THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPERPRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

SUPERPRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of January 13, 2011

among

THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC.,

a Debtor and a Debtor-in-Possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code,

as a Borrower

and

The Other Borrowers Party Hereto,

Each a Debtor and a Debtor-in-Possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code,

as Borrowers

and

The Lenders Party Hereto,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Syndication Agent

ALLY COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC,

as Documentation Agent

REGIONS BUSINESS CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK

and

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

as Co-Documentation Agents

X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC,

as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Defined Terms	2
Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings	50
Section 1.03. Terms Generally	51
Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP	51
Section 1.05. Borrowing Base Adjustments	51
Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Amounts	52

ARTICLE 2
THE CREDITS

Section 2.01. Loans	52
Section 2.02. [Reserved]	53
Section 2.03. Loans and Borrowings	53
Section 2.04. Requests for Borrowings	54
Section 2.05. Letters of Credit	55
Section 2.06. Funding of Borrowings	60
Section 2.07. Interest Elections	61
Section 2.08. Termination or Reduction of Commitments	62
Section 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt	63
Section 2.10. Prepayment of Loans	64
Section 2.11. Fees	66
Section 2.12. Interest	67
Section 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest	68
Section 2.14. Increased Costs	68
Section 2.15. Break Funding Payments	70
Section 2.16. Taxes	70
Section 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs	74
Section 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders	76
Section 2.19. Designation of Company as Each Borrowers’ Agent	77
Section 2.20. Priority and Liens Applicable to Loan Parties	77
Section 2.21. Payment of Obligations	79
Section 2.22. No Discharge; Survival of Claims	79

ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.01. Organization; Powers	79

Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability	79
Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts	80
Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change	80
Section 3.05. Properties	80
Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters	81
Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements	81
Section 3.08. Investment Company Status	81
Section 3.09. Taxes	81
Section 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans	82
Section 3.11. Disclosure	82
Section 3.12. Subsidiaries	82
Section 3.13. Insurance	82
Section 3.14. Labor Matters	82
Section 3.15. Security Documents	83
Section 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations	84
Section 3.17. The Orders	84

ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS

Section 4.01. Effective Date	85
Section 4.02. Revolving Loans	88
Section 4.03. Each Credit Event	89
Section 4.04Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement; Effect of Third Amendment and Restatement	89

ARTICLE 5
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information	90
Section 5.02. Notices of Material Events	94
Section 5.03. Information Regarding Collateral	95
Section 5.04. Existence; Conduct of Business	95
Section 5.05. Payment of Post-petition Obligations	95
Section 5.06. Maintenance of Properties	96
Section 5.07. Insurance	96
Section 5.08. Casualty and Condemnation	97
Section 5.09. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights	98
Section 5.10. Compliance with Laws	99
Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit	99
Section 5.12. Additional Subsidiaries	99
Section 5.13. Further Assurances	99
Section 5.14. Cash Management	101
Section 5.15. Priority of Claims Waivers	104
Section 5.16. Benefit Plans Payments	104
Section 5.17. Advisory Firm	104
Section 5.18. Carve Out Account	105

ARTICLE 6
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Section 6.01. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities	105
Section 6.02. Liens	107
Section 6.03. Fundamental Changes	109
Section 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions	110
Section 6.05. Asset Sales	111
Section 6.06. Sale and Leaseback Transactions	113
Section 6.07. Hedging Agreements	113
Section 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness and Prepetition Obligations	113
Section 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates	113
Section 6.10. Restrictive Agreements	113
Section 6.11. Amendment of Material Documents	114
Section 6.12. Minimum Excess Availability	114
Section 6.13. Minimum Liquidity	114
Section 6.14. Minimum Cumulative EBITDA	115
Section 6.15. Limitation on Change in Fiscal Year	115
Section 6.16. Chapter 11 Claims	115
Section 6.17. Lease Rejections	115

ARTICLE 7
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 7.01. Events of Default	116
Section 7.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default	119
Section 7.03. Application of Funds	120

ARTICLE 8
THE AGENTS

Section 8.01. Appointment and Administration by Administrative Agent	122
Section 8.02. Appointment of Collateral Agent	122
Section 8.03. Agreement of Applicable Lenders	123
Section 8.04. Liability of Agents	123
Section 8.05. Notice of Default	124
Section 8.06. Credit Decision	125
Section 8.07. Reimbursement and Indemnification	125
Section 8.08. Rights of Agents	126
Section 8.09. Notice of Transfer	126
Section 8.10. Successor Agents	126
Section 8.11. Relation Among the Lenders	126
Section 8.12. Reports And Financial Statements	126
Section 8.13. Agency for Perfection	128
Section 8.14. Delinquent Lender	128
Section 8.15. Collateral and Guaranty Matters	131

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Section 8.16. Syndication Agents; Documentation Agents	132

ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. Notices	132
Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments	134
Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver	136
Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns	138
Section 9.05. Survival	143
Section 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness	144
Section 9.07. Severability	144
Section 9.08. Right of Setoff	145
Section 9.09. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS	145
Section 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	146
Section 9.11. Headings	146
Section 9.12. Confidentiality	146
Section 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation	147
Section 9.14. Patriot Act	147
Section 9.15. Foreign Asset Control Regulations	148
Section 9.16. Additional Waivers	148
Section 9.17. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility	150
Section 9.18. Press Releases	151
Section 9.19. Inconsistency	151

SCHEDULES

Schedule A	Priming Jurisdictions
Schedule B	Distribution Centers
Schedule C	Financial and Collateral Reports
Schedule 1.01(A)	Borrowers
Schedule 1.01(B)	Title Policy Endorsements
Schedule 1.01(C)	Immaterial Subsidiaries
Schedule 2.01	Lenders and Commitments
Schedule 3.01	Subsidiaries not in Good Standing
Schedule 3.06	Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.12	Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.13	Insurance
Schedule 3.15(b)	UCC Filings
Schedule 3.15(c)	Intellectual Property Filings
Schedule 5.01	Internet Addresses
Schedule 5.13(c)	Collateral Documents
Schedule 5.14(a)	DDA Accounts
Schedule 5.14(b)	Credit Card Arrangements
Schedule 5.14(c)	Third Party Insurance Payors
Schedule 5.14(i)	Disbursement Accounts
Schedule 6.01	Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02	Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04	Existing Investments
Schedule 6.10	Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A	Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B-1	Form of Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit B-2	Form of Collateral Amount Certificate
Exhibit C	Form of Guaranty
Exhibit D	Form of Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement
Exhibit E	Form of Interim Order
Exhibit F	Form of Pledge Agreement
Exhibit G	Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit H	Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
Exhibit I	Form of Credit Card Notification
Exhibit J	Form of Insurance Provider Notification
Exhibit K	Form of Blocked Account Agreement
Exhibit L	Form of Coinstar Notification
Exhibit M	Form of DDA Notification
Exhibit N-1	Form of Priority of Claims Waiver (Landlord)
Exhibit N-2	Form of Priority Claims Waiver (Bailee)

Exhibit O Form of New Borrower Joinder Agreement

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

SUPERPRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPERPRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 13, 2011, among THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC., a Maryland corporation, a debtor and a debtor-in-possession in a case pending under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, the other BORROWERS party hereto, each of which is a debtor and a debtor-in-possession in a case pending under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on December 12, 2010 (the “Petition Date”), the Borrowers and the Guarantors filed voluntary petitions with the Bankruptcy Court initiating cases under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the management of their businesses pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, on December 14, 2010, the Borrowers and JPMorgan Chase Bank as Lender, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent entered into the Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2010 (the “Original DIP Credit Agreement”), which provided a revolving credit facility and a term loan facility on the terms and conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, on December 21, 2010, the Borrowers and JPMorgan Chase Bank as Lender, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent entered into the Amended and Restated Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2010 (the “Amended and Restated DIP Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the Original DIP Credit Agreement in its entirety on the terms and conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, on January 10, 2011, the Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, entered into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of January 10, 2011, pursuant to which the Second Amended and Restated Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2010 and as amended and restated as of January 10, 2011 (the “Existing DIP Credit Agreement”), which was attached as Exhibit A thereto, amended and restated the Amended and Restated DIP Credit Agreement in its entirety on the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, the requisite parties to the Existing DIP Credit Agreement wish to amend and restate the Existing DIP Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Superpriority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2011, among The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent (the “First Amendment”), the Existing DIP Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

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

“2011 Prepetition Notes” means the Company’s 5.125% Convertible Senior Notes due June 15, 2011 issued pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 2007 between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee to the Indenture dated as of December 18, 2007 between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.

“2012 Prepetition Notes” means the Company’s 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due December 15, 2012 issued pursuant to the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 2007 between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee to the Indenture dated as of December 18, 2007 between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.

“A&P DIP Budget” means the A&P DIP Model - Pro Forma Cash Flows provided to the Administrative Agent on or about December 9, 2010.

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“Account” has the meaning set forth in the UCC.

“Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.14.

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for purposes of interest rate determinations with respect to the Term Loans shall at no time be less than 1.75% per annum.

“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, together with its successors in such capacity.

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

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified 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.

“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

“Aggregate Facility” means the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Aggregate Term Outstandings. As of the Effective Date, the Aggregate Facility (after giving effect to the Borrowings on the Effective Date) is $800,000,000.

“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means, at any time, the sum of the Revolving Commitments at such time. As of the Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are $450,000,000.

“Aggregate Term Outstandings” means, at any time, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders at such time.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on Reuters Page LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day (without any rounding). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

“Amended and Restated DIP Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Amendment and Restatement Effective Date” means the date on which the First Amendment becomes effective pursuant to Section 3 of the First Amendment, which date is January 13, 2011.

“Applicable Law” means as to any Person, all statutes, rules, regulations, orders, or other requirements having the force of law and applicable to such Person, and all court orders and injunctions, and/or similar rulings and applicable to such Person, in each case of or by any Governmental Authority, or court, or tribunal which has jurisdiction over such Person, or any property of such Person.

“Applicable Margin” means, for any Term Loan or Revolving Loan of any Type, the applicable rate per annum set forth below:

Facility	ABR		LIBOR
Revolving Loan	2.00	%	3.00	%
Term Loan	6.00	%	7.00	%

“Applicable Percentage” means, in each case as the context provides, (a) with respect to each Credit Extension under the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Applicable Percentage, (b) with respect to the Term Commitments or the Term Loans, the Term Applicable Percentage and (c) with respect to all Obligations (excluding Other Liabilities), for each Lender, that percentage which the sum of its Revolving Commitments and its Term Outstandings represents of the Aggregate Facility. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentage with respect to Revolving Commitments shall be determined based upon the outstanding Revolving Loans of each such Lender at the time of termination or expiration.

“Appraised Value” means (a) with respect to the Loan Parties’ Eligible Inventory, the net appraised orderly liquidation value (which is expressed as a percentage of cost) identified in the most recent appraisal in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent conducted by an independent appraiser reasonably satisfactory to the Administration Agent of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Inventory as set forth in the Loan Parties’ inventory stock ledger, (b) with respect to the Loan Parties’ Scripts, the net appraised orderly liquidation value of the Loan Parties’ Scripts as set forth in the most recent appraisal of the Loan Parties’ Scripts in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent conducted by an independent appraiser reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (c) with respect to the Loan Parties’ Eligible Real Estate, the fair market value of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Real Estate as set forth in the most recent appraisal of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Real Estate in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent conducted by an independent appraiser reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which appraisal shall assume, among other things, a marketing time of not greater than twelve (12) months or less than three (3) months, or (d) with respect to the Loan Parties’ Eligible Leaseholds, the fair market value of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Leaseholds as set forth in the most recent appraisal of the Loan Parties’ Eligible Leaseholds in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent conducted by an independent appraiser reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which appraisal shall assume, among other things, a marketing time of not greater than twelve (12) months or less than three (3) months; provided that if there is a Mortgage on any Eligible

Real Estate or Eligible Leasehold, the related Appraised Value shall in no event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations at any time specified to be secured by such Mortgage thereon. It is understood and agreed that for purposes of the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Loan Effective Date, the appraisals of various assets (including, without limitation, Eligible Real Estate and Eligible Leaseholds) prepared in connection with the Prepetition Credit Facilities and delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Effective Date shall be deemed to be satisfactory, in form and substance, to the Administrative Agent.

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

“Asset Swap” means any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which the Borrowers or one or more of their Subsidiaries shall exchange, with a Person not a Subsidiary, one or more Stores or facilities owned by them for one or more stores or facilities owned by third parties where no more than 10% of the aggregate consideration delivered by the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries shall consist of consideration other than the Stores and facilities being so exchanged.

“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 Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Automatic Rejection Date” means the final day of the 120-day period (or, if extended by the Bankruptcy Court, 210-day period) provided for in Section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code for the Loan Parties to assume Leases in the Cases.

“Availability Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate (a) to reflect the impediments to the Administrative Agent’s ability to realize upon the Collateral or (b) to reflect costs, expenses and other amounts that the Administrative Agent may incur or be required to pay to realize upon the Collateral. Availability Reserves may include (but are not limited to) reserves based on (i) the aggregate dollar amount represented by gift certificates then outstanding and entitling the holder thereof to use all or a portion thereof to pay all or a portion of the purchase price for any Inventory as of such day, (ii) the Reserve for Leasehold Obligations, (iii) the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company and its Subsidiaries would be

required to pay under any Hedging Agreements secured by the Security Documents the obligations under which constitute Obligations if such Hedging Agreements were terminated, determined as of the most recent date for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), (b) or (c), (iv) outstanding Taxes and other governmental charges, including, ad valorem, real estate, personal property, sales, and other Taxes (in each case to the extent such Taxes or other governmental charges are due and payable (except if being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been taken) and entitle any Person to a Lien on any Collateral that is pari passu with, has priority over, or is otherwise superior in right to, the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties), (v) Cash Management Reserves, (vi) Bank Product Reserves, (vii) Realty Reserves, (viii) Carve Out Reserves and (ix) PACA/PASA Liability Reserves. Provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrowers three (3) Business Days prior notice of the imposition of any Availability Reserve not described in clauses (i) through (ix) above.

“Avoidance Actions” means the Loan Parties’ claims and causes of action under Sections 502(d), 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code and any other avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code and the proceeds thereof and property received thereby whether by judgment, settlement or otherwise.

“Bank Products” means any services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by any Person which is at the Effective Date, or was at the time the transaction was entered into, a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (but excluding Cash Management Services) on account of, without limitation, (a) Hedging Agreements, (b) purchase cards and (c) leasing.

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

“Bankruptcy Code” means The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, and codified as 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.

“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York or any other court having jurisdiction over the Cases from time to time.

“Blocked Account Agreement” means with respect to an account established by a Loan Party, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, establishing Control (as defined in the Security Agreement) of such account by the Collateral Agent and whereby the

bank maintaining such account agrees to comply only with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent without the further consent of any Loan Party.

“Blocked Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(f).

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

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

“Borrowers” means the Company and each of the Company’s Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 1.01(A).

“Borrowers’ Cases” means one or more cases under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to which the Borrowers are the debtors and the debtors-in-possession.

“Borrowing” means a group of Revolving Loans or of Term Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means (x) a Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate or (y) a Collateral Amount Certificate, as applicable.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by a Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a LIBOR Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person for any period, 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 liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and the amount of which obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Carve Out” means (x) all fees required to be paid to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and to the-U.S. Trustee under section 1930(a) of title 28 of the United States Code and section 3717 of title 31 of the United States Code, (y) all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by a trustee under section 726(b) of the Bankruptcy Code not to exceed $100,000 and (z) at any time after the first Business Day after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and delivery of notice thereof to (A) the U.S. Trustee, (B) Xxxxxxxx &

Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, (Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.) and (C) counsel for the Creditors’ Committee (the “Carve Out Notice”), to the extent allowed at any time, whether before or after delivery of the Carve Out Notice, whether by interim order, procedural order or otherwise, the payment of accrued and unpaid professional fees, costs and expenses incurred by Persons or firms retained by the Loan Parties and the Creditors’ Committee (but excluding fees and expenses of third party professionals employed by such members of the Creditors’ Committee) and allowed by the Bankruptcy Court (collectively, the “Professional Fees”), in an aggregate amount not exceeding the Carve Out Cap, which amount may be used subject to the terms of the Orders (plus all unpaid Professional Fees allowed by the Bankruptcy Court at any time that were incurred on or prior to the day immediately following the Business Day after delivery of the Carve Out Notice).

“Carve Out Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18.

“Carve Out Cap” means $15,000,000.

“Carve Out Notice” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Carve Out.

“Carve Out Reserves” means, at any time, such reserves as the Administrative Agent, from time to time, determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect (i) the remaining available amount of the Carve Out Cap at such time, if any and (ii) the accrued but unpaid fees, costs and expenses of professionals retained by the Loan Parties and the Creditors’ Committee at such time, in each case as set forth in the most recently delivered Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate.

“Cases” means collectively, each and all of (x) the Borrowers’ Cases and (y) the Guarantors’ Cases.

“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means:

(a) Dollars;

(b) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

(c) obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or province or any instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and having a rating of either “A” or better from S&P, A2 or better from Xxxxx’x;

(d) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, banker’s acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any Lender or with any United States commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000;

(e) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven (7) days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b), (c), and (d) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) above;

(f) commercial paper rated at least “P-2” by Xxxxx’x, at least “A-2” by S&P and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition; and

(g) money market funds that are SEC.270.2a-7 compliant or enhanced cash funds having a weighted average maturity of not greater than 120 days.

“Cash Collateralize” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(j).

“Cash Dominion Implementation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(f).

“Cash Management Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent, from time to time, determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect the reasonably anticipated liabilities and obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to Cash Management Services then provided or outstanding.

“Cash Management Services” means any one or more of the following types or services or facilities provided to any Loan Party by any Lender or any of its Affiliates (a) ACH transactions, (b) cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement services, treasury, depository, overdraft, and electronic funds transfer services, (c) foreign exchange facilities and (d) credit or debit cards.

“Cash Receipts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(f).

“Change in Control” means, at any time, (a) the board of directors of the Company shall cease to consist of a majority of the Continuing Directors or (b) any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) other than a Permitted Holder shall acquire a majority of the voting power represented by the Company’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company.

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder, shall be deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the Effective Date, regardless of the date enacted or adopted.

“Charges” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.

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

“Coinstar Installation Agreements” means that certain Coinstar Installation Agreement, dated April 29, 2002 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time and as in effect prior to the Effective Date, and as the same may further be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent), between the Company and Coinstar, Inc., together with each other installation agreement between the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) and Coinstar, Inc. in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

“Coinstar Notification” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(d).

“Coinstar Receivable” means each Account together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof due and owing to the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) by Coinstar, Inc., pursuant to any contract between the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) and Coinstar, Inc., including but not limited to the Coinstar Installation Agreements.

“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20.

“Collateral Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties under the Security Documents, together with its successors in such capacity.

“Collateral Amount” means, on any date (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 1.05), the aggregate value of the assets of the Loan Parties, in an amount (calculated based on the most recent Collateral Amount Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.01(f), absent any error in such Collateral Amount Certificate) that is equal to:

(a) the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, at such time (net of Inventory Reserves); plus

(b) the face amount of all Eligible Credit Card Accounts Receivables; plus

(d) the face amount of Eligible Coinstar Receivables; plus

(e) the face amount of all Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivables; plus

(f) the Appraised Value of all Eligible Real Estate; plus

(g) the Appraised Value of all Eligible Leaseholds; minus

(h) the then amount of all Availability Reserves in effect (without duplication of any Inventory Reserves included in the calculation set forth in clause (a) above).

The Collateral Amount shall be computed for each one-week or two-week period, as the case may be, as required by Section 5.01(f), and established based upon the most recent Collateral Amount Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and shall remain in effect until the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a subsequent Collateral Amount Certificate.

“Collateral Amount Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto (with such changes therein as may be required by the Administrative Agent to reflect the components of and reserves against the Collateral Amount as provided for and subject to the terms hereunder from time to time), executed and certified as accurate and complete by a Financial Officer of the Company which shall include appropriate exhibits, schedules, supporting documentation, and additional reports (i) as outlined in Exhibit B-2 and (ii) as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

“Collateral Amount Shortfall” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(e).

“Collateral Document” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(c).

“Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment or a Term Commitment, as the case may be.

“Company” means The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., a Maryland corporation, a debtor and a debtor-in-possession in the Borrowers’ Cases.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period, plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income Taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) other non-recurring expenses reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period (in each case of or by Company and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period), (v) fees, costs, charges, commissions and expenses incurred during such period in connection with the Loan Documents, the Cases, the Reorganization Plan and the transactions contemplated by the foregoing, solely to the extent consistent with the line item “EBITDA Post-Initiatives” in the A&P DIP Budget and (vi) non-recurring charges incurred during such period in connection with cost reduction initiatives of the Loan Parties (including, without limitation, store closure and divestiture costs, warehouse and trucking transition costs and severance and buyout payments) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, minus (b) the following to the extent increasing such Consolidated Net Income: (i) federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits and (ii) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income other than non-cash items which will represent a cash item in a future period (in each case of or by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period), all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under Swap Contracts, but excluding any non-cash or deferred interest financing costs, and (b) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capital Lease Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case of or by Company and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, as of any date of determination, the net income of Company and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such Measurement Period, (b) the income (or loss) of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company during such Measurement Period in which any other Person has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to the

Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries during such period, (c) the income (or loss) of any Person during such Measurement Period and accrued prior to the date it becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or any of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by the Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, and (d) the income of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (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 organization documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary, except that Company’s equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Measurement Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income.

“Continuing Directors” means directors of the Company who are in office on the Effective Date and each other director, whose nomination for election to the board of directors of the Company is recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors or a Permitted Holder.

“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.

“Convertible Prepetition Notes” means collectively, the 2011 Prepetition Notes and the 2012 Prepetition Notes. The Convertible Prepetition Notes shall be deemed Indebtedness under this Agreement (and not Equity Interests) unless and until such securities are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock of the Company.

“Credit Card Notification” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(d).

“Credit Card Receivables” means each Account together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a major credit or debit card issuer (including, but not limited to, Visa, Mastercard and American Express and such other issuers approved by the Administrative Agent) to a Loan Party resulting from charges by a customer of a Loan Party on credit or debit cards issued by such issuer in connection with the sale of goods by a Loan Party, or services performed by a Loan Party, in each case in the ordinary course of its business.

“Credit Extension” means (a) a Borrowing or (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

“Credit Party” or “Credit Parties” means (a) individually, (i) each Lender and its Affiliates, (ii) the Administrative Agent, (iii) the Issuing Bank, (iv) the Lead Arranger, (v) each beneficiary of each indemnification obligation

undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (vi) any other Person to whom Obligations under this Agreement and other Loan Documents are owing, and (vii) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing, and (b) collectively, all of the foregoing.

“Creditors’ Committee” means any statutory committee of unsecured creditors appointed in the Cases.

“Currency and Commodity Hedging Agreement” means any foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.

“DDAs” means any checking, savings or other demand deposit account maintained by a Loan Party.

“DDA Notification” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(e).

“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Delinquent Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.14(a).

“Deteriorating Lender” means any Delinquent Lender or any Lender with a Revolving Commitment as to which (a) the Issuing Bank has (i) a good faith belief that such Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other syndicated credit facilities and (ii) notified such Lender in writing of such belief or (b) such Lender or a Person that Controls such Lender has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding; provided that a Lender shall not be a Deteriorating Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.

“Disbursement Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(i).

“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale, transfer, license or other disposition of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) of any property (including, without limitation, any Equity Interests) by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

“Disqualified Institution” means any company engaged principally in the business of supermarkets or other retail food or grocery stores.

“Distribution Center Shrink Percentage” shall be applicable to Inventory located at the Distribution Centers and shall mean, at the end of each fiscal quarter, average shrink expressed in terms of cost value resulting from the physical inventories performed at each Distribution Center during the two (2) fiscal quarters ending on such date, expressed as a percentage of the cost value of Inventory.

“Distribution Center Shrink Reserve” shall be equal to the product of (a) the excess of the Distribution Center Shrink Percentage over 1%, multiplied by (b) Inventory at the Distribution Centers as of the date of the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate.

“Distribution Centers” means (i) the warehouse facilities operated by the Loan Parties on the Effective Date as set forth in Schedule B and (ii) any warehouse facility located in the United States and operated by Loan Parties that is designated as a Distribution Center by (a) giving 30 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and (b) effecting the execution, filing and recordation of such financing statements, the delivery of such Priority of Claims Waivers as required hereby and taking any and all such further actions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

“Dollars” and the symbol “$” mean the lawful currency of the United States.

“Effective Date” means December 14, 2010, which is the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 was satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender; (b) an Approved Fund; and (c) any other Person approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) a natural person, (ii) a Disqualified Institution or (iii) a Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

“Eligible Coinstar Receivables” means, at the time of any determination thereof, each Coinstar Receivable that satisfies the following criteria at the time of creation and continues to meet the same at the time of such determination: such Coinstar Receivable (i) has been earned and represents the bona fide amounts due to the Company or another Loan Party from Coinstar, Inc. and in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of the Company or another Loan Party and (ii) is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (i) below. Without limiting the foregoing, to qualify as Eligible Coinstar Receivable, an Account shall indicate no Person other than the Company or another Loan Party as payee or remittance party. In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of an Account shall be reduced by, without

duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that the Company or another Loan Party, as applicable, may be obligated to rebate to a customer) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by the Company or another Loan Party to reduce the amount of such Coinstar Receivable. Any Coinstar Receivables meeting the foregoing criteria shall be deemed Eligible Coinstar Receivables but only as long as such Coinstar Receivable is not included in any material respect within any of the following categories, in which case such Coinstar Receivable shall not constitute an Eligible Coinstar Receivable:

(a) such Coinstar Receivable is not owned by the Company or another Loan Party and the Company or another Loan Party does not have good or marketable title to such receivable free and clear of any Lien of any Person (other than (i) any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrance);

(b) such Coinstar Receivable does not constitute an Account or such receivables have been outstanding for more than ten (10) Business Days;

(d) such Coinstar Receivable is not a valid, legally enforceable obligation of Coinstar, Inc.;

(e) such Coinstar Receivable is not subject to a properly perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, or is not in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or is subject to any Lien whatsoever (other than (i) any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrance);

(f) such Coinstar Receivable otherwise does not conform to the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents relating to receivables;

(g) Coinstar, Inc. has not received the Coinstar Notification in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.14(d);

(h) such Coinstar Receivable does not meet such other usual and customary eligibility criteria for receivables as the Administrative Agent may determine from time to time in its Permitted Discretion; or

(i) such Coinstar Receivable is evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the

possession of the Collateral Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Collateral Agent.

“Eligible Credit Card Accounts Receivable” means at the time of any determination thereof, each Credit Card Receivable that satisfies the following criteria at the time of creation and continues to meet the same at the time of such determination: such Credit Card Receivable (i) has been earned and represents the bona fide amounts due to the Company or another Loan Party from a credit card payment processor and/or credit card issuer, and in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the related Loan Party and (ii) is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (j) below. Without limiting the foregoing, to qualify as an Eligible Credit Card Accounts Receivable, an Account shall indicate no Person other than the Company or the related Loan Party as payee or remittance party. In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of an Account shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that the Company or the related Loan Party, as applicable, may be obligated to rebate to a customer, a credit card payment processor, or credit card issuer pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by the Company or the related Loan Party to reduce the amount of such Credit Card Receivable. Any Credit Card Receivables meeting the foregoing criteria shall be deemed Eligible Credit Card Receivables but only as long as such Credit Card Receivable is not included in any material respect within any of the following categories, in which case such Credit Card Receivable shall not constitute an Eligible Credit Card Receivable:

(a) such Credit Card Receivable is not owned by a Loan Party and such Loan Party does not have marketable title to such Credit Card Receivable free and clear of any Lien of any Person (other than (i) any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrance);

(b) such Credit Card Receivable does not constitute an Account or such Credit Card Receivable has been outstanding for more than seven (7) Business Days;

(c) the issuer or payment processor of the applicable credit card with respect to such Credit Card Receivable is the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings;

(d) such Credit Card Receivable is not a valid, legally enforceable obligation of the applicable issuer with respect thereto;

(e) such Credit Card Receivable is not subject to a properly perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, or is not in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or is subject to any Lien whatsoever other than (i) Permitted Encumbrances contemplated by the credit card processor agreements and for which appropriate reserves (as determined by the Administrative Agent) have not been established or maintained by the Borrowers, (ii) any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (iii) the Specified Permitted Liens;

(f) the Credit Card Receivable does not conform to the representations, warranties or other provisions in the Loan Documents relating to Credit Card Receivables;

(g) such Credit Card Receivable is owed by a Person that has not received a Credit Card Notification in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.14(d);

(h) such Credit Card Receivable is subject to risk of set-off, non-collection or not being processed due to unpaid and/or accrued credit card processor fee balances that are overdue, limited to the lesser of the balance of Credit Card Receivable or unpaid overdue amount of the credit card processor fees;

(i) such Credit Card Receivable is evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the possession of the Collateral Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Collateral Agent; or

(j) such Credit Card Receivable does not meet such other usual and customary eligibility criteria for Credit Card Receivables as the Administrative Agent may determine from time to time in its Permitted Discretion.

“Eligible Inventory” means, at the time of any determination thereof the Inventory of the Company or a Loan Party at the time of such determination that is not ineligible for inclusion in the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount pursuant to any of the clauses (a) through (o) below. Without limiting the foregoing, to qualify as Eligible Inventory no Person other than the Company or a Loan Party shall have any direct or indirect ownership, interest or title to such Inventory and no Person other than the Company or a Loan Party, shall be indicated on any purchase order or invoice with respect to such Inventory as having or purporting to have an interest therein. Any Inventory meeting the foregoing criteria shall be deemed Eligible Inventory but only as long as such Inventory is not included in any material respect within any of the following categories, in which case such Inventory shall not constitute an Eligible Inventory:

(a) it is located at a reclamation center of any Distribution Center or is otherwise held at any Distribution Center for return to vendor;

(b) it is supplies, packaging, selling or display materials;

(c) it is Perishable Inventory or fuel (provided that fuel in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 may be deemed eligible inventory for purposes of calculating the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount);

(d) it is not owned solely by the Company or any other Loan Party;

(e) it is on consignment to the Company or any other Loan Party;

(f) it (i) is not located at property that is owned or leased by the Company or any other Loan Party (including, without limitation, as a result of a Loan Party’s rejection or other termination of such Lease prior to such time), (ii) is located at property for which the Lease thereon is intended to be rejected or otherwise terminated by the applicable Loan Party (whether by affirmative notice, as a result of the expiration of the assumption period provided for in Section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) on a date that is less than 30 days from such time or (iii) is in transit from vendors to such a property; provided that (I) Inventory in third party storage facilities located in jurisdictions other than Priming Jurisdictions shall, if not otherwise excluded, be included as Eligible Inventory, minus any claims or Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances, that vendors, landlords, public warehouse operators or any third party bailee may have against such property, from time to time, and (II) Inventory located in Priming Jurisdictions shall not be included in Eligible Inventory pursuant to this paragraph (f) unless either (A) the applicable vendor, landlord, public warehouse or any third party bailee has provided to the related Loan Party a Priority of Claims Waiver in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or (B)(i) the Borrowers have deposited with the Collateral Agent collateral consisting of Cash and Cash Equivalents an amount equal to the Reserve for Leasehold Obligations (as applicable) with respect to such property or (ii) the Administrative Agent has established in its Permitted Discretion an appropriate Reserve for Leasehold Obligations, or (C) Borrowers’ obligations to such vendor, landlord, public warehouse or third party bailee are supported by a standby letter of credit issued by a Lender pursuant to this Agreement in an amount at least equal to the Reserve for Leasehold Obligations;

(g) it is not located in the United States of America;

(h) it is not subject to a perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent securing the Obligations, regardless of its location, or is subject to any Lien whatsoever, other than (i) any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrance;

(i) it (i) is damaged, defective, “seconds,” or otherwise unmerchantable, (ii) is to be returned to the vendor, (iii) is not in good condition, (iv) does not meet all standards imposed by any Governmental Authority having

regulatory authority over it, or (v) is not currently saleable in the normal course of business of the Company and the Subsidiaries;

(j) it is inventory located at any Distribution Center on such date that represents over 13 weeks old inventory based on date of receipt determined at an individual product level (provided that such inventory shall be eligible for purposes of calculating the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount to the extent of fifty percent (50%) of the book value thereof);

(k) it is Inventory that is accounted for in both the Company’s Distribution Center and Store Inventory;

(l) it includes any profits or transfer price additions charged or accrued in connection with transfers of Inventory between the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates;

(m) it is accounted for in the Store Shrink Reserve;

(n) it is accounted for in the Distribution Center Shrink Reserve; or

(o) it is accounted for in the Company’s reserve which adjusts Inventory valued under the Company’s historical retail method of accounting to actual cost value (product mix) or adjusts Inventory for unallocated earned allowances (net costing).

“Eligible Leaseholds” means any Real Estate meeting in all material respects the following criteria:

(a) A Loan Party is the lessee under a written Lease for such Real Estate, the terms and conditions of which are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood and agreed that the terms and conditions of Leases in effect on the Effective Date are deemed to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);

(b) Without limiting the provisions of clause (a), above, the Lease may be mortgaged and collaterally assigned to the Collateral Agent without the prior consent of the lessor (or if consent is required, such consent has been obtained on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent);

(c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Lease contains customary estoppels, cure rights, and other provisions protecting a leasehold mortgagee’s interests in the Lease as the Administrative Agent may determine in its Permitted Discretion or if not contained therein, such provisions have been included in a landlord agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(d) There shall be no default by the Loan Parties in the terms of the Lease that permits, or solely with the passage of time, giving of notice or both, would permit the lessor to terminate the Lease;

(e) The Collateral Agent shall have received evidence that all actions that the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in order to create valid first and subsisting Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) on the leasehold interest have been taken;

(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received an appraisal of such leasehold interest complying with the requirements of FIRREA by a third party appraiser reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; such appraisal being based on the fair market value of the Borrowers’ Eligible Leaseholds and which appraisal shall assume, among other things, a marketing time of not greater than twelve (12) months or less than three (3) months; provided that if there is a Mortgage on an Eligible Leasehold, the related appraised value shall in no event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations at any time specified to be secured by such Mortgage; and

(g) (x) Prior to the Mortgage Delivery Date, clause (b) of and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, clause (h) of the Real Estate Eligibility Requirements have been satisfied and (y) from and after the Mortgage Delivery Date, the Real Estate Eligibility Requirements have been satisfied, in each case in accordance with the terms thereof; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if (i) notice of the Loans Parties’ intention to reject or otherwise terminate any Lease is given in any of the Cases to the Administrative Agent or to the Bankruptcy Court, (ii) an order is entered by any court referred to in Section 9.09(b) rejecting any Lease or (iii) any Lease is deemed rejected as a result of the expiration of the assumption period provided for under Section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code or other Applicable Law, such Lease shall no longer be considered an Eligible Leasehold.

“Eligible Real Estate” means any Real Estate meeting in all material respects the following criteria:

(a) A Loan Party owns such Real Estate in fee simple absolute;

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that all actions that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in order to create valid first and subsisting Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) on the property described in the Mortgages has been taken;

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received an appraisal (based upon Appraised Value) of such Real Estate complying with the requirements of FIRREA by a third party appraiser reasonably acceptable to the Administrative

Agent and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

(d) (x) Prior to the Mortgage Delivery Date, clause (b) and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, clause (h) of the Real Estate Eligibility Requirements have been satisfied and (y) from and after the Mortgage Delivery Date, the Real Estate Eligibility Requirements have been satisfied.

“Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivable” means, at the time of any determination thereof, each third party insurance provider Account together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, that satisfies the following criteria at the time of creation and continues to meet the same at the time of such determination: such Account (i) has been earned and submitted for reimbursement to, and represents the bona fide amounts due to the Company or other Loan Party from, a third party insurance provider, in each case originated in the ordinary course of business of the Company or the related Loan Party and (ii) is not ineligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Revolver Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (p) below. Without limiting the foregoing, to qualify as an Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivable, a third party insurance provider account receivable shall indicate no Person other than the Company or the related Loan Party as payee or remittance party. In determining the amount to be so included, the face amount of such an account shall be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including any amount that the Company or the related Loan Party, as applicable, may be obligated to rebate to a third party insurance provider pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral)) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by the Company or the related Loan Party to reduce the amount of such Account. All third party insurance provider accounts receivable meeting the foregoing criteria shall be deemed Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivable but only as long as such third party insurance provider account receivable is not included in any material respect within any of the following categories, in which case such third party insurance provider account receivable shall not constitute an Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivable:

(a) an invoice (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) with respect to such third party insurance provider accounts receivable has not been sent to the applicable account debtor;

(b) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable does not constitute an Account;

(c) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable are not due and payable in full, or are subject to any xxxx and hold arrangement, or more than

90 days have elapsed since the date of the sale of goods giving rise to such third party insurance provider accounts receivable;

(d) the aggregate amount of accounts due from third party insurance providers exceeds $15,000,000 for which more than 60 days but not more than 90 days have elapsed since the date of the sale of goods or rendering of services giving rise to such third party insurance provider accounts receivable;

(e) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable did not arise from the provision of goods authorized by a physician’s prescription, and such goods have been performed or provided;

(f) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable arose from the provision of durable medical equipment;

(g) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable are not owned by a Loan Party and such Loan Party does not have good or marketable title to such third party insurance provider accounts receivable;

(h) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable are subject to any assignment, claim, lien, or security interest, except for (i) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrances;

(i) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable are not subject to a properly perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, or are not in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or are subject to any Lien whatsoever other than (i) Permitted Encumbrances and for which appropriate reserves (as determined by the Administrative Agent) have not been established or maintained by the Borrowers, (ii) any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (iii) the Specified Permitted Liens;

(j) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable are not valid and legally enforceable obligations of the account debtor, are with recourse, or are subject to any claim for credit, defense, offset, chargeback, counterclaim or adjustment by the account debtor (other than any discount allowed for prompt payment and reconciliations in the ordinary course of business), and the assignment or pledging thereof violates any agreement to which the account debtor is subject;

(k) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable did not arise in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or a notice of the bankruptcy, insolvency, failure, or suspension or termination of business of the account debtor has been received by the Company or the related Loan Party, or the payor thereunder shall have provided written notice to anyone of a challenge or dispute of its obligations thereunder;

(l) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable do not conform to the representations, warranties or other provisions of the Loan Documents relating to such third party insurance provider accounts receivable;

(m) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable are obligations payable under Medicare, Medicaid or any other governmental program or the related account debtor is any unit of government;

(n) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable is owed by a Person that has not received an Insurance Provider Notification in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.14(d);

(o) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable do not meet other usual and customary eligibility criteria for third party insurance provider accounts receivable, including the payors thereunder, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion; or

(p) such third party insurance provider accounts receivable is evidenced by “chattel paper” or an “instrument” of any kind unless such “chattel paper” or “instrument” is in the possession of the Collateral Agent, and to the extent necessary or appropriate, endorsed to the Collateral Agent.

“Environmental Compliance Reserve” means, with respect to Eligible Real Estate and Eligible Leaseholds, any reserve which the Administrative Agent, from time to time in its Permitted Discretion establishes for estimable amounts that are reasonably likely to be expended by any of the Loan Parties in order for such Loan Party and its operations and property (a) to comply with any written notice from a Governmental Authority asserting non-compliance of such Loan Party with Environmental Laws, or (b) to correct any such non-compliance with Environmental Laws or to provide for any Environmental Liability.

“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the pollution or protection of the environment or the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, including those relating to the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material, or to employee health and safety matters.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, damage, loss, claim, action, suit, judgment, order, fine, penalty, fee, expense or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for costs of environmental remediation, or natural resource damages, administrative oversight costs, and indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary arising under any Environmental Law resulting from or based upon (a) compliance or noncompliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal or presence of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d)

the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract or agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Equity Interests” means, as to any Person, all of the authorized shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, including all classes of common and preferred capital stock, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, membership or trust interests therein), rights to receive distributions of cash and other property, and to receive allocations of items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit and similar items from such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, whether or not such interests include rights entitling the holder thereof to exercise control over such Person, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Indebtedness shall constitute Equity Interests.

“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) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to timely make a contribution with respect to any Plan that would result in an encumbrance under Section 303 of ERISA; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a

determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

“Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination thereof by the Administrative Agent, if a positive number, the lesser of:

(a) (i) the lesser of (A) the Revolving Borrowing Base and (B) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments;

minus

(ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposure; and

(b) (i) the Collateral Amount;

minus

(ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Revolving Exposure and (B) the outstanding Term Loans.

In calculating Excess Availability at any time and for any purpose under this Agreement, the Company shall certify to the Administrative Agent that all accounts payable and Taxes are being paid on a timely basis and consistent with past practices (absent which the Administrative Agent may establish a reserve therefor).

“Excluded Accounts” means any and all of the (i) payroll, trust and tax accounts, (ii) accounts used for managing employees’ medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (and solely for the periods required to be deposited in such accounts, the amounts on deposit therein), (iii) accounts used for disbursement to (or debit against by) state redemption authorities for refundable bottle deposits proceeds, (iv) accounts used for disbursement to (or debit against by) state lottery organizations for lottery sale proceeds, (v) accounts used for disbursement to (or debit against by) transit authorities for transit card sale proceeds, (vi) Pathmark Stores Inc.’s account nos. [xxx0352] at PNC Bank and [xxx3712] at OneUnited Bank (or any replacement accounts thereof), relating to the We Care Fund and SCG Foundation, respectively, and used to disburse charitable donations to employees suffering through severe hardships or charitable organizations, with aggregate balances as of the Petition Date of less than $125,000 (it being understood and agreed that the Loan Parties shall not make any deposits into such accounts from and after the Petition Date), (vii) Best Cellars Inc.’s account nos. [xxx6292] at PNC Bank and [xxx16-99] at Bank of America, N.A. (or any replacement accounts thereof) with aggregate balances of less than $250,000 and from which balances are swept weekly to a Blocked Account, (viii) “zero balance” accounts from which balances are swept daily to a

Blocked Account, (ix) Delaware County Dairies Inc.’s account nos. [xxx8336] and [xxx5202] at JPMorgan Chase Bank (or any replacement accounts thereof) used to disburse certain employee benefit and pension payments with respect to former employees of Delaware County Dairies Inc. with aggregate balances of less than $100,000 and (x) other accounts of the Loan Parties (other than DDAs and other accounts into which customer or other third party payments in respect of the Collateral are made) with aggregate balances of less than $100,000.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender (including for this purpose the Issuing Bank) or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income, profits or overall gross income or receipts, and franchise or similar Taxes, imposed by the United States of America, by a jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, or by any other jurisdiction with which the recipient has or had any other present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from entering into, performing its obligations under, receiving a payment under or enforcing this Agreement or the other Loan Documents), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender (A) pursuant to a Tax law in effect on the date such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party hereto or a Participant through the purchase of a participation hereunder, the date such Non-U.S. Lender designates a new Lending Office, or, with respect to any additional position in any Obligation acquired after such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party hereto, the date such additional position was acquired by such Non-U.S. Lender, or (B) is attributable to such Non-U.S. Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the date such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, a Participant through the purchase of a participation hereunder, or with respect to any additional position in any Obligation acquired after such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party hereto, the date such additional position was acquired by such Non-U.S. Lender) to comply with Section 2.16(f), except, in the case of clause A, to the extent that such Non-U.S. Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office, assignment or acquisition of such additional position in any Obligation (as applicable), to receive additional amounts from the Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16, (d) any U.S. federal, state or local backup withholding tax, and (e) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed under FATCA.

“Executive Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15.

“Existing DIP Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount, without duplication, of outstanding Loans and L/C Exposure at such time. The Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the sum of, without duplication, its L/C Exposure, plus the aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Loans at such time.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement and any regulations or official interpretations thereof.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“Final Order” means an order entered by the Bankruptcy Court substantially the form of the Interim Order, with only such modifications as are satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, which order shall (x) have been entered and on such prior notice to such parties as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y) not have been vacated, reversed, modified, amended or stayed.

“Financial Officer” of any Person (other than a natural person) means the chief financial officer, president, chief executive officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller or any vice president-finance, vice-president-financial services or vice-president -treasury services of such Person or any other officer of such Person designated or authorized by any of the foregoing.

“FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time.

“First Amendment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Foreign Assets Control Regulations” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

“Fund” shall mean any person that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or 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.

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee by a person shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated amount or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person in good faith.

“Guarantors” means, collectively, each of the Loan Parties identified as a “Guarantor” under the Guaranty, in such capacity.

“Guarantors’ Cases” means one or more cases pending under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to which the Guarantors are the debtors.

“Guaranty” means the Guaranty among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes, and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

“HBA” means health and beauty aids.

“Hedging Agreement” means any Currency and Commodity Hedging Agreement or Interest Rate Hedging Agreement.

“Immaterial Subsidiaries” means the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule 1.01(C), which the Company intends to dissolve, liquidate or merge into another Loan Party.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid (excluding current accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, imposed on any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).

“Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement” means the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement among the Loan Parties party thereto and the Collateral Agent dated as of the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

“Insurance Provider Notification” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(d).

“Interest Election Request” means a request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the first Business Day of each calendar month and (b) with respect to any LIBOR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

“Interest Period” means, with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on (x) the seventh or fourteenth day thereafter or (y) the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrowers may elect; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Interest Rate Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement or other interest rate hedging arrangement.

“Interim Order” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court in substantially the form set forth as an Exhibit E hereto on an application or motion by the Borrowers that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, which order shall (x) have been entered and on such prior notice to such parties as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y) not have been vacated, reversed, modified, amended or stayed.

“Inventory” means all products available for sale by the Company and the other Loan Parties in the following categories as defined and classified by the Company and the other Loan Parties on a basis consistent with the Company’s current and historical accounting practices: HBA, perishable, grocery, pharmacy, meat, seafood, produce, floral, bakery, deli, dairy, liquor, general merchandise and fuel, each valued at cost on a basis consistent with the current and historical accounting practices (without giving effect to LIFO (or “last-in, first-out”) reserves).

“Inventory Reserves” means such reserves as may be established from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect changes in the determination of the saleability, at retail, of the Eligible Inventory or which reflect such other factors as negatively affect the market value of the Eligible Inventory. Inventory Reserves shall not be duplicative of any factors taken into consideration in determining the Appraised Value of Inventory.

“Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05(i); provided that (i) the Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate; and (ii) with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank may arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by a Lender other than the Issuing Bank (or an Affiliate of such other Lender), in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include such Lender (or Affiliate of such Lender) with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Lender (or Affiliate of such Lender). In the event that there is more than one Issuing Bank at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to refer to the Issuing Bank in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Issuing Banks, as the context requires.

“JPMorgan Chase Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its successors.

“Junior DIP Facility” means a subordinated junior secured debtor-in-possession credit facility, subject to (x) the maximum senior secured debt cap in the Prepetition Intercreditor Agreement, (y) entry into an intercreditor agreement acceptable to (a) Revolving Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments, (b) Lenders holding a majority of the outstanding Term Loans and (c) the Administrative Agent, and (z) terms and conditions otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, payment subordination to the Obligations, interest coverage and liquidity tests and ability to be repaid other than in cash in accordance with the Borrowers’ plan or plans of reorganization.

“L/C Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date.

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

“L/C Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

“L/C Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of all L/C Disbursements made pursuant to Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of a Borrower at such time. The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be calculated based on its Revolving Applicable Percentage at such time.

“Lead Arranger” means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC.

“Lease” means any agreement, whether written or oral, no matter how styled or structured, pursuant to which a Loan Party is entitled to the use or occupancy of any real property for any period of time.

“Leasehold Obligations” means, with respect to each Loan Party, all payments made, if any, by such Loan Party with respect to rent (including fixed rent and variable rent), common area maintenance charges and other monetary obligations under any Lease (including any Distribution Center or Store) where any Inventory is stored or otherwise located.

“Lender” means each Person listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any Person that ceases to be a Party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued by the Issuing Bank for the account of a Borrower and any acceptance made by the Issuing Bank in connection therewith.

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c).

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to (i) prior to entry of the Final Order, $200,000,000 and (ii) from and after entry of the Final Order, $250,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments. A permanent reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall not require a corresponding pro rata reduction in the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, however, that if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are reduced to an amount less than the Letter of Credit Sublimit, then the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be reduced to an amount equal to (or, at Company’s option, less than) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

“LIBOR” means, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

“LIBO Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the rate appearing on Reuters Page LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service,

providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for Dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such LIBOR Loan for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which Dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (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 asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

“Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan.

“Loan Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, all Borrowing Base Certificates, the Blocked Account Agreements, the DDA Notifications, the Credit Card Notifications, the Security Documents, and any other instrument or agreement now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection herewith, each as amended and in effect from time to time.

“Loan Parties” means each of the Company, the other Borrowers and each other domestic Subsidiary listed on Schedule 3.12, and each Subsidiary made a party hereto pursuant to Section 5.12.

“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than as a result of the events leading up to and following commencement of a proceeding under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Cases and the continuation and prosecution thereof and provided that nothing disclosed in (1) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 22, 2010, (2) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for

each quarter ended since February 22, 2010, as filed prior to December 10, 2010 and (3) any filings on Form 8-K made through December 10, 2010, shall, in any case, in and of itself and based solely on facts as disclosed therein (without giving effect to any developments not disclosed therein), be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the ability of the Borrowers (taken as a whole) to perform any of their material obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform any of their material obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are a party, (c) the rights of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank under any Loan Document or (d) the Collateral, the Administrative Agent’s Liens (on behalf of itself and the Lenders) on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens.

“Material Contract” means any agreement to which any Loan Party is a party, the termination of which would have a Material Adverse Effect, including, without limitation, as of the Effective Date, the Supply Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2005 by and between the Company and C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., as the same may be amended or replaced from time to time.

“Material Indebtedness” means post-petition Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $5,000,000 (or its equivalent), in each case of the foregoing to the extent incurred following the Petition Date. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.

“Maturity Date” means June 14, 2012.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.

“Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, (i) for purposes of Section 6.14(a), the period from and including April 24, 2011 to and including the applicable date as set forth in the table under Section 6.14(a) and (ii) for all other purposes, the most recently completed 13 fiscal periods of the Company.

“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

“Mortgage(s)” means each and every fee and leasehold mortgage or deed of trust, security agreement and assignment by and between the Loan Party owning or holding the leasehold interest in the Real Estate encumbered thereby in favor of the Collateral Agent, in such form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

“Mortgage Delivery Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of Real Estate Eligibility Requirements.

“Mortgage Policies” has the meaning specified in the definition of Real Estate Eligibility Requirements.

“Multiemployer Plan” or “Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Company or an ERISA Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute.

“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds, and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, in each case net of (b) the sum of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Company and the Subsidiaries to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made by the Company and the Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans) secured by a Lien superior to that of the Collateral Agent on such asset, (iii) as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and the amount of any reserves established by the Company and the Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the chief financial officer of the Company), and (iv) all amounts deposited in trust or escrow for the benefit of any third party or to which any third party may be entitled in connection with such event, provided that any such amounts returned to the Company or any Subsidiary shall constitute Net Proceeds when received; provided that amounts of Net Proceeds that would otherwise be required to be applied to prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(f), may be reduced by an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement if (x) at the time of receipt of such proceeds, the Company delivers a certificate of a Financial Officer to the Administrative Agent setting forth the Company’s intent to reinvest such proceeds in productive assets of a kind then used or usable in the business of the Loan Parties within 90 days of receipt of such proceeds, (y) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing at the time of the delivery of such certificate or at the proposed time of such reinvestment and (z) such proceeds shall be reinvested as set forth in such certificate within such 90 day period. To the extent that such proceeds are not so reinvested at the end of such 90 day period, such proceeds shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds and shall be immediately applied to prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(f).

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(c).

“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender or a Participant that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

“Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Orders” means the Interim Order and the Final Order.

“Original DIP Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the relevant recipient and the jurisdiction imposing the Taxes (other than a connection arising from the relevant recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).

“Other Liabilities” means any obligations on account of (a) any Cash Management Services furnished to any of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries and/or (b) any Bank Product entered into with any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, as each may be amended from time to time.

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future recording, stamp, documentary, excise, or similar Taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document; provided, however, that any such Taxes imposed on any assignment of the Obligations, any Assignment and Acceptance Agreements or any sales of participations in the Obligations pursuant to Section 9.04(d), and any estate, gift or inheritance taxes shall not constitute “Other Taxes.”

“PACA” means the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, as amended.

“PACA/PASA Liability Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect the vendor liabilities of the Loan Parties pursuant to PACA and PASA.

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(d).

“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(e).

“PASA” means the Packers and Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000 and all regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Performing Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.14(d)(ii)(A).

“Perishable Inventory” means inventory consisting of meat, dairy, cheese, seafood, produce, delicatessen, non-artificial floral products and bakery goods.

“Permitted Discretion” means the discretion of the Administrative Agent the exercise of which is in good faith and consistent with reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset based lender) business judgment.

“Permitted Divestitures” means:

(a) the Disposition of Stores located in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia or Maryland or Dispositions of Stores contemplated by the Company’s announcement on August 13, 2010;

(b) the Disposition of Real Estate which is no longer utilized by the Company or its Subsidiaries for offices or as a store or distribution center; and

(c) the Disposition of any furniture, fixture or equipment, Script, liquor or other license or asset that is not longer used or useful in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

(a) liens imposed by law for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

(b) carriers’, landlord’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and repairmen’s liens, statutory liens of banks and rights of set-off and other Liens, in each case, imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.05;

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance arrangements;

(d) (i) liens, pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (ii) utility deposits made in the ordinary course of business;

(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(n);

(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(g) encumbrances on assets Disposed or to be Disposed in a Permitted Divestiture created by an agreement(s) providing for such Permitted Divestiture or encumbrances on assets Disposed or to be Disposed permitted by Section 6.05 created by an agreement(s) providing for such Disposition;

(h) any (i) reversionary interest or title of lessor or sublessor under any Lease, (ii) easement, restriction or encumbrance to which the interest or title of such lessor or sublessor may be subject to or (iii) subordination of the interest of the lessee or sublessees under such Lease to any restriction or encumbrance referred to in the preceding clause (ii);

(i) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements relating solely to the leased asset;

(j) encumbrances referred to in Schedule B of the Mortgage Policies insuring the Mortgages; and

(k) the Specified Permitted Liens.

“Permitted Holder” means (i) Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft or (ii) any Affiliate of Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft.

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

“Petition Date” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Sections 412 and 430 of the Code or Sections 303 or 304 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated,

would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) a “contributing sponsor” as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA.

“Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement among the Loan Parties party thereto and the Collateral Agent dated as of the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

“Prepayment Event” means:

(a) any Disposition of any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than (i) Dispositions described in clauses (a) or (b) of Section 6.05, and (ii) other Dispositions resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement; or

(b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, but, as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) only to the extent that the Net Proceeds therefrom have not been applied to repair, restore or replace such property or asset within 180 days after such event and (ii) only to the extent the value of such loss is in excess of $1,000,000 (or its equivalent); or

(c) the incurrence by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01.

“Prepetition Credit Facilities” means the credit facilities under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 27, 2007 among the Company, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Petition Date.

“Prepetition Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement dated as of August 4, 2009 by and between Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent for the Prepetition Credit Facilities, and Wilmington Trust Company, as note collateral agent under the Prepetition Note Indenture, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Petition Date.

“Prepetition Note Indenture” means the indenture dated as of August 4, 2009 between Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, and the Company, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Petition Date.

“Prepetition Payment” means a payment (by way of adequate protection or otherwise) of principal or interest or otherwise on account of any prepetition Indebtedness or trade payables (including, without limitation, in respect of reclamation claims) or other prepetition claims against the Loan Parties.

“Prepetition Secured Notes” means the senior secured notes issued by the Company pursuant to the Prepetition Note Indenture in an initial aggregate face amount of $260,000,000.

“Primary Concentration Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14(f).

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by XX Xxxxxx Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

“Priming Jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction listed on Schedule A hereto, which schedule may be revised by the Administrative Agent to reflect changes in Applicable Law. The Administrative Agent shall provide the Company with ten (10) days’ prior written notice of any revisions to the jurisdictions listed on Schedule A hereto.

“Priority of Claims Waiver” means an agreement executed by (a) a bailee or other Person in possession of Collateral, including, without limitation, any warehouseman substantially in the form of Exhibit N-2 hereto with such modifications thereto as may be approved by the Collateral Agent or such other agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent or (b) a landlord of Real Estate leased by any Loan Party (including, without limitation, any warehouse or distribution center), substantially in the form of Exhibit N-1 hereto with such modifications thereto as may be approved by the Collateral Agent or such other agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent pursuant to which such Person (i) acknowledges the Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral, (ii) releases or subordinates such Person’s Liens in the Collateral held by such Person or located on such Real Estate, (iii) agrees to furnish the Collateral Agent with access to the Collateral in such Person’s possession or on the Real Estate for the purposes of assembling, repossessing, selling or otherwise disposing of such Collateral and (iv) makes such other agreements with the Collateral Agent as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.

“QUIBs” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.

“Real Estate” means all Leases and all land, together with the buildings, structures, parking areas, and other improvements thereon, now or hereafter owned by any Loan Party, including all easements, rights-of-way, and similar rights relating thereto and all leases, tenancies, and occupancies thereof.

“Real Estate Eligibility Requirements” means, collectively, each of the following:

(a) The applicable Loan Party shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Mortgage with respect to (i) any Real Estate intended, by the Company or other Loan Party, to be included in Eligible Real Estate within 60 days after the Effective Date (which period may be extended by the Administrative Agent by up to an additional 60 days in its reasonable discretion), together with an opinion of counsel in each state where such Real Estate is located, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (ii) any Lease intended, by the Company or other Loan Party, to be included in Eligible Leaseholds within 60 days after the Effective Date (which period may be extended by the Administrative Agent by up to 90 days) (such date, as applicable, the “Mortgage Delivery Date”); provided that (x) with respect to any such Real Estate located in the State of New York, the applicable Loan Party shall deliver an unexecuted Mortgage to the Collateral Agent within the time periods set forth above and shall agree to execute such Mortgage upon demand of the Collateral Agent and (y) the Collateral Agent may, at any time, in its Permitted Discretion, require any Mortgage delivered under this clause (a) to be recorded in the applicable jurisdiction;

(b) Such Real Estate is used by a Loan Party, or is leased or subleased by a Loan Party to another Person, for offices or as a store or distribution center;

(c) As to any particular property, the Loan Party is in compliance in all material respects with the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the Mortgage relating to such Real Estate;

(d) For any Real Estate with respect to which a Mortgage is recorded in accordance with item (a) hereof, prior to or concurrently with the recording of such Mortgage, the Collateral Agent shall have received fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policies or marked-up title insurance commitments having the effect of a policy of title insurance) (the “Mortgage Policies”) in form and substance, with the endorsements set forth on Schedule 1.01(B) hereto (to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates) and in amounts reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (provided that such amounts shall not exceed the Appraised Value of the applicable mortgaged property), issued, coinsured and reinsured (to the extent required by the Collateral Agent) by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, insuring the Mortgages to be valid first and subsisting Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent on the property or leasehold interests described therein, free and clear of all defects (including, but not limited to, mechanics’ and materialmen’s Liens) and encumbrances, other than the Permitted Encumbrances or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;

(e) With respect to any Real Estate owned by a Borrower or any other Loan Party (as opposed to interests as lessee under a Lease) which is intended by such Borrower or such other Loan Party to be included in Eligible Real Estate and with respect to which a Mortgage is delivered in accordance with item (a) hereof, prior to or concurrently with the delivery of such Mortgage (or such later date, if

any, as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), the Collateral Agent shall have received American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form surveys, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid, certified to the Collateral Agent and the issuer of the Mortgage Policies in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent by a land surveyor duly registered and licensed in the states in which the property described in such surveys is located and reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, showing all buildings and other improvements, the location of any easements, parking spaces, rights of way, building set-back lines and other dimensional regulations and the absence of encroachments, either by such improvements or on to such property, and other defects, other than encroachments and other defects reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent;

(f) With respect to any leased Real Estate intended by any Borrower or other Loan Party to be included in Eligible Leaseholds, the Collateral Agent shall have received upon delivery of the related Mortgage (1) a memorandum of lease in recordable form with respect to such leasehold interest, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the affected real property, as lessor, or (2) evidence that the applicable Lease with respect to such leasehold interest or a memorandum thereof has been recorded in all places necessary, in the Collateral Agent’s reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice to third-party purchasers of such leasehold interest, or (3) if such leasehold interest was acquired or sub-leased from the holder of a recorded leasehold interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document, executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon recordation and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

(g) With respect to any Real Estate owned by any Borrower or other Loan Party (and, if requested by the Collateral Agent in its Permitted Discretion, any leased Real Estate), the Collateral Agent shall have received a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in accordance with ASTM Standard E1527-05, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, from an environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, which report shall identify recognized environmental conditions and shall to the extent possible quantify any related costs and liabilities, associated with such conditions and the Collateral Agent shall be satisfied with the nature and amount of any such matters. The Collateral Agent may, upon the receipt of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment require the delivery of further environmental assessments or reports to the extent such further assessments or reports are recommended in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment; and

(h) The applicable Loan Party shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent evidence of flood insurance naming the Collateral Agent as mortgagee as required by the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended and in effect, which shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent.

“Realty Reserves” means such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect the impediments to the Collateral Agent’s ability to realize upon any Eligible Real Estate or Eligible Leaseholds. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Realty Reserves may include (but are not limited to) (i) Environmental Compliance Reserves, (ii) reserves for (A) municipal taxes and assessments, (B) repairs and (C) remediation of title defects, and (iii) reserves for Indebtedness secured by Liens having priority over, or pari passu with, the Lien of the Collateral Agent.

“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).

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

“Reorganization Plan” means a plan or plans of reorganization in any of the Cases.

“Repricing Transaction” means the prepayment or refinancing of all or any portion of the Term Loans concurrently with the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any indebtedness having a lower cost of financing than, or any amendment to the Loan Documents that has the effect of reducing the interest rate margin then applicable to, the Term Loans (including any mandatory assignment in connection therewith).

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Exposure and unused Commitments representing greater than 50% of the sum of all Exposure and unused Commitments at such time.

“Reserve for Leasehold Obligations” means, on any date, (i) the aggregate amount of Leasehold Obligations of the Loan Parties due and owing with respect to properties of a vendor, landlord, public warehouse operator or other third party bailee located in a Priming Jurisdiction or at a distribution center at which more than $5,000,000 of Inventory is located, in each case which is not subject to a Priority of Claims Waiver in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; for each such property the amount of Leasehold Obligations shall be the next two months’ Leasehold Obligations (net of any Letter of Credit amount benefiting such landlord in respect of such Leasehold Obligations) Obligations), and (ii) the aggregate amount of Leasehold Obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to all other Leases; for each such property the amount of Leasehold Obligations shall be the sum of (A) all past due rent (but excluding any past due rent for “dark” store locations), plus (B) one month’s Leasehold Obligations for all such Leases subject to a Mortgage located in a Priming Jurisdiction. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of Leasehold Obligations for any property for which a satisfactory Priority of Claims Waiver is delivered by a vendor, landlord, public warehouse operator or other third party

bailee, shall be zero. For clarity, the Collateral Agent shall impose a Reserve for Leasehold Obligations, to the extent permitted hereunder, at the direction of the Administration Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Company or any option, warrant or other right (other than any option, warrant or other right that constitutes Indebtedness) to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Company.

“Revolving Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the fourth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.08(a) or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Revolving Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Revolving Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Revolving Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Revolving Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Revolving Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

“Revolving Availability Period” means the period from and including the Revolving Loan Effective Date to the Termination Date.

“Revolving Borrowing Base” means, on any date (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 1.05), the aggregate value of the assets of the Loan Parties, in an amount (calculated based on the most recent Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 5.01(f), absent any error in such Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate) that is equal to:

(a) the lesser of (i) 75% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) of Eligible Inventory (subject to the provisions of clause (j) of the definition of Eligible Inventory), valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, at such time and (ii) 90% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) of the Appraised Value of Eligible Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, at such time (net of Inventory Reserves); plus

(b) the product of (x) 90% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) and (y) the face amount of all Eligible Credit Card Accounts Receivables; plus

(c) the product of (x) 85% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) and (y) the Appraised Value of Scripts; plus

(d) the product of (x) 85% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) and (y) the face amount of Eligible Coinstar Receivables; plus

(e) the product of (x) 85% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) and (y) the face amount of all Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivables; plus

(f) the product of (x) 50% (or such lesser rate as determined from time to time by the Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion in accordance with Section 1.05) and (y) the Appraised Value of all Eligible Real Estate; minus

(g) the then amount of all Availability Reserves (without duplication of any Inventory Reserves included in the calculation set forth in clause (a) above).

The Revolving Borrowing Base shall be computed for each one-week or two-week period, as the case may be, as required by Section 5.01(f), and established based upon the most recent Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and shall remain in effect until the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a subsequent Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate.

“Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto (with such changes therein as may be required by the Administrative Agent to reflect the components of and reserves against the Revolving Borrowing Base as provided for and subject to the terms hereunder from time to time), executed and certified as accurate and complete by a Financial Officer of the Company which shall include appropriate exhibits, schedules, supporting documentation, and additional reports (i) as outlined in Exhibit B-1 and (ii) as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

“Revolving Borrowing Base Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(d).

“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the commitment of such Revolving Lender hereunder set forth as its Revolving

Commitment opposite its name on Schedule 2.01 hereto or as may subsequently be set forth in the Register from time to time, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Revolving Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount, without duplication, of outstanding Revolving Loans and L/C Exposure at such time. The Revolving Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the sum of, without duplication, its L/C Exposure, plus the aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Revolving Loans at such time.

“Revolving Lender” means each Lender having a Revolving Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01 hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance by which it becomes a Revolving Lender in its capacity as making Credit Extensions under the Revolving Commitments.

“Revolving Loan Effective Date” means the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

“Revolving Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, and its successors.

“Scripts” means the pharmaceutical customer list owned and controlled by each Loan Party relating to certain items and services, including, without limitation, any drug price data, drug eligibility data, clinical drug information and health information of a pharmaceutical customer that is not protected under Sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act or other Applicable Law.

“Secured Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement among the Loan Parties party thereto and the Collateral Agent dated as of the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.

“Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered by any Loan Party to secure any of the Obligations.

“Segregated Account” means a segregated account under the exclusive control of the Administrative Agent.

“Specified Permitted Liens” means (i) the Carve Out, the Carve Out Reserves and the Carve Out Account and (ii) Liens securing the Prepetition Credit Facilities and the Prepetition Secured Notes, in each case of (i) and (ii), as set forth in the Orders.

“Specified Default” means the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (c) (only with respect to a Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(f)), (f), (h) or (j) or Section 7.01(d) (in the case of the failure of the Loan Parties to comply with (i) Section 5.01(f) (after giving effect to a five (5) day grace period relating thereto or such longer time, if any, as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), (ii) Section 5.13(c), (iii) Section 5.14 or (iv) Section 6.12).

“Springing Blocked Account Agreement” means with respect to an account established by a Loan Party, an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, establishing Control (as defined in the Security Agreement) of such account by the Collateral Agent and whereby the bank maintaining such account agrees, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under this Agreement, to comply only with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent without the further consent of any Loan Party.

“SPV” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(i).

“Stated Amount” means at any time the maximum amount for which a Letter of Credit may be honored.

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D of the Board. LIBOR Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D of the Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Store Shrink Percentage” shall be applicable to Inventory located at Stores and shall mean, as of any date, the amount of loss recorded in accordance with GAAP of the grocery and HBA inventories expressed as a percentage of the grocery and HBA sales for the most recently ended two (2) fiscal quarters.

“Store Shrink Reserve” shall be equal to the product of (a) the excess of the Store Shrink Percentage over 1%, multiplied by (b) the Inventory of the Company and the other Loan Parties as of the date of the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate.

“Stores” means all supermarket retail locations of the Company and other Loan Parties selling Inventory owned by the Loan Parties.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

“Super-Majority Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Revolving Lenders having Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments representing greater than 66 2/3% of the sum of all Revolving Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments at such time.

“Superpriority Claim” means a claim against any Loan Party in any of the Cases which is an administrative expense claim having priority over any and all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Sections 503(b) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, other than a claim on Avoidance Actions and, prior to entry of the Final Order, the proceeds of Avoidance Actions.

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority.

“Term Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the fourth decimal place) of (i) prior to the funding of the Term Loans on the Effective Date, the amount of such Term Lender’s Term Commitment at such time to the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments at such time and (ii) thereafter, the outstanding principal balance of such Term Lender’s Term Loan at such time to the Aggregate Term Outstandings at such time. The initial Term Applicable Percentage of each Term Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Term Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

“Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender hereunder set forth as its Term Commitment opposite its name on Schedule 2.01 hereto.

“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the acceleration of the Loans and the termination of the Commitment pursuant to Section 7.02, (c) 40 days after the entry of the Interim Order if the Final Order has not been entered by the Bankruptcy Court prior to the expiration of such 40-day period and (d) the substantial consummation (as defined in Section 1101(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, which for purposes hereof shall be no later than the effective date thereof) of a Reorganization Plan that is confirmed pursuant to an order entered by the Bankruptcy Court.

“Term Lender” means each Lender having a Term Commitment as set forth on Schedule 2.01 hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance by which it becomes a Term Lender, or after the making of the Term Loans, each Lender holding any Term Loan.

“Term Loan” means a term loan made by a Term Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b) on the Effective Date.

“Term Prepayment Premium” means one percent (1%) of the principal amount of the Term Loans prepaid during the first twelve month period after the Effective Date in connection with a Repricing Transaction.

“Trading With the Enemy Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15.

“Transactions” means, collectively, the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof, and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date of determination in the applicable jurisdiction.

“Unused Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b).

“U.S. Trustee” means the Office of the United States Trustee.

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or ERISA Affiliate after the Effective Date from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., an “ABR

Loan” or a “LIBOR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., an “ABR Borrowing” or a “LIBOR Borrowing”).

Section 1.03. Terms Generally. 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 (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein 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), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) 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, and (f) unless otherwise stated herein, all provisions herein within the discretion or to the satisfaction of a party shall be deemed to include a standard of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.

Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been affirmatively withdrawn by the Company (or, in the case of a request for an amendment under this Section by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent) or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

Section 1.05. Borrowing Base Adjustments. The Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may, in their Permitted Discretion (x) in reviewing the collateral components of the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount or the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole at any time, (y) after completion of any evaluation or any

appraisal contemplated by Section 5.09(a) or Section 5.09(b) or (z) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default, from time to time (a) decrease the advance rates for the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount, (b) establish and revise reserves reducing the amount of Eligible Coinstar Receivables, Eligible Credit Card Accounts Receivable, Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivable, Eligible Inventory, Eligible Leaseholds, Eligible Real Estate or Scripts and (c) impose additional eligibility criteria to be applicable to Eligible Coinstar Receivables, Eligible Credit Card Accounts Receivable, Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Accounts Receivable, Eligible Inventory, Eligible Leaseholds, Eligible Real Estate or Scripts; provided that any such adjustment described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above shall be made only in the event that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders reasonably determine (based upon an evaluation or appraisal referred to in Section 5.09(a) or Section 5.09(b) or other objectively determinable facts or circumstances) that the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount, or any component thereof, or its value as Collateral, is adversely affected by one or more events, conditions, contingencies or risks that are not already adequately reflected in the calculation of the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount (as applicable); provided further that no change will be made to the borrowing base standards pursuant to this Section 1.05 if such change would increase the Revolving Borrowing Base in effect at any time above the Revolving Borrowing Base (as applicable) that would be in effect at such time if such Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount were calculated using the standards in effect on the Effective Date or, if such standards have been amended pursuant to Section 9.02(b), using the standards as in effect on the date of such amendment. The Administrative Agent will provide written notice to the Company of any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 1.05 on the date of such adjustments.

Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms of any documents 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.

ARTICLE 2
THE CREDITS

Section 2.01. Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day

during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment subject to the following limitations:

(i) after giving effect to any Borrowing of any Revolving Loan, the total Exposure shall not exceed the Collateral Amount; and

(ii) after giving effect to any Borrowing of any Revolving Loan, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Revolving Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Exposure, shall not exceed the lesser of (x) such Lender’s Commitment or (y) such Lender’s Revolving Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Borrowing Base.

Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01(a), prepay Revolving Loans under Section 2.10, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a).

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan to the Borrowers on the Effective Date, in a principal amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Term Commitment.

Section 2.02. [Reserved.]

Section 2.03. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

(b) Each Borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars and comprised entirely of ABR Loans or LIBOR Loans as the Borrowers may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any LIBOR Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and provided further, that the exercise of such option shall not result in an increase in additional amounts payable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.15.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any LIBOR Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate principal amount that is

equal to the entire unused balance of Revolving Commitments, or that is required to finance the reimbursement of a L/C Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) LIBOR Borrowings outstanding. For purposes of the foregoing, Loans having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be deemed as made under separate Borrowings.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

Section 2.04. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request either in writing (delivered by hand or facsimile) in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company or by telephone (a) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York, New York time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on the day of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) may be given not later than 1:00 p.m., New York, New York time on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.03:

(i) the Borrower(s) on whose behalf the Company is requesting such Borrowing;

(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a LIBOR Borrowing;

(v) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(vi) the location and number of the Borrowers’ account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified with respect to a Borrowing in Dollars, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested LIBOR Borrowing, then the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each of the applicable Lenders of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

Section 2.05. Letters of Credit.

(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at any time and from time to time during the L/C Availability Period, the Company may request the issuance of a Letter of Credit for the account of a Borrower, in a form appropriately completed and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Company or any Borrower to, or entered into by the Company or any Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars.

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Company shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day, the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section 2.05), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Company or the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. Following receipt of such notice and prior to the issuance of the requested Letter of Credit or the applicable amendment, renewal or extension, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Issuing Bank whether such Letter of Credit may be issued under this Agreement after giving effect to (i) the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, (ii) the issuance or expiration of any other Letter of Credit that is to be issued or will expire prior to the requested date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and (iii) the borrowing or repayment of any Loans that (based upon notices delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Company or a Borrower) are to be borrowed or repaid prior to the requested date

of issuance of such Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall be deemed to represent and warrant that) upon such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (1) the total L/C Exposure shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (2) the total Exposure shall not exceed the Collateral Amount and (3) the total Exposure of the Revolving Lenders shall not exceed the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or the Revolving Borrowing Base then in effect.

(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one (1) year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit and (ii) unless Cash Collateralized or otherwise credit supported to the reasonable satisfaction of the Issuing Bank, the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date. Each Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the Company include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be renewed automatically for additional consecutive periods of twelve (12) months or less (but not beyond the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date) unless the Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof at least thirty (30) days prior to the then-applicable expiration date that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed; provided, however, that no Letter of Credit shall be renewed or extended on or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default.

(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each such Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each such Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Applicable Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrowers on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrowers for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement by paying to the

Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement (i) prior to the close of business, New York, New York time, on the Business Day that such L/C Disbursement is made, if the Borrowers shall have received notice of such L/C Disbursement prior to 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, or (ii) if such notice has not been received by the Borrowers prior to 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, then prior to the close of business, New York, New York time, on the Business Day immediately following the day the Borrowers receive such notice; provided that, if such L/C Disbursement is not less than $1,000,000, the Borrowers may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowers’ obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Loan. If the Borrowers fail to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrowers in respect thereof and such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each such Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrowers, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of such Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from such Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrowers pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any L/C Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.

(f) Obligations Absolute. Each Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff

against, the Borrowers’ obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to a Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each of the Borrowers to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) suffered by a Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(g) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and Revolving Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.

(h) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement under such Letter of Credit, then, unless the Borrowers shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrowers reimburse such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Loans; provided that, if the Borrowers fail to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then

Section 2.12(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

(i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.11(c). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) such successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” and the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

(j) Cash Collateralization. If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph or (ii) any Letter of Credit is outstanding on the Termination Date, the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent an amount in cash for the benefit of the Lenders, equal to 103% of the total L/C Exposure (“Cash Collateralize”) as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01. The Borrowers also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.10(i). Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Obligations of the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such accounts. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such accounts. Moneys in such accounts shall be (x) applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for L/C

Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and (y) to the extent not so applied, held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for their L/C Exposure at such time, or applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If the Borrowers are required to provide cash collateral other than as a result of an occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be promptly returned to the extent that, and following such time as, after giving effect to such return: (1) the total Exposure of the Lenders does not exceed the Collateral Amount and (2) the total Exposure of the Revolving Lenders does not exceed the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or the Revolving Borrowing Base as then in effect.

Section 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., New York, New York time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make each such Loan available to the Borrowers by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrowers maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York, New York and designated by the Company in the applicable Borrowing Request (the “Loan Account”); provided that any ABR Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Loan to be made by such Lender on the occasion of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then such Lender and the Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of any Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

Section 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrowers may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrowers may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing for all purposes hereof.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.04 if the Company were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company.

(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.03 and Section 2.04:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a LIBOR Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a LIBOR Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

(d) If any such Interest Election Request requests a LIBOR Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(e) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(f) If the Company fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a LIBOR Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall so notify the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a LIBOR Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each LIBOR Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.08. Termination or Reduction of Commitments. (a) The Borrowers may, upon irrevocable notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or the Letter of Credit Sublimit or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000 or the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the total Exposure of the Revolving Lenders would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the L/C Exposure not fully Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.05(j) hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.

(b) If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, such Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

(c) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Aggregate Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.08. Upon any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be reduced by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees (including, without limitation, Unused Fees and Letter of Credit Fees) in respect of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, as applicable, accrued until the effective date of any

termination of such Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

(d) Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be permanent and may not be reinstated.

Section 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan made to the Borrowers and held by such Lender on the Termination Date.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the respective Lenders and each respective Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay its Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to any Borrower or Borrowers be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, each of the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.10. Prepayment of Loans. (a) Subject to the requirements of this Section and the payment of any amounts required under Section 2.15, each Borrower shall promptly prepay any Borrowing (or deposit such amounts) as may be required by this Agreement, together with any and all amounts required under Section 2.15.

(b) Subject in the case of the Term Loans to Section 2.10(c), the Borrowers may, upon irrevocable notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty.

(c) The Borrowers may not voluntarily prepay the Term Loans (other than in connection with a Repricing Transaction so long as the aggregate principal amount of the term loans under such Repricing Transactions is the same as the aggregate principal amount of the repaid Term Loans) until all Revolving Loans have been paid in full in cash, all L/C Exposures have been Cash Collateralized and the Revolving Commitments have been terminated. Any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(c) (and any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to a Repricing Transaction described in the immediately preceding sentence) shall be accompanied by the payment of the Term Prepayment Premium, if any is then due.

(d) In the event and on such occasion that the total Exposure (other than with respect to the Term Loans) exceeds the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Borrowing Base then in effect (a “Revolving Borrowing Base Shortfall”), each of the Borrowers shall within one (1) Business Day first prepay, the Revolving Loans and second Cash Collateralize the L/C Exposure in an aggregate amount equal to such Revolving Borrowing Base Shortfall; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.10(d) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans, the total Revolving Exposure exceeds the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Borrowing Base; provided further that if at any time following the occurrence of a Revolving Borrowing Base Shortfall (x) such event ceases to be continuing (as a result of an increase in the Revolving Borrowing Base, the Borrowers’ prepayment of Revolving Loans or otherwise) and (y) the conditions to Borrowing set forth in Section 4.03 are otherwise satisfied with respect to a Borrowing in the amount of any remaining cash collateral deposited by the Borrowers as a result of such Revolving Borrowing Base Shortfall, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of the Company, return such remaining cash collateral to the Borrowers.

(e) In the event and on such occasion that the total Exposure exceeds the Collateral Amount (a “Collateral Amount Shortfall”), each of the Borrowers shall within one (1) Business Day first prepay the Revolving Loans and second Cash Collateralize the L/C Exposure in an aggregate amount equal to such Collateral Amount Shortfall; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be

required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.10(e) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans, the total Exposure exceeds the Collateral Amount. To the extent any such Collateral Amount Shortfall remains after the prepayment and collateralization required pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Borrowers shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to such remaining Collateral Amount Shortfall; provided further that if at any time following the occurrence of a Collateral Amount Shortfall (x) such event ceases to be continuing (as a result of an increase in the Collateral Amount, the Borrowers’ prepayment of Loans or otherwise) and (y) the conditions to Borrowing set forth in Section 4.03 are otherwise satisfied with respect to a Borrowing in the amount of any remaining cash collateral deposited by the Borrowers as a result of such Collateral Amount Shortfall, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of the Company, promptly return any remaining cash collateral deposited by the Borrowers as a result of such Collateral Amount Shortfall to the Borrowers.

(f) At any time that any Loans are outstanding, in the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of any Loan Party in respect of any Prepayment Event, such Loan Party shall, within one (1) Business Day after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds.

(g) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a LIBOR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, on the date of prepayment; provided that the Company shall be deemed to have given a timely notice of prepayment for the prepayment on each Business Day set forth in Section 2.10(j). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that, if a notice of optional prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.08, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.08. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the relevant Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.03, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.

(h) Each prepayment shall be applied to the applicable Loans of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(i) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.03, mandatory prepayments made pursuant to this Section 2.10 (other than paragraphs (d) and (e)), first, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Loans, second, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Exposure, third, shall, to the extent permitted or required in this Section 2.10, be applied ratably to the outstanding Term Loans, and, fourth, the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in full of all Loans outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Exposure in full may be retained by the Borrowers for use in the ordinary course of business. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as cash collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrowers or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as applicable.

(j) On each Business Day, all amounts collected in (x) prior to the occurrence of the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, all DDAs and securities accounts of the Loan Parties (other than the Excluded Accounts and Disbursement Accounts) and (y) from and after the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, the Primary Concentration Account shall, in either case, be applied to the repayment of Loans in accordance with (and subject to) Section 2.10(i) above.

(k) Any prepayment of Loans hereunder to be made with the proceeds from the incurrence of any Indebtedness may state that such prepayment is conditioned on the effectiveness of other debt facilities or instruments, and no Default or Event of Default shall occur if such prepayment is not made because such condition is not satisfied.

Section 2.11. Fees. (a) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees and other charges payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender, in accordance with its Revolving Applicable Percentage, a fee, calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed, equal to 0.50% per annum times the actual daily amount by which the then Aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (A) the principal amount of Revolving Loans, then outstanding, and (B) the then L/C Exposure. The foregoing fee (the “Unused Fee”) shall accrue at all times during the L/C Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month commencing with the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and on the last day of the L/C Availability Period. The Unused Fee shall be calculated monthly in arrears.

(c) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, on the first Business Day of each month in arrears, a fee calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed (each, a “Letter

of Credit Fee”), equal to the then Applicable Margin for Revolving LIBOR Loans of the average Stated Amount of Letters of Credit outstanding during the monthly period then ended.

(d) The Borrowers shall pay directly to the applicable Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, at a rate equal to one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum, computed on the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day of each month in arrears on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the expiration date of such Letter of Credit and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. The Borrowers shall pay to the applicable Issuing Bank, in addition to all Letter of Credit Fees otherwise provided for hereunder, the reasonable and customary fees, costs and charges of such Issuing Bank in connection with the transfer, cancellation, issuance, negotiation, settlement, amendment and processing of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

(e) All fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for the respective accounts of the Administrative and other Lenders as provided herein. Once due, all fees shall be fully earned and shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.12. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(b) The Loans comprising each LIBOR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default upon delivery of notice thereof by the Administrative Agent, principal or interest on any Loan shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, two percent (2.0%) plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.12 and (ii) in the case of any other amounts, two percent (2.0%) plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.12.

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.12 shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan of any Lender (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the

end of the Revolving Availability Period with respect to such Lender), 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 LIBOR 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.

(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days (or 365/366 days in the case of ABR Loans), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a LIBOR Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by a majority in interest of the affected Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent thereafter notify the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a LIBOR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a LIBOR Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

Section 2.14. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement, any Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

(iii) subject any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes or (B) Other

Connection Taxes on gross or net income, profits or revenue (including value-added or similar Taxes)) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Company will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Company will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to

such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

Section 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of the acceleration of the Obligations upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10), (b) the conversion of any LIBOR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(g) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any LIBOR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, such Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a LIBOR Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrowers and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

Section 2.16. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the relevant Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all such required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the relevant Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the relevant Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) In addition, each of the Borrowers shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.

(c) Each of the Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the relevant Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability, along with a reasonably detailed explanation of the tax issue, delivered to a Borrower by a Lender or Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so) attributable to each Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.16(d) shall be paid within ten (10) days after the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent. The certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.

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

(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under the Loan Documents shall deliver to any Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the relevant Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the relevant Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by a Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the relevant Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the relevant Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not the Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup

withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.16(f)(ii)(A) through (E) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject the Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense (or, in the case of a Change in Law, any incremental material unreimbursed cost or expense) or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the Lender. Upon the reasonable request of the relevant Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.16(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, the Lender shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify such Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Lender with respect to each Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by that Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which the Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that the Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding;

(B) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(C) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender for whom payments under this Agreement constitute income that is effectively connected with the Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;

(D) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section

881(c) of the Code, both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN and (2) a certificate to the effect that the Lender is not (w) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (x) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (y) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code or (z) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;

(E) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each beneficial owner (or partner or Participant) if the beneficial owner (or partner or Participant) were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, the Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on behalf of the partners; or

(F) any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax together with the supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.

(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if the Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), the Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Borrower, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such other time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Borrower, the documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and the additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Borrower as may be necessary for the Administrative Agent or the relevant Borrower to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that the Lender has or has not complied with the Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from the payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.16(f)(iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(g) If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank becomes aware that it is entitled to claim a refund from a Governmental Authority in respect of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower, or with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall promptly notify the relevant Borrower of the availability of such refund claim and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by the relevant Borrower, make a claim to such Governmental Authority for such refund at the relevant Borrower’s expense. If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank receives a refund (including pursuant to a claim for a refund made pursuant to the preceding sentence) in respect of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower in which the relevant Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over the refund to the relevant Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the relevant Borrower under this Section 2.16 with respect to Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to the refund), net of all out of pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Lender or Issuing Bank and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to the refund); provided, however, that such Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the relevant Borrower (plus penalties, interest and other charges, including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent) to the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank if the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.

(h) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section 2.16 shall survive the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Loans and L/C Disbursements made hereunder.

(i) Nothing contained in this Section 2.16 shall require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank to make available any of its tax returns (or any other information that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be confidential or proprietary).

Section 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement of L/C Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the

Administrative Agent at its offices at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan Document shall be made in Dollars.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed L/C Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder in respect of Obligations, then such funds shall be applied in the order and manner set forth in Section 7.03.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to a Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Borrower 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 any Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment by such Borrower is due to the

Administrative Agent for the account of any of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of such Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank 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 Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Section 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender (including for this purpose an Issuing Bank) requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if a Borrower is required to pay any additional amount or indemnification payment to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, 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 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender. Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if a Borrower is required to pay any additional amount or indemnification payment to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender is a Delinquent Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such

assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 2.19. Designation of Company as Each Borrowers’ Agent. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company as such Borrower’s agent and attorney-in-fact to obtain Loans and Letters of Credit, the proceeds of which shall be available to each Borrower for such uses as are permitted under this Agreement. As the disclosed principal for its agent, each Borrower shall be obligated to the Administrative Agent and each Lender on account of Loans so made and Letters of Credit so issued as if made directly by the Lenders to such Borrower, notwithstanding the manner by which such Loans and Letters of Credit are recorded on the books and records of the Company and of any other Borrower.

(b) Each Borrower represents to the Credit Parties that it is an integral part of a consolidated enterprise, and that each Loan Party will receive direct and indirect benefits from the availability of the joint credit facility provided for herein, and from the ability to access the collective credit resources of the consolidated enterprise which the Loan Parties comprise. Each Borrower recognizes that credit available to it hereunder is in excess of and on better terms than it otherwise could obtain on and for its own account and that one of the reasons therefor is its joining in the credit facility contemplated herein with all other Borrowers. Consequently, each Borrower hereby assumes and agrees to discharge all Obligations of each of the other Borrowers as if such Borrower which is so assuming and agreeing were each of the other Borrowers.

(c) The Company shall act as a conduit for each Borrower (including itself, as a Borrower) on whose behalf the Company has requested a Loan. None of the Agents nor any other Credit Party shall have any obligation to see to the application of such proceeds.

(d) The authority of the Company to request Loans and Letters of Credit on behalf of, and to bind, the Borrowers, shall continue unless and until the Administrative Agent actually receives written notice of: (i) the termination of such authority; (ii) the subsequent appointment of a successor Company, which notice is signed by the respective Financial Officers of each Borrower; and (iii) written notice from such successive Company accepting such appointment and acknowledging that from and after the date of such appointment, the newly appointed Company shall be bound by the terms hereof, and that as used herein, the term “Company” shall mean and include the newly appointed Company.

Section 2.20. Priority and Liens Applicable to Loan Parties. The Borrowers hereby covenant, represent and warrant that, upon the execution of this

Agreement and upon the entry of the Interim Order (and when applicable, the Final Order), the Obligations of the Loan Parties:

(i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute joint and several Superpriority Claims in the Cases (but excluding a claim on Avoidance Actions and, prior to entry of the Final Order, the proceeds of Avoidance Actions);

(ii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a perfected first priority Lien on all real, personal, tangible and intangible property of the Loan Parties’ respective estates in the Cases (including, without limitation, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Subsidiaries of the Company (limited, in the case of voting capital stock of Foreign Subsidiaries, to 65% of the voting capital stock of first tier Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent a pledge of a greater percentage of such stock could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company) that is not subject to valid, perfected and non-avoidable liens as of the Petition Date (other than Avoidance Actions and, prior to entry of the Final Order, the proceeds of Avoidance Actions); provided that notwithstanding such exclusion of avoidance actions, the proceeds of such actions (including, without limitation, assets as to which Liens are avoided) shall, after entry of the Final Order, be subject to such Liens under Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and available to repay the Loans and all other Obligations of the Loan Parties);

(iii) pursuant to Section 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a perfected first priority priming lien on all real, personal, tangible and intangible property of the Loan Parties subject to an existing lien securing any outstanding debt under the Prepetition Credit Facilities;

(iv) pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Prepetition Intercreditor Agreement (and, to the extent applicable, Section 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code), shall be secured by a perfected first priority priming Lien on all real, personal, tangible and intangible property of the Loan Parties subject to a Lien securing the Prepetition Secured Notes; and

(v) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected junior Lien upon all real, personal, tangible and intangible property of the Loan Parties’ respective estates in the Cases that is subject to valid, perfected and non-avoidable Liens in existence on the Petition Date or to valid Liens in existence on the Petition Date that are perfected subsequent to the Petition Date as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case other than the Liens securing the Prepetition Credit Facilities and Prepetition Secured Notes;

subject in the case of each of the proceeding paragraphs, only to the Carve Out, and, in each case, as set forth in the Orders (the property set forth in clauses (ii) — (v) above, the “Collateral”).

Section 2.21. Payment of Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.02, upon the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of any of the Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Lenders shall be entitled to immediate payment of such Obligations without further application to or order of the Bankruptcy Court.

Section 2.22. No Discharge; Survival of Claims. Each Loan Party agrees that (a) its obligations hereunder shall not be discharged by the entry of an order confirming a Reorganization Plan (and each Loan Party, pursuant to Section 1141(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code, hereby waives any such discharge) and (b) the Superpriority Claim granted to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the Orders and described in Section 2.20(i) and the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Orders and described in Sections 2.20(ii), (iii) and (iv) shall not be affected in any manner by the entry of an order confirming a Reorganization Plan other than the discharge and release of such Liens and upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations (including Cash Collateralization of Letters of Credit) as provided for herein.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all fees and other Obligations payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all L/C Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of the Borrowers represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

Section 3.01. Organization; Powers. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.01, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, subject to entry of any applicable order of the Bankruptcy Court, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. Subject to entry of the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable), the Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, equityholder action. Subject to entry of the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable), this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers and

constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Borrower or Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms and the Orders.

Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. Subject to entry of the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable), the Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and have been disclosed to the Lenders to their reasonable satisfaction, and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any Applicable Law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument entered into after the Petition Date binding upon the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents.

Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent the financial statements required under Section 4.01(e)(i) and (ii), which financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than Pathmark and its Subsidiaries) as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in Section 4.01(e)(ii).

(b) The consolidated forecasted balance sheet, statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Lenders were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were reasonable in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts, and represented, at the time of delivery, a reasonable estimate of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries future financial condition and performance, and if applicable, giving pro forma effect to the Transactions.

Section 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, intellectual property, which is the subject of Section 3.05(b)) material to its business, except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02 or other Liens reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or otherwise has a right to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Company and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) Except for the Cases, there are no unstayed actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrowers, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve any of the Loan Documents or the Transactions (other than objections or pleadings that may have been filed in the Cases with respect to the Loan Parties seeking authorization to enter into the Loan Documents and incur the Obligations under this Agreement).

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it,

except (a) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11. Disclosure. To the best knowledge of the Borrowers, as of the Effective Date and as of the Revolving Loan Effective Date, the Borrowers have disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) or the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Loan Documents contains, taken as a whole, and as of the Effective Date (or in the case of items furnished after the Effective Date, when furnished), any material misstatement of fact or omits, as of the Effective Date (or in the case of items furnished after the Effective Date, when furnished), to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrowers represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time so furnished.

Section 3.12. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of the Company in, each Subsidiary of the Company, in each case as of the Effective Date.

Section 3.13. Insurance. Schedule 3.13 sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance, to the extent due, have been paid. The insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in full force and effect in all material respects in accordance with its terms and complies with the requirements set forth in Section 5.07.

Section 3.14. Labor Matters. As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Company or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the

Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with hours worked by or payments made to employees or any similar matters and (b) all payments due from the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against the Company or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound.

Section 3.15. Security Documents. (a) The Pledge Agreement and the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) creates in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties referred to therein, a legal, valid, continuing and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) and the Pledged Securities (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) have been delivered to the Collateral Agent (together with stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank form). Upon entry into the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) the Collateral Agent has a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, to and under all right, title and interest of each pledgor thereunder in such Collateral having the priority as set forth in such Order, and such security interest is in each case prior and superior in right and interest to any other Person, subject to the terms in Section 2.20 and the Orders.

(b) The Security Agreement and the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) creates in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties referred to therein, a legal, valid, continuing and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) in accordance with and subject to the terms thereof. The financing statements, releases and other filings set forth on Schedule 3.15(b) are in appropriate form and have been or will be filed in the offices reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Upon entry of and subject to the terms under the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable), such filings and/or the obtaining of “control,” the Collateral Agent will have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, to and under all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in all Collateral in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 hereof.

(c) Upon entry into the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) when the Security Agreement (or a short form thereof) is filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and when financing statements, releases and other filings set forth on Schedule 3.15(c) in appropriate form are filed in the offices reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the applicable Loan Parties in the Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security

Agreement) in accordance with and subject to the terms thereof in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 hereof.

(d) The Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) (and the Mortgages, when executed and delivered), will create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties referred to therein, a legal, valid, continuing and enforceable Lien in the mortgaged property. Upon entry into the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) and the filing of the Mortgages with the appropriate Governmental Authorities, the Collateral Agent will have a perfected Lien on, and security interest in, to and under all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in all mortgaged property (including without limitation the proceeds of such mortgaged property), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 hereof or other Liens reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Section 3.16. Federal Reserve Regulations. (a) No Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying Margin Stock.

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, (i) to buy or carry Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of buying or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose in violation of Regulation U or X or (ii) for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation U or Regulation X.

Section 3.17. The Orders. On the date of the making of the Term Loans or the issuance of the initial Letters of Credit hereunder, whichever first occurs, the Interim Order will have been entered and will not have been stayed, amended, vacated, reversed or rescinded except as approved in writing by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion. On the date of the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Interim Order (or the Final Order, when applicable) shall have been entered and shall not have been amended, stayed, vacated or rescinded except as approved in writing by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion. Upon the maturity (whether by the acceleration or otherwise) of any of the obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Lenders shall, subject to the provisions of Section 7.02 and the Orders, be entitled to immediate payment of such obligations, and to enforce the remedies provided for hereunder, without further application to or order by the Bankruptcy Court.

ARTICLE 4

CONDITIONS

Section 4.01. Effective Date. The agreement of each Lender to make the extension of credit requested to be made by it on the Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02), prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the Effective Date:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Agents, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel for the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit H. Each of the Borrowers hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a true and complete copy of each Loan Party’s organizational documents, an incumbency certificate for each person authorized to execute Loan Documents on behalf of a Loan Party, resolutions authorizing the due execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the Transactions and a good standing certificate from each jurisdiction where a Loan Party is organized and each jurisdiction necessary for it to carry on its business and such other documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Loan Party, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the president, a vice president or a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 4.01.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the two most recent fiscal years ended prior to the Effective Date as to which such financial statements are available, (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for each fiscal four-week period and quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are available and (iii) the Company’s most recent projected income statement, balance sheet and cash flows in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent for the period

beginning with the week that includes the Petition Date and ending on June 16, 2012 (after giving pro forma effect to the Transactions) (it being understood and agreed that receipt of the information set forth in clauses (i) - (iii) is hereby acknowledged by the Administrative Agent).

(f) On a pro forma basis, taking into consideration the making of the Term Loan on the Effective Date, related transactions, and fees and expenses related thereto, unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (excluding cash in Stores and in-transit cash) shall be at least $165,000,000 (it being agreed that Cash and Cash Equivalents subject to the Collateral Agent’s Lien and on deposit in any Blocked Account or DDA shall not constitute restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents).

(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate and Collateral Amount Certificate each signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, calculating the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount as of a date as recent as reasonably practicable, but in any event no earlier than December 4, 2010 (or if available, no more than seven (7) Business Days prior to the most recent Saturday prior to the Effective Date) with customary supporting documentation and supplemental reporting acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion.

(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of satisfactory lien searches (including, without limitation, the results of satisfactory tax lien and judgment lien searches) showing the absence of any Liens (except for the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent) on any of any of the Collateral other than Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02 hereof or Liens which will be terminated on the Effective Date.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect the Liens intended to be created under the Loan Documents and all such documents and instruments shall have been so filed, registered or recorded.

(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received the most recently prepared asset appraisals, field audits, Phase 1 environmental review reports and such other reports, audits or certifications as it may reasonably request, together with customary reliance letters in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent available.

(k) All necessary consents and approvals to the Transactions contemplated hereby and the continuing operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including shareholder approvals, if any) shall have been obtained, shall be in full force and effect and shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(l) Clause (b) and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, clause (h) of the Real Estate Eligibility Requirements shall have been satisfied.

(m) There shall not have occurred since September 11, 2010 any event or condition that has had or could be reasonably expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments, documents, and agreements as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request.

(p) The Borrowers shall have (i) retained a financial advisory firm of national standing, with the mandate, scope of work and authority of such advisory firm to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood and agreed that Lazard Ltd. is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (ii) provided reasonable access to such advisory firm to the Administrative Agent.

(q) The Borrowers shall be in compliance with all applicable requirements of Regulations U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(r) Not later than seven (7) days following the Petition Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certified copy of the Interim Order by the Bankruptcy Court, which Interim Order shall (i) authorize Credit Extensions in the amounts and on the terms set forth in this Agreement, (ii) approve the Loan Documents and grant the Liens and Superpriority Claim contemplated thereby, (iii) approve the payment by the Borrowers of all of the fees provided for in this Agreement and (iv) not have been vacated, reversed, modified, amended or stayed.

(s) The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied in form and substance with all of the “first day orders” entered at the time of commencement of the Cases.

(t) Upon application of the proceeds of the Term Loans borrowed on the Effective Date, the Prepetition Credit Facilities shall have been repaid in full and terminated, all Liens securing the Prepetition Credit Facilities shall have been released and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of such termination and release (it being understood and agreed that such evidence shall be a payoff letter from the administrative agent under the Prepetition Credit Facilities reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent

or, if such payoff letter is not available, appropriate provisions in the Interim Order confirming such termination and release).

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

Section 4.02. Revolving Loans. The obligation of a Revolving Lender to make a Revolving Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The Effective Date shall have occurred.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certified copy of the Final Order by the Bankruptcy Court, which shall have been entered within 40 days following the entry of the Interim Order.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance (and with results) reasonably satisfactory to it, asset appraisals relating to the assets of the Loan Parties included in the Revolving Borrowing Base or Collateral Amount as specified by the Administrative Agent, each of which shall be from firms acceptable to the Administrative Agent engaged (x) directly by the Administrative Agent or (y) by Bank of America, N.A., as agent under the Prepetition Credit Agreement, in connection with its determination of the borrowing base thereunder; provided that any such appraisal in connection with the Prepetition Credit Agreement (i) (A) relating to all such assets other than Real Estate, shall have been conducted not more than six months prior to the Revolving Loan Effective Date and (B) relating to Real Estate, shall be deemed to be not reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent after March 31, 2011 and (ii) be accompanied by a customary reliance letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from the firm that conducted such appraisal.

(d) The Administrative Agent or any Person designated by the Administrative Agent shall have conducted field audits, in form and substance (and with results) reasonably satisfactory to it, relating to (i) the assets of the Loan Parties included in the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount, (ii) related working capital matters and financial information of the Loan Parties and (iii) related data processing and other systems of the Loan Parties.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance (and with results) reasonably satisfactory to it, Phase 1 environmental review reports with respect to the real properties of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties specified by the Administrative Agent in writing pursuant to this Section 4.02(e) from firms acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any environmental hazards or liabilities identified in any such environmental review reports shall indicate the Loan Parties’ plans with respect thereto.

Section 4.03. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (unless a representation or warranty is made as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date).

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(c) No indictment of, or institution of any legal process or proceeding against, the Company or any Loan Party, under any federal, state, municipal, and other civil or criminal statute, rule, regulation, order, or other requirement having the force of law, which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.

(d) The Interim Order or the Final Order, as applicable, shall be in full force and effect, and shall not have been stayed, reversed, modified or amended in any respect that the Required Lenders reasonably determine to be adverse to their interests.

Each of the Borrowers, in connection with each Borrowing, and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to have represented and warranted on the date thereof that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.03 have been satisfied at that time and that after giving effect to such extension of credit the Borrowers shall continue to be in compliance with the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount. The conditions set forth in this Section 4.03 are for the sole benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders and may be waived by the Administrative Agent, in whole or in part, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender.

Section 4.04 Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement; Effect of Third Amendment and Restatement.

(a) This Agreement shall become effective on the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date.

(b) On the Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, each letter of credit issued and outstanding under the Existing DIP Credit Agreement shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to be a Letter of Credit issued under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE 5

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the Administrative Agent) each of the following together with all supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require:

(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit or other material qualification or exception, other than a “going concern” qualification with respect to the Cases) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) within 45 days after the end of each of the first two (or three, in the event of a fiscal quarter having four fiscal four week periods) fiscal four-week periods of each fiscal quarter of the Company (other than the first fiscal four-week period of each fiscal year), its consolidated balance sheet, income statement and related statements of cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal four-week periods and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer (i) certifying as to whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.12, and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the Company’s audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

(e) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default or an Event of Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

(f) until the delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above for the period ending August 13, 2011, within seven (7) Business Days after the end of each calendar week and thereafter, bi-weekly (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), (i) a completed Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate and Collateral Amount Certificate calculating and certifying the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount, as applicable, as of the last day of such calendar week, signed on behalf of the Company by one of its Financial Officers, (ii) a rent report reflecting the date and amount of each rent payment made on account of Leases subject to a Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure all or any portion of the Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (iii) a collateral report, including accounts receivable agings and inventory reports;

(g) within 30 days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Company, a reasonably detailed consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flow and availability forecast as of the end of and for each fiscal four-week period during such fiscal year and setting forth the assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget) and, promptly when available and from time to time, any significant revisions of such budget (including, without limitation, any amounts to be paid to any pension plan (including any Plan, or, the best of the Company’s knowledge, a Multiemployer Plan) or to any third party on account of any such pension plan);

(h) within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal four-week period, (i) a reasonably detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal month (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flow as of the end of and for such fiscal month and setting forth the assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget) and, promptly when available and from time to time, any significant revisions of such budget and (ii) a compliance certificate in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(i) as promptly as possible, but in any event no later than three (3) Business Days after any Disposition of assets permitted by Section 6.05, a complete description of such Disposition, and with respect to a single Disposition resulting in Net Proceeds greater than $2,000,000 or a series of related Dispositions resulting in Net Proceeds greater than $5,000,000, in the aggregate, (i) the most recently delivered Revolving Borrowing Base Certificate and Collateral Amount Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(f) revised to give pro forma effect to such Disposition and (ii) any significant revisions to the budget previously delivered pursuant to clause (g) of this Section;

(j) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its stockholders generally, as the case may be;

(k) the financial and collateral reports described on Schedule C hereto, at the times set forth in such Schedule;

(l) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, (i) a list of all “business associate agreements” (as such term is defined in HIPAA) that any Loan Party has entered into with any Person and true, correct and complete copies of all of such agreements; and (ii) a list of all participation agreements of the Borrowers with health maintenance organizations, insurance programs, preferred provider organizations and other third party payors;

(m) promptly following any request thereof, such other information regarding the Eligible Leaseholds as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(n) within three (3) Business Days after the end of each calendar week, a detailed receipts and disbursements forecast for the Loan Parties in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent for the 26 weeks commencing with the first day of the following calendar week, including a reconciliation of actual results to prior forecasts;

(o) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; and

(p) (i) as soon as practicable in advance of filing with the Bankruptcy Court or delivering to the Creditors’ Committee or to the U.S. Trustee, as the case may be, the Final Order and all other proposed orders and pleadings related to the Loans and the Loan Documents, any Reorganization Plan and/or any disclosure statement related thereto and (ii) substantially simultaneously with the filing with the Bankruptcy Court or delivering to the Creditors’ Committee or to the U.S. Trustee, as the case may be, all other notices, filings, motions, pleadings or other information concerning the financial condition of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Indebtedness of the Loan Parties that may be filed with the Bankruptcy Court or delivered to the Creditors’ Committee or to the U.S. Trustee.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), Section 5.01(b) or Section 5.01(c) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (1) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 5.01; or (2) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (x) at the reasonable request of any Lender, the Company shall deliver paper copies of the documents requested by such Lender to the Administrative Agent for delivery to such Lender, and (y) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Loan Parties with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge that (1) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Loan Parties hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (2) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Loan Parties hereby agree that so long as any Loan Party is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities they will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Loan Parties shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.12); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

Section 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the Administrative Agent) prompt written notice of the following:

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

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof (including, without limitation, based upon any provision of any pharmaceutical law or Medicare and Medicaid program rules and regulations applicable to it, but excluding the Cases) that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other related ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000;

(d) the receipt by any Loan Party of any notice from any lessor of such lessor’s intention to terminate any Lease applicable to an Eligible Leasehold,

together with a copy of all such notices of intended termination from the lessors thereunder;

(e) the entry into or material modification of any collective bargaining agreement to which a Loan Party is or becomes a party;

(f) the entry into or modification of any supply agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers or other material supply contract to which a Loan Party is or becomes a party;

(g) the filing or commencement of any material action, suit or proceeding with respect to any Lease applicable to an Eligible Leasehold; and

(h) any other development (other than those specified above as to which the Lenders have received due notice) that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.03. Information Regarding Collateral. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent at least fifteen (15) days (or such shorter period of time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s corporate, limited liability company or partnership name, (ii) in the location of any Loan Party’s “location” (as determined under Section 9-307 of the UCC), chief executive office or principal place of business (including the establishment of any such new office or facility), (iii) in any Loan Party’s organizational structure or (iv) in any Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or state organizational number. The Company agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected security interest in all of the Collateral.

Section 5.04. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business, taken as a whole; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.

Section 5.05. Payment of Post-petition Obligations. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its post-petition Indebtedness and

other obligations, including Tax liabilities and Lease obligations (but excluding any past due rent for “dark” Store locations), before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) (1) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (2) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (3) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation or the right of the lessor under such Lease to terminate such Lease, or (b) the failure to make such payment could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06. Maintenance of Properties. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

Section 5.07. Insurance. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to: (i) maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent on such of its property and in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death occurring upon, in or about or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by it including the insurance required pursuant to the Security Documents; (ii) maintain such other insurance as may be required by law; and (iii) upon request by the Administrative Agent, which request need not be made in writing, furnish the Administrative Agent with certificates evidencing the insurance required by this paragraph. In the event of the Company’s or Loan Parties’ failure to obtain or maintain the insurance required by this paragraph, without waiving any Event of Default occasioned thereby, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to obtain the required coverage and invoice the Company for the premium payments therefor. To the extent consistent with prudent business practice, the Company may maintain a program of self-insurance in place of any of the insurance required by this paragraph.

(b) Fire and extended coverage policies with respect to any Collateral (i) shall not include a provision to the effect that any of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any other party shall be a coinsurer and (ii) shall be endorsed, which endorsement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent, to name the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, as additional insured or loss payee, as appropriate, and shall include such other provisions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require from time to time to protect the interests of the Lenders, provided that the requested provisions are available at reasonable cost. Each such policy referred to in this paragraph also shall provide that it shall not be cancelled, terminated or not renewed (x) by reason of nonpayment of premium except upon not less than 10 days’ prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Collateral Agent (giving the Collateral

Agent the right to cure defaults in the payment of premiums) or (y) for any other reason except upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Collateral Agent. The Borrowers shall not permit the deductible, coverage limit or other terms of each such policy to be modified if the policy would thereafter cease to comply with Section 5.07(a) of this Agreement. The Borrowers shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, prior to the cancellation of any such policy of insurance, a Certificate of Insurance for the replacement policy.

(c) If at any time the area in which any Eligible Real Estate or Eligible Leaseholds are located is designated (i) a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), the Borrowers shall obtain flood insurance in such total amount as is reasonable and customary for companies engaged in the business of operating supermarkets, and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, or (ii) a “Zone 1” area, the Borrower shall obtain earthquake insurance in such total amount as is reasonable and customary for companies engaged in the business of operating supermarkets.

(d) The Company and the Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that all income, payments and proceeds of a physical damage property insurance claim payable to them and relating to the Collateral will be received by the Company and the Loan Parties as agent hereunder for the benefit of the Lenders and, from and after the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, deposited in an account subject to a Blocked Account Agreement. Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any insurance proceeds for which it is loss payee for the benefit of the Secured Parties to be made available to the Borrowers as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof by the Collateral Agent for application as required or otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents. The Company and the Loan Parties disclaim any right, title or interest in or to such income, payments or proceeds and hereby confirm that the Company and the Loan Parties have granted a first priority security interest to the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) in all such income, payments and proceeds.

(e) The Company shall continue to maintain, for itself and its subsidiaries, a Directors and Officers insurance policy, and a “Blanket Crime” policy including employee dishonesty, forgery or alteration, theft, disappearance and destruction, robbery and safe burglary, property, and computer fraud coverage with responsible companies in such amounts as are customarily carried by business entities engaged in similar businesses similarly situated, and will upon request by the Administrative Agent, which request need not be made in writing, furnish the Administrative Agent certificates evidencing renewal of each such policy.

Section 5.08. Casualty and Condemnation. The Borrowers (a) will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the Administrative Agent)

prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of any Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding and (b) will ensure that the Net Proceeds of any such event (whether in the form of insurance proceeds or otherwise) are collected and applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents.

Section 5.09. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. (a) The Company will keep proper financial records in accordance with GAAP. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrowers, upon reasonable prior notice, no less frequently than semi-annually in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months commencing on or after the Effective Date, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from such records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at reasonable times. The foregoing provisions are supplemental of the rights of the Administrative Agent set forth in Section 5.09(b) below.

(b) The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent (including any consultants, accountants, lawyers and appraisers retained by the Administrative Agent) in consultation with the Borrowers to conduct commercial finance examinations and appraisals of the assets included in the computation of the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount, including supporting systems, processes and controls, all at the expense of the Borrowers (i) subject to the provisions of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, up to two (2) times during any twelve month period, (ii) with respect to Eligible Inventory and Scripts, up to three (3) times during any twelve month period in which Excess Availability is at any time less than $150,000,000, and (iii) at any time at the request of the Administrative Agent after the occurrence and the continuation of an Event of Default. In addition to the foregoing the Administrative Agent will have the right at any time to conduct such commercial finance examinations and appraisals at the expense of the Administrative Agent from time to time. The expenses reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section shall include the reasonable fees and expenses of any representatives retained by the Administrative Agent.

(c) The Administrative Agent may, from time to time, engage a third party, reasonably acceptable to the Company to undertake Phase I environmental site assessments during the term of this Agreement of the Eligible Real Estate and Eligible Leaseholds. The Borrowers will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, cooperate in all respects with the Administrative Agent and such third parties to enable such assessment and evaluation to be timely completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 5.10. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.11. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Loans will be used (a) on the Effective Date, to refinance in full the indebtedness outstanding as of the commencement of the Cases under the Prepetition Credit Facilities and to pay the fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions and the Cases and (b) for general corporate purposes, including working capital, following commencement of the Cases. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only for general corporate purposes.

Section 5.12. Additional Subsidiaries. If any additional Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date or if an Immaterial Subsidiary is not dissolved or liquidated or merged into another Loan Party as contemplated by the Company, the Company will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and (a) the Company will cause such Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) (i) to become a party to (A) the Guaranty (or this Agreement if such Subsidiary shall be a Borrower hereunder by executing a Joinder in the form of Exhibit O), (B) the Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, (C) the Security Agreement and (D) the Pledge Agreement, in each case in the manner provided therein and within ten (10) Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired and (ii) promptly to take such actions to perfect the Liens on such Subsidiary’s assets granted under the Security Documents as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request and (b) if any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary are owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party, the Company will cause such Equity Interests to be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement within ten (10) Business Days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired (excluding, if such Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary, shares of voting stock of such Subsidiary in excess of 65% thereof).

Section 5.13. Further Assurances. (a) The Borrowers will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, intellectual property filings, termination statements, fixture filings and other documents), which may be required under any Applicable Law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. The Borrowers also agree to (i) provide to the Administrative Agent from time to time upon

request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents and (ii) cooperate in all respects with the recording of any Mortgages previously delivered to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, payment of any applicable mortgage recording taxes, filing fees or similar costs, which recording shall occur at the Collateral Agent’s request in its sole discretion.

(b) During the period commencing on the Effective Date (i) the Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain lease terms in any lease entered into by any Borrower or any Loan Party after the Effective Date not expressly prohibiting the recording in the relevant real estate filing office of an appropriate memorandum of lease and the encumbrancing of the leasehold interest of such Borrower or such other Loan Party, as the case may be, in the property that is the subject of such lease and (ii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, the Loan Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Priority of Claims Waiver from the holder of any Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.01(a)(vi) with respect to any Distribution Center.

(c) The Borrowers will deliver (i) as soon as practicable and in no event no more than three (3) days following the Effective Date (which period may be extended by the Administrative Agent by up to an additional four (4) days at its discretion), evidence of insurance coverage in form, scope, and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Section 5.07 hereof and Section 4.11 of the Security Agreement including, without limitation, insurance certificates and loss payable and additional insured endorsements, (ii) an executed Mortgage (or, if permitted by the Collateral Agent in its Permitted Discretion, an executable copy of a Mortgage) on Eligible Real Estate and Eligible Leaseholds (and all other Real Estate and Leases to the extent Mortgages may be obtained thereon after using their commercially reasonable efforts) on or prior to the applicable Mortgage Delivery Date in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all related opinions, surveys and other documents (including, in the case of a recorded Mortgage, title insurance policies relating thereto) required under the Real Estate Eligibility Requirements and (iii) each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 5.13(c) (each, a “Collateral Document”), duly executed by each Loan Party thereto and delivered within the period specified in Schedule 5.13(c), together with all documents and instruments required to perfect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral free of any other pledges, security interests or mortgages, except Liens expressly permitted hereunder, to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the Guaranty and cause any preexisting lien recorded in the United States Copyright Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable, to be removed from the public record.

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Section 5.14. Cash Management. (a) Annexed hereto as Schedule 5.14(a) is a schedule of all DDAs that are maintained by the Loan Parties as of the Effective Date, which schedule shall include, with respect to each depository (i) the name and address of such depository; (ii) the account number(s) maintained with such depository; and (iii) a contact person at such depository.

(b) Annexed hereto as Schedule 5.14(b) is a list describing all arrangements to which any Loan Party is a party with respect to the payment to such Loan Party of the proceeds of all credit card charges for sales by such Loan Party as of the Effective Date.

(c) Annexed hereto as Schedule 5.14(c) is a list describing all payors of the third party insurance provider accounts from which a Loan Party receives payments of Eligible Third Party Insurance Provider Account Receivables as of the Effective Date.

(d) Within seven (7) Business Days after the Effective Date (or such longer time as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, agree in writing), each Loan Party shall:

(i) deliver to the Administrative Agent notifications, substantially in the form of Exhibit I (each, a “Credit Card Notification”), which have been executed on behalf of such Loan Party and addressed to such Loan Party’s credit card clearinghouses and processors;

(ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent notifications, substantially in the form of Exhibit J (each, an “Insurance Provider Notification”), which have been executed on behalf of such Loan Party and addressed to such Loan Party’s payors of third party insurance providers accounts; and

(iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent a notification, substantially in the form of Exhibit L (the “Coinstar Notification”), which has been executed on behalf of the Loan Parties and addressed to Coinstar, Inc.

(e) At the request of the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent notifications, substantially in the form of Exhibit M (each, a “DDA Notification”), which have been executed on behalf of each Loan Party to each depository institution with which any DDA is maintained.

(f) As soon as practicable and in no event more than 60 days following the Effective Date (which period may be extended by the Administrative Agent by up to an additional 60 days) (the “Cash Dominion Implementation Date”), the Loan Parties shall enter into a Blocked Account Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit K (or in such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), with the banks with which such Borrower maintains

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DDAs and securities accounts (other than any Excluded Accounts and Disbursements Accounts) (collectively, the “Blocked Accounts”). In addition, the Loan Parties shall cause the ACH or wire transfer on each Business Day (and whether or not there is then an outstanding balance in the Loan Account) of all available cash receipts (other than receipts on deposit in an Excluded Account or Disbursement Account) (the “Cash Receipts”) to be transferred to a concentration account maintained by the Company at JPMorgan Chase Bank and, following the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, subject to a Blocked Account Agreement (the “Primary Concentration Account”) from:

(i) the sale of Inventory and other Collateral;

(ii) all proceeds of collections of Accounts;

(iii) all Net Proceeds, and all other cash payments received by a Loan Party from any Person or from any source or on account of any Prepayment Event or other transaction or event;

(iv) the then contents of each DDA;

(v) the then entire ledger balance of each Blocked Account; and

(vi) the proceeds of all credit card charges.

(g) From and after the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, the Borrowers shall accurately report to the Administrative Agent all amounts deposited in the Blocked Accounts to ensure the proper transfer of funds as set forth above. If, at any time from and after the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, any cash or cash equivalents owned by any Loan Party that constitutes Collateral are deposited to any DDA or securities account, or held or invested in any manner, other than in a Blocked Account that is subject to a Blocked Account Agreement (or (x) an Excluded Account or (y) a Disbursement Account), the Administrative Agent may require the applicable Loan Party to close such account and have all funds therein transferred to a Blocked Account, and all future deposits made to a Blocked Account which is subject to a Blocked Account Agreement.

(h) The Loan Parties may close DDAs or Blocked Accounts and/or open new DDAs or Blocked Accounts, subject to the execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of appropriate Blocked Account Agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 5.14 and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Unless consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties shall not enter into any agreements with credit card processors other than the ones expressly contemplated herein unless contemporaneously therewith, a Credit Card Notification, is executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent.

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(i) Subject to Section 5.14(m), the Loan Parties may also maintain one or more disbursement accounts (the “Disbursement Accounts”) to be used by the Loan Parties for disbursements and payments (including payroll) in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted hereunder. From and after the Cash Dominion Implementation Date, each Disbursement Account (other than an Excluded Account) shall be subject to a Springing Blocked Account Agreement. The only Disbursement Accounts as of the Effective Date are those described in Schedule 5.14(i).

(j) Subject to the entry of a Blocked Account Agreement, the Primary Concentration Account shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) such Loan Party shall not, without the consent of the Collateral Agent, make withdrawals from the Primary Concentration Account, (ii) the funds on deposit in the Primary Concentration Account shall at all times continue to be collateral security for all of the Obligations and (iii) the funds on deposit in the Primary Concentration Account shall be applied as provided in Section 2.10(h) or Section 7.03 of this Agreement, as applicable. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.14, any Loan Party receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any such proceeds or collections, such proceeds and collections shall be held in trust by such Loan Party for the Administrative Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Loan Party’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Loan Party and shall, not later than the Business Day after receipt thereof, be deposited into the Primary Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Loan Party may be instructed by the Administrative Agent.

(k) Any amounts received in the Primary Concentration Account at any time when all of the Obligations have been and remain fully repaid shall be remitted to the Borrowers, if and as the Company may request.

(l) The following shall apply to deposits and payments under and pursuant to this Agreement:

(i) Funds shall be deemed to have been deposited to the Primary Concentration Account on the Business Day on which deposited; provided that notice of such deposit is available to the Administrative Agent by 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, on that Business Day;

(ii) Funds paid to the Administrative Agent other than by deposit to the Primary Concentration Account, shall be deemed to have been received on the Business Day when they are good and collected funds; provided that notice of such payment is available to the Administrative Agent by 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, on that Business Day;

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(iii) If notice of a deposit to a Primary Concentration Account or payment is not available to the Administrative Agent until after 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, on a Business Day, such deposit or payment shall be deemed to have been made at 9:00 a.m., New York, New York time, on the then next Business Day;

(iv) If any item deposited to the Primary Concentration Account and credited to the Loan Account is dishonored or returned unpaid for any reason, whether or not such return is rightful or timely, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to reverse such credit and charge the amount of such item to the Loan Account and the Borrowers shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against all claims and losses resulting from such dishonor or return.

(m) As soon as practicable and in no event more than 60 days following the Effective Date (which period may be extended by the Administrative Agent by up to an additional 60 days), the Loan Parties shall, other than in respect of the Excluded Accounts, maintain the Administrative Agent as their principal depository and disbursement bank, including for the maintenance of operating, administrative, cash management, collection activity, and other deposit accounts for the conduct of its business.

(n) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent a fee equal to the additional interest that the Borrowers would have paid in respect of ABR Revolving Loans, as if each uncollected check had not been received in the Primary Concentration Account and credited to the Borrowers until the earlier of (i) the date that such check is actually collected and (ii) three (3) Business Days after the Business Day that such check was actually received in the Primary Concentration Account. Such fee will be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of the following month.

Section 5.15. Priority of Claims Waivers. Unless reserved for in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Borrowers from time to time shall promptly deliver, or cause to be promptly delivered, a Priority of Claims Waiver from each vendor, landlord, public warehouse operator or other third party bailee that has not provided a Priority of Claims Waiver in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for each third party storage facility located in any Priming Jurisdiction.

Section 5.16. Benefit Plans Payments. The Loan Parties, Subsidiaries and all ERISA Affiliates shall make all required contributions to any Plans or Multiemployer Plans which, if not made, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect unless such payment is being contested pursuant to Section 5.05 or constitutes a Prepetition Payment.

Section 5.17. Advisory Firm. The Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with reasonable access to Lazard Ltd. or any replacement or

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successor financial advisory firm retained by the Company or any of the other Loan Parties.

Section 5.18. Carve Out Account. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company shall transfer from its concentration account to a segregated account not subject to the control of the Administrative Agent (the “Carve Out Account”) an amount equal to the Carve Out Cap. Proceeds on deposit in the Carve Out Account shall be available only to satisfy obligations benefitting from the Carve Out. It is understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (x) shall not sweep or foreclose on cash of the Company necessary to fund the Carve Out Account and (y) shall have a security interest in any residual interest in the Carve Out Account, if any, after the payment in full of all the fees and expenses and other obligations benefiting from the Carve Out.

ARTICLE 6
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other Obligations payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all L/C Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each of the Borrowers covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 6.01. Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(i) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

(ii) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.01;

(iii) Indebtedness of the Company to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owing to any Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04;

(iv) Guarantees by the Company of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that Guarantees by any Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04;

(v) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations (other than in respect of

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Eligible Leaseholds) and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (except to the extent of any reasonable premiums, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any such extensions, renewals and replacements) or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof; provided that (A) before and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (C) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred on or after the Effective Date and permitted by clauses (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) below shall not exceed $15,000,000;

(vi) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary relating to purchase money security interests (as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as amended); provided that (A) before and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vi) shall be subject to the limitation set forth in the proviso to clause (v) above;

(vii) Without duplication of Indebtedness described in clause (v) hereof, Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date of real property and improvements thereto (but not inventory or other personal property located therein), and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (except to the extent of any reasonable premiums, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any such extensions, renewals and replacements) or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof; provided that (A) before and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the terms of such Indebtedness are commercially reasonable, (C) the secured recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary of such Indebtedness shall be limited to the value of the real property and improvements financed by such Indebtedness, Indebtedness, (D) no proceeds of any Loan may be used to pay for any portion of the acquisition of any such real property and improvements and (E) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vii) shall be subject to the limitation set forth in the proviso to clause (v) above;

(viii) Guarantees by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of third parties given in connection with the acquisition or improvement of real property for use in the business of the Company and

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its Subsidiaries shall be subject to the limitation set forth in the proviso to clause (v) above;

(ix) software licenses required to be reflected as indebtedness on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet in an aggregate amount not exceeding $10,000,000;

(x) without duplication of any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, liabilities for leases of real property characterized as Indebtedness for purposes of GAAP;

(xi) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(xii) the Junior DIP Facility;

(xiii) Indebtedness arising pursuant to agreements in connection with any Dispositions of any business, assets or Equity Interests of any Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.05 hereof consisting of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or guarantees or letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, accommodation guarantees, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to such agreements, in any case incurred in connection with such permitted Disposition (other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or capital stock of such Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition);

(xiv) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within ten (10) Business Days of its incurrence; and

(xv) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsements of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business.

(b) The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interests.

Section 6.02. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

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(a) Liens created under the Loan Documents and the Blocked Account Agreements;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary existing as of the Petition Date, including the Liens set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any asset included in the determination of the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof, the obligations thereunder or the property or assets securing such obligations, in the case of each of subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above other than to the extent such Lien constitutes a Permitted Encumbrance;

(d) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) such Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) shall not apply to any asset included in the determination of the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount, and (iv) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (except to the extent of any reasonable premiums, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any such extensions, renewals and replacements);

(e) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than on any Lease upon which the Collateral Agent holds a Mortgage) and accessions and improvements thereto; provided that (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (v) of Section 6.01(a), (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(f) Liens of sellers of goods to any Loan Party arising under the provisions of Applicable Law similar to Article 2 of the UCC in the ordinary course of business, covering only goods (other than Inventory and Equipment (as defined in the Security Agreement) included in the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount), and Liens that secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (vi) of Section 6.01(a);

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(g) [Reserved].

(h) Any right, title and interest of the landlord under any lease pursuant to which a Loan Party has a leasehold interest in any property or assets and any liens that by operation of law have been placed by such landlord on property over which any Loan Party has any real property interest;

(i) Liens securing the Junior DIP Facility;

(j) Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof on deposit with or in possession of such bank;

(k) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(l) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations (i) that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days, or (ii) (A) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (B) the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (C) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation;

(m) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) on items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage amounts incurred in the ordinary course of business provided that such Liens (A) attach only to such investments and (B) secure only obligations incurred in the ordinary course and arising in connection with the acquisition or Disposition of such investments and not any obligation in connection with margin financing; and (iii) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(n) Liens allegedly arising by operation of law, automatically and without any action by any Person to create such alleged Liens, in favor of the PBGC in connection with funding obligations relating solely to pension service accrued prior to the Petition Date; and

(o) other Liens in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000.

Section 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after

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giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Subsidiary may merge into or with the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary and (if any party to such merger is a Loan Party) is a Loan Party, (iii) any Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders as determined by the Administrative Agent and (iv) any Immaterial Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04.

(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto.

Section 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Equity Interests in or evidence of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:

(a) Cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b) investments existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.04;

(c) investments by the Company and its Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in their respective Subsidiaries; provided that (i) any such Equity Interests held by a Loan Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (excluding the voting capital stock of any Foreign Subsidiaries in excess of 65% of the voting capital stock of first tier Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent a pledge of a greater percentage of such stock could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company), (ii) the aggregate amount of investments by Loan Parties in, and loans and advances by Loan Parties to, and Guarantees by Loan Parties of Indebtedness of, Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (including all such investments, loans, advances and Guarantees existing on the Effective Date) shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding and (iii) neither the Company

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nor any of the Subsidiaries will create or acquire any Subsidiary after the Effective Date that is not a Loan Party;

(d) loans or advances made by the Company to any Subsidiary and made by any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that the amount of such loans and advances made by Loan Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall be subject to the limitation set forth in clause (c) above;

(e) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is Guaranteed by any Loan Party shall be subject to the limitation set forth in clause (c) above;

(f) investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(g) non-cash consideration received in connection with the Disposition of any asset in compliance with Section 6.05;

(h) other investments made after the Effective Date; provided that at any time there is any outstanding Exposure hereunder, (i) the aggregate amount of such investments shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate and (ii) immediately before and after giving effect to the making of any such investments, (A) Excess Availability shall be in an amount greater than twenty percent (20%) of the Revolving Borrowing Base), and (B) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(i) earn-outs and other customary post-Disposition obligations arising out of Permitted Divestitures.

Section 6.05. Asset Sales. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise Dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, except:

(a) Dispositions of inventory, used or surplus equipment, or Cash and Cash Equivalents, or the abandonment of any intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(b) Dispositions to the Company or a Subsidiary; provided that any such sales, transfers or dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 6.09;

(c) Dispositions of assets that are not permitted by any other clause of this Section; provided that immediately before and after giving effect to such Disposition no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; and

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provided further that the assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (including assets sold, transferred or Disposed of by means of the Disposition of any Equity Interests) in reliance upon this clause (c) during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed 25% of the number of Stores of the Loan Parties as of the Effective Date;

(d) [Reserved]

(e) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of property (excluding sale and leaseback transactions) by any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Permitted Divestitures; provided that the Net Proceeds realized from the Disposition of those assets described in clause (a) of the definition of Permitted Divestitures shall be in an amount at least equal to 75% of the projected amounts set forth in the A&P DIP Budget and in clause (b) of the definition of Permitted Divestitures at least equal to the maximum amount advanced or available to be advanced against any assets included in such Disposition under the Revolving Borrowing Base and the Collateral Amount, and provided further that any Net Proceeds received by the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries in connection with each such Permitted Divestiture shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with (but only to the extent required by) the provisions of Section 2.10;

(g) Asset Swaps, provided that the aggregate fair market value of the Stores or facilities transferred by the Borrowers and the Subsidiaries pursuant to Asset Swaps in a year shall not exceed $5,000,000;

(h) (i) mergers and consolidations, and (ii) liquidations and dissolutions, in each case in compliance with Section 6.03(a);

(i) sales of assets or Equity Interests of Subsidiaries acquired by the Company in its acquisition of Best Cellars, Inc. and the Subsidiaries of Best Cellars, Inc.;

(j) Dispositions of Accounts (other than Accounts included in the calculation of the Revolving Borrowing Base or the Collateral Amount) in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy, workout or similar proceedings; and

(k) to the extent constituting a Disposition, the granting of Liens permitted by Section 6.02 and the making of investments permitted by Sections 6.04;

provided that all Dispositions permitted hereby shall be made for fair value and at least 90% cash consideration (other than those permitted by clauses (a), (b), (h), (j) and (k) above).

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Section 6.06. Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred.

Section 6.07. Hedging Agreements. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate interest rate, currency or energy exposure to which the Company or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business.

Section 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness and Prepetition Obligations. (a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so.

(b) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of principal of, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any prepetition Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than the Prepetition Credit Facilities and any critical vendor payments or any other payments approved by the Bankruptcy Court and included in any “first day” or “second day” order).

Section 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties (it being agreed that such condition may be satisfied by the Company’s obtaining a “fairness” opinion from a Person reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), and (b) transactions between or among the Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate.

Section 6.10. Restrictive Agreements. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.10, or in the agreements relating to the Prepetition Secured Notes, the Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien securing Obligations or any refinancing thereof upon any property or assets actually owned by it, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its

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capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions included in licenses, contracts, leases, agreements and other instruments restricting assignment and/or encumbrance, (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof.

Section 6.11. Amendment of Material Documents. The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of (a) the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders, (b) its rights and obligations under other Material Contracts (other than those Material Contracts evidencing or relating to Indebtedness) in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders, (c) the terms of the Company’s 93/8% Senior Quarterly Interest Bonds due 2039 (“QUIBs”), the Convertible Prepetition Notes, the Prepetition Secured Notes or (d) any refinancings or replacements of any of the foregoing with Indebtedness in a manner which (i) shortens the scheduled maturity date of the QUIBs, the Convertible Prepetition Notes or the Prepetition Secured Notes other than as the result of an acceleration after the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, (ii) changes the prepayment, redemption or defeasance provisions thereof which could reasonably be expected to accelerate or shorten the time for any payments thereunder or (iii) would otherwise result in a Material Adverse Effect, provided that the foregoing shall not operate to prevent any refinancing or replacement that is not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement.

Section 6.12. Minimum Excess Availability. The Loan Parties shall not permit the sum of (x) Excess Availability and (y) Cash and Cash Equivalents held in the Segregated Account (A) at any time on or prior to August 13, 2011, to be less than $100,000,000, (B) at any time after August 13, 2011, but on or before November 5, 2011, to be less than $75,000,000 and (C) at any time after November 5, 2011, to be less than $50,000,000.

Section 6.13. Minimum Liquidity. The Company shall not permit the aggregate amount of unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (including cash in Stores and in- transit cash and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Segregated Account and the Carve Out Account) to be less than $100,000,000 at any given time (it being agreed that Cash and Cash Equivalents subject to the

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Collateral Agent’s Lien and on deposit in any Blocked Account or DDA shall not constitute restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents).

Section 6.14. Minimum Cumulative EBITDA. (a) The Company shall not, as of each date set forth below, permit Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period ending on such date to be less than the amount set forth opposite such date:

Date	Minimum Cumulative EBITDA
August 13, 2011	$	0
September 10, 2011	$	10,000,000
October 8, 2011	$	20,000,000
November 5, 2011	$	35,000,000
December 3, 2011	$	50,000,000
December 31, 2011	$	65,000,000
January 28, 2012	$	90,000,000
February 25, 2012	$	100,000,000
March 24, 2012	$	110,000,000
April 21, 2012	$	125,000,000

(b) The Company shall not, as of each date set forth below, permit Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period ending on such date to be less than the amount set forth opposite such date:

Date	Minimum EBITDA
May 19, 2012	$	150,000,000
June 16, 2012	$	175,000,000

Section 6.15. Limitation on Change in Fiscal Year. The Company will not permit its fiscal year to end on a date other than the last Saturday in the month of February in each calendar year.

Section 6.16. Chapter 11 Claims. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume, suffer to exist or permit any other Superpriority Claim which is pari passu with or senior to the claims of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against the Loan Partners hereunder, except for the Carve Out.

Section 6.17. Lease Rejections. The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, reject a Lease or otherwise terminate a Lease (including, without limitation, as a result of the expiration of the assumption period provided for in Section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code) without first providing 75 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (unless such notice provision is waived by the

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Administrative Agent) during which time the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to find a reasonably acceptable (in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion) replacement lessee (which may include the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates) to whom such Lease may be assigned. If such a prospective assignee is timely found, the Loan Parties shall (i) not seek to reject such Lease, (ii) promptly withdraw any previously filed rejection motion and (iii) promptly file a motion seeking expedited relief and a hearing on the earliest court date available for purposes of assuming such Lease and assigning it to such assignee; provided that this Section 6.17 shall not apply to Leases that are rejected (x) pursuant to a filing on the Petition Date or (y) on the effective date of a Reorganization Plan that indefeasibly repays the Obligations in full. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that on or prior to the 75th day prior to the Automatic Rejection Date, the Borrowers shall have delivered (and hereby agree to deliver) written notice to the Administrative Agent of each outstanding Lease that they intend to reject (including, without limitation, through automatic rejection on the Automatic Rejection Date) from and after the date of such notice; provided that if the Borrowers fail to deliver any such notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date with respect to any such Lease (or a notice indicating that no such Leases shall be rejected), the Borrowers shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder (including, without limitation, the proviso in clause (g) of the definition of Eligible Leaseholds), to have delivered notice to the Administrative Agent as of such date that it intends to reject all outstanding Leases.

ARTICLE 7
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 7.01. Events of Default. Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

(a) any Loan Party shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any L/C Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof (including, as required under Section 2.10) or otherwise;

(b) any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Borrower or any other Loan Party in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to

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or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(d) any Borrower shall (i) fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.01 (excluding clauses (a), (b), (c) and (i) thereof), 5.02, 5.04 (with respect to the existence of any Borrower), 5.11 or 5.14(f) or in Article VI or (ii) fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of Section 5.01, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days or (iii) fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in clause (i) of Section 5.01 (subject to a grace period of up to five (5) Business Days if approved in writing by the Administrative Agent in its discretion) or (iv) fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.07, 5.13 or 5.14 (excluding clause (f) thereof), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days or (v) fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.09 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days;

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section 7.01), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company (which notice may be given at the request of the Required Lenders);

(f) any of the Cases shall be dismissed or converted to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code or any Loan Party shall file a motion or other pleading seeking the dismissal of any of the Cases under Section 1112 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; a trustee under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, a responsible officer or an examiner with enlarged powers relating to the operation of the business (powers beyond those set forth in Section 1106(a)(3) and (4) of the Bankruptcy Code) under Section 1106(b) of the Bankruptcy Code shall be appointed in any of the Cases and the order appointing such trustee, responsible officer or examiner shall not be reversed or vacated within 60 days after the entry thereof; an order of a Bankruptcy Court shall be entered granting any Superpriority Claim (other than the Carve Out) in any of the Cases which is pari passu with or senior to the claims of the Agents and the Lenders against the Company or any Loan Party hereunder;

(g) the Bankruptcy Court shall enter an order or orders granting relief from the automatic stay applicable under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code to the holder or holders of any security interest to permit foreclosure (or the granting of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or the like) on any assets of the Company or any of the Loan Parties which have a value in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate or permit other actions that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Loan Parties or their estates (taken as a whole);

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(h) an order of the Bankruptcy Court shall be entered reversing, staying for a period in excess of ten (10) days, vacating or (without the written consent of the Administrative Agent) otherwise amending, supplementing or modifying the Interim Order or the Final Order in a manner which is adverse to the interests of the Lenders;

(i) except as permitted by the Interim Order or Final Order, or as otherwise permitted by this Agreement (including in connection with adequate protection payments), or as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, the Company or any Loan Party shall make any Prepetition Payment other than Prepetition Payments authorized by the Bankruptcy Court (i) in accordance with “first day” or “second day” orders entered into on or prior to the Effective Date or other orders of the Bankruptcy Court entered with the consent of (or non-objection by) the Required Lenders, (ii) in connection with the assumption of executory contracts and unexpired leases, (iii) in respect of accrued payroll and related expenses and employee benefits as of the Petition Date and (iv) in respect of other Prepetition Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,500,000;

(j) any Loan Party shall not comply with any terms of the Interim Order or Final Order.

(k) any Loan Party shall file a motion seeking, or the Bankruptcy Court shall enter, an order, authorizing the sale of all or substantially all of the Loan Parties’ assets (unless such order contemplates payment in full in cash of the Obligations upon consummation of such sale, whether pursuant to a plan of reorganization or otherwise);

(l) the Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any post- petition Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable;

(m) any event or condition occurs that results in any post-petition Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (after the giving of notice and/or the lapse of any applicable grace period) the holder or holders of any post-petition Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any post-petition Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (o) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

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for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(o) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(p) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document, the Interim Order or the Final Order shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, Interim Order or Final Order, except as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document or any Lien granted under any Security Document or the Interim Order or the Final Order; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document or any Lien granted under any Loan Document, Interim Order or Final Order;

(q) a Change in Control shall occur;

(r) the occurrence of a continuing event of default on the part of the Company or any Loan Party under any Material Contract to which the Company or any Loan Party is a party that shall have resulted in the right of the other parties to such Material Contract to terminate such Material Contract;

(s) other than in each case as permitted by Section 6.03, the determination by the Company or any Loan Party, to suspend the operation of their business in the ordinary course, liquidate all or substantially all of the Company’s or such Loan Party’s assets or employ an agent or other third party to conduct a program of closings, liquidations or “Going-Out-Of-Business” sales of all or substantially all of the business; or

(t) any Loan Document shall not be in full force and effect.

Section 7.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may, or, at the request of the Required Lenders shall, take any or all of the following actions (with a copy to counsel for the Creditors’ Committee and to the U.S. Trustee), take one or more of the following actions, at the same or different times, in each case without further order or application of the Bankruptcy Court (provided that with respect to the enforcement of Liens or other remedies with respect to the Collateral under clause (d) below (other than the remedy set forth in Section 6.01(n) of the Security Agreement (for which no such advance notice shall be required)), the

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Administrative Agent shall provide the Company (with a copy to counsel for the Creditors’ Committee and to the U.S. Trustee) with at least seven (7) days’ written notice prior to taking the action contemplated thereby; in any hearing after the giving of the aforementioned notice, the only issue that may be raised by any party in opposition thereto being whether, in fact, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing:

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

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

(d) whether or not the maturity of the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant hereto, may (and at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall) proceed to protect, enforce and exercise all rights and remedies of the Credit Parties under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Applicable Law, including, but not limited to, by suit in equity, action at law or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any instrument pursuant to which the Obligations are evidenced, and, if such amount shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, proceed to enforce the payment thereof or any other legal or equitable right of the Credit Parties.

No remedy herein is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or any other provision of Applicable Law.

Section 7.03. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 7.02, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations (excluding the Other Liabilities) constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and amounts payable under Article II payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent), each in its capacity as such;

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Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations (excluding the Other Liabilities) constituting indemnities, expenses, and other amounts (other than principal, interest and fees) payable to the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Loans, L/C Exposure and such other Obligations, and fees (including Letter of Credit Fees), ratably among the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements, ratably among the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit;

Sixth, to payment of all other Obligations (including without limitation the cash collateralization of unliquidated indemnification obligations, but excluding any Other Liabilities), ratably among the Credit Parties other than the Term Lenders, their Affiliates and any Related Party of the foregoing in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Sixth held by them;

Seventh, to payment of that portion of the Obligations arising from Cash Management Services, ratably among the Credit Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Seventh held by them;

Eighth, to payment of all other Obligations arising from Bank Products, ratably among the Credit Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Eighth held by them;

Ninth, ratably to pay any fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts then due to the Term Lenders, their Affiliates and the Related Parties of the foregoing until paid in full;

Tenth, ratably to pay accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Term Loans until paid in full;

Eleventh, ratably to pay principal due in respect of Term Loans until paid in full;

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excluding any Other Liabilities) to the Term Lenders, their Affiliates and the Related Parties of the foregoing; and

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

Subject to Section 2.05, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as cash collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

ARTICLE 8
THE AGENTS

Section 8.01. Appointment and Administration by Administrative Agent. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably designate JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The general administration of the Loan Documents shall be by the Administrative Agent. The Lenders and each Issuing Bank each hereby (a) irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent (i) to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) at its discretion, to take or refrain from taking such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise or refrain from exercising such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated by the terms hereof or thereof, as appropriate, together with all powers reasonably incidental thereto, and (b) agrees and consents to all of the provisions of the Security Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, nor shall it have any fiduciary relationship with any other Credit Party, and no implied covenants, responsibilities, duties, obligations, or liabilities shall be read into the Loan Documents or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.02. Appointment of Collateral Agent. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably designate JPMorgan Chase Bank as Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders and each Issuing Bank each hereby (a) irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent (i) to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) at its discretion, to take or refrain from taking such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise or refrain from exercising such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated by the terms hereof or thereof, as appropriate, together with all powers reasonably incidental thereto, and (b) agrees and consents to all of the provisions of the Security Documents. All Collateral shall be held or administered by the Collateral Agent (or its duly-appointed agent) for its own benefit and for the ratable benefit of the other Credit Parties in their capacity as such shall not be required to execute

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any instruments, documents or agreements and shall not be named in any Security Documents as a party thereto). Any proceeds received by the Collateral Agent from the foreclosure, Disposition of any of the Collateral and any other proceeds received pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents or the other Loan Documents shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent for application as provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Collateral Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, nor shall it have any fiduciary relationship with any other Credit Party, and no implied covenants, responsibilities, duties, obligations, or liabilities shall be read into the Loan Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent .

Section 8.03. Agreement of Applicable Lenders. Upon any occasion requiring or permitting an approval, consent, waiver, election or other action on the part of the Lenders, action shall be taken by the Administrative Agent, for and on behalf or for the benefit of all Credit Parties upon the direction of the requisite percentage of Lenders, and any such action shall be binding on all Credit Parties. No amendment, modification, consent, or waiver shall be effective except in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.02.

Section 8.04. Liability of Agents. (a) The Agents, when acting on behalf of the Credit Parties, may execute any of their respective duties under this Agreement by or through any of its officers, agents and employees, and no Agent nor its respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to any other Credit Party for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith, or be responsible to any other Credit Party for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment, or for any loss, except to the extent of any liability imposed by law by reason of such Agent’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. No Agent or its respective directors, officers, agents and employees shall in any event be liable to any other Credit Party for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it pursuant to instructions received by it from the requisite percentage of Lenders, or in reliance upon the advice of counsel selected by it. Without limiting the foregoing, no Agent or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be: (i) responsible to any other Credit Party for the due execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness, sufficiency, or enforceability of, or for any recital, statement, warranty or representation in, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement, document or order; (ii) required to ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of the terms, conditions, covenants, or agreements of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents; (iii) responsible to any other Credit Party for the state or condition of any properties of the Loan Parties or any other obligor hereunder constituting Collateral for the Obligations or any information contained in the books or records of the Loan Parties; (iv) responsible to any other Credit Party for the validity, enforceability, collectability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other certificate, document or instrument furnished in

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connection therewith; or (v) responsible to any other Credit Party for the validity, priority or perfection of any Lien securing or purporting to secure the Obligations or for the value or sufficiency of any of the Collateral.

(b) The Agents may execute any of their duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through its agents or attorneys-in-fact, and shall be entitled to the advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its rights and duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The Agents shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

(c) None of the Agents nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or agents shall have any responsibility to any Loan Party on account of the failure or delay in performance or breach by any other Credit Party (other than by each such Agent in its capacity as a Lender) of any of its respective obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in connection herewith or therewith.

(d) The Agents shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, or other document or writing believed by them to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper person or persons, and upon the advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without, limitation, counsel to the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by any Loan Party or any Credit Party. The Agents shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless they shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the requisite percentage of the Lenders as it deems appropriate or they shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the other Credit Parties against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by them by reason of the taking or failing to take any such action.

Section 8.05. Notice of Default. The Agents shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless such Agent has actual knowledge of the same or has received notice from a Credit Party or Loan Party referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that an Agent obtains such actual knowledge or receives such a notice, such Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to each of the other Credit Parties. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall (subject to the provisions of Section 9.02) take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders. Unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to any such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Credit Parties. In no event shall the Administrative Agent be required to comply with any such

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directions to the extent that the Administrative Agent believes that its compliance with such directions would be unlawful.

Section 8.06. Credit Decisions. Each Credit Party (other than the Agents) acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Credit Party, and based on the financial statements prepared by the Loan Parties and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and investigation into the business, assets, operations, property, and financial and other condition of the Loan Parties and has made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Credit Party (other than the Agents) also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Credit Party, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in determining whether or not conditions precedent to closing any Loan hereunder have been satisfied and in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 8.07. Reimbursement and Indemnification. Each Credit Party (other than the Agents in such capacity) agrees to (i) reimburse the Agents and their Affiliates for such Credit Party’s Applicable Percentage of (A) any expenses and fees incurred by any Agent for the benefit of Credit Parties under this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Credit Parties, and any other expense incurred in connection with the operations or enforcement thereof not reimbursed by the Loan Parties and (B) any expenses of any Agent incurred for the benefit of the Credit Parties that the Loan Parties have agreed to reimburse pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and have failed to so reimburse and (ii) indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and any of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents, on demand, in the amount of such Credit Party’s Applicable Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against it or any Credit Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the extent not reimbursed by the Loan Parties, including, without limitation, costs of any suit initiated by any Agent against any Credit Party (except such as shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent); provided, however, that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Credit Party in its capacity as such. The provisions of this Section 8.07 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments.

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Section 8.08. Rights of Agents. It is understood and agreed that the Agents shall have the same rights and powers hereunder (including the right to give such instructions) as the other Lenders and may exercise such rights and powers, as well as their rights and powers under other agreements and instruments to which they are or may be party, and engage in other transactions with the Loan Parties, as though they were not the Agents. Each Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of commercial or investment banking, trust, advisory or other business with the Loan Parties and their Affiliates as if it were not an Agent hereunder.

Section 8.09. Notice of Transfer. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat a Lender party to this Agreement as the owner of such Lender’s portion of the Obligations for all purposes, unless and until, and except to the extent, an Assignment and Acceptance shall have become effective as set forth in Section 9.04.

Section 8.10. Successor Agents. Any Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) Business Days’ written notice thereof to the other Credit Parties and the Company. Upon any such resignation of an Agent, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent, which, so long as there is no Event of Default, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company (whose consent in any event shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and/or none shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the other Credit Parties, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a Person capable of complying with all of the duties of such Agent hereunder (in the opinion of the retiring Agent and as certified to the other Credit Parties in writing by such successor Agent) which, so long as there is no Event of Default, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company (whose consent shall not in any event be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as such Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was such Agent under this Agreement.

Section 8.11. Relation Among the Lenders. The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of any Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

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(1) agrees to furnish the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date and on the first day of each month with a summary of all Other Liabilities due or to become due to such Lender, the calculation of the amount of such Other Liabilities for purposes of determining Reserves shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Administrative Agent; in connection with any distributions to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that no amounts are due to any Lender on account of Other Liabilities unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice thereof from such Lender;

(2) is deemed to have requested that the Administrative Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after they become available, copies of all financial statements required to be delivered by the Company hereunder (including, without limitation, those described in Sections 5.01(a) through (d) hereof) and all commercial finance examinations and appraisals of the Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (collectively, the “Reports”);

(3) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Administrative Agent (i) makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the Reports, and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report;

(4) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that the Administrative Agent or any other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon the Loan Parties’ books and records, as well as on representations of the Loan Parties’ personnel;

(5) agrees to keep all Reports confidential in accordance with Section 9.12; and

(6) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any Credit Extensions that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a Loan or Loans of the Borrowers; and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend, and hold the Administrative Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and other amounts (including attorney

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costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

Section 8.13. Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other Applicable Law of the United States of America can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender (other than an Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

Section 8.14. Delinquent Lender. (a) If for any reason any Lender with a Commitment shall (x) fail or refuse to abide by its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation its obligation to make available to Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of any Loans, fees, expenses or setoff or purchase its Applicable Percentage of a participation interest in the L/C Exposure or (y) have notified the Borrower or any other Loan Party in writing, or made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or any other syndicated credit facility (a “Delinquent Lender”) and such failure is not cured within ten (10) days of receipt from the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof, then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the other Credit Parties, the Loan Parties or any other party at law or in equity, and not at limitation thereof, (i) such Delinquent Lender’s right to participate in the administration of, or decision-making rights related to, the Obligations, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal and the Exposure and unused Commitments of any Delinquent Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders, (ii) a Delinquent Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments due to it from the Loan Parties, whether on account of outstanding Loans, interest, fees or otherwise, to the remaining non-delinquent Lenders with a Commitment for application to, and reduction of, their proportionate shares of all outstanding Obligations until, as a result of application of such assigned payments such Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentages of all outstanding Obligations shall have returned to those in effect immediately prior to such delinquency and without giving effect to the nonpayment causing such delinquency and (iii) at the option of the Administrative Agent, any amount payable to such Delinquent Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Delinquent Lender, be retained by the Administrative Agent as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Delinquent Lender in respect of any Loan or existing or future participating interest in any Letter of Credit. The Delinquent Lender’s

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decision-making and participation rights and rights to payments as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) hereinabove shall be restored only upon the payment by the Delinquent Lender of its Applicable Percentage of any Obligations, any participation obligation, or expenses as to which it is delinquent, together with interest thereon at the rate set forth in Section 2.12(c) hereof from the date when originally due until the date upon which any such amounts are actually paid.

(b) The Company or the Administrative Agent shall also have the right, but not the obligation, in their respective, sole and absolute discretion, to cause the termination and assignment, without any further action by a Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender, for no cash consideration (pro rata, based on the respective Commitments of those Lenders electing to exercise such right), of a Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s Commitment to fund future Loans or participations in Letters of Credit. Upon any such purchase of the Applicable Percentage of any Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender, the Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s share in future Credit Extensions and its rights under the Loan Documents with respect thereto shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest, including, if so requested, an Assignment and Acceptance; provided that such termination and assignment will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have against such Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender.

(c) Each Delinquent Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each non-Delinquent Lender from and against any and all loss, damage or expenses, including but not limited to reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and funds advanced by the Administrative Agent or by any non-Delinquent Lender, on account of a Delinquent Lender’s failure to timely fund its Applicable Percentage of a Loan or to otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving Lender becomes a Delinquent Lender or a Deteriorating Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender:

(i) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(b);

(ii) if any L/C Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender then:

(A) all or any part of the L/C Exposure of such Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender shall be reallocated among the Revolving Lenders that are not Delinquent Lenders and

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not Deteriorating Lenders (the “Performing Lenders”) in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all Performing Lenders’ Revolving Exposures plus such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s L/C Exposure does not exceed the total of all Performing Lenders’ Revolving Commitments;

(B) if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent Cash Collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrowers’ obligations corresponding to such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s L/C Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05(j) for so long as such L/C Exposure is outstanding;

(C) if the Borrowers Cash Collateralize any portion of such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s L/C Exposure pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any fees to such Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(c) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Exposure during the period such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s L/C Exposure is Cash Collateralized;

(D) if the L/C Exposure of the Performing Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (A) above, then the fees payable to the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.11(b) and 2.11(c) shall be adjusted in accordance with such Performing Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and

(E) if all or any portion of such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s L/C Exposure is neither reallocated nor Cash Collateralized pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(b) (solely with respect to the portion of such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s Commitment that was utilized by such L/C Exposure) and letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.11(c) with respect to such Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s L/C Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such L/C Exposure is reallocated and/or Cash Collateralized.

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(iii) so long as such Lender is a Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Delinquent Lender’s or Deteriorating Lender’s then outstanding L/C Exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the Performing Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrowers in accordance with Section 2.05(j), and any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among Performing Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 8.14(d)(ii)(A) (and such Delinquent Lender or Deteriorating Lender shall not participate therein).

Section 8.15. Collateral and Guaranty Matters. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.14(b), the Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent,

(i) to release or direct the Collateral Agent to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (A) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (B) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (C) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 9.02;

(ii) to release any Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Documents if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder; and

(iii) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s authority, as applicable, to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Documents pursuant to this Section 8.15. In each case as specified in this Section 8.15, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent will, at the Company’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Loan Party from its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 8.15.

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Section 8.16. Syndication Agents; Documentation Agents. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, no Person who is or becomes a “syndication agent” or a “documentation agent” shall have any powers, rights, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i) if to any Borrower, to it in care of the Company at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attention of the Treasurer (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) with a copy to (A) the Company at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attention of the Office of General Counsel (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) and (B) Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) (E-Mail to xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx);

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to (A) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X-00, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No. 585-797-2960) (E-Mail to xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx) and (B) JPMorgan Chase & Co., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) (E-Mail to xxxxxx.x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx);

(iii) if to the Issuing Bank, to (A) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X-00, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No. 585-797-2960) (E-Mail to xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx) and (B) JPMorgan Chase & Co., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) (E-Mail to xxxxxx.x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx);

(iv) if to the Collateral Agent, to (A) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X-00, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (Telecopy No. 585-797-2960) (E-Mail to xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx) and (B) JPMorgan Chase & Co., 10 South

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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000) (E-Mail to xxxxxx.x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx); and

(v) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

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

(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER

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MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Agents or any of their Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Loan Parties’ or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender, the Issuing Banks or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by clause (b) of this Section 9.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders, or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Agent that is a party thereto and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders (other than an amendment or modification (x) to the names of the syndication agents and documentation agents on the cover page of this Agreement or (y) to correct, amend, cure any ambiguity or inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, which may be amended or modified by the agreement of the Company and the Administrative Agent); provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii)

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reduce the principal amount of any Loan or unreimbursed L/C Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan under Section 2.09 or the required date of reimbursement of any L/C Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Sections 2.17(b), 2.17(c) or 7.03, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) directly or indirectly, whether by amendment, waiver or otherwise add additional categories of assets to the Collateral Amount (e.g. intellectual property) without the written consent of each Lender, (vii) increase the total Commitments, without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) release any Loan Party from its Guarantee under the Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Guaranty), or limit its liability in respect of such Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender or (ix) release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents (except with respect to sales or transfers of, and other transactions relating to, Collateral permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents), without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall (x) directly or indirectly (1) increase any of the advance rates contained in the Revolving Borrowing Base or add additional categories of assets to the Revolving Borrowing Base (e.g. intellectual property), without the written consent of (I) each Revolving Lender and (II) Lenders holding a majority of the outstanding Term Loans, (2) change any other provisions of the definitions of “Revolving Borrowing Base” in a manner adverse to the interests of the Revolving Lenders or in a manner that would make more credit available to the Borrowers under the Revolving Borrowing Base, without the written consent of (I) the Super-Majority Revolving Lenders and (II) Lenders holding a majority of the outstanding Term Loans or (3) change any provisions relating to the conditions precedent to the payment or prepayment of the Revolving Loans, the reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, or the conditions to the making of Revolving Loans under Section 2.01 hereof without the written consent of the Super-Majority Revolving Lenders, (y) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank or the Collateral Agent without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be or (z) amend Section 6.12, 6.13 or 6.14 or any definitions used therein, the definition of “Collateral Amount” (other than adding additional categories of assets thereto) and the defined terms used therein or the definition of “Excess Availability” without the prior written consent of (1) Revolving Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Exposure and unused

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Revolving Commitments and (2) Lenders holding a majority of the outstanding Term Loans.

(c) If any Lender refuses to consent to any amendment or modification to or waiver of any Loan Document requested by the Company that requires the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with this Section 9.02, and such amendment, modification or waiver is consented to by the applicable Required Lenders (a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts).

Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay (i) all reasonable and documented expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any field examination and any appraisal of any of the Collateral, any environmental reviews, and the reasonable fees and documented expenses of other advisors and professionals engaged by the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arranger in consultation with the Company) incurred by any Agent, the Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel designated by the Administrative Agent (and appropriate local counsel in applicable local jurisdictions, but limited to one local counsel in each such jurisdiction) for the Agents and the Lead Arranger, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, supplements, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket and documented expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agents, the Issuing Bank and/or any Lender) incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket and documented expenses incurred by any Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel or other professional consultants for any Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including their rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of

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Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel or other professional consultants for any Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender) incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided that the Agents, Issuing Banks and Lenders shall be entitled to reimbursement for no more than one counsel representing all such parties as designated by the Administrative Agent (and appropriate local counsel in applicable local jurisdictions, but limited to one local counsel in each such jurisdiction, as designated by the Administrative Agent) (absent a conflict of interest in which case the Agents, Issuing Bank and Lenders who are similarly situated may engage and be reimbursed for additional counsel).

(b) The Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify the Agents, the Lead Arranger, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless (on an after tax basis) from, any and all losses, claims, causes of action, damages, liabilities, settlement payments, costs and related expenses, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related to the operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (B) relate to Hazardous Materials that first arise at any property owned by a Borrower after such property is transferred to any Indemnitee or its successors and assigns by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar transfer or (C) arise from a dispute solely among Indemnitees, other than (x) any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or costs incurred by or asserted against any Agent, the Lead Arranger or the Issuing Bank acting in such capacity or fulfilling such role or any similar role under this Agreement or any Loan Document, and (y) any losses, claims, damages,

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liabilities or costs arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(c) To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them to any Agent, the Lead Arranger or the Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arranger or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arranger or the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its Applicable Percentage.

(d) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, none of the Borrowers shall assert, and each of the Borrowers hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.03 shall not apply to Tax matters, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.16.

Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.04(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.04(d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 9.04(f) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 9.04(d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Credit Parties) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

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(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 9.04(b), participations in L/C Exposure) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts:

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of a Revolving Commitment, and $1,000,000, in the case of a Term Loan, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment by a Revolving Lender shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment;

(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

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required for assignments except in respect of any Term Loan if such assignment is to a Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund of such Lender; and

(B) the consent of the Issuing Bank (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding).

(iv) Assignment and Acceptance. The parties to each assignment (other than assignments by a Lender to its Affiliate or an Approved Fund of such Lender or pursuant to Sections 2.18 or 9.04(f)) shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, the Borrowers (at their expense) shall execute and deliver a promissory note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 9.04(d).

(c) Register. (i) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal and interest amounts of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender

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hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(ii) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.04(b) and any written consent to such assignment required by Section 9.04(b), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Assignment unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Loan Parties or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that (x) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (y) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (z) the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to Section 9.04(c), each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 (subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 9.04(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17(c) as though it were a Lender.

(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Company’s prior written consent. A Participant that

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would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless the Company is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 2.16(f) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register in the United States on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time grant, pledge, hypothecate or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its promissory note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any grant, pledge, hypothecation or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and none of the restrictions or conditions set forth in this Section 9.04 related to any grant, pledge, hypothecation or assignment shall apply to any such grant, pledge, hypothecation or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such grant, pledge, hypothecation or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such grantee, pledgee, hypothecatee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

(h) Resignation as Issuing Bank after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time JPMorgan Chase Bank assigns all of its Commitments and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, JPMorgan Chase Bank may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Company and the

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Lenders, resign as Issuing Bank. In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Bank, the Company shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Issuing Bank hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of JPMorgan Chase Bank as Issuing Bank. If JPMorgan Chase Bank resigns as Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Issuing Bank and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto. Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Bank, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank, and (ii) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to JPMorgan Chase Bank to effectively assume the obligations of JPMorgan Chase Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any Lender may assign to one or more special purpose funding vehicles (each, an “SPV”) all or any portion of its funded Loans (without the corresponding Commitment), without the consent of any Person or the payment of a fee, by execution of a written assignment agreement in a form agreed to by such Lender and such SPV, and may grant any such SPV the option, in such SPV’s sole discretion, to provide the Borrowers all or any part of any Loans that such Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement. Such SPVs shall have all the rights which a Lender making or holding such Loans would have under this Agreement (subject to the requirements and limitations to which the Lender would subject under this Agreement) but no obligations; provided that the Lender shall make all determinations on behalf of the SPV with respect to any matters requiring the consent or approval of the SPV hereunder and the Agents and the Borrowers shall be entitled to rely on such determination by the Lender, without further inquiry and notwithstanding any communication to the contrary by the SPV; provided further, a SPV shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable granting Lender would have been entitled to receive absent such grant, without the consent of the Company. The Lender making such assignment shall remain liable for all its original obligations under this Agreement, including its Commitment (although the unused portion thereof shall be reduced by the principal amount of any Loans held by an SPV). Notwithstanding such assignment, the Agents and Borrowers may deliver notices to the Lender making such assignment (as agent for the SPV) and not separately to the SPV.

Section 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of

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the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. In connection with the termination of this Agreement and the release and termination of the security interests in the Collateral, after consultation with (but not the consent of) the Borrowers, the Agents may require such indemnities and collateral security as they shall reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to protect the Credit Parties against (x) loss on account of credits previously applied to the Obligations that may subsequently be reversed or revoked, (y) any obligations that may thereafter arise with respect to the Other Liabilities, and (z) any Obligations that may thereafter arise under Section 9.03 hereof.

Section 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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Section 9.08. Right of Setoff. If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender shall have the right, in addition to and not in limitation of any right which any such Lender may have under Applicable Law or otherwise, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any of the Borrowers against any of and all the obligations of any of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section 9.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. No Credit Party will, or will permit its Participant to, exercise its rights under this Section 9.08 without the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE THE SETOFF UNDER THIS SECTION ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.

Section 9.09. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS. (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCEPT FOR THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF, BUT INCLUDING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402) AND (TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE) THE BANKRUPTCY CODE.

(b) Each of the Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and, if the Bankruptcy Court does not have (or abstains from) jurisdiction, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding

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relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any of the Borrowers or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction

(c) Each of the Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below) except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, and funding sources (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by Applicable Law or regulations or by any

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subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (g) with the consent of the Company or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any of the Borrowers relating to the Borrowers or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any of the Borrowers; provided that, in the case of information received from a Borrower after the Effective Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under Applicable Law (collectively, the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with Applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 9.14. Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act. Each Borrower is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Act. No part of the proceeds of the

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Loans will be used by the Borrowers, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

Section 9.15. Foreign Asset Control Regulations. Neither of the advance of the Lo