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• Additional Agents None of the Lenders or other entities identified on the facing page of or elsewhere in this Agreement as a "Book Manager", "Arranger", "Syndication Agent" or "Documentation Agent" shall, in such capacities, have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any other Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in taking or not taking action hereunder or thereunder.

• Other Representatives None of the entities identified as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers pursuant to the definition of Other Representative contained herein, shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder or under any other Loan Document in its capacity as such. Without limiting the foregoing, no Other Representative shall have nor be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. At any time that any Lender serving as an Other Representative shall have transferred to any other Person (other than any of its affiliates) all of its interests in the Loans and in the Commitments, such Lender shall be deemed to have concurrently resigned as such Other Representative.

• Purchaser Representative (a) The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, successors and assigns, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby irrevocably appoints Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative, as each such Person’s agent, attorney-in-fact and representative, with full power of substitution to act in the name, place and stead of such Person, to act on behalf of such Person from and after the Closing in connection with: (i) bringing, managing, controlling, defending and settling on behalf of an Indemnified Party any indemnification claims by any of them under Article VI; (ii) acting on behalf of such Person under the Escrow Agreement; (iii) terminating, amending or waiving on behalf of such Person any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents to which the Purchaser Representative is a party or otherwise has rights in such capacity (together with this Agreement, the “Purchaser Representative Documents”); (iv) signing on behalf of such Person any releases or other documents with respect to any dispute or remedy arising under any Purchaser Representative Documents; (v) employing and obtaining the advice of legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors as the Purchaser Representative, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary or advisable in the performance of its duties as the Purchaser Representative and to rely on their advice and counsel; (vi) incurring and paying reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including fees of brokers, attorneys and accountants incurred pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby, and any other out-of-pocket fees and expenses allocable or in any way relating to such transaction or any indemnification claim; and (vii) otherwise enforcing the rights and obligations of any such Persons under any Purchaser Representative Documents, including giving and receiving all notices and communications hereunder or thereunder on behalf of such Person; provided, that the Parties acknowledge that the Purchaser Representative is specifically authorized and directed to act on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the holders of Purchaser Securities (other than the Seller or the Seller Stockholders immediately prior to the Effective Time and their respective successors and assigns). All decisions and actions by the Purchaser Representative, including any agreement between the Purchaser Representative and the Company, the Seller Representative, the Seller or any Indemnifying Party relating to the defense or settlement of any claims for which an Indemnifying Party may be required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant to Article VI, shall be binding upon the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, successors and assigns, and neither they nor any other Party shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. The provisions of this Section 9.16 are irrevocable and coupled with an interest. The Purchaser Representative xxxxxx accepts its appointment and authorization as the Purchaser Representative under this Agreement. 76

• Member Representative (a) Pursuant to the Deal Approval, and in any event upon the delivery (whether prior to the date of this Agreement or otherwise) of an executed Letter of Transmittal to Parent in accordance with this Agreement and without any further action on the part of any Member, each Member shall thereby, and each Management Seller or other Rollover Holdco Member and, solely with respect to the period prior to the consummation of the Closing, Rollover Holdco and each Acquired Entity does hereby, irrevocably appoint the Member Representative as the sole representative of such Member, Management Seller or other Rollover Holdco Member or, solely with respect to the period prior to the consummation of the Closing, Rollover Holdco and each Acquired Entity as the case may be (each, a “Represented Party”), to act as the agent and on behalf of such Represented Party regarding any matter relating to or under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Letters of Transmittal (the “Represented Documents”) including for the purposes of (i) executing and delivering the Represented Documents (it being understood that no amendment thereto shall be made that by Law requires further approval by such Represented Party without such further approval), and taking all actions required or permitted to be taken under such Represented Documents, (ii) on behalf of the Members, (x) directing the Escrow Agent to make payment of the Escrow Funds in accordance with Section 2.14, Article 12 and the Escrow Agreement, (y) agreeing to, negotiating, entering into settlements and compromises of and complying with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to Section 2.14, Article 12 and the Escrow Agreement and (z) acting for the Members with regard to all matters pertaining to indemnification pursuant to Section 2.14, Article 12 and the Escrow Agreement, including the power to compromise any claim on behalf of the Members thereunder and to transact matters of litigation or other claims and to bring any Proceeding on behalf of the Members under Section 2.03(b)(iv), Article 12, Section 9.11 or Section 14.05, (iii) giving, receiving and forwarding all notices and communications required to be given or received by the Represented Parties under the Represented Documents and in connection with any of the Transactions, including receiving service of process in connection with any claims thereunder, (iv) engaging attorneys, accountants, financial and other advisors, paying agents and other Persons necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of the Member Representative in the performance of its duties under the Represented Documents, and authorizing and directing the disbursement of funds to pay the fees and expenses of such Persons (v) granting any consent, approval or waiver on behalf of the Members, the Management Sellers or other Rollover Holdco Member or, prior to the Closing, the Acquired Entities under this Agreement prior to, at and following the Closing (including pursuant to Section 14.02); and (vi) taking all actions or refraining from doing any further act or deed on its own behalf or on behalf of any Represented Party that the Member Representative deems necessary or appropriate in its discretion relating to the subject matter of the Represented Documents, as fully and completely as the Represented Parties could do if personally present. All decisions and actions by the Member Representative are binding upon all Represented Parties, and no Represented Party shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. As the representative of the Represented Parties under this Agreement, the Member Representative shall act as the agent for all Represented Parties, shall have authority to bind each such Represented Party in accordance with this Agreement, and Parent may rely on such appointment and authority until the receipt of notice of the appointment of a successor in accordance with Section 14.14(d). Parent may conclusively rely upon, without independent verification or investigation, all decisions made by the Member Representative in connection with the Represented Documents in writing.

• Representative For purposes of this Agreement, the Escrowed Holders, by virtue of the approval of the Mergers and this Agreement and without any further action on the part of any such Escrowed Holder or the Company, shall be deemed to have consented to the appointment of the Representative, as the exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact under this Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement for and on behalf of each such Escrowed Holder and the taking by Representative of any and all actions and the making of any decisions required or permitted to be taken by the Representative under and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations, of this Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement, including the exercise of the power to (a) prepare, execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, any document, certificate or other instrument required to be delivered by or on behalf of the Escrowed Holders and any amendments hereto and thereto, (b) authorize delivery to Parent and the Surviving Company of the Escrow Fund or any 99 portion thereof, in satisfaction of Indemnification Claims, (c) agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to such Indemnification Claims and to pursue remedies and Legal Proceedings in connection with any alleged breach of this Agreement, (d) resolve any Indemnification Claims, (e) make and settle determinations and calculations with respect to distributions and allocations of the Net Aggregate Consideration and any portion thereof, including, the Escrow Fund and the Representative Expense Amount, (f) to give and receive notices and communications hereunder, and (g) take all actions necessary in the judgment of Representative for the accomplishment of the foregoing (including engaging counsel, accountants or other advisors in connection with the foregoing matters) and all of the other terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement, the Paying Agent Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement or that are specifically mandated by the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Representative shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Escrowed Holders, except as expressly provided herein, in the Escrow Agreement and the Paying Agent Agreement, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Representative in any ancillary agreement, schedule, exhibit or the Company Disclosure Schedule. The powers, immunities and rights to indemnification granted to the Representative Group hereunder: (i) are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Escrowed Holder and shall be binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by any Escrowed Holder of the whole or any fraction of his, her or its interest in the Escrow Fund. The Escrowed Holders and their successors will be bound by all actions taken by Representative in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and the Paying Agent Agreement as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by the Escrowed Holders, all defenses which may be available to any Escrowed Holder to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Representative taken in good faith under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, or the Paying Agent Agreement are waived, and Parent and the Surviving Company shall be entitled to rely on any action or decision of Representative.. Neither the Representative nor its members, managers, directors, officers, contractors, agents and employees (collectively, the “Representative Group”), will incur liability with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person (and shall have no responsibility to determine the authenticity thereof), nor for any other action or inaction in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Representative’s responsibilities hereunder, under the Escrow Agreement or the Paying Agent Agreement, except its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. In all questions arising under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the Paying Agent Agreement, Representative may: (i) rely on the advice of counsel, and Representative will not be liable to the Escrowed Holders for anything done, omitted or suffered in good faith by Representative based on such advice, (ii) rely upon the Allocation Schedule, (iii) rely upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and (iv) reasonably assume that a signatory has proper authorization to sign on behalf of the applicable Escrowed Holder or other party. The Escrowed Holders shall, severally and not jointly, based on their Indemnity Pro Rata Share, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Representative Group and its successors and assigns from and against any and all suits, actions, causes of action, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, penalties, fines, forfeitures, fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs and fees and expenses of counsel and experts and in connection with seeking recovery from insurers, and all expenses of document location, duplication and shipment) (collectively,

• Authorized Representatives (a) Landlord designates, as Landlord’s authorized representative (“Landlord’s Authorized Representative”), (i) Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx as the person authorized to initial plans, drawings, approvals and to sign change orders pursuant to this Work Letter and (ii) an officer of Landlord as the person authorized to sign any amendments to this Work Letter or the Lease. Tenant shall not be obligated to respond to or act upon any such item until such item has been initialed or signed (as applicable) by the appropriate Landlord’s Authorized Representative. Landlord may change either Landlord’s Authorized Representative upon one (1) business day’s prior written notice to Tenant.

• Partnership Representative If the Issuer is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Majority Equity Holder will (i) prepare and sign, on behalf of the Issuer, the tax returns of the Issuer and (ii) be designated as the partnership representative of the Issuer under Section 6223(a) of the Code to the extent allowed under the law.

• Successor Agent and Co Agents 12.8.1. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, Agent may resign at any time by giving at least 30 days written notice thereof to each Lender and Borrowers. Upon receipt of any notice of such resignation, the Required Lenders, after prior consultation with (but without having to obtain consent of) each Lender, shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent which shall be (i) a Lender, (ii) a United States based affiliate of a Lender or (iii) a commercial bank that is organized under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof and has a combined capital surplus of at least $200,000,000 and, provided no Default or Event of Default then exists, is reasonably acceptable to Borrowers (and for purposes hereof, any successor to Bank shall be deemed acceptable to Borrowers). Upon the acceptance by a successor Agent of an appointment to serve as an Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent without further act, deed or conveyance, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 12 (including the provisions of Section 12.6 hereof) shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any successor by merger or acquisition of the stock or assets of Bank shall continue to be Agent hereunder unless such successor shall resign in accordance with the provisions hereof.

• Designated Representatives (a) With the delivery of this Agreement, the Subordination Agent shall furnish to each Liquidity Provider and each Trustee, and from time to time thereafter may furnish to each Liquidity Provider and each Trustee, at the Subordination Agent’s discretion, or upon any Liquidity Provider’s or any Trustee’s request (which request shall not be made more than one time in any 12-month period), a certificate (a “Subordination Agent Incumbency Certificate”) of a Responsible Officer of the Subordination Agent certifying as to the incumbency and specimen signatures of the officers of the Subordination Agent and the attorney-in-fact and agents of the Subordination Agent (the “Subordination Agent Representatives”) authorized to give Written Notices on behalf of the Subordination Agent hereunder. Until each Liquidity Provider and each Trustee receives a subsequent Subordination Agent Incumbency Certificate, it shall be entitled to rely on the last Subordination Agent Incumbency Certificate delivered to it hereunder.

• Sub-Agents and Related Parties The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding Sections of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.