance of a Letter of Credit, an Application, and (d) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a notice pursuant to Section 2.07(a).

Required Financial Statements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.04(b).

Required Lenders” means, at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding; provided that (i) the Loans, L/C Obligations and unused Revolving Credit Commitments held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for all purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders, (ii) at any time there are fewer than three Lenders, “Required Lenders” shall mean all Lenders and (iii) at any time there are three Lenders, Required Lenders shall mean two or more Lenders with more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

Rescindable Amount” has the meaning defined in Section 2.14(b)(ii).

Reserves” means all (if any) Inventory Reserves, Availability Reserves and Receivables Reserves.

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

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any executive or senior vice president, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party or any of the other individuals designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Responsible Officer of a Loan Party as an authorized signatory of any certificate or other document to be delivered hereunder. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.06.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Restricted Subsidiaries will mean Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrowers.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Credit Loans and participate in Swing Line Loan Overadvances and Letters of Credit, in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01 annexed to Amendment No. 4 or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.08(a).

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Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.08(d).

Revolving Credit Commitment Period” means the period after (but not including) the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, at any time, Total Revolving Extensions of Credit, minus L/C Obligations that have been Cash Collateralized.

Revolving Credit Facility” means the Revolving Credit Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder.

Revolving Credit Loans” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(a).

Revolving Credit Percentage” means, as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then constitutes of the Aggregate Commitments (or, at any time after the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding).

Revolving Credit Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) August 13April 3, 20252029, and (ii) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the final maturity of the Term Loan Facility.

Revolving Extensions of Credit” means, as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding, (c) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the Overadvances then outstanding and (d) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.

RP Conditions” means, at the time of determination with respect to any specified Restricted Payment, that (a) no Default then exists or would arise as a result of making such payment, (b) the Borrowers have demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that average monthly Excess Availability on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment as of such date and for the twelve (12) months following such date, will be greater than fifteen percent (15%) of the Line Cap, and (c) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as calculated on a trailing twelve months basis, is greater than 1.1 to 1.0; provided that if that average monthly Excess Availability, as projected on a Pro Forma Basis for the twelve (12) months following and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, will be greater than twenty percent (20%) of the Line Cap, the provisions of clause (c) will not be required to be satisfied.

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

Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, HerHis Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Sale and Lease-Back Transactions” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.03.

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

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

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05, the Issuing Lender, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners, the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, any other Person to whom Obligations under this Agreement and other Loan Documents are owing, and the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing, each Qualified Counterparty party to a Specified Swap Contract, Bank Product or Cash Management Services, and the other Persons which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Secured Party Expenses” means, without limitation, (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including, without limitation, BofA Securities, Inc.) and the Co-Collateral Agent and its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation (i) the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of (A) one firm of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent plus on additional firm of local counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in each applicable jurisdiction, (B) appraisers, (C) commercial finance examinations, and (D) all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Obligations, (ii) in connection with (A) the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, (B) the preparation, negotiation, administration, management, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (C) the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement or the Loan Documents or efforts to preserve, protect, collect, or enforce the Collateral, or (D) any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of any Obligations; (b) with respect to the Issuing Lender, and its Affiliates, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder; and (c) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Secured Parties who are not the Administrative Agent, BofA Securities, Inc., the Issuing Lender or any Affiliate of any of them, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; provided that such Secured Parties shall be entitled to reimbursement for no more than one counsel representing all such Secured Parties (absent a conflict of interest, in which case the Secured Parties may engage and be reimbursed for additional counsel) plus one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction.

Shrink” means Inventory which has been lost, misplaced, stolen, or is otherwise unaccounted for.

SOFR means, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).

SOFR Adjustment” means 0.10% (10.00 basis points) per annum.

Specified Event of Default” means any Event of Default under Section 8.01(b), 8.01(c), 8.01(h) or 8.01(i).

Specified Swap Contract” means any Swap Contract entered into by any Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries with any Qualified Counterparty.

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Specified Transaction” means any Investment (including any Limited Condition Acquisition), disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, Subsidiary designation, that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis”; provided that any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments above the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, for purposes of this “Specified Transaction” definition, shall be deemed to be fully drawn; provided, further, that, at the Parent Borrower’s election, any such Specified Transaction (other than a Restricted Payment) having an aggregate value of less than $5,000,000 shall not be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis.”

Sponsors” means Catterton Management Company, L.L.C. and NY116 Investment Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, the respective general partners of the constituent owners of, Catterton Management Company, L.L.C. and NY116 Investment Pte Ltd, and any Affiliate of such owners or their respective general partners (other than portfolio companies of Catterton Management Company, L.L.C. and NY116 Investment Pte Ltd).

Standby Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit that is not a Commercial Letter of Credit and that (a) is used in lieu or in support of performance guaranties or performance, surety or similar bonds (excluding appeal bonds) arising in the ordinary course of business, (b) is used in lieu or in support of stay or appeal bonds, (c) supports the payment of insurance premiums for reasonably necessary casualty insurance carried by any of the Loan Parties, or (d) supports payment or performance for identified purchases or exchanges of products or services in the ordinary course of business.

Store” means any retail store operated, or to be operated, by any Loan Party.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which (1) Equity Interests having ordinary voting power (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned by such Person; or (2) more than 50.0% of the Equity Interests are at the time owned by such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Subsidiaries will mean Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower.

Subsidiary Borrower” means LPM Manufacturing, Inc., Cortz, Inc. and each other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that becomes a Subsidiary Borrower following the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.10.

Subsidiary Loan Parties” means (1) each Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary of a Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (other than any Excluded Subsidiary); and (2) each Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Parent Borrower that becomes, or is required to become, a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

Supported QFC” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.22.

Swap Contract” means any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap

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transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement.

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

Swing Line Commitment” means the obligation of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.06 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $12,500,000, which amount is part of and not in addition to the Revolving Credit Commitment.

Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America, in its capacity as the lender of Swing Line Loans.

Swing Line Loans” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.06(a).

Swing Line Participation Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.07(c).

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

Term Loan Administrative Agent” means Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC in its capacity as administrative agent under the Term Loan Facility and its successors in such capacity.

Term Loan Documents” means the “Loan Documents” as defined in the Term Loan Facility.

Term Loan Facility” means that certain term loan credit agreement, dated as of August 16, 2016 by and among the Parent Borrower, the Term Loan Lenders, the Term Loan Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, increased, or refinanced or replaced pursuant to any Permitted Refinancing indebtedness in respect thereof from time to time in one or more agreements.

Term Loan Lender” means each lender under the Term Loan Facility.

Term Loan Obligations” means the “Obligations” as defined in the Term Loan Facility.

Term Priority Collateral” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Term SOFR means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and

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(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such date with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such term;

provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of Term SOFR.

Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

Total Revolving Extensions of Credit” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Lenders outstanding at such time.

Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of such date to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four fiscal quarter period for which Required Financial Statements have been delivered, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Trade Receivables Component” means the face amount of Eligible Trade Receivables minus Receivables Reserves multiplied by the Receivables Advance Rate.

Transactions” means the entering into of Amendment No. 4, the borrowing of the Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, if any, and the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the forgoing.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral or the availability of any remedy under the Loan Documents is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection, priority or availability of such remedy.

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

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

Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means Capital Expenditures other than those made with the proceeds of Indebtedness or capital lease transactions, or equity contributions permitted hereunder; provided that any Capital Expenditures made with the proceeds of Credit Extensions hereunder shall constitute Unfinanced Capital Expenditures.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.01(e)(2)(C).

Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date, all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that would not appear as “restricted” on the Required Financial Statements, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, determined based upon the most recent month-end financial statements available internally as of the date of determination, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrowers) designated by Parent Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Parent Borrower will only be permitted to so designate a new Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date or subsequently re-designate any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (by written notice to the Administrative Agent) if:

(a) no Event of Default is continuing; provided, that if such Subsidiary is being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, (i) the date of determination of such condition shall be the LCA Test Date and (ii) on the date such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after such designation;

(b) such designation or re-designation would not cause an Event of Default; provided, that if such Subsidiary is being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, (i) the date of determination of such condition shall be the LCA Test Date and (ii) on the date such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such designation or re-designation would not cause a Specified Event of Default;

(c) the Parent Borrower has demonstrated compliance with Payment Conditions; provided, that if such Subsidiary is being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of such condition shall be the LCA Test Date; and

(d) if such designation or re-designation would cause a reduction in the Borrowing Base in excess of $5,000,000, the Parent Borrower shall promptly deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent that gives pro forma effect to such designation.

The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will constitute an Investment for purposes of Section 7.04. The redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an incurrence at the time of such designation of Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and the Liens on the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case outstanding on the date of such redesignation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at no time

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shall any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries transfer Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the Collateral (taken as a whole) included in the Borrowing Base or material and necessary for the operation of the assets of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, unless such Intellectual Property Rights are subject to a non-exclusive royalty-free worldwide license in favor of, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Administrative Agent’s exercise of rights and remedies under this Agreement in connection with the ABL Priority Collateral.

USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.22.

Voting Stock” means, as of any date, the Capital Stock of any Person that is at the time entitled to vote (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness as of any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal (excluding nominal amortization), including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a Domestic Subsidiary of such Person that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries will mean Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries of any Borrower.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a subsidiary of such Person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, all references to Wholly Owned Subsidiaries will mean Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of any Borrower.

Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

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Work Fee” means the fee charged by the initial Issuing Lender in connection with any issuance or amendment of any Letter of Credit, which Work Fee shall in no event exceed (i) $1,500 per Letter of Credit issued by such initial Issuing Lender with respect to any issuance thereof and (ii) $250 per Letter of Credit issued by such initial Issuing Lender with respect to any amendment thereof.

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

Section 1.02 Terms Generally. The definitions set forth or referred to in Section 1.01 will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun will include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Unless the context requires otherwise,

(a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”;

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

(c) the word “will” will be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”;

(d) the word “incur” will be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” will have correlative meanings);

(e) any reference to any Person will be construed to include such Person’s legal successors and permitted assigns; and

(f) the words “asset” and “property” will be construed to have the same meaning and effect.

All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules will be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this Agreement to any Loan Document or organizational document of the Loan Parties means such document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document). Any reference to any law will include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation means, unless otherwise specified, such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. Whenever this Agreement refers to the “knowledge” of the

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Parent Borrower or any Loan Party, such reference will be construed to mean the knowledge of the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.

Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature will be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all accounting or financial terms used herein will be construed, and all financial computations pursuant hereto will be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 10 (or any other Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification having a similar effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein. In the event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) occurs and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial ratios, standards or terms in this Agreement, then upon the written request of the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent (acting upon the request of the Required Lenders), the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrowers’ financial condition will be the same after such Accounting Change as if such Accounting Change had not occurred; provided that provisions of this Agreement in effect on the date of such Accounting Change will remain in effect until the effective date of such amendment. “Accounting Change” means (1) any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or (2) any change in the application of GAAP by Holdings or the Parent Borrower.

Section 1.04 Currencies. Unless otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, monetary amounts are in Dollars. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Default or Event of Default will arise as a result of any limitation or threshold set forth in Dollars being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates.

Section 1.05 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Loan Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

Section 1.06 Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers for Obligations. All Credit Extensions made hereunder are made to or for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of the Borrowers, collectively, and in consideration of the agreement of each of the Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations. Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several and direct and primary liability for the full payment when due and performance of all Obligations and each of the Borrowers agree that such liability is independent of the duties, obligations and liabilities of each of the joint and several Borrowers. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties the full payment and performance when due of all the Obligations.

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Section 1.07 Parent Borrower. The Borrowers hereby each appoint the Leslie’s as the “Parent Borrower” hereunder and each hereby agrees that any notice required to be provided to or by any Borrower hereunder may be provided solely to or by the Parent Borrower on behalf of each of the Borrowers.

Section 1.08 Certain Calculations and Tests.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when calculating any applicable ratio or determining other compliance with this Agreement (including the determination of compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom) in connection with a Specified Transaction undertaken in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of such ratio and determination of whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom or other applicable covenant shall, at the option of the Parent Borrower (the Parent Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after such ratios and other provisions are measured on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other Specified Transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period being used to calculate such financial ratio ending prior to the LCA Test Date, the applicable Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratios and provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with unless a Specified Event of Default shall be continuing at the time of the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) if any of such ratios are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrowers) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder and (y) such ratios and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related Specified Transactions unless a Specified Event of Default shall be continuing at the time of the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition. If the Parent Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on (1) a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (2) on a Pro Forma Basis but without giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and use of proceeds thereof); provided, that (other than solely with respect to the incurrence test under which such Limited Condition Acquisition is being made) Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets and Consolidated Net Income of any target of such Limited Condition Acquisition can only be used in the determination of the relevant ratio and baskets if and when such Limited Condition Acquisition has closed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Limited Condition Acquisition provisions set forth above shall not apply in respect of any incurrence of any Loans (or other Credit Extensions) the proceeds of which will be used to finance such Limited Condition Acquisition.

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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement under any covenant that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, pro forma compliance with any Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement under the same covenant as such Fixed Amount that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts being substantially concurrently incurred (other than, in the case of any Fixed Amounts contained in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02, any refinancings of any Indebtedness that was previously incurred) and any substantially concurrent borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence, except that incurrences of Indebtedness and Liens constituting Fixed Amounts and any substantially concurrent borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility or any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof shall be taken into account for purposes of any Incurrence Based Amounts under any covenant other than Incurrence Based Amounts contained in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02.

Section 1.09 Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent. All determinations under this Agreement that are specified to be made by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall be made jointly by such Persons; provided that, in the event that the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent cannot agree on any matter to be determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, then (a) if the aggregate amount of the Reserves with respect to which there is such a disagreement is less than or equal to $10,000,000, the determination shall be made by the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent asserting the more conservative credit judgment or (b) if the aggregate amount of the Reserves with respect to which there is such a disagreement is greater than $10,000,000, the determination shall be made by the Administrative Agent.

Section 1.10 Required Financial Statements. With respect to the determination of the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Facility as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date), the Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, or under any other applicable provision of the Loan Documents (including the definition of Immaterial Subsidiary) made on or prior to the date on which Required Financial Statements have been delivered for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, such calculation will be determined for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the Closing Date, and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction occurs, the Senior Secured First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio or under any other applicable provision of the Loan Documents (including the definition of Immaterial Subsidiary) shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.

Section 1.11 Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Term SOFR” or with respect to any rate that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any of such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes.

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ARTICLE II

THE REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.01 Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lenders severally agree to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Credit Loans”) to the Borrowers from time to time after the Closing Date and during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period; provided that after giving effect thereto (i) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans at any one time outstanding for each Lender, when added to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the sum of (x) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (y) the aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit do not exceed the Line Cap. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period the Borrowers may use the Revolving Credit Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Credit Loans may from time to time be Term SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrowers and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.05; provided that no Revolving Credit Loan shall be made as a Term SOFR Loan after the day that is one month prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date.

(b) The Borrowers shall repay all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans on the applicable Revolving Credit Termination Date.

(c) The Inventory Reserves and Availability Reserves as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date are set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Amendment No. 4.

The Administrative Agent shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date in its reasonable discretion to establish, modify or eliminate Reserves.

Section 2.02 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) The Borrowers may, upon notice from the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, as the case may be, (ii) any such notice shall be irrevocable (except in the case of a termination, such notice shall be irrevocable only beginning three days prior to the date of the proposed termination), (iii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $5,000,000 and (iv) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Line Cap. Each such reduction or termination shall be applied ratably to the Revolving Credit Commitments of each Lender.

(b) If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the L/C Commitment or the Swing Line Commitment exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Revolving Credit Commitment shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

(c) Upon the Revolving Credit Termination Date, the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders shall be terminated in full, and the Borrowers shall pay, in full and in cash, all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans then owing by them to the Lenders.

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The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the L/C Commitment or the Swing Line Commitment under this Section 2.02. All fees accrued until the effective date of any such termination or reduction shall be paid on the effective date of such termination or reduction.

Section 2.03 [Reserved].

Section 2.04 [Reserved].

Section 2.05 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Committed Loan Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as applicable. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of the Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested date of the Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. The Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $250,000 in excess thereof. The Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; provided that the Swing Line Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrowers, borrowings of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit Commitments in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.07. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, (iii) the Type of Loans to be borrowed, and (iv) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. Each Conversion/Continuation Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrowers are requesting a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the conversion or continuation (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrowers fail to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrowers fail to give a timely notice of a conversion or continuation in a Conversion/Continuation Notice, then the Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans. If the Borrowers request a Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice or a conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in a Conversion/Continuation Notice, but fail to specify an Interest Period, they will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Revolving Credit Loan, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation in a Conversion/Continuation Notice is provided by the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.05(a). Each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Credit Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrowers in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrowers on the books of the

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Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Parent Borrower.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate.

(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than (i) 20 Interest Periods or (ii) more than two Interest Periods of less than one month, in each case, in effect with respect of all Loans.

(f) The Administrative Agent, without the request of any Borrower, may advance any interest, fee, service charge, Secured Party Expenses, or other payment to which any Secured Party is entitled from the Loan Parties pursuant hereto or any other Loan Document and may charge the same to the Register notwithstanding that an Overadvance may result thereby; provided that, prior to advancing any amounts for payment of Secured Party Expenses, the Administrative Agent shall furnish the Borrowers with five (5) Business Days advance notice thereof; provided further that in no event shall the Administrative Agent make an advance hereunder, if after giving effect thereto, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Aggregate Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrowers a statement of any such advance or charge promptly after the making thereof (or in the case of Secured Party Expenses, at the time that the five (5) Business Days’ notice is furnished) in reasonable detail sufficient to allow the Borrowers to verify such interest, fee, service charge, Secured Party Expenses or other payment. Such action on the part of the Administrative Agent shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent’s rights and the Borrowers’ obligations under Section 2.09(b). Any amount which is added to the principal balance of the Register as provided in this Section 2.05(f) shall bear interest at the interest rate then and thereafter applicable to Base Rate Loans.

(g) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to make any Loan or to provide any Letter of Credit if an Overadvance would result. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, make Permitted Overadvances without the consent of the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Lender and each Lender shall be bound thereby. Any Permitted Overadvance may constitute a Swing Line Loan. A Permitted Overadvance is for the account of the Borrowers and shall constitute a Loan and an Obligation. Any Permitted Overadvance shall be subject to such required repayments and other terms as the Administrative Agent may determine. The making of any such Permitted Overadvance on any one occasion shall not obligate the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make or permit any Permitted Overadvance on any other occasion or to permit such Permitted Overadvances to remain outstanding. The making by the Administrative Agent of a Permitted Overadvance shall not modify or abrogate any of the provisions of Section 2.19 regarding the Lenders’ obligations to purchase participations with respect to Letters of Credit or of Section 2.07 regarding the Lenders’ obligations to purchase participations with respect to Swing Line Loans. The Administrative Agent shall have no liability for, and no Loan Party or Secured Party shall have the right to, or shall, bring any claim of any kind whatsoever against the Administrative Agent with respect to “inadvertent Overadvances” (i.e. where an Overadvance results from changed circumstances beyond the control of the

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Administrative Agent (such as a reduction in the collateral value)) regardless of the amount of any such Overadvance(s).

(h) With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided, that with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Parent Borrower and the Lenders promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

Section 2.06 Swing Line Commitment.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender agrees that, after the Closing Date and during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, it will make available to the Borrowers, in the sole reasonable discretion of the Swing Line Lender, in the form of swing line loans (“Swing Line Loans”) a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrowers under the Revolving Credit Commitments, which portion is a part of and not in addition to the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swing Line Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swing Line Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Credit Loans hereunder, may exceed the Swing Line Commitment then in effect or such Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrowers shall not request, and the Swing Line Lender shall not make, any Swing Line Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swing Line Loan, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Line Cap. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, the Borrowers may use the Swing Line Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Swing Line Loans shall be Base Rate Loans only.

(b) The Borrowers shall repay all outstanding Swing Line Loans on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.

Section 2.07 Procedure for Swing Line Borrowing; Refunding of Swing Line Loans.

(a) The Borrowers may borrow under the Swing Line Commitment on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period; provided that the Borrowers shall give the Swing Line Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date. Each borrowing under the Swing Line Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Not later than 4:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date specified in the borrowing notice in respect of any Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loan. The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swing Line Loan available to the Borrowers on such Borrowing Date in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrowers (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swing Line Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swing Line Lender no later than 12:00 noon, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Credit Loan (which shall initially be a Base Rate Loan), in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit

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Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swing Line Loans (the “Refunded Swing Line Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swing Line Lender. Each Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Credit Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00 a.m., one Business Day after the date of such notice. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans shall be made immediately available by the Administrative Agent to the Swing Line Lender for application by the Swing Line Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swing Line Loans.

(c) If prior to the time a Revolving Credit Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.07(b), one of the events described in Section 8.01(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to any Borrower, or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Credit Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.07(b), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.07(b) (the “Refunding Date”), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swing Line Loans by paying to the Swing Line Lender an amount (the “Swing Line Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding which were to have been repaid with such Revolving Credit Loans.

(d) Whenever, at any time after the Swing Line Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s Swing Line Participation Amount, the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of the Swing Line Loans, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swing Line Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swing Line Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swing Line Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swing Line Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swing Line Lender.

(e) Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.07(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.07(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or the Borrowers may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Article IV; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

Section 2.08 Incremental Credit Extensions.

(a) The Borrowers may at any time or from time to time after the Amendment No. 67 Effective Date, by notice from the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase”); provided that both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below (i) all representations and warranties in Article V shall be true and correct in all material respects (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and except to the extent that a particular representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct), (ii) no

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Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall not exceed $075,000,000.

(b) [Reserved].Each Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is a whole multiple of $500,000 which is not less than $10,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in Section 2.08(a)(iii) above).

(c) The Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to the Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (a) shall be made under and documented in this Agreement or pursuant to an amendment hereto and shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and (b) shall be treated substantially the same as or less favorably than the Revolving Credit Loans (including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments and voting rights).

(d) Each notice from the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increases. Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be provided by any existing Lender or by any other bank or other financial institution selected by the Borrowers (any such bank or other financial institution being called an “Additional Lender”); provided that the Administrative Agent shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s providing any such Revolving Credit Commitment Increases if such consent would be required under Section 11.06 for an assignment of Revolving Credit Commitments to such Lender or Additional Lender. Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall become Revolving Credit Commitments (or in the case of a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by Holdings, the Borrowers, each Lender agreeing to provide such Revolving Credit Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.08. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Commitment Increases for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increases, unless it so agrees. Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.08, each Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (each, a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender”) in respect of such increase, and each such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swing Line Loans held by each Lender (including each such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (b) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, the Lenders (including the Additional Lenders) shall make such payments as directed by the Administrative Agent in order that the Revolving Credit Loans are held by the Lenders (including

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Additional Lenders) ratably in accordance with the increased Revolving Credit Commitments (and interest and other payments shall be adjusted accordingly).

(e) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.08.

(f) This Section 2.08 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.14, 2.15 or 11.01 to the contrary.

Section 2.09 Prepayments.

(a) Optional. The Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (2) one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that if such prepayment is being made in connection with the closing of another transaction it may be conditioned upon the closing of such transaction. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of any Loans shall be paid to the Lenders thereof in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.

(b) Mandatory. (i) If for any reason the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit at any time exceed the Line Cap as then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans, and Letter of Credit borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than Letter of Credit borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.09(b)(i) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swing Line Loans and the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the Line Cap as then in effect.

(ii) The Borrowers shall also prepay the Loans and Cash Collateralize Letters of Credit in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13.

Section 2.10 Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

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(b) (i) If any Obligation is not paid when due (in each case, without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then the Administrative Agent upon the request of the Required Lenders shall notify the Borrowers that such amount shall, until such time as such Event of Default has ceased to exist, bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(ii) If any other Event of Default exists, then the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Required Lenders, shall notify the Borrowers that the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations (including, without limitation, all Letter of Credit Fees) shall, until such time as such Event of Default has ceased to exist, bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that such request and notice shall not be required with respect to any Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) and, upon such an Event of Default such amounts shall bear interest at the Default Rate automatically.

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

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

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, if on the Amendment No. 6 Effective Date, any Eurodollar Rate Loans (as such term was defined in the ECA) remain outstanding (the “Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans”), such Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans shall, for the duration of the Interest Period (as such term was defined in the ECA) be governed by the terms of the ECA. Upon the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to the Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans, (i) such Existing Eurodollar Loans shall be continued, automatically, subject to the terms contained in Section 2.05(c) or otherwise, as Term SOFR Loans, having an Interest Period of one month unless otherwise elected by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 6) (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such Loans may not be continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans (as such term was defined in the ECA)) and (ii) this Agreement, giving effect to Amendment No. 6, shall govern and control such Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans in all respects.

Section 2.11 Fees.

(a) The Borrowers shall pay the fees relating to the Revolving Credit Facility to the Persons in the amounts and at the times specified in any Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

(b) The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) a commitment fee for the period from and including the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date to but excluding the last day of the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the actual daily amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of eacch March, June, September and Decemberfirst calendar day of each April, July, October and January and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, commencing on the first of such dates to occur after the Closing Date.

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Section 2.12 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.14(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.13 Evidence of Debt. The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note or Notes, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note(s) and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments and payments with respect thereto. Upon receipt of an affidavit of a Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of such Lender’s Note(s) and upon cancellation of such Note(s), the Borrowers will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note or Notes in favor of such Lender, in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise of like tenor.

Section 2.14 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrowers shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected on computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. (i) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.05 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.05) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In

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such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administra