UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2005

Carter’s, Inc.
The William Carter Company

(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter)

The Proscenium,
1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(404) 745-2700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 14, 2005, The William Carter Company (“TWCC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Carter’s, Inc. (“Carter’s”), entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among TWCC; the Lenders party thereto; Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer and Collateral Agent; Credit Suisse, as Syndication Agent; Banc of America Securities LLC and Credit Suisse as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers; and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., U.S. Bank National Association and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents.

A description of the material terms of the Credit Agreement follows.   This description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, which is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 1.01.

Capitalized terms used in the description below without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

FACILITIES

The Credit Agreement consists of (i) a term loan facility of $500,000,000 to finance in part the acquisition of OshKosh B’Gosh, Inc., the previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation and  the refinancing of its existing credit facility, and to pay related fees and expenses and (ii) a committed revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125,000,000 for working capital and general corporate purposes, for the issuance of letters of credit and to pay any fees and expenses incurred in connection with the above transactions.

INTEREST RATES

The Credit Agreement provides for two pricing options for our Term Loans:  (i) Term Loans on which interest is payable quarterly at a Base Rate equal to the higher of (x) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% or (y) rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. as its prime rate, plus an Applicable Rate initially equal to 0.75% and subject to adjustment downward based on improvements in the Leverage Ratio and senior credit rating of the Company and (ii) Term Loans on which interest accrues for one, two, three, six or if, generally available, nine or twelve month interest  periods (but is payable not less frequently than every  three  months) at a rate of interest  per  annum equal to an adjusted British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate, plus an Applicable Margin initially equal to 1.75% per annum and subject to adjustment downward based on improvements in the Leverage Ratio and senior credit rating of the Company.

The Credit Agreement also provides for two pricing options for our Revolving Loans:  (i) Revolving Loans on which interest is payable quarterly at a Base Rate equal to the higher of (x) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% or (y) rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A. as its prime rate, plus an Applicable Rate initially equal to 0.75% and subject to adjustment downward based on improvements in the Leverage Ratio of the Company and (ii) Revolving Loans on which interest accrues for one, two, three, six or if, generally available, nine or twelve month interest  periods (but is payable not less frequently than every  three  months) at a rate of interest  per  annum equal to an adjusted British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate, plus an Applicable Margin initially equal to 1.75% per annum and subject to adjustment downward based on improvements in the Leverage Ratio of the Company.

COMMITMENT FEES

A commitment fee initially equal to 0.50% per annum will be payable quarterly in arrears with respect to the average daily unused portion of the revolving loan commitments.  The commitment fee is subject to adjustment downward to 0.375% based on improvements in the Leverage Ratio of the Company.

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FACILITY FEES

Certain other facility fees may be payable to the Administrative Agent from time to time, in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon among the Company and the Administrative Agent.

SECURITY

The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are secured by a first priority Lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company, including without limitation, a pledge of 100% of the equity interests of the Company in each of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and, up to a maximum of 65% of the total equity interests of each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary.

GUARANTY

The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are jointly and severally guaranteed by each wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of the Company, and each guarantor has secured its obligations under the guaranty by a first priority lien on substantially all of its assets, including without limitation, a pledge of 100% of the equity interests of such domestic subsidiary in each of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and up to a maximum of 65% of the total equity interests of each first-tier Foreign Subsidiary.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Credit Agreement contains covenants and provisions that restrict, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to: (i) incur Indebtedness;  (ii) create, incur or suffer to exist Liens on any of its property or assets;  (iii) make Investments;  (iv) make Restricted Payments; (v) engage in mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all their assets;  (vi) make any Asset Sales; (vii) enter into agreements restricting dividends and advances by their Subsidiaries; (viii) enter into any sale-leaseback transactions and (ix) engage in transactions with Affiliates.

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

The Credit Agreement requires the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to satisfy certain financial performance criteria. Specifically, the Company will not:

(i) permit at the end of any four consecutive fiscal quarters the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA to exceed the maximum amount set forth in the Credit Agreement for such period;

(ii) permit at the end of any four consecutive fiscal quarters the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense to be less than the minimum amount set forth in the Credit Agreement for such period; and

(iii) permit at the end of any four consecutive fiscal quarters, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA (less the sum of (x) Consolidated Capital Expenditures and (y) the portion of taxes based on income and provisions for cash income taxes for such period) to Consolidated Fixed Charges to be less than the minimum amounts set forth in the Credit Agreement for such period.

PREPAYMENTS

The Credit Agreement provides that the Loans may be prepaid and the revolving loan commitments may be permanently reduced without penalty, in whole or in part, at any time; provided that Eurodollar Rate Loans may be prepaid only on the expiration of the applicable Interest Period unless certain breakage costs are reimbursed to the Lenders.  In addition, the Loans are subject to mandatory prepayment out of (i) Net Cash Proceeds arising from Asset Sales, (ii) Net Cash Proceeds arising from Debt Issuances or Disqualified Stock Issuances, (iii) Net Cash Proceeds arising from Extraordinary Receipts and (iv) commencing with the fiscal year ending January 1, 2007, 50% of the Excess Cash Flow of the Company, in each case subject to certain exceptions.

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EVENTS OF DEFAULT

The Credit Agreement specifies certain customary events of default, including but not limited to failure to pay principal or interest or other amounts when due, breach of certain covenants or representations, cross-defaults to certain other agreements and indebtedness in excess of specified amounts, judgment defaults in excess of specified amounts, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, dissolution, certain ERISA-related defaults, a change of control, and a failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the credit facility to be in full force and effect.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On July 14, 2005, Carter’s, through its wholly owned subsidiary, TWCC, and Blue Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of TWCC, consummated its acquisition of OshKosh B’Gosh, Inc. (“OshKosh”), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 10, 2005 by and among TWCC, Blue Merger Corp., and OshKosh (the “Merger Agreement”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Blue Merger Corp. merged (the “Merger”) with and into OshKosh, with OshKosh continuing as the surviving corporation.  Each share of common stock of OshKosh outstanding at the time of the merger was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $26.00 in cash.  All outstanding OshKosh stock options were redeemed at the spread between the $26.00 and their exercise price.

Carter’s will pay approximately $312 million in cash to OshKosh shareholders.

This description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.

On July 14, 2005, Carter’s, through its wholly owned subsidiary, TWCC, borrowed approximately $500 million under its new Credit Agreement to finance in part the acquisition of OshKosh, TWCC’s previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation, the refinancing of its existing credit facility and to pay related fees and expenses. A brief description of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement are included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report, which description is incorporated into this item by reference. This description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, which is filed with this Current Report as Exhibit 1.01.

Item 8.01.    Other Events.

On July 14, 2005, Carter’s issued a press release announcing the consummation of the acquisition of OshKosh, the consummation of the previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation by its subsidiary, TWCC, for its outstanding 10.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (CUSIP No. 146303AE2 and ISIN US146303AE25) and its new Credit Agreement.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements of Businesses Acquired.

Financial statements for OshKosh required by Item 9.01(a) are not included with this Current Report and will be filed within 71 calendar days from the date this Current Report is required to be filed.

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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

Pro forma financial information required pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X for the acquisition of OshKosh required by Item 9.01(b) are not included with this Current Report and will be filed within 71 calendar days from the date this Current Report is required to be filed.

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Exhibit 1.01

EXECUTION COPY

Published CUSIP Number:                      

CREDIT AGREEMENT

$625,000,000

Dated as of July 14, 2005

among

THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY,
as Borrower,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender,
L/C Issuer and Collateral Agent,

CREDIT SUISSE,
as Syndication Agent,

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

and

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

and

CREDIT SUISSE,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers,

and

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
U.S. Bank National Association
and
Wachovia Bank, National Association,
as Co-Documentation Agents

CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP
80 Pine Street
New York, New York  10005

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EXECUTION COPY

CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 14, 2005, among THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender (in such capacity, the “Swing Line Lender”), L/C Issuer (as defined) and Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), CREDIT SUISSE, as Syndication Agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agents (in such capacities, the “Co-Documentation Agents”) and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and CREDIT SUISSE, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers (in such capacities, the “Arrangers”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated as of May 10, 2005 (the “Merger Agreement”) among Borrower, Blue Merger Corp. and OshKosh B’Gosh, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Target”), the Borrower has agreed to purchase (the “Acquisition”) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Target pursuant to the merger of Blue Merger Corp. with and into the Target (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the consummation of the Acquisition, the Borrower intends to consummate a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for all of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of $113.8 million of its 10.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes”) and refinance in full and terminate the outstanding obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below) (together with the Tender Offer, the “Refinancing”);

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the initial borrowing hereunder will be used to pay the consideration under the Merger Agreement, to consummate the Refinancing, to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions (as defined below) and to fund the ongoing working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after the consummation of the Acquisition;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that (i) the Term Loan Lenders make Term Loans to the Borrower of $500.0 million in the aggregate and (ii) the Revolving Loan Lenders provide Revolving Loan Commitments of $125.0 million in the aggregate to be available for Revolving Loans to the Borrower and Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, the applicable Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the L/C Issuer has indicated its willingness to so issue Letters of Credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

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

“Acquisition” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Acquisition Consideration” means the purchase consideration for any Permitted Acquisition and all other payments by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part of, or in connection with, the aggregate consideration for any Permitted Acquisition (including, without limitation, Indebtedness assumed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), whether paid in cash or by exchange of Equity Interests or of properties or otherwise and whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, “earn-outs” and other similar agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business acquired in such Permitted Acquisition; provided that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP to be established in respect thereof by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Acquisition Documents” means the collective reference to the Merger Agreement and the other documents listed on Schedule 1.01(c).

“Additional Extension of Credit” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01.

“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14.

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder, and includes any successor administrative agent.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

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

“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; provided, however, that, for purposes of Section 7.08, the term “Affiliate” shall also include another Person that directly or indirectly owns more than 10% of any class of capital stock of such Person.

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“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.02(c).

“Agents” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers; and “Agent” shall mean any of them.

“Aggregate Commitments” means, collectively, the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments and the Aggregate Term Loan Commitments.

“Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments” means the Revolving Loan Commitments of all of the Revolving Loan Lenders.

“Aggregate Term Loan Commitments” means the Term Loan Commitments of all of the Term Loan Lenders.

“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such terms in the preamble hereto.

“Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.20.

“Applicable Commitment Fee” means a commitment fee in respect of each Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment equal to (a) initially from the Closing Date until the delivery of financial statements for the first fiscal quarter ending at least six months after the Closing Date, 0.50% per annum and (b) thereafter, if and for so long as the Leverage Ratio (as determined in accordance with the following paragraph) is less than 2.00 to 1.00, 0.375%.

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Commitment Fee resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then the pricing set forth in clause (a) above shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered until the Compliance Certificate is delivered.

“Applicable Rate” means (a)(i) initially from the Closing Date until the delivery of financial statements for the first fiscal quarter ending at least six months after the Closing Date, (A) 0.75% with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans and (B) 1.75% with respect to Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) thereafter, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio in effect from time to time as set forth below:

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; and (b)(i) initially from the Closing Date until the delivery of financial statements for the first fiscal quarter ending at least six months after the Closing Date, (A) 0.75% with respect to Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans and (B) 1.75% with respect to Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) thereafter, a percentage per annum determined by (I) reference to the Leverage Ratio (as determined in accordance with the paragraph below) in effect from time to time as set forth below and (II) the Ratings in effect from time to time as set forth below:

For purposes of the grid above in this clause (b), “Ratings” means any time at which Moody’s and S&P both publicly announce ratings of the Borrower’s debt obligations under this Agreement.

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in (a) the Leverage Ratio (in the case of Revolving Loans) shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) or (b) the Leverage Ratio and the Ratings (in the case of Term Loans) shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b), together with written certification from the Borrower as to the Ratings by Moody’s and S&P as of such date of determination; provided that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then the pricing set forth in

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clause (a)(i) or (b)(i), as applicable, of the paragraph above shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered until the Compliance Certificate is delivered.

“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, (i) the L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Loan Lenders, and (c) with respect to the Swing Line, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Loan Lenders.

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

“Arrangers” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Asset Sale” means a sale, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor), in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or any part of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, the Equity Interests of any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, other than (i) inventory (or other assets, including Cash Equivalents and intellectual property) sold, leased or licensed in the ordinary course of business, (ii) obsolete, worn out or surplus property sold in the ordinary course of business (or in the case of leased or subleased properties, properties which are no longer useful or necessary in the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses and disposed of in the ordinary course of business), and (iii) sales of other assets for aggregate consideration of less than $6.0 million with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions.

“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 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three fiscal years ended January 1, 2005, including the notes thereto.

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“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Loan Lender (including each Swing Line Lender) to make Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.

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

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate.”  The “prime rate” is a rate set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors including the Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such rate announced by the Administrative Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

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

“Base Rate Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.

“Base Rate Term Loan” means a Term Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.

“Berkshire” means Berkshire Partners LLC.

“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

“Borrowing” means a Term Loan Borrowing, a Revolving Loan Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

“Borrowing or Conversion Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Loan Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Loan Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be executed by the Borrower, and substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the jurisdiction where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

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“Capital Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other 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 the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(g).

“Cash Equivalents” means, as to any Person, (a) securities issued, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances of any Lender or any commercial bank, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company, in each case, organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $500 million with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person; (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) above, which repurchase obligations are secured by a valid perfected security interest in the underlying securities; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person; (e) direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (f) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business; (g) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (f) above; and (h) in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, Investments made locally of a type comparable to those described in clauses (a)-(g) of this definition.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

“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, order, policy, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, order, policy, 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.

“Change of Control” means, at any time,

(a)                                  the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a

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whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to a Principal or a Related Person of a Principal;

(b)                                 Holdings shall cease to own 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower;

(c)                                  the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Holdings or the Borrower;

(d)                                 the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any Person, other than the Principals or a Related Person of a Principal, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of Holdings, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or

(e)                                  the first day on which a majority of the members of the board of directors of Holdings are not Continuing Directors.

“Class” (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders are Revolving Loan Lenders or Term Loan Lenders, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Loan Commitments or Term Loan Commitments and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Term Loans.

“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01, which date shall be no later than September 30, 2005.

“Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, effect, development or occurrence shall have occurred since December 31, 2004 that, individually or in the aggregate, when taken with all other events, changes, effects, developments and occurrences (A) is, or would reasonably be expected to be, material and adverse to the assets and liabilities (taken together), financial condition or business of Target and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole), (B) would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Target to consummate the Acquisition or would prevent the Target from performing, or materially delay the ability of Target to perform, its obligations under the Merger Agreement or (C) is or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the applicable Loan Documents; provided that no change or effect resulting from any of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect: (a) a prospective change arising out of any legislation, proposal or enactment by any Governmental Entity (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that is proposed, adopted or enacted after the date of the Merger Agreement; (b) changes in the general conditions of the economy, financial markets, currency markets or commodity markets, whether foreign, domestic or global (including trade embargoes and changes in interest rates), in each case that does not have a disproportionate effect on Target and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (c) acts of war, terrorism, sabotage or civil strife; (d) announcement of the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement or of the transactions contemplated thereby; (e) conditions affecting the industry of Target and its subsidiaries generally that do not have a disproportionate

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effect on Target and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (f) the taking of any action expressly required by the Merger Agreement or acts or omissions of Target taken with the prior written consent of the Borrower; and (g) the actions taken by Target and listed on Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Merger Agreement); provided, further, that in no event shall a change in the trading prices of Target’s Class A Common Stock, by itself, be considered a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect.

“Co-Documentation Agents” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Collateral” means, collectively, all of the Security Agreement Collateral, the Mortgaged Property and all other property of whatever kind and nature subject or purported to be subject from time to time to a Lien under any Security Document.

“Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto, and includes any successor collateral agent.

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment or Term Loan Commitment, or any combination of them, as the case may be.

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

“Confidential Information Memorandum” means that certain confidential information memorandum dated as of June 2005.

“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be included in “purchase of property and equipment” or similar items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Consolidated Capital Expenditures shall not include any expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries during that period which constitute: (a) a Permitted Acquisition, (b) capital expenditures relating to the construction or acquisition of any property which will be or has been transferred to a Person that is not a Loan Party pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction permitted under Section 7.09, (c) to the extent permitted by this Agreement, a reinvestment of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Extraordinary Receipts, (d) expenditures of proceeds of insurance settlements, condemnation awards and other settlements in respect of lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property to the extent such expenditures are made to replace or repair such lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property or otherwise to acquire, maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets or properties useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within 12 months of receipt of such proceeds (or if the Borrower enters into a contract to so reinvest such proceeds within 12 months of receipt thereof, within six months of the date of such contract), (e) interest capitalized during such period, (f) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such Person and that actually are paid for by a third party (excluding Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof) and for which neither

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Holdings, the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other person (whether before, during or after such period), (g) the purchase price of equipment purchased during such period to the extent the consideration therefor consists of any combination of (i) used or surplus equipment traded in at the time of such purchase and (ii) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or (h) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time.

“Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents.

“Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities (other than the current portion of any Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, without duplication of such Funded Debt, all Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans to the extent otherwise included therein) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the following (without duplication) to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (and not added back in the definition thereof):

(i)                                     total interest expense,

(ii)                                  provisions for taxes (including any taxes actually paid and franchise taxes) based upon income as reflected in the provision for income taxes in the Borrower’s consolidated financial statements,

(iii)                               depreciation and amortization expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,

(iv)                              other non-cash charges and expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any non-cash charges resulting from purchase accounting, but excluding any such charge or expense that constitutes an accrual of or a reserve for potential cash charges for any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),

(v)                                 Transaction Costs and up to $14.0 million of tender premium costs associated with the purchase of Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer,

(vi)                              expenses incurred in connection with any Investment permitted under Section 7.02, any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock, any Debt Issuance or any issuance

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of Equity Interests (in each case, whether or not consummated), or early extinguishment of Indebtedness,

(vii)                           to the extent actually reimbursed, expenses incurred to the extent covered by indemnification provisions in any agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition,

(viii)                        to the extent covered by insurance under which the insurer has been properly notified and has not denied or contested coverage, expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption,

(ix)                                (A) all non-recurring or unusual charges associated with the opening and permanent closing of facilities (including lease terminations, duties, severance and such other related restructuring charges) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $11.0 million within 12 months after the Closing Date and (B) other non-recurring or unusual charges in an aggregate of $10.0 million during the term of this Agreement,

(x)                                   fees and expenses in connection with refinancings permitted by Section 7.15; and

(xi)                                unrealized losses and minus unrealized gains in respect of Swap Contracts;

minus (c) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (other than with respect to cash actually received in prior periods but not recognized as income until the current period and other than with respect to the accrual of revenue or the reversal of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges made in any prior period).

Other than for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a Pro forma Basis to give effect to (x) the Acquisition and (y) Permitted Acquisitions and Asset Sales (other than any Permitted Acquisitions involving the payment of Acquisition Consideration of less than $1.0 million and any Asset Sales yielding gross proceeds of less than $1.0 million) consummated at any time on or after the first day of the Test Period thereof and on or prior to the calculation date as if the Acquisition and each Permitted Acquisition had been effected on the first day of such period and as if each such Asset Sale had been consummated on the day prior to the first day of such period.

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the amounts determined for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis equal to (i) Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) scheduled payments of principal on Consolidated Indebtedness.

“Consolidated Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required to be shown as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) of the type referred to in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and (ii) of the type referred to in clause (b) of the definition of “Indebtedness” for which the

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reimbursement obligation is contingent or unmatured or in respect of which the reimbursement obligation has been paid or extinguished.

“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Test Period; provided that the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as described in Schedule 1.01(a).

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the total consolidated cash interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, net of cash interest income, plus, without duplication, imputed interest on Attributable Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period; provided that (i) to the extent directly related to the Transactions, debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium and other financing fees and expenses shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense and (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated after giving effect to Swap Contracts (including associated costs), but excluding unrealized gains and losses with respect to Swap Contracts.

Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated on a Pro forma Basis to give effect to any Indebtedness incurred, assumed or permanently repaid or extinguished during the relevant Test Period and the period on or prior to the calculation date in connection with (x) the Acquisition and (y) Permitted Acquisitions and Asset Sales (other than any Permitted Acquisitions involving the payment of Acquisition Consideration of less than $1.0 million and any Asset Sales yielding gross proceeds of less than $1.0 million) as if such incurrence, assumption, repayment or extinguishing had been effected on the first day of such period.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period in conformity with GAAP, provided that there shall be excluded to the extent otherwise included therein, without duplication:

(a)                                  the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) has an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period;

(b)                                 the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(c)                                  the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles as well as any current period impact of new accounting pronouncements including those related to purchase accounting;

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(d)                                 the income of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Loan Party) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary;

(e)                                  any net after-tax gains or losses attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, including the tender premium paid pursuant to the Tender Offer and any write-off of debt issuance costs incurred in the Refinancing;

(f)                                    any non-cash income or charges resulting from mark-to-market accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 52 – Foreign Currency Transaction relating to Indebtedness denominated in foreign currencies;

(g)                                 any non-cash impairment charges resulting from the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 – Goodwill and Other Intangibles and No. 144 – Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets and the amortization of intangibles including arising pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 – Business Combinations;

(h)                                 inventory purchase accounting adjustments and amortization, impairment and other non-cash charges (including asset revaluations) resulting from purchase accounting adjustments with respect to the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition;

(i)                                     non-cash compensation charges, including any such charges arising from stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity-incentive programs;

(j)                                     any Transaction Costs;

(k)                                  any after-tax gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan; and

(l)                                     (to the extent not included in clauses (a) through (k) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.

“Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the board of directors of Holdings who: (a) was a member of such board of directors on the Closing Date; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such board of directors by a Principal or a Related Person of a Principal or with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board at the time of such nomination or election.

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

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“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 ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Converted Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

“Converting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

“Credit Extension” means each of the following:  (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

“Cumulative Consolidated Net Income” means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b), have been received by the Administrative Agent.

“Cumulative Growth Amount” shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of (A) 50% of Cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or, in the case Cumulative Consolidated Net Income at the time of determination is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) and (B) an amount equal to any repayments, interest, returns, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts actually theretofore received in cash in respect of any Investment made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(o), minus (C) the sum at the time of determination of (i) the aggregate amount of Investments made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(o), (ii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.06(h) and (iii) the aggregate amount of prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of Subordinated Indebtedness made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.15.

“Debt Issuance” means the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness after the Closing Date (other than as permitted by Section 7.03).

“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” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(b).

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Revolving Loans, Term Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be

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funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is six months following the Term Loan Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Interests referred to in (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to the date that is six months following the Term Loan Maturity Date, or (c) contains any mandatory repurchase obligation which may come into effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations; provided that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which such Equity Interests is convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an asset sale occurring prior to the date that is six months following the Term Loan Maturity Date shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if such Equity Interests provide that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions prior to the repayment in full of the Obligations.

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

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person approved by (i) the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any assignment of all or a portion of a Revolving Loan Commitment, Revolving Loan or both, (A) the L/C Issuer and (B) the Swing Line Lender and (iii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (x) any natural person or (y)  the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

“Employee Benefit Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is maintained or contributed to by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which a Loan Party or a Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to incur liability.

“Environment” means ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

“Environmental Claim” means any claim, notice, demand, order, action, suit, proceeding or other communication alleging liability for investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action, damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines, penalties or other costs resulting from, related to or arising out of (i) the presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous Material at any location or (ii) any violation of Environmental Law, and shall include any claim seeking damages, contribution,

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indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the Environment.

“Environmental Law” means any and all applicable present and future treaties, laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, decrees, orders, judgments, consent orders, consent decrees, code or other binding requirements, and the common law, relating to protection of the Environment or of public health as it relates to Releases of or exposure to Hazardous Materials, or to the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials, or natural resource damages and any and all Environmental Permits.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, license, approval, consent or other authorization required by or from a Governmental Authority under Environmental Law.

“Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and 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 property of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued after the Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

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

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the “substantial cessation of operations” within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan; (g) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; (h) the existence with respect to any Pension Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the

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failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (i) the making of any amendment to any Pension Plan which could result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security; or (j) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary thereof.

“Eurodollar Base Rate” means, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period.  If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Base Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Eurodollar Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

“Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“Eurodollar Rate Term Loan” means a Term Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurodollar funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”).  The Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.01.

“Excess Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(g).

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“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount (if positive) equal to:  (i) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated EBITDA, plus (b) the Working Capital Adjustment, minus (ii) the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Capital Expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions and Investments permitted by Section 7.02 (net of any proceeds of any related financings with respect to such expenditures or Permitted Acquisitions), (b) total interest expense to the extent payable in cash, (c) provisions for current taxes based on income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (including franchise taxes) and payable in cash or taxes paid with respect to such period, (d) cash expenses, costs, fees, charges or expenditures to the extent included in Consolidated EBITDA for such pursuant to clauses (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) or (xi) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” (e) cash payments with respect to contingent contractual obligations required to be paid in the six (6) months after the end of such fiscal year (which payments would have been deducted in calculating Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year had they been made during such fiscal year), (f) all extraordinary cash charges, (g) fees and expenses in connection with exchanges and refinancings permitted by Section 7.15, (h) Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.06(e) and (f), and (j) cash payments made in satisfaction of non-current liabilities (other than Indebtedness).

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), excise taxes (if based on income), franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such taxes measured by overall gross receipts) and branch profits taxes imposed on it by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of the recipient being organized or engaged in business (other than a business arising (or being deemed to arise) solely as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in such jurisdiction, (b) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.13), (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lenders failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01, except (x) to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a) and (y) if such Foreign Lender is an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 3.06; provided that this subsection (b)(i) shall not apply to any tax imposed on a Lender in connection with an interest or participation in any Loan or other obligation that such Lender was required to acquire pursuant to Section 2.13, or (ii) any Tax that is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (c) penalties and interest on the foregoing.

“Executive Order” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.20.

“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of August 15, 2001 by and among The William Carter Company, as borrower, Carter Holdings,

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Inc. and certain subsidiaries of The William Carter Company, as guarantors, the various lenders from time to time party thereto and Fleet National Bank, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, modified and otherwise supplemented from time to time to the date hereof.

“Existing Letters of Credit” means each of those letters of credit previously issued under the Existing Credit Agreement for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or of Target and any of its Subsidiaries that is (a) outstanding on the Closing Date and (b) listed on Schedule 2.03.

“Existing Term Loans” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.01(a).

“Extraordinary Receipts” means any receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

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

“Fee Letter” means the fee letter dated as of May 10, 2005 among Bank of America, N.A., Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston and the Borrower.

“Financial Plan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(c).

“First Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien to which such Collateral is subject (subject to Permitted Liens).

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA less the sum of (y) Consolidated Capital Expenditures and (z) the portion of taxes based on income and provisions for cash income taxes for the four-fiscal quarter period then ending, to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four-fiscal quarter period; provided that the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as described in Schedule 1.01(a).

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

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“Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

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

“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.

“Funded Debt” means, as to any Person, all Indebtedness of such Person that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date but is renewable or extendible, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including all current maturities and current sinking fund payments in respect of such Indebtedness whether or not required to be paid within one year from the date of its creation and, in the case of the Borrower, Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

“Governmental Authorizations” means any permit, license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.

“Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements” means any applicable law of any Governmental Authority requiring notification of the buyer, lessee, mortgagee, assignee or other transferee of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including any transfer of control) of any Real Property, facility, establishment or business, of the actual or threatened presence or Release in or into the Environment, or the use, disposal or handling of Hazardous Material on, at, under or near the Real

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Property, facility, establishment or business to be sold, leased, mortgaged, assigned or transferred.

“Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.06(h).

“Guarantee” means, collectively, the guarantee made by Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with each other guarantee and guarantee supplement in respect of the Obligations delivered pursuant to Section 6.13(b).

“Hazardous Materials” means the following:  hazardous substances; hazardous wastes; polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or any substance or compound containing PCBs; asbestos or any asbestos-containing materials in any form or condition; radon or any other radioactive materials including any source, special nuclear or by-product material; petroleum, crude oil or any fraction thereof; and any other pollutant or contaminant or chemicals, wastes, materials, compounds, constituents or substances, subject to regulation or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental Laws.

“Holdings” means Carters Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Honor Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(c)(i).

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower that, on a combined consolidated basis, did not (i) for the most recently concluded fiscal year account for more than 5.0% of consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (ii) as of the last day of such fiscal year own more than 5.0% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

“Improvements” means all on-site and off-site improvements to the Property, constructed on the Property, together with all fixtures, tenant improvements, and appurtenances now or later to be located on the Property and/or in such improvements.

“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14.

“Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14.

“Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14.

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, indebtedness in accordance with GAAP and, to the extent not already reflected, the following (without duplication):

(a)                                  all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)                                 all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guarantees, surety bonds and similar instruments;

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(c)                                  net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d)                                 all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);

(e)                                  indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be limited to the value of the property subject to such Lien if such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation;

(f)                                    Capital Lease Obligations;

(g)                                 all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Disqualified Capital Stock in such Person or any other Person (except any obligation to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Equity Interests of Holdings from present or former officers, directors or employees of Holdings, the Borrower, or any Subsidiary upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or service of such officer, director or employee, or otherwise under any stock option or employee stock ownership plan approved by the board of directors of Holdings), valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and

(h)                                 all guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing;

provided that “Indebtedness” shall not include any post-closing payment adjustments or earn-out, non-competition or consulting obligations existing on the Closing Date or incurred in connection with Investments permitted under Section 7.02.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.  The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.  The amount of any Capital Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

“Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.04(b).

“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.07.

“Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.18.

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“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 Revolving Loan Maturity Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate 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, September and December and the Revolving Loan Maturity Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as the case may be.

“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or nine or twelve months thereafter (to the extent available to and agreed by all Lenders), as selected by the Borrower, in each case, in its Borrowing or Conversion Notice; provided that the Interest Period for the initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date shall be fifteen days; provided, further that:

(i)                                     any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

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

(iii)                               no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Loan Maturity Date, in the case of an Interest Period applicable to Revolving Loans, or the Term Loan Maturity Date, in the case of an Interest Period applicable to Term Loans.

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person in any other Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, guarantee or assumption of obligations of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, net of cash repayments and sale proceeds in the case of Investments in the form of Indebtedness and cash equity returns received as a distribution or dividend or by redemption or sale.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“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).

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

“Junior Financing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.15.

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

“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Loan Lender, such Revolving Loan Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro rata Share.

“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Loan Borrowing.

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

“L/C Issuer” means, as the context may require, (a) Bank of America, N.A. and its permitted successors and assigns, as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and (b) U.S. Bank National Association and its permitted successors and assigns, as the issuer of that certain Existing Letter of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.03.

“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 L/C 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.

“Leases” means any and all leases, subleases, tenancies, options, concession agreements, rental agreements, occupancy agreements, franchise agreements, access agreements and any other agreements (including all amendments, extensions, replacements, renewals, modifications and/or guarantees thereof), whether or not of record and whether now in existence or hereafter entered into, affecting the use or occupancy of all or any portion of any Real Property.

“Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with any Person that subsequently becomes a Lender by way of assignment in accordance with the terms of Section 10.06, together with their respective successors, other than any Person

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that ceases to be a Lender as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 10.06 or an amendment of this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.

“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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Letter Agreement” means that certain letter agreement between the Borrower and Bank of America, N.A. dated as of the date hereof.

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.  A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five days prior to the Revolving Loan Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(i).

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $80.0 million and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments.  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment.

“Leverage Ratio” means, at any date of determination, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Indebtedness on such date to (y) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period; provided that the foregoing shall be subject to adjustment as described in Schedule 1.01(a).

“Lien” means, with respect to any property, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, claim, charge, assignment, hypothecation, security interest or encumbrance of any kind or any arrangement to provide priority or preference, including any easement, right-of-way or other encumbrance on title to Real Property, in each of the foregoing cases whether voluntary or imposed by law, and any agreement to give any of the foregoing; (b) 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 property; and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities (but not including rights of first refusal, tag, drag or similar rights in joint venture agreements).

“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan, a Term Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

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“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Security Documents, the Guarantee, the Fee Letter and the Letter Agreement.

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

“Marketable Securities” means any security that is listed or recorded on a United States national securities exchange, quoted on Nasdaq (or any successors thereto), on the Nasdaq National Market (or any successors thereto) or any United States national automated interdealer quotation system, with a seven-day average public float of at least $500.0 million.

“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect or development upon the business, operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (b) material impairment of the rights or remedies available to the Lenders or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.09.

“Merger” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Merger Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

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

“Mortgage” means an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document, creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property, which shall be substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable local or foreign law or as shall be customary under applicable local or foreign law.

“Mortgaged Property” means each fee owned Real Property listed on Schedule 1.01(b), the fee simple interest of which is owned on the Closing Date by any Loan Party, or acquired by any Loan Party after the Closing Date which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.13(c).

“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate (i) makes or is obligated to make contributions or (ii) during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

“Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a)                                  with respect to any Asset Sale (other than any issuance or sale of Equity Interests), the cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when received by the Borrower or any

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of its Subsidiaries) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received) net of (i) bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with such Asset Sale (including income or gains taxes payable by the seller as a result of any gain recognized in connection with such Asset Sale); (ii) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale (provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds) and (iii) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loans) which is secured by a Lien on the properties sold in such Asset Sale (so long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Loan Documents at the time of such sale) and which is repaid with such proceeds (other than any such Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such properties); provided that no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $2,500,000 and no net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $5,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds);

(b)                                 with respect to any Debt Issuance or any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the cash proceeds thereof, net of reasonable fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith including reasonable legal fees and expenses; and

(c)                                  with respect to any Extraordinary Receipts, the cash insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and other compensation received in respect thereof, net of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of such proceeds, awards or other compensation in respect of such Extraordinary Receipts and net of any portion of such proceeds, awards or compensation constituting reimbursement or compensation for amounts previously paid by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in respect of the theft, loss, destruction, damage or other similar event relating to such Extraordinary Receipts; provided that no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $2,500,000 and no net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $5,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds).

“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

“Note” means a Revolving Loan Note or a Term Loan Note, as the context may require.

“Obligations” means (a) obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties from time to time arising under or in respect of the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or

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allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of L/C Advances, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral and (iii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.20.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer in his or her official (and not individual) capacity.

“on” when used with respect to the Property or any property adjacent to the Property, means “on, in, under, above or about.”

“Organization Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies, in each case, 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.  For the avoidance of doubt, “Other Taxes” shall not include “Excluded Taxes.”

“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Revolving Loans occurring on such date; (b) with respect to Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Term Loans occurring on such date; (c) with respect to Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Swing Line Loans occurring on such date; and (d) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

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“Patriot Act” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(m).

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.06(d).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is, or at time during the immediately preceding six years was, sponsored or maintained by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate does, or at any time during the immediately preceding six years did, contribute or have an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit H.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the assets of, all of the Equity Interests of, or a business line or unit or a division of, any Person; provided,

(i)                                     immediately prior to, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;

(ii)                                  all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Authorizations;

(iii)                               in the case of the acquisition of Equity Interests, all of the Equity Interests (except for any such securities in the nature of directors’ qualifying shares required pursuant to applicable law) acquired or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such acquisition shall be owned 100% by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor thereof, and the Borrower shall have taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, each of the actions set forth in Section 6.13;

(iv)                              the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.12 on a Pro forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended;

(v)                                 the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such proposed acquisition (and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Lenders upon their request), a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with Section 7.12 as required under clause (iv) above, together with all relevant financial information with respect to such acquired assets, including, without limitation, the aggregate consideration for such acquisition and any other information required to demonstrate compliance with Section 7.12; and

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(vi)                              any Person or assets or division as acquired in accordance herewith shall be in same business or lines of business in which the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries are engaged as of the Closing Date or a similar or related business or line of business or such other lines of businesses as may be consented to by Required Lenders.

“Permitted Liens” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

“Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (a) is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Lenders than those set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Subordinated Notes or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, (b) will not mature prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (c) has no scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date.

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

“Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

“Principal” means Berkshire (and its Affiliates) and the collective parties to the Stockholders Agreement.

“Pro forma Basis” means, for purposes of calculating compliance with any test or financial covenant under this Agreement for any period, that such Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale (and all other Permitted Acquisitions or Asset Sales that have been consummated during the applicable period) and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant:  (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale, (i) in the case of an Asset Sale shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition, shall be included, (b) any retirement of Indebtedness, and (c) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or financial covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (x) attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable (provided that pro forma effect shall only be given to operating expense reductions or similar anticipated benefits from any Permitted Acquisition or Asset Sale to the extent that such adjustments and the bases therefor are set forth in reasonable detail in a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent and dated the relevant date of determination and which certifies that all necessary steps for the realization thereof have been taken or the Borrower reasonably anticipates that all necessary steps for the realization thereof will be taken within six months following such date of determination).

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“Pro rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments of such Lender under the applicable Class of Loans at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Class of Loans at such time; provided that if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Property” means the property, the Improvements and all other property constituting the “Mortgaged Property,” as described in the Mortgage, or subject to a right, lien or security interest to secure the Loan pursuant to any other Loan Document.

“Public Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

“Qualified Capital Stock” means, of any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Capital Stock.

“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.

“Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01.

“Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

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

“Related Person” means (a) any controlling equity holder, 80% (or more) owned Subsidiary or immediate family member (in the case of an individual) of any Principal; or (b) any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest of which consist of any one or more Principals and/or such other Persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (a).

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

“Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.01.

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“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans or Term Loans, a Borrowing or Conversion Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

“Required Class Lenders” means the Required Revolving Loan Lenders or the Required Term Lenders, as the case may be.

“Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Loan Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Loan Commitment of, and the portion of the total Outstanding Amount held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

“Required Revolving Loan Lenders” means Lenders having more than 50% of all Revolving Loan Commitments or, after the Revolving Loan Commitments have terminated, more than 50% of all Revolving Loans outstanding.

“Required Term Lenders” means Lenders having more than 50% of all Term Loans outstanding.

“Requirements of Law” means, collectively, any and all requirements of any Governmental Authority including any and all laws, judgments, orders, decrees, ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes or case law.

“Response” means (a) ”response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the environment; (ii) prevent the Release or threat of Release, or minimize the further Release, of any Hazardous Material; or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, clause (i) or (ii) above.

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Loan Party.

“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding

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warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.

“Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14.

“Revolving Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14.

“Revolving Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(c).

“Revolving Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans of the same Type, and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

“Revolving Loan Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Loan Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Loan Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the heading “Revolving Loan Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Loan Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.  The aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments of all Revolving Loan Lenders shall be $125.0 million on the Closing Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Revolving Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment or with outstanding Revolving Loans.

“Revolving Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of (i) the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Loan Commitments, the L/C Obligations, and the Swing Line pursuant to Section 2.06(a) or 8.02.

“Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Loan Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2, evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Loan Lender to the Borrower.

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

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

“Secured Obligations” means (a) the Obligations, (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties under each Swap Contract permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(n) entered into with any counterparty that is a Secured Party and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations in

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respect of any Treasury Management Agreement between any Loan Party and any Person that is a Secured Party.

“Secured Parties” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Collateral Agent, (c) each other Agent, (d) the Lenders, (e) each counterparty to a Swap Contract or Treasury Management Agreement permitted by Section 7.03(n) with Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor if at the date of entering into such Swap Contract or Treasury Management Agreement such Person was a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender and such Person executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit J pursuant to which such Person (x) appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (y) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Sections 10.04 and 10.14 and (f) solely with respect to Secured Obligations under Section 10.04(b), the other Indemnitees.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

“Securities Collateral” has the meanings assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

“Security Agreement” means a security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G among the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Security Agreement Collateral” means all property pledged or granted as collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement (a) on the Closing Date or (b) thereafter pursuant to Section 6.13.

“Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Mortgages and each other security agreement, pledge agreement or other document or agreement delivered in accordance with applicable law to grant, or purport to grant, a security interest in any property as collateral for the Obligations.

“Senior Subordinated Notes” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof.

“Solvency Certificate” means a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit I.

“SPC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.06(h).

“Stockholders Agreement” means that certain Stockholders Agreement by and among the common equity stockholders of Holdings, including Berkshire and its Affiliates, the management investors and other persons listed therein, as in effect on August 15, 2001; provided, however, that such Stockholders Agreement may be amended from time to time if Berkshire (and its Affiliates) after such amendment own more than 50% of the common equity of Holdings subject to the Stockholders Agreement.

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“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party that is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations of the Borrower and such other Loan Party, as applicable.

“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower, and Subsidiaries of any Person shall include Persons that will become Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of the Acquisition.

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, each existing and future direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (including, without limitation, the Target and its Subsidiaries), other than any Foreign Subsidiary.

“Successor Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.04(a).

“Survey” means a survey of any Mortgaged Property (and all improvements thereon) which is (a) (i) prepared by a surveyor or engineer licensed to perform surveys in the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Property is located, (ii) dated (or redated) not earlier than one year prior to the date of delivery thereof unless there shall have occurred within one year prior to such date of delivery any exterior construction on the site of such Mortgaged Property or any easement, or right of way or other interest in the Mortgaged Property has been granted or become effective through operation of law or otherwise with respect to such Mortgaged Property which, in either case, can be depicted on a survey, in which events, as applicable, such survey shall be dated (or redated) after the completion of such construction or if such construction shall not have been completed as of such date of delivery, not earlier than 20 days prior to such date of delivery, or after the grant or effectiveness of any such easement, right of way or other interest in the Mortgaged Property, (iii) certified by the surveyor (in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Title Company, (iv) complying in all material respects with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title Association as such requirements are in effect on the date of preparation of such survey and (v) sufficient for the Title Company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the title insurance policy (or commitment) relating to such Mortgaged Property and issue the endorsements of the type required under the definition of “Title Policy” hereunder or (b) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

“Swap Contract” means (a) 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 transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing

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(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, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

“Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

“Swing Line Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereof, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(a).

“Swing Line Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of the Swing Line Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto, evidencing Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender.

“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

“Swing Line Sublimit” means the lesser of (a) $10.0 million and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments.

“Syndication Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

“Target” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Tax Return” means all returns, statements, filings, attachments and other documents or certifications required to be filed in respect of Taxes.

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“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.

“Tender Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Tender Offer Documents” means the (a) the offer to purchase and consent solicitation statement dated June 9, 2005, (b) the consent and letter of transmittal to be used by holders tendering securities pursuant to the Tender Offer, (c) any press releases or newspaper advertisements relating to the Tender Offer, (d) the dealer manager agreement dated June 9, 2005 by and between Banc of America Securities LLC and The William Carter Company, and (e) any other material furnished by or with the written consent of the Borrower to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes in connection with the Tender Offer (in each case, together with all information and documents incorporated by reference therein).

“Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

“Term Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

“Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Loan Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term Loan Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.  The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments is $500.0 million.

“Term Loan Conversion Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

“Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or with outstanding Term Loans.

“Term Loan Maturity Date” means the earlier of the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(b) or 8.02.

“Term Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Loan Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Loan Lender to the Borrower.

“Test Period” means, at any time, the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended (in each case taken as one accounting period) for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b).

“Threshold Amount” means $10.0 million.

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“Title Company” means any title insurance company as shall be retained by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

“Title Policy” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(f).

“Transaction Costs” means the fees, costs and expenses payable by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions (together with any integration and restructuring costs arising from the Acquisition) not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate.

“Transaction Documents” means the Acquisition Documents, the Tender Offer Documents and the Loan Documents.

“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Acquisition and the Merger, (b) the Refinancing, (c) the initial funding of the Loans and the effectiveness of the Loan Documents, (d) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing and (e) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing.

“Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement governing the provision of treasury or cash management services, including netting services, deposit accounts, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services.

“Type” means with respect to either a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time (except as otherwise specified) in any applicable state or jurisdiction.

“Uniform Customs” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500, as the same may be amended from time to time.

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

“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(c)(i).

“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any class or classes of Equity Interests pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors of such Person.

“Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

“Working Capital Adjustment” means, for any period on a consolidated basis, the amount (which may be a negative number) by which Working Capital as of the beginning of such period exceeds (or is less than) Working Capital as of the end of such period.

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1.02                        Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a)                                  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(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)                                  Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

1.03                        Accounting Terms.

(a)                                  Generally.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

(b)                                 Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the

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Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP; provided further that such reconciliation shall be required to be provided only for the four fiscal quarters following such change or such longer period as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

1.04                        Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.05                        Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.06                        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 that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer 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.

1.07                        Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities.  The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation of the Loan Documents and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Loan Documents.

1.08                        Cumulative Growth Amount Transactions.  If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount of the Cumulative Growth Amount immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more of such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously.

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ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01                        Term Loans and Revolving Loans.

(a)                                  Term Loans.  Subject to terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Loan Lender (i) severally agrees to make a term loan in the amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01 or (ii) pursuant to a timely notice that has been delivered as described in subsection (b) below, convert all of such Lender’s Tranche C Term Loan (the “Existing Term Loan”) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement into a term loan of equal amount under this Agreement (each such Lender’s advance or conversion being referred to herein as its “Term Loan”).  Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed and, to the extent not borrowed on the Closing Date, may not be borrowed at a later date.  Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b)                                   In connection with the making of the Term Loans pursuant to subsection (a)(ii), (i) each Lender of an Existing Term Loan (a “Converting Lender”) that has been offered the opportunity to be a Lender hereunder has also been offered the opportunity to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term Loan held by such Lender into a Term Loan hereunder in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Existing Term Loan so converted, and (ii) in response to such offer, one or more of such Lenders has delivered to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable written notice in substantially the form supplied by the Administrative Agent on the Platform (a “Term Loan Conversion Notice”), pursuant to which such Lender has elected to make such a conversion (each such Existing Term Loan to the extent it is to be so converted, a “Converted Term Loan”).  [Such Converted Term Loan shall be treated for all purposes hereunder as applying to such Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Term Loan Commitment requested by the Borrower to be made on the Closing Date.] On the Closing Date, the Converted Term Loans shall be converted for all purposes of this Agreement into Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent shall record in the Register the aggregate amounts of Converted Term Loans converted into Term Loans.  The Borrower shall be deemed to have continued each Eurodollar Rate Loan included in the Converted Term Loans for a new Interest Period commencing on the Closing Date and, in accordance with Section 2.18 of the Existing Credit Agreement, shall pay all amounts, if any, required pursuant to such Section in connection with such continuation.

Delivery by a Converting Lender of a duly executed Term Loan Conversion Notice with respect to its entire Existing Term Loan shall obviate the need for such Lender to execute this Agreement and such Term Loan Conversion Notice shall be deemed for all purposes to be a signature to an Assignment and Assumption.

(c)                                  Revolving Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Loan Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01; provided that after giving effect to any borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment.  Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving

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Loan Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(c), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(c).  Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than $4.0 million of Revolving Loans may be borrowed on the Closing Date.

2.02                        Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans and Term Loans.

(a)                                  Each borrowing of Loans, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone.  Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than (i) 12:30 p.m., three Business Days prior to the requested date of any borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans and (ii) 12:30 p.m., on the Business Day preceding the requested date of any borrowing of Base Rate Loans.  Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing or Conversion Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Each borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans (other than Swing Line Loans) shall be in a principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Each Borrowing or Conversion Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the requested borrowing is to be a Revolving Loan Borrowing, a Term Loan Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans or Term Loans to be borrowed, converted, continued or rolled over, (iv) if applicable, the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Borrowing or Conversion Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as the case may be, 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 Eurodollar Rate Loans.  If the Borrower requests a borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Borrowing or Conversion Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(b)                                 Following receipt of a Borrowing or Conversion Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the amount of its Pro rata Share of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in Section 2.02(a).  In the case of each borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not

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later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing or Conversion Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent, either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America 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 Borrower; provided that if, on the date the Borrowing or Conversion Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower as provided above.

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

(d)                                 The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the applicable Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the Administrative Agent’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(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 ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.

(f)                                    The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

2.03                        Letters of Credit.

(a)                                  The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i)                                     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Loan Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (so long as the Borrower is a joint and several co-applicant and references under this Section 2.03 shall be deemed to include such Subsidiary) and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Loan Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or such Subsidiary and any drawings

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thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment and (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.  All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

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

(A)                              subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Revolving Loan Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

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

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

(D)                               the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer generally applicable to the issuance of letters of credit;

(E)                                 such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or

(F)                                 a default of any Revolving Loan Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists or any Revolving Loan Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Revolving Loan Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s risk with respect to such Revolving Loan Lender.

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

(iv)                              The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Loan Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

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

(i)                                     Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. at least three Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer:  (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

(ii)                                  Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Loan Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the

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applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices relating generally to issuances of Letters of Credit.  Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Loan Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii)                               If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

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

(c)                                  Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i)                                     Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof.  Not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing.  If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Loan Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing

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(the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share thereof.  In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Borrowing or Conversion Notice).  Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii)                                  Each Revolving Loan Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Pro rata Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Loan Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

(iii)                               With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event, each Revolving Loan Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Revolving Loan Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv)                              Until a Revolving Loan Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v)                                 Each Revolving Loan Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Loan Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Loan Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Borrowing or Conversion Notice).  No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise

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impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi)                              If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Loan Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Loan Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)                                 Repayment of Participations.

(i)                                     At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Loan Lender such Revolving Loan Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of cash collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Loan Lender its Pro rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Loan Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii)                                  If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Loan Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Pro rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Loan Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Revolving Loan Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

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

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

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(ii)                                  the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

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

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

(v)                                 any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guarantee or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

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

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

(f)                                    Role of L/C Issuer.  Each Revolving Loan Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Revolving Loan Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Loan Lenders, the Required Revolving Loan Lenders or any Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument

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related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.  The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason, except to the extent that any errors with respect to the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the L/C Issuer.

(g)                                 Cash Collateral.  Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.  Sections 2.05 and 8.02 set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral hereunder.  For purposes of this Section 2.03, Section 2.05 and Section 8.02, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Loan Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Revolving Loan Lenders).  Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings.  The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Loan Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing.  Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked deposit accounts at Bank of America and pending application or release as herein provided, shall be invested in Cash Equivalents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower for any investment losses suffered by the Borrower, including as a result of any sale of any such Cash Equivalents prior to the scheduled maturity thereof.

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apply to such Letter of Credit, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

(i)                                     Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Loan Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender, which portion shall be paid to the L/C Issuer) in accordance with its Pro rata Share a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (i) for each commercial Letter of Credit equal to (x) 50% of the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loans times (y) the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and (ii) for each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loans times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  For purposes of computing the daily 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.  Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  If there is any change in the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loans during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

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

2.04                        Swing Line Loans.

(a)                                  The Swing Line.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Loan Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, to make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day after the Closing Date during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Loan Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Revolving Loan Lender, plus such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Loan Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment, and provided, further, that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04.  Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.  Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Loan Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to,

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purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b)                                 Borrowing Procedures.  Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be an amount in Dollars and a minimum of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.  Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Loan Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.

(c)                                  Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i)                                     The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Loan Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Borrowing or Conversion Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02.  The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Borrowing or Conversion Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each Revolving Loan Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro rata Share of the amount specified in such Borrowing or Conversion Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Borrowing or Conversion Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Loan Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have

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made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)                                  If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Loan Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Loan Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Loan Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)                               If any Revolving Loan Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Loan Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Loan Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.  A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Revolving Loan Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)                              Each Revolving Loan Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Loan Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; unless, in any case, such Revolving Loan Lender has given the notice specified in Section 2.04(b).  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d)                                 Repayment of Participations.

(i)                                     At any time after any Revolving Loan Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Loan Lender its Pro rata Share of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Loan Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)                                  If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Loan Lender shall pay to the Swing

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Line Lender its Pro rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.  The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Revolving Loan Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)                                  Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans.  Until a Revolving Loan Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f)                                    Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.  The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.05                        Prepayments.

(a)                                  Optional.

(i)                                     The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans or Term Loans, or each, in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:30 p.m. (i) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.  Each such notice shall be in the form of Exhibit A-2 and shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Revolving Loan Lender and the Term Loan Lender, as applicable, of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro rata Share of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall be committed to make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.  Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.

(ii)                                  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof.  Each such notice shall be in the form of Exhibit A-2 and shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall be committed to make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

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(b)                                 Revolving Loan Prepayments.  If for any reason at any time the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately first, prepay Swing Line Loans, second, prepay Revolving Loans, and third, Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

(c)                                  Asset Sales.  Not later than five Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.05(g) and (h) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that:

(i)                                     no such prepayment shall be required under this Section 2.05(c)(i) with respect to (A) any Asset Sale permitted by Section 7.05(a), (c), (d) (but excluding Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04(e)), (f) or (h) or (B) the disposition of property which constitutes Extraordinary Receipts; and

(ii)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would arise therefrom, such proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be reinvested in long term productive assets of the general type used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or used to make Permitted Acquisitions or acquire a brand or trademark and related assets used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended; provided that if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such period, an amount equal to such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory prepayment as provided in this Section 2.05(c); provided, further, that pending any such reinvestment, all such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans to the extent outstanding (without a reduction in Revolving Loan Commitments).

(d)                                 Debt Issuance or Disqualified Capital Stock Issuance.  On the date of receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance or any issuance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Disqualified Capital Stock (other than any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock permitted by Section 7.03), the Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.05(g) and (h) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.

(e)                                  Extraordinary Receipts.  Not later than five Business Days following the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds from any Extraordinary Receipts, the Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.05(g) and (h) in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or arise therefrom, such proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent on or prior to such date stating that an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds are expected to be invested in long-term productive assets of the general type used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, replacement or restoration of such

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property in respect of which such Net Cash Proceeds were paid or to reinvest in other fixed or capital assets or used to make Permitted Acquisitions or acquire a brand or trademark and related assets used or useful in the Business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended; provided that if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds is not so reinvested within such period, an amount equal to such unused portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as a mandatory prepayment as provided in this Section 2.05(e); provided, further, that pending any such reinvestment, all such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied to prepay Revolving Loans to the extent outstanding (without a reduction in Revolving Loan Commitments).

(f)                                    Excess Cash Flow.  No later than 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending January 1, 2007, the Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.05(g) and (h) in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year minus voluntary prepayments of (i) Term Loans and (ii) Revolving Loans accompanied by a permanent reduction in Revolving Loan Commitments, in each case during such fiscal year; provided that during any Test Period in which the Leverage Ratio (determined for any such period by reference to the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) calculating the Leverage Ratio) shall be 2.5x or less, the Borrower shall make prepayments in accordance with Sections 2.05(g) and (h) in an aggregate amount equal to 25% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year minus voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year; provided, further, that during any Test Period in which the Leverage Ratio (determined for any such period by reference to the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) calculating the Leverage Ratio) shall be 2.0x or less, the Borrower shall not be required to make the prepayment and/or repayment otherwise required by this Section 2.05(f).

(g)                                 Application of Prepayments.  Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(a) or (h), as applicable, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.05(g).  Any prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(a), (c), (d), (e) or (f) shall be applied to reduce scheduled payments required under Section 2.07, first, at the Borrower’s option, to any scheduled principal installments of Term Loans due within the following twelve months, and second, on a pro rata basis to all remaining scheduled principal installments of the Term Loans.

Amounts to be applied pursuant to this Section 2.05 to the prepayment of Term Loans and Revolving Loans shall be applied, as applicable, first to reduce outstanding Base Rate Term Loans and Base Rate Revolving Loans, respectively.  Any amounts remaining after each such application shall be applied to prepay Eurodollar Rate Term Loans or Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loans, as applicable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the amount of any prepayment of Loans required under this Section 2.05 shall be in excess of the amount of the Base Rate Loans at the time outstanding (an “Excess Amount”), only the portion of the amount of such prepayment as is equal to the amount of such outstanding Base Rate Loans shall be immediately prepaid and, at the election of the Borrower, the Excess Amount shall be either (A) deposited in an escrow account on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower and applied to

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the prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans on the last day of the then next-expiring Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans; provided that (i) interest in respect of such Excess Amount shall continue to accrue thereon at the rate provided hereunder for the Loans which such Excess Amount is intended to repay until such Excess Amount (and any returns on investment relating thereto) shall have been used in full to repay such Loans and (ii) at any time while a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may, and upon written direction from the Required Lenders shall, apply any or all proceeds then on deposit to the payment of such Loans in an amount equal to such Excess Amount or (B) prepaid immediately, together with any amounts owing to the Lenders under Section 3.05.

(h)                                 Notice of Mandatory Prepayment.  The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by written notice of any mandatory prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, not later than 12:30 p.m., three Business Days before the date of prepayment, and (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Loan in Dollars, not later than 12:30 p.m., one Business Day before the date of prepayment.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable.  Each such notice shall be in the form of Exhibit A-2 and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and shall include a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment.  Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof.  Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing and otherwise in accordance with this Section 2.05.  Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.08.

2.06                        Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)                                  Revolving Loan Commitments.  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:30 p.m. three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $500,000 or any whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Revolving Loan Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments.  Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Revolving Loan Lender according to its Pro rata Share.  All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

(b)                                 Term Loan Commitments.  The Term Loan Commitments of each Term Loan Lender shall be automatically terminated on the Closing Date upon the borrowing of the Term Loans on such date.

(c)                                  Termination of Commitments.  All Commitments shall terminate at noon on September 30, 2005 if the Closing Date has not occurred prior to such time.

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2.07                        Repayment of Loans.

(a)                                  Term Loans.  The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term Loan Lenders the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans as follows (as adjusted for any payments made under Section 2.05), each such payment to be made on the last Business Day of the applicable fiscal quarter:

; provided that on the Term Loan Maturity Date, all Term Loans outstanding on such date shall be repaid.

(b)                                 Revolving Loans.  The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Revolving Loan Lenders on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

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(c)                                  Swing Line Loans.  The Borrower shall repay the Swing Line Loans on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten (10) Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.

2.08                        Interest.

(a)                                  Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below:

(i)                                     each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate;

(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 Rate; and

(iii)                               each Swing Line 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 Rate with respect to Revolving Loans.

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal and premium, if any, of or interest on any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in Section 2.08(a) or (ii) in the case of any other overdue amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Revolving Loans as provided in Section 2.08(a)(ii) (in either case, the “Default Rate”).

(c)                                  Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to Section 2.08(b) shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of a Base Rate Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan without a permanent reduction in Revolving Loan Commitments), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.  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.

2.09                        Fees.  In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:

(a)                                  Revolving Loan Commitment Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Revolving Loan Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a fee equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee per annum times the

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actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (which for the avoidance of doubt does not include the outstanding amount of Swing Line Loans) and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; and provided further that no commitment fee shall accrue on the Revolving Credit Commitment of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.  The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the last day of the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV are not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears (A) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and (B) on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

(b)                                 Other Fees.

(i)                                     The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

(ii)                                  The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.

2.10                        Computation of Interest and Fees.  All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of 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, continued or converted from a Loan of another Type 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 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.  Any change in the interest rate in a Loan resulting from a change in the Base Rate or the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

2.11                        Evidence of Debt.

(a)                                  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

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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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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.

(b)                                 Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records.  Each Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(c)                                  In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsections (a) and (b)  above in this Section 2.11, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

2.12                        Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a)                                  General.  All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower 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 Pro rata Share (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 Borrower 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 in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(b)                                 (i)  Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro rata Share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower, a corresponding amount.  In such event,

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if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then each of the applicable Lender and the Borrower, agrees 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 Borrower, 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 and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Loans of the Class and Type comprising such Borrowing.  If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan or Term Loan, as the case may be, included in such Borrowing.  Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii)                                  Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c)                                  Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(d)                                 Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans or Term Loans, or any combination of the foregoing, as the case may be, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving

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Loan or Term Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Revolving Loan or Term Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

(e)                                  Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

2.13                        Sharing of Payments by Lenders.  If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest or fees on any of the Term Loans and/or Revolving Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest or fees thereon greater than its Pro rata Share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Term Loans and/or Revolving Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Pro rata Shares, provided that:

(i)                                     if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii)                                  the provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or Term Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this section shall apply).

Subject to the provisions of Sections 10.06(d) and (e), each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.

2.14                        Incremental Credit Extensions.  The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more additional tranches of term loans (the “Incremental Term Loans”) or (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments to be made available to the Borrower (each such

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increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase”), provided that both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made or Revolving Commitment Increase is provided (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and the Borrower shall be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 7.12 determined on a Pro forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower as if such Incremental Term Loans had been outstanding on the last day of such fiscal quarter of the Borrower for testing compliance therewith.  Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans and each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $10,000,000 (provided that (i) with respect to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans that will not be incorporated into a tranche of existing Term Loans, such amount may not be less than $20,000,000 and (ii) such amount may be less than $10,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans and the Revolving Commitment Increases shall not exceed $125,000,000.  The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date (but may have nominal amortization prior to such date) and (c) except as set forth above, shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Term Loans (in each case, including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments), provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans maturing after the Term Loan Maturity Date may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only during periods after the Term Loan Maturity Date and (ii) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than the Term Loans; provided, however, that the Applicable Rate for the Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater that the Applicable Rate for the Term Loans plus 0.25% (and the Applicable Rate for the Term Loans shall be increased to the extent to achieve the foregoing).  Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases.  Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Revolving Commitment Increases may be provided, by any existing Lender (and each existing Term Lender will have the right to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan, and each existing Revolving Credit Lender will have the right to provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase, in each case on terms permitted in this Section 2.14 and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent); provided that the Administrative Agent shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 10.06(a) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender.  Each existing Lender shall, by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent given not later than 10 days after the date of the Administrative Agent’s notice delivered pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph, either agree to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan or provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase, or decline to do so (and any existing Lender that does not deliver such notice within such period of 10 days shall be deemed to have declined to do so).  In the event that, on the 10th day after the Administrative Agent shall have delivered the notice pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph, the existing Lenders shall have agreed pursuant to the preceding sentence to make Incremental Term Loans or to provide any Revolving Commitment

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Increase, as applicable, in an aggregate amount less than the amount requested by the Borrower, the Incremental Term Loans may be made, and any Revolving Commitment Increase may be provided, by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other 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 Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 10.06(a) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender.  Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases shall become Commitments (or in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit 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 the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such 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, to effect the provisions of this Section.  The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in such Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the Closing Date of such Incremental Amendment) and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. Subject to the minimum principal amount requirements specified above in this Section 2.14, no more than four Incremental Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower.  The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.  No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases, unless it so agrees in its sole discretion.  Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section, (a) each Revolving Credit 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 Commitment Increase (each a “Revolving Commitment Increase Lender”), and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (b) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Revolving Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 3.05.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this

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Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.  This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01                        Taxes.

(a)                                  Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if any Loan Party shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the applicable Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii) the applicable Loan Party shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b)                                 Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c)                                  Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, within 10 Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on or attributable to amounts payable under this section) payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate setting forth the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)                                 Evidence of Payments.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e)                                  Status of Lenders.  Any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and on or before the date that any documentation described below expires

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or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of a change in the Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered, and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(i)                                     duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor thereto) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

(ii)                                  duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor thereto),

(iii)                               in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent to the effect that such Foreign Lender or beneficial owner is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor thereto), or

(iv)                              any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.  In addition, each Foreign Lender shall provide from time to time (to the extent it is legally entitled to do so) such documentation or certificates as is reasonably requested of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that is required to obtain an exception from or reduction of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes.

(f)                                    Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines, in its good faith discretion, that it has received a refund or overpayment credit of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this section, it shall promptly pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund or credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit); provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority (other than penalties, interest, and other charges arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the L/C Issuer)) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Such Lender, L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s reasonable request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the

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requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority.  If any Lender, L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent shall become aware that it is entitled to receive a refund in respect of amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.01, which refund in the good faith judgment of such Lender, L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent is allocable to such payment, it shall promptly notify the Borrower of the availability of such refund and shall, promptly after the receipt of a request by the Borrower, apply for such refund.  This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrower the payment of which would place such Lender in a less favorable net after-tax position than such Lender would have been in if the additional amounts or indemnification payments giving rise to such refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes had never been paid.

3.02                        Illegality.  If any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans.  Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted.

3.03                        Inability to Determine Rates.  If (A) the Administrative Agent determines that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (i) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan or (ii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (B) the Required Lenders advise the Administrative Agent in writing that the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Eurodollar Rate Loan, in any such case, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

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3.04                        Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

(a)                                  Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:

(i)                                     impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer;

(ii)                                  subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or any Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes indemnifiable pursuant to Section 3.01 or the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax); or

(iii)                               impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)                                 Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines in good faith but in its sole and absolute discretion that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

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holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a), (b) or (e) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d)                                 Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e)                                  Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurodollar funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

3.05                        Compensation for Losses.  Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)                                  any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b)                                 any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c)                                  any assignment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.06(b) or Section 10.13;

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were obtained.  The Borrower shall also pay any reasonable and customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 5 days after receipt thereof.

3.06                        Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)                                  Designation of a Different Lending Office.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.  A certificate setting forth such costs and expenses submitted by such Lender to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(b)                                 Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02 or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

3.07                        Survival.  All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

4.01                        Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.  The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)                                  Loan and Corporate Documents; Certificates.  The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each, if applicable, properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i)                                     executed counterparts of this Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits), each other Loan Document and the Perfection Certificate;

(ii)                                  a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;

(iii)                               such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;