TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC as Borrower REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH as Administrative Agent NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager and The Conduit Lenders, Committed Lenders, and Funding Agents from...

Exhibit 10.9

Execution Version

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

as Borrower

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH

as Administrative Agent

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager

and

The Conduit Lenders, Committed Lenders,

and Funding Agents from time to time party hereto

November 12, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page

1. DEFINITIONS			1
1.01	Defined Terms		1
1.02	Other Definitional Provisions		28
1.03	Times of Day; Rates		29
1.04	Accounting Terms		29
1.05	Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents		29
1.06	Additional Alternative Currencies		29
1.07	Change of Currency		30

2. LOANS			30
2.01	Revolving Credit Commitment		30
2.02	Borrowing Procedures		31
2.03	Minimum Loan Amounts		32
2.04	Funding		33
2.05	Interest		34
2.06	Determination of Rate and Billing		35
2.07	Payment of Borrower Guaranty		35
2.08	Use of Proceeds		35
2.09	Unused Commitment Fee		35
2.10	Reserved		36
2.11	Computation of Interest and Fees		36
2.12	Defaulting Lenders		36
2.13	Extension of Stated Maturity Date		37
2.14	Increase in the Maximum Commitment		38

3. PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS			39
3.01	Notes		39
3.02	Payment of Interest		40
3.03	Payments of Obligations		40
3.04	Mandatory Prepayment		42
3.05	Voluntary Prepayments		43
3.06	Reduction or Early Termination of Commitments		43
3.07	Lending Office		43

4. CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES			43
4.01	Taxes		43
4.02	Illegality		48
4.03	Inability to Determine Rates		49
4.04	Increased Costs Generally		50
4.05	Compensation for Losses		51
4.06	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Funding Party		53
4.07	Survival		53

5. SECURITY			53
5.01	Liens and Security Interest		53
5.02	Collateral Account; Capital Calls		54

6. BORROWER GUARANTY			55
6.01	Unconditional Guaranty of Payment		55


6.02	Waiver of Rights	55
6.03	No Discharge	55
6.04	Subrogation	56
6.05	Benefit	56
6.06	Reinstatement	56
6.07	Continuing Guarantee	56

7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS		56
7.01	Conditions to Initial Credit Extension	56
7.02	All Loans	58
7.03	Qualified Borrower Loans	59

8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		60
8.01	Organization and Good Standing of Borrower	60
8.02	Authorization and Power	60
8.03	No Conflicts or Consents	60
8.04	Enforceable Obligations	60
8.05	Priority of Liens	60
8.06	Financial Condition	61
8.07	Full Disclosure	61
8.08	No Default	61
8.09	No Litigation	61
8.10	Material Adverse Change	61
8.11	Taxes	61
8.12	Jurisdiction Formation; Principal Office	61
8.13	ERISA Compliance	61
8.14	Compliance with Law	62
8.15	Hazardous Substances	62
8.16	Reserved	62
8.17	Company Structure	62
8.18	Capital Commitments and Contributions	62
8.19	Fiscal Year	62
8.20	Investment Company Act	62
8.21	Margin Stock	62
8.22	No Defenses	62
8.23	Foreign Asset Control Laws	63
8.24	OFAC	63
8.25	Subscription Facility	63

9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS		63
9.01	Financial Statements, Reports and Notices	63
9.02	Payment of Taxes	65
9.03	Maintenance of Existence and Rights	65
9.04	Notice of Default or Key Person Event	65
9.05	Other Notices	66
9.06	Compliance with Loan Documents and Operating Agreement	66
9.07	Books and Records; Access	66
9.08	Compliance with Law	66
9.09	Insurance	66
9.10	Authorizations and Approvals	66
9.11	Maintenance of Liens	66
9.12	Further Assurances	67


9.13	Investor Financial and Rating Information	67
9.14	Covenants of Qualified Borrowers	67

10. NEGATIVE COVENANTS		67
10.01	Mergers; Dissolution	67
10.02	Negative Pledge	68
10.03	Fiscal Year and Accounting Method	68
10.04	Constituent Documents	68
10.05	Transfer by, or Admission of, Investors	68
10.06	Capital Commitments	69
10.07	ERISA Compliance	69
10.08	Reserved.	69
10.09	Limitations on Dividends and Distributions	69
10.10	Limitation on Debt	70
10.11	Sanctions	70
10.12	Spin-Off	70

11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT		70
11.01	Events of Default	70
11.02	Remedies Upon Event of Default	72
11.03	Curing an Event of Default by Investor Capital Call	72
11.04	Performance by Administrative Agent	73
11.05	Application of Funds	73

12. AGENTS		74
12.01	Appointment and Authority	74
12.02	Rights as a Lender	74
12.03	Exculpatory Provisions	74
12.04	Reliance by Agent or Lender	75
12.05	Delegation of Duties	76
12.06	Resignation of Administrative Agent	76
12.07	Non-Reliance on Agents and Lenders	77
12.08	No Other Duties, Etc.	77
12.09	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim	77
12.10	Collateral Matters	78

13. MISCELLANEOUS		78
13.01	Amendments	78
13.02	Right of Setoff	81
13.03	Sharing of Payments by Lender Group	82
13.04	Payments Set Aside	82
13.05	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement	83
13.06	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver	83
13.07	Notice	85
13.08	Governing Law	87
13.09	Waiver of Jury Trial	88
13.10	Invalid Provisions	88
13.11	Successors and Assigns	88
13.12	Assignment to Committed Lenders	94
13.13	Replacement of Funding Party or Lender Group	95
13.14	Maximum Rate	96
13.15	Headings	97
13.16	Survival of Representations and Warranties	97

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13.17	Limited Liability of Investors	97
13.18	Confidentiality	97
13.19	USA Patriot Act Notice	98
13.20	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility	98
13.21	Qualified Purchaser. Each Lender represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Purchaser	99
13.22	No Bankruptcy Petition Against any Conduit Lender	99
13.23	No Recourse Against any Conduit Lender	99
13.24	Excess Funds	99
13.25	Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents	100
13.26	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness	100
13.27	Judgment Currency	100
13.28	Entire Agreement	100

SCHEDULES


SCHEDULE 1.01A		Commitments and Lender Groups
SCHEDULE 1.01B		Mandatory Cost Formulae
SCHEDULE 13.07		Addresses

EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT A:		Reserved
EXHIBIT B:		Revolving Credit Note
EXHIBIT C:		Loan Notice
EXHIBIT D:		Security Agreement
EXHIBIT E:		Collateral Account Assignment
EXHIBIT F:		Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT G:		Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT H:		Borrowing Base Certificate
EXHIBIT I:		Facility Increase Request
EXHIBIT J:		Facility Extension Request
EXHIBIT K:		Lender Group Joinder Agreement
EXHIBIT L:		Joinder Agreement
EXHIBIT M:		U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

This REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (together with all amendments and modifications hereof and supplements and attachments hereto, this “Credit Agreement”) is dated as of November 12, 2014 by and among TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH (in its individual capacity, “Natixis”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with any successor appointed pursuant to Section 12 below, the “Administrative Agent”), and the Committed Lenders, Conduit Lenders, Funding Agents and other Borrower Parties from time to time party hereto (each capitalized term not defined is defined below).

Borrower has requested that Lenders make loans to the Borrower Parties for the principal purposes of providing working capital to the Borrower Parties; financing the costs and other expenses to be incurred by the Borrower Parties in connection with making investments permitted under the Operating Agreement; and financing the costs of other undertakings by Borrower permitted under the Operating Agreement; Lenders are willing to lend funds upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Credit Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS.

1.01 Defined Terms. For the purposes of this Credit Agreement, unless otherwise expressly defined, the following terms shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1 or in the Section or recital referred to in the definition thereof:

“Adequately Capitalized” means compliance with the capital standards for Bank Holding Companies as described in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Administrative Agent” is defined in the preamble to this Credit Agreement.

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means Administrative Agent’s address as set forth in Schedule 13.07, or such other address or, as appropriate, account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify Borrower and the Lenders.

“Administrator” means, with respect to any Conduit Lender, the Person designated by such Conduit Lender as its “Administrator”.

“Affected Funding Party” is defined in Section 13.13.

“Affiliate” of any Person means a specified Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls or is Controlled By, or is Under Common Control With, such Person.

“Agents” means, collectively, Administrative Agent and each Funding Agent and any successors and assigns in such capacities.

“Aggregate Concentration Limit” means the aggregate amount of Unfunded Commitment in excess of the concentration limits set forth below, calculated for each Investor classification as a percentage of the aggregate Unfunded Commitments of all Included Investors and Designated Investors:


Investor Classification	Concentration Limit
Included Investors		N/A
Designated Investors		35	%

provided, that for purposes of calculating the above Aggregate Concentration Limit for any Investor, each Investor and its investing affiliates shall be treated as a single Investor.

“Agreement Currency” is defined in Section 13.27.

“Alternative Currency” means each of the following currencies: Euro, Sterling and Canadian Dollar and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06.

“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.

“Annual Valuation Period” means the “annual valuation period” as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 25103.101(d)(5) as determined for each Borrower Party, as applicable.

“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to interest rate spreads, the Applicable Margin set forth in the table below that corresponds to the applicable Type of Loan:


	Applicable Margin
Base Rate Loan		0.70	%
Eurocurrency Rate Loan		1.70	%
Floating LIBOR Rate Loan		1.70	%
CP Rate Loan		1.70	%

“Applicable Percentage” means (i) with respect to a Committed Lender, the product of its Committed Lender Percentage and its Lender Group’s Lender Group Percentage; (ii) with respect to a Lender Group, its Lender Group Percentage; and (iii) with respect to a Conduit Lender, its Conduit Lender Percentage.

“Applicable Requirement” means, for any Included Investor that is (or whose Credit Provider, if applicable, is): (a) a Bank Holding Company, Adequately Capitalized status or better and a Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or higher; (b) an insurance company, a Best’s Rating by A.M. Best Company of A- or higher and a Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or higher; (c) an ERISA Investor, or the trustee or nominee of an ERISA Investor, in addition to the Sponsor’s Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or higher, a minimum Funding Ratio for the pension fund based on the Rating of the Sponsor of the pension fund as follows:


Sponsor Rating	Minimum Funding Ratio
A-/A3 or higher		No minimum
BBB+/Baa1 to BBB-/Baa3		90	%

(d) a Governmental Plan Investor, or the Responsible Party with respect to such Governmental Plan Investor, in addition to the Responsible Party’s Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or higher, a minimum Funding Ratio for the pension fund based on the Rating of the Responsible Party as follows:


Responsible Party Rating	Minimum Funding Ratio
A-/A3 or higher		No minimum
BBB+/Baa1 to BBB-/Baa3		90	%

and (e) otherwise a Rated Included Investor, a Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or higher.

The first Rating indicated in each case above is the S&P Rating and the second Rating indicated in each case above is the Xxxxx’x Rating. In the event that the Ratings are not equivalent, the Applicable Requirement shall be based on the lowest of the Ratings. If any Person has only one Rating, then that Rating shall apply.

“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

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

“Arranger” means Natixis, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager.

“Assignee” is defined in Section 13.11(b).

“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 Amount” means, with respect to a Committed Lender at the time of any assignment pursuant to Section 13.12 by a Conduit Lender in such Committed Lender’s Lender Group, an amount equal to the least of: (a) such Committed Lender’s Committed Lender Percentage of the Obligations requested by such Conduit Lender to be assigned at such time; (b) such Committed Lender’s unused Commitment (minus the unrecovered principal amount of such Committed Lender’s investments in such Obligations pursuant to the Liquidity Agreement to which it is a party); and (c) in the case of an assignment on or after the Conduit Investment Termination Date for such Conduit Lender, such Committed Lender’s pro rata share of the applicable Conduit Lender Percentage of the Lender Group Percentage of the Principal Obligation.

“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means the agreement contemplated by Section 13.11(b)(iv), pursuant to which any Lender assigns all or any portion of its rights and obligations hereunder, in substantially the form of Exhibit F or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Assignment Date” is defined in Section 13.12(a).

“Attorney Costs” means and includes all documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of a single law firm or any local or special counsel retained by the Administrative Agent or Lenders.

“Availability Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the Maturity Date.

“Available Commitment” means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the lesser of: (a)(i) the Maximum Commitment at such time minus (ii) the FX Reserve Amount at such time; or (b)(i) the Borrowing Base at such time minus (ii) the FX Reserve Amount at such time.

“Bank Holding Company” means a “bank holding company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or a non-bank subsidiary of such bank holding company.

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of: (a) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus ¹⁄₂ of one percent (0.50%); (b) the Prime Rate for such day; or (c) the Floating LIBOR Rate for a term of one month commencing that day plus 100 basis points (1.00%).

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate (other than, for avoidance of doubt, a Floating LIBOR Rate Loan as selected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02). All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

“Baseline Net Worth” is defined in clause (j) of the definition of Exclusion Event.

“Basel III” means the global regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy and liquidity referred to by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision as “Basel III” or the “Basel III Framework” published in December 2010 together with any further guidance or standards in relation to “Basel III” or the “Basel III Framework” published or to be published by the Basel Committee.

“Borrower” is defined in the preamble hereto.

“Borrower Parties” means Borrower and each Qualified Borrower, and “Borrower Party” means any one of them.

“Borrowing” means a disbursement made by the Lenders of any of the proceeds of the Loans when such disbursement increases the outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

“Borrowing Base” means, at any time of determination, the sum of: (a) ninety percent (90%) of the aggregate Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments of the Included Investors at such time; plus (b) sixty-five percent (65%) the aggregate Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments of the Designated Investors at such time.

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate of any Responsible Officer of Borrower either (a) confirming there has been no change in the Borrowing Base since the date of the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate or (b) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base (based on the most recent information available to Borrower) and the name, Capital Commitment and Unfunded Commitment of each Included Investor and each Designated Investor (subject to the approval requirements set forth in the respective definitions herein), in substantially the form of Exhibit H attached hereto; provided, however, that such calculation may be provided in “Excel” format in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information as set forth in Exhibit H.

“Borrowing Base Deficit” means, at any time of determination, the amount (if any) by which the aggregate Principal Obligation is in excess of the Borrowing Base.

“Borrowing Base Investors” means each Included Investor and each Designated Investor.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the City of New York with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:

(a) if such day relates to any Loans bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate, CP Rate or the Floating LIBOR Rate denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Credit Agreement in respect of any such Loan, means any such day that is also a London Business Day;

(b) if such day relates to any Loans bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate, CP Rate or the Floating LIBOR Rate denominated in Euros, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euros in respect of any such Loan, or any other dealings in Euros to be carried out pursuant to this Credit Agreement in respect of any such Loan, means a TARGET Day;

(c) if such day relates to any Loans bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate, CP Rate or the Floating LIBOR Rate denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euros, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

(d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Loan bearing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate, CP Rate or the Floating LIBOR Rate denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euros, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Credit Agreement in respect of any such Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

“Canadian Dollars” and “Cdn$” mean the lawful currency of Canada.

“Capital Call” means a call upon all or any of the Investors for payment of all or any portion of their Unfunded Commitments.

“Capital Call Notice” means any notice sent to, or demand or request made on, an Investor for the purpose of making a Capital Call.

“Capital Commitment” means, for any Investor, its “Commitment” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

“Capital Contribution” means, for any Investor, any contribution of capital made to Borrower in response to a Capital Call or deemed contributed pursuant to the Operating Agreement.

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Credit Agreement (or, with respect to any Person that becomes a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, the effective date of such assignment), of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or

treaty; (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: (i) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith; and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

“Change of Control” means TCW Asset Management Company or an Affiliate thereof shall cease to be the investment advisor of the Borrower.

“Closing Date” means the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7.01 are satisfied or waived.

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

“Collateral” is defined in Section 5.01.

“Collateral Account” means the “Account” as defined in the Collateral Account Assignment delivered by Borrower pursuant hereto.

“Collateral Account Assignment” means an assignment or security agreement with respect to the Collateral Account in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, as such agreement shall be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated and in effect from time to time.

“Collateral Documents” means the security agreements, financing statements, assignments, and other documents and instruments from time to time executed and delivered pursuant to this Credit Agreement to grant, perfect or continue a security interest in the Collateral for the Obligations and any documents or instruments amending or supplementing the same, including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Account Assignment, and the Deposit Account Control Agreement.

“Commercial Paper” means, on any day, either (i) the promissory notes of any Conduit Lender issued by such Conduit Lender in the commercial paper market or (ii) the promissory notes issued in the commercial paper market by a multi-seller commercial paper conduit the proceeds of which are loaned to a Conduit Lender that are allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Lender to fund or maintain its Principal Obligation hereunder.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Committed Lender, its obligation to make Loans to Borrower Parties pursuant to Section 2.01, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Committed Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01A attached hereto under the heading “Commitment” or on the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Committed Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Credit Agreement. Administrative Agent may amend and re-issue Schedule 1.01A from time to time to reflect the Commitments of the Committed Lenders.

“Committed Lender Percentage” means, with respect to any Committed Lender on any day, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is such Committed Lender’s Commitment at such time and the denominator of which is the Lender Group Limit for such Committed Lender’s Lender Group.

“Committed Lenders” means: (a) each Committed Lender listed on the signature pages hereof; and (b) any other Person that becomes a party to this Credit Agreement as a Committed Lender pursuant to the terms hereof, and any assignees thereof that shall become party hereto pursuant to Section 13.11 (but not any Participant that is not otherwise party to this Credit Agreement).

“Competitor” means any direct lending investment company primarily focused on investing in senior secured debt obligations or mezzanine debt obligations with portfolio companies, or investment management. For avoidance of doubt, a Competitor shall not include a commercial lender (i.e., a national bank, a state chartered bank or other similarly regulated lending institution) unless otherwise notified by the Borrower (by its reasonable determination) to the Administrative Agent.

“Compliance Certificate” is defined in Section 9.01(c).

“Concentration Limit” means the Individual Concentration Limit and Aggregate Concentration Limit, as applicable.

“Conduit Assignee” means any multi-seller commercial paper conduit or special purpose entity funded by a multi-seller commercial paper conduit which is, in either case, administered by the Funding Agent for any existing Lender Group or an Affiliate thereof.

“Conduit Investment Termination Date” means, with respect to any Conduit Lender, the date of the delivery by such Conduit Lender to Borrower of written notice that such Conduit Lender elects, in its sole discretion, not to make any further Loans hereunder.

“Conduit Lender” means: (a) each Conduit Lender listed on the signature pages hereof; and (b) any other Person that shall become a party to this Credit Agreement as a Conduit Lender pursuant to the terms hereof, and any assignees thereof that shall become party hereto pursuant to Section 13.11 (but not any Participant that is not otherwise party to this Credit Agreement).

“Conduit Lender Percentage” means, with respect to any Conduit Lender, at any time, one hundred percent (100%), minus the percentage share of Principal Obligation held by the Committed Lenders and any other Conduit Lenders in such Conduit Lender’s Lender Group at such time.

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

“Constituent Documents” means, for any entity, its constituent or organizational documents, including: (a) in the case of any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation with the secretary of state or other department in the state of its formation, in each case as amended from time to time; (b) in the case of any limited liability company, its articles or certificate of formation and its operating agreement or limited liability company agreement; and (c) in the case of a corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation and its bylaws.

“Control” and the correlative meanings of the terms “Controlled By” and “Under Common Control With” mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting shares or partnership interests, or of the ability to exercise voting power by contract or otherwise.

“CP Rate” means, for any Conduit Lender and any Interest Period for any Loan at the CP Rate, the per annum rate equivalent to the rate (or, if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates) applicable to the Commercial Paper issued by such Conduit Lender or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer and allocated, in whole or in part, to fund Loans hereunder, which Commercial Paper may be sold by any placement agent or commercial paper dealer selected by such Conduit Lender, and which rate shall incorporate (i) applicable commercial paper dealer and placement agent fees and commissions and (ii) other funding costs (excluding costs associated with a Conduit Lender’s liquidity fundings) of such Conduit Lender relating to the Transactions, such as any costs associated with conversions into any Alternative Currency incurred in connection therewith and the costs of funding odd lots or small dollar amounts; provided that if the rate (or rates) as agreed between any such agent or dealer and such Conduit Lender is a discount rate, then the CP Rate shall be the rate (or if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates) resulting from such Conduit Lender’s converting such discount rate (or rates) to an interest-bearing equivalent rate per annum.

“CP Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on a CP Rate (or, in the case of a Loan funded by a Conduit Lender through its Liquidity Provider, at the rate specified in Section 2.05(a)).

“Credit Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereto.

“Credit Extension” means a Borrowing (including any conversion or continuation of any Borrowing).

“Credit Provider” means a Person providing a guaranty or other similar agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lenders, of the obligations of an Included Investor to make Capital Contributions to Borrower.

“Debtor Relief Laws” means any applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, or similar laws affecting the rights, remedies, or recourse of creditors generally, including without limitation the United States Bankruptcy Code and all amendments thereto, as are in effect from time to time during the term of the Loans.

“Default” means any condition, act, or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means, with respect to any Loan, on any day the lesser of: (a) the interest rate in effect on such day and otherwise applicable to such Loan, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan, plus two percent (2.0%); or (b) the Maximum Rate.

“Defaulting Investor” is defined in the definition of “Exclusion Event” herein.

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.12(b), any Committed Lender that: (a) has failed to: (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due unless such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically

identified in such writing) has not been satisfied; (b) has notified Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within two (2) Business Days after written request by Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by Administrative Agent and Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has: (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.12(b)) as of the date established therefor by Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by Administrative Agent to Borrower and each other Lender (including such Defaulting Lender) promptly following such determination. For the purposes of the definition of Defaulting Lender only, “Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means a deposit account control agreement or blocked account control agreement by and among Borrower, Depository and Administrative Agent, with respect to the Collateral Account, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

“Depository” is defined in Section 5.02(a).

“Designated Investor” means any Investor: (a) designated by Administrative Agent and all Committed Lenders (each in its sole discretion) as a Designated Investor; and (b) as to which Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent the information and documents required under Section 7.01(a)(xii) or 10.05(d), as applicable; provided that (i) a Defaulting Investor shall no longer be a Designated Investor until such time as all Exclusion Events affecting such Investor have been cured to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and all of the Committed Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and (ii) if an involuntary proceeding under clause (b) of the Exclusion Events is instituted against a Designated Investor, such Defaulting Investor shall be automatically reinstated as a Designated

Investor if such Exclusion Event is dismissed with sixty (60) days of the date such proceeding is instituted.

“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction and with which dealings are prohibited for Borrower under such Sanction.

“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time: (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the applicable Funding Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

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

“Eligible Assignee” means: (a) a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund, a Liquidity Provider, a Conduit Assignee, a Federal Reserve Bank, a central bank, a collateral trustee or security agent for holders of commercial paper; and (b) any other Person approved in writing by the Administrative Agent (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed by Administrative Agent) and, unless an Event of Default under Sections 11.01(a), 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) exists at the time any assignment is effected in accordance with Section 13.11, Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed by Borrower); provided, however, that (x) each Eligible Assignee must be a Qualified Purchaser, (y) no Competitor shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee, and (z) neither Borrower nor any Affiliate of Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.

“Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments” means, with respect to Designated Investors, the aggregate amount that is equal to the Unfunded Commitments of each Designated Investor; provided, however, that in connection with each determination of the Borrowing Base, (a) the Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitment of each Designated Investor (and, accordingly, the Borrowing Base) shall be reduced to the extent necessary, if any, so that the Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitment of such Designated Investor does not exceed the Individual Concentration Limit and thereafter (b) the aggregate Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments of all Designated Investors (and, accordingly, the Borrowing Base) shall be reduced to the extent necessary, if any, so that the aggregate Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments of all Designated Investors do not exceed the Aggregate Concentration Limit.

“Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments” means, with respect to Included Investors, the aggregate amount that is equal to the Unfunded Commitments of all Included Investors.

“Environmental Laws” means: (a) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.; (b) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.; (c) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq., as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; (d) the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.; (e) the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §2601 et seq.; (f) all other federal, state and local laws, ordinances, regulations or written policies relating to pollution or protection of human health (as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials) or the environment including without limitation, air pollution, water pollution, noise control, or the use, handling, discharge, disposal or Release or recovery of on-site or off-site Hazardous Materials, as each of the foregoing may be amended from time to time, applicable to any Borrower Party; and (g) any and all regulations promulgated under or pursuant to any of the foregoing statutes.

“Environmental Liability” means any written claim, demand, obligation, cause of action, accusation or allegation, or any order, violation, damage (including, without limitation, to any Person, property or natural resources), injury, judgment, penalty or fine, cost of enforcement, cost of remedial action, clean-up, restoration or any other cost or expense whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements resulting from the violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or the imposition of any Environmental Lien or otherwise arising under any Environmental Law or resulting from any common law cause of action asserted by any Person.

“Environmental Lien” means a Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority: (a) under any Environmental Law; or (b) for any liability or damages arising from, or costs incurred by, any Governmental Authority in response to the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by any Governmental Authority, as from time to time in effect.

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

“ERISA Investor” means an Investor that is: (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) any “plan” defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or (c) a partnership or commingled account of a fund, or any other entity, whose assets include or are deemed to include the assets of one or more such employee benefit plans or plans in accordance with the Plan Assets Regulations or otherwise.

“ERISA Investor Excluded Items” means, with respect to each ERISA Investor, any rights, titles, interests, remedies or privileges of Borrower:

(a) in and to the rights and obligations of such ERISA Investor in Borrower (and any appurtenant rights thereunder), including such ERISA Investor’s Membership Interests therein, granted to Borrower to secure such ERISA Investor’s obligation to fund its Capital Commitment;

(b) to request or require such ERISA Investor to confirm the amount of, or to confirm its obligation to make payments in respect of, its uncalled Capital Commitments;

(c) to require such ERISA Investor to forfeit or sell any portion of such ERISA Investor’s Membership Interests in Borrower; and

(d) to request or require such ERISA Investor to make payment for any Capital Call other than to an account of Borrower.

“Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

“Eurocurrency Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a comparable or successor rate if LIBOR is no longer available, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time)

at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the Floating LIBOR Rate; and

(c) if the Eurocurrency Rate calculated in accordance with the foregoing clause (a) or (b) shall be less than zero, then such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Credit Agreement;

provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”

“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.01.

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case: (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized, formed or incorporated under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof); or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which: (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the applicable Borrower Party under Section 4.06); or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(ii) or Section 4.01(c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.01(e); (d) any backup withholding Tax that is required by the Code to be withheld from amounts payable to such Recipient; and (e) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

“Exclusion Event” means the occurrence, with respect to any Borrowing Base Investor or, if applicable, the Sponsor, Responsible Party, or Credit Provider of such Borrowing Base Investor (such Investor hereinafter referred to as a “Defaulting Investor”), of any of the following events:

(a) such Investor (or its Sponsor, Responsible Party or Credit Provider, as applicable) shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, intervenor, or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its assets; (ii) file a voluntary petition as debtor in bankruptcy or admit in writing that it is unable to pay its debts as they become due; (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) file a petition or answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or take advantage of any Debtor Relief Laws; (v) file an answer admitting the material allegations of, or consent to, or default in answering, a petition filed against it in any bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency proceeding

under any Debtor Relief Laws; or (vi) take any personal, partnership, limited liability company, corporate or trust action, as applicable, for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(b) the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws relating to such Investor (or its Sponsor, Responsible Party or Credit Provider, as applicable) or all or any material part of its respective property is instituted without the consent of such Person; or an order, judgment, or decree shall be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent authority approving a petition seeking such Investor’s (or its Sponsor’s, Responsible Party’s or Credit Provider’s, as applicable) bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency, or appointing a receiver, custodian, trustee, administrator or similar entity, of such Person or of all or substantially all of its assets;

(c) any uninsured final judgment(s) for the payment of money which in the aggregate exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the net worth of such Investor (or its Sponsor, Responsible Party or Credit Provider, as applicable) shall be rendered against such Person, and such judgment or judgments shall not be bonded, stayed or satisfied or discharged at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which any of its assets could be lawfully sold to satisfy such judgment;

(d) such Investor shall repudiate, challenge, or declare unenforceable its obligation to make contributions to the capital of Borrower pursuant to its Capital Commitment or a Capital Call Notice or its obligations under its Subscription Agreement or the Operating Agreement shall be or become unenforceable;

(e) such Investor shall fail to make a contribution to the capital of Borrower when required pursuant to a Capital Call Notice, or shall otherwise be in material default under its Subscription Agreement, the Operating Agreement or the Loan Documents, in each case subject to any applicable notice or cure periods plus ten (10) Business Days;

(f) any representation or warranty made under the Operating Agreement or its Subscription Agreement shall prove to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, as of the date on which such representation or warranty is made, and such Person shall fail to cure the adverse effect of the failure of such representation or warranty within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered by Administrative Agent to Borrower;

(g) such Investor shall transfer its entire Membership Interest in Borrower, provided that if less than all of such Investor’s Membership Interest is transferred or assigned, only such portion as is transferred or assigned shall be subject to exclusion from the calculation of Borrowing Base;

(h) in the case of each Rated Included Investor (or its Sponsor, Responsible Party or Credit Provider, as applicable), it shall fail to maintain its Applicable Requirement as required in the definition of Applicable Requirement hereof;

(i) in the case of each Designated Investor without a Rating (or its Sponsor, Responsible Party or Credit Provider, as applicable), the occurrence of any circumstance or event which: (A) would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the financial condition or business operations of such Investor; or (B) would reasonably be expected to impair, impede, or jeopardize the obligation and the liability of such Investor to fulfill its obligations under its Subscription Agreement or the Operating Agreement;

(j) in the case of each Non-Rated Included Investor, (i) it shall fail to maintain a net worth (determined in accordance with GAAP), measured at the end of each fiscal year of such Included Investor, of at least 70% of the net worth of such Investor (the “Baseline Net Worth”) as of: (A) the fiscal year which ended on or immediately prior to the Closing Date, if the Investor was an Included Investor (or was pre-approved as an Included Investor, pursuant to written agreement of Administrative Agent) on the Closing Date; or (B) the fiscal year for which Administrative Agent has financial information which ended on or immediately prior to the date of its designation as an Included Investor (in the case not covered by clause (A) above); or (ii) it shall fail to provide updated financial information available (to the extent requested by Administrative Agent) on an annual basis in order to measure such Baseline Net Worth after the Closing Date; provided, however, that any Non-Rated Included Investor who fails to provide such updated financial information available after the Closing Date shall automatically constitute a Designated Investor (and the Borrower and Administrative Agent will update the Investor Classification Letter); or (iii) except as set forth in subsection (k) below with respect to Governmental Plan Investors, the Rating of the related entity Under Common Control with such Non-Rated Included Investor falls below BBB-/Baa3;¹

(k) in the case of each Non-Rated Included Investor that is a Governmental Plan Investor, (A) the Rating of the related governmental entity falls below BBB-/Baa3, or (B) the Rating of the related governmental entity is BBB-/Baa3 and the Funding Ratio for the Governmental Plan Investor is then less than ninety percent (90%), or (C) the Rating of the related governmental entity is higher than BBB-/Baa3, but such Governmental Plan Investor shall fail to maintain a Funding Ratio of the lesser of at least (1) 80% or (2) 90% of its Funding Ratio as was reported on its most recent audited financial statements which were available to Administrative Agent on or immediately prior to (x) the Closing Date, if it was an Included Investor (or was pre-approved as an Included Investor, pursuant to written agreement of Administrative Agent) on the Closing Date; or (y) the date of its admission as an Investor (in the case not covered by clause (x) above);²

(l) in the case of all ERISA Investors, Borrower has determined that participation of ERISA Investors in Borrower constitutes “significant” participation for purposes of Plan Assets Regulations and no exception applies;

(m) there is a material breach or written repudiation by any Credit Provider of its obligations under its guaranty of the obligations of its related Investor or other similar agreement;

(n) the Capital Commitment or Unfunded Commitment of such Investor is cancelled, reduced, terminated or abated without the prior written consent being obtained in accordance with Section 10.06; provided, that only such portion of the Unfunded Commitment that is cancelled, reduced, terminated or abated shall be subject to exclusion from the calculation of Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments;

(o) the Capital Commitment of such Investor ceases to be Collateral, other than by reasons of actions or inaction of the Administrative Agent or Lenders;

¹	In the event that the Ratings of the relevant Person are not equivalent, such Rating shall be based on the lowest of the Rating of such Person. If any Person has only one Rating, then that Rating shall apply.

²	In the event that the Ratings of the relevant Person are not equivalent, such Rating shall be based on the lowest of the Rating of such Person. If any Person has only one Rating, then that Rating shall apply.

(p) such Investor appears on any list of “Specially Designated Nationals” or list of known or suspected terrorist generated by OFAC;

(q) other than rights under the Operating Agreement permitting an Investor from opting out of particular Investments, an Investor is excused from funding any portion of its Unfunded Commitments with respect to any Investment, provided that only such excused amount of its Unfunded Commitment will be excluded from the calculation of Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments or Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments, as applicable; or

(r) if an Investor elects to participate in a Spin-Off, such Investor shall be a Defaulting Investor beginning on the date ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of such Spin-Off.

“Facility Extension Request” means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit J attached hereto pursuant to which Borrower requests an extension of the Stated Maturity Date in accordance with Section 2.13.

“Facility Increase Fee” means a fee as agreed by Borrower and Administrative Agent in a separate fee letter agreement.

“Facility Increase Request” means a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit I attached hereto pursuant to which Borrower requests an increase of the Commitments in accordance with Section 2.14.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Credit Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices adopted pursuant to any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code.

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

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A.

“Floating LIBOR Rate” means, on any date the same is to be determined, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for deposits in the relevant currency with a term of one month commencing that day.

“Floating LIBOR Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Floating LIBOR Rate (as selected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02).

“Foreign Recipient” means: (a) if the applicable Borrower Party is a U.S. Person, a Recipient that is not a U.S. Person; and (b) if the applicable Borrower Party is not a U.S. Person, a Recipient that is

resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower Party is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

“Funding Agent” means each financial institution designated on Schedule 1.01A that acts as agent for a Lender Group, or its successor appointed pursuant to Section 12.

“Funding Party” means any Lender or Liquidity Provider.

“Funding Ratio” means: (a) for a Governmental Plan Investor, the actuarial present value of the assets of the plan over the actuarial present value of the plan’s total benefit liabilities, as reported in such plan’s most recent audited financial statements; and (b) for an ERISA Investor; (i) the fair market value of the plan’s assets as defined under Section 430(g)(3) of the Code, unreduced for any prefunding balance or funding standard carryover balance as defined and provided for in Section 430(f) of the Code; over (ii) the plan’s funding target, as defined under Section 430(d) of the Code, without regard to the special at-risk rules of Section 430(i) of the Code, with each value as reported on the most recently filed Schedule SB to the Form 5500 by such plan with the United States Department of Labor.

“FX Reserve Amount” shall mean an amount equal to five percent (5.0%) of the Dollar Equivalent of outstanding Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies.

“GAAP” means those generally accepted accounting principles and practices as in effect from time to time that are recognized as such by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or through other appropriate boards or committees thereof, and that are consistently applied for all periods, after the date hereof, so as to properly reflect the financial position of Borrower, except that any accounting principle or practice required to be changed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or other appropriate board or committee of the said Board) in order to continue as a generally accepted accounting principle or practice may be so changed.

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

“Governmental Plan Investor” means an Investor that is a governmental plan as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA.

“Guaranteed Debt” is defined in Section 6.01.

“Hazardous Material” means any substance, material, or waste which is or becomes regulated, under any Environmental Law, as hazardous to public health or safety or to the environment, including, but not limited to: (a) any substance or material designated as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq., or listed pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act, as amended; (b) any substance or material defined as “hazardous waste” pursuant to Section 1004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.; (c) any substance or material defined as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.; or (d) petroleum, petroleum products and petroleum waste materials.

“Impacted Loans” is defined in Section 4.03.

“Included Investor” means an Investor: (a)(i) that has, or that has a Credit Provider that has, met the Applicable Requirement for an Included Investor and that has been approved by Administrative Agent; or (ii) that has been so designated by Administrative Agent and all Committed Lenders (each in its sole discretion) as an Included Investor; and (b) that has delivered to Administrative Agent the information and documents required under Section 7.01(a)(xi) or 10.05(d), as applicable; provided that (i) a Defaulting Investor shall no longer be an Included Investor until such time as all Exclusion Events affecting such Investor have been cured to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and all of the Committed Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and (ii) if an involuntary proceeding under clause (b) of the Exclusion Events is instituted against an Included Investor, such Defaulting Investor shall be automatically reinstated as an Included Investor if such Exclusion Event is dismissed with sixty (60) days of the date such proceeding is instituted.

“Increasing Committed Lender” is defined in Section 2.14(a).

“Indebtedness” means “indebtedness” as contemplated in the Operating Agreement.

“Indemnified Taxes” means: (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower Party under any Loan Document; and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 13.06(b).

“Individual Concentration Limit” means the aggregate amount of Unfunded Commitment in excess of the concentration limits set forth below, calculated for each Investor classification as a percentage of the aggregate Unfunded Commitments of all Included Investors and Designated Investors:


Investor Classification	Concentration Limit
Included Investors		N/A
Designated Investors		3.5	%

provided, that, for purposes of calculating the above Individual Concentration Limit for any Investor, each Investor and its investing affiliates shall be treated as a single Investor.

“Information” is defined in Section 13.18.

“Initial Notice” means a notice delivered by Borrower to the Investors under Section 14.1.3 of the Operating Agreement with respect to the treatment of Borrower’s assets as Plan Assets.

“Interest Option” means each of the Eurocurrency Rate and the Base Rate.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) at any time there is only one Lender Group party to this Credit Agreement, (i) for Base Rate Loans, Floating LIBOR Rate Loans or CP Rate Loans, the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter and the Maturity Date and (ii) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the last Business Day of each Interest Period and the Maturity Date, and (b) at any time there are two or more Lender Groups party to this Credit Agreement, (i) for Base Rate Loans and Floating LIBOR Rate Loans, the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter and the Maturity Date, (ii) for Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the last Business Day of each Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan and the Maturity Date and (iii) for CP Rate Loans, the last Business Day of each Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Rate Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, each of the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such

Interest Period shall also be an Interest Payment Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day).

“Interest Period” means (a) with respect to any CP Rate Loan, (i) if the Related Commercial Paper is issued on a pool funded basis, a calendar month (or, in the case of the first Interest Period, the period from and including the date of the first advance hereunder to and including the last day of the calendar month in which such date occurs) and (ii) if the Related Commercial Paper is issued on a match-funded basis, the period of time allocated by the applicable Funding Agent to such Loan in its reasonable discretion; and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a period commencing: (i) on the Borrowing date of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan; or (ii) on the termination date of the immediately preceding Interest Period in the case of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan to a successive Interest Period as described in Section 2.02, and ending one week (subject to availability from all Lenders), one month, two months, three months or (subject to availability from all Lenders) six months thereafter, each as a Borrower Party shall elect in accordance with Section 2.02; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above: (A) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; (B) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject to clause (A) above, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and (C) if the Interest Period would otherwise end after the Stated Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Stated Maturity Date.

“Investment” means a “Portfolio Investment” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

“Investor” means a Member of Borrower.

“Investor Classification Letter” means that certain letter agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among Borrowers and Administrative Agent listing the Investors and their Capital Commitments and approving the Investors as Included Investors or Designated Investors or indicating they are neither Included Investors or Designated Investors, as it may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time (including pursuant to Section 10.05(d)). For avoidance of doubt, the Investor Classification Letter may be updated from time to time by Administrative Agent and Borrowers, including through delivery and acceptance of Compliance Certificate, Borrowing Base Certificate or borrowing base summaries prepared by Administrative Agent.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit L.

“Key Person Event” means a “Key Person Event” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

“KYC Compliance” is defined in Section 8.23.

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

“Lender Group” means each Lender Group identified by name on Schedule 1.01A to this Credit Agreement (as such Schedule 1.01A may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect), including the Funding Agent for such Lender Group and each Committed Lender and each Conduit Lender (if any) in such Lender Group.

“Lender Group Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement, substantially the form of Exhibit K attached hereto, pursuant to which a new Lender Group becomes party to this Credit Agreement.

“Lender Group Limit” means, for each Lender Group, the sum of the Commitments of the Committed Lenders in such Lender Group.

“Lender Group Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender Group, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is the sum of the Commitments held by the Committed Lenders members of such Lender Group and the denominator of which is the sum of all Commitments. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Lender Group Percentages shall be the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is the aggregate Principal Obligation held by the Lenders members of such Lender Group and the denominator of which is the total Principal Obligation.

“Lenders” means the Conduit Lenders and the Committed Lenders; provided, that each Lender must be a Qualified Purchaser.

“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender (or an affiliate of such Lender) described as such in such Lender’s administrative questionnaire delivered to Administrative Agent, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower and Administrative Agent.

“LIBOR” is defined in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

“LIBOR Rate” means the Eurocurrency Rate or the Floating LIBOR Rate.

“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, security interest, tax lien, pledge, encumbrance, or conditional sale or title retention arrangement, or any other interest in property designed to secure the repayment of Indebtedness, whether arising by agreement or under common law, any statute or other law, contract, or otherwise.

“Liquidity Agreement” means, with respect to a Conduit Lender, any agreement entered into by such Conduit Lender’s Liquidity Provider providing for (i) the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of such Conduit Lender (or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer), (ii) the issuance of one or more surety bonds for drawings under which such Conduit Lender (or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer) is obligated to reimburse such Liquidity Provider, (iii) the sale by such Conduit Lender (or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer) to such Liquidity Provider of its interests hereunder (or portions thereof or participations therein) or (iv) the making of loans or other extensions of credit to such Conduit Lender (or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer) in connection with Related Commercial Paper, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder.

“Liquidity Event” means, with respect to a Conduit Lender, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (a) the inability of such Conduit Lender to fund any Loan by issuing, directly or indirectly, Commercial Paper, either at a commercially reasonable rate or rates or otherwise, as a result of any materially adverse circumstances or conditions in the domestic or foreign capital markets generally or Commercial Paper markets in particular, any outbreak or escalation or war or other hostilities or any other

national or international calamity or crisis the effect of which, in the sole and absolute determination of its Administrator made in good faith, is to cause such a disruption as to make it impracticable to sell or enforce contracts for the sale of its Commercial Paper; (b) unless its Administrator elects otherwise, the date of termination of the commitment of any Liquidity Provider to such Conduit Lender under a Liquidity Agreement; (c) the Commercial Paper of such Conduit Lender shall not be rated at least “A-2” by S&P and at least “P-2” by Moody’s; or (d) the later of (i) the date its Administrator ceases to be the Administrator for such Conduit Lender and neither the Administrator nor any of its affiliates shall administer any other asset-backed commercial paper conduit, and (ii) the 90th day following the date its Administrator shall have publicly announced or otherwise notified the Borrower that, at such time as is specified in the related notice or announcement, it shall cease to be the Administrator for such Conduit Lender and neither such Administrator nor any of its Affiliates shall administer any other asset-backed commercial paper conduit.

“Liquidity Provider” means, with respect to a Conduit Lender, such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent, a Committed Lender in such Conduit Lender’s Lender Group, or such other Person as is consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) which shall, pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement, now or hereafter extend credit or commit to extend credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, such Conduit Lender or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer or issue a letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument, in each case to support any obligations arising under or in connection with such Conduit Lender’s (or such Related Commercial Paper Issuer’s) commercial paper program.

“Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.02, including, without limitation, any Base Rate Loan, Eurocurrency Rate Loan, Floating LIBOR Rate Loan or CP Rate Loan made pursuant thereto.

“Loan Date” is defined in Section 2.02(a).

“Loan Documents” means this Credit Agreement, the Notes (including any renewals, extensions, re-issuances and refundings thereof), each of the Collateral Documents, each Joinder Agreement and each Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and such other agreements and documents (including any fee letters), and any amendments or supplements thereto or modifications thereof, executed or delivered pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and any additional documents delivered in connection with any such amendment, supplement or modification.

“Loan Notice” means any request for a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of a Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, containing the information specified therein, executed and delivered by the applicable Borrower Parties.

“London Business Day” means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurocurrency market.

“Mandatory Cost” means, with respect to any period, the percentage rate per annum determined in accordance with Schedule 1.01B.

“Margin Stock” is defined in Regulation U.

“Material Adverse Effect” means: (a) a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets or financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Borrower Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Borrower Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

“Material Amendment” is defined in Section 10.04.

“Maturity Date” means the earliest of: (a) the Stated Maturity Date; (b) the date upon which Administrative Agent declares the Obligations, or the Obligations become, due and payable after the occurrence of an Event of Default in accordance with the term of this Credit Agreement; or (c) the date upon which Borrower terminates the Commitments pursuant to Section 3.06 or otherwise.

“Maximum Accordion Amount” means $750,000,000.

“Maximum Commitment” means, at any time the same is to be determined, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Commitments of the Committed Lenders, as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.14 or reduced by Borrower pursuant to Section 3.06.

“Maximum Rate” means, on any day, the highest rate of interest (if any) permitted by applicable law on such day.

“Member” shall mean “Member” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

“Membership Interest” of any Investor means the units of such Investor in Borrower under the Operating Agreement.

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

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

“Multiple Employer Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Borrower Party or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

“Natixis” is defined in the preamble to this Credit Agreement.

“No Plan Asset Certificate” means a certificate from a Borrower Party, delivered by the relevant Responsible Officer of such Borrower Party, based on consultation with its counsel and in a form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, (a) certifying that throughout the period beginning from the date of the prior No Plan Asset Certificate or the date of the Credit Agreement, as applicable, and continuing through the date of the subject No Plan Asset Certificate, “benefit plan investors” (as defined in
Section 3(42) of ERISA) hold less than 25% of the total value of each class of equity interest in the Borrower Party (calculated in accordance with Section 3(42) of ERISA) and, accordingly, the underlying assets of such Borrower Party have not and do not constitute Plan Assets; and (b) covenanting that at all times following the date of such certificate, less than 25% of the total value of each class of equity interest in such Borrower Party (calculated in accordance with Section 3(42) of ERISA) will continue to be held by “benefit plan investors” (as defined in Section 3(42) of the ERISA) until such time, if any, that such Borrower Party delivers to Administrative Agent an Operating Company Opinion.

“Non-Rated Included Investor” means any Investor that does not have a Rating meeting the relevant minimum requirement included in the definition of “Applicable Requirement” (or that does not have a Credit Provider, Sponsor, or Responsible Party that has such a Rating) and is otherwise deemed to be an Included Investor in accordance with such defined term.

“Non-Defaulting Lender” means any Committed Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.

“Notes” means the promissory notes provided for in Section 3.01(b), and all promissory notes delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, as such notes may be amended, restated, reissued, extended or modified; and “Note” means any one of the Notes.

“Obligations” means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of any Borrower Party to any of the Secured Parties (including, without limitation, the Guaranteed Debt), and all renewals and extensions thereof, or any part thereof (including, without limitation, Loans), arising pursuant to this Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the indemnity provisions hereof) or represented by the Notes, and all interest accruing thereon, and payable in accordance with terms hereof, regardless of whether such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities are direct, indirect, fixed, contingent, joint, several, or joint and several; together with all indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of any Borrower Party to any of the Secured Parties evidenced or arising pursuant to any of the other Loan Documents, and all renewals and extensions thereof, or any part thereof.

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

“Operating Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Borrower dated as of September 19, 2014, including, without limitation, any Side Letters, as it may have been or may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

“Operating Company” means an “operating company” within the meaning of Section 2510.3-101(c) of the Plan Assets Regulation.

“Operating Company Certificate” means a certificate from a Borrower Party, delivered by the relevant Responsible Officer of such Borrower Party, in a form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, certifying that, based upon consultation with counsel, such Borrower Party has met the requirements to be an Operating Company for the twelve-month period following the end of the Annual Valuation Period for such Borrower Party.

“Operating Company Opinion” means a written opinion of counsel to the Borrower Parties, in a form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, as to qualification of each Borrower Party, as applicable, as an Operating Company.

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document).

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.06).

“Overnight Rate” means for any day: (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of: (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount

denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Natixis in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

“Participant” is defined in Section 13.11(f).

“Participant Register” is defined in Section 13.11(f).

“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

“Patriot Act” is defined in Section 13.19.

“Pending Capital Call” means any Capital Call that has been made upon the Investors and that has not yet been funded by the applicable Investor, but with respect to which such Investor is not in default.

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by any Borrower Party or any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(i) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

(ii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, suppliers’ or other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or that are being contested in good faith;

(iii) Liens in favor of a banking institution 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; and

(iv) Liens for claims that are not yet due with respect to Taxes, assessments or charges of any Governmental Authority or otherwise arising as a matter of Law for which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.

“Person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, association, trust, estate, business trust, corporation, non-profit corporation, partnership, limited liability company, sovereign government or agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof, or any similar entity or organization.

“Plan” means any Pension Plan or any retirement medical plan, each as established or maintained for employees of any Borrower Party or any ERISA Affiliate, or any such Plan to which any Borrower Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

“Plan Assets” means “plan assets” within the meaning of the Plan Assets Regulation or otherwise.

“Plan Assets Regulation” means 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101, et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

“Prime Rate” means, on any day, the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Natixis as its “prime rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Natixis based upon various factors including Natixis’ costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Natixis shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

“Principal Obligation” means the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

“Property” means any real property, improvements thereon and any leasehold or similar interest in real property which is owned, directly or indirectly, by any Borrower Party, or secures any investment of any Borrower Party.

“Qualified Borrower” means any entity, which entity may be organized in the United States or outside of the United States, in which Borrower owns a direct or indirect ownership interest or through which Borrower will acquire an investment, the indebtedness of which entity can be guaranteed by Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, and which entity has executed and delivered this Credit Agreement on the Closing Date or a Joinder Agreement and in respect of which entity Borrower has guaranteed the Obligations thereof pursuant to Section 6.

“Qualified Purchaser” means a “qualified purchaser” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor Investment Company Act.

“Rated Included Investor” means any Investor that has a Rating meeting the relevant minimum requirement included in the definition of “Applicable Requirement” (or that has a Credit Provider, Sponsor, or Responsible Party that has such a Rating).

“Rating” means, for any Person, its senior unsecured debt rating (or equivalent thereof, such as, but not limited to, a corporate credit rating, issuer rating/insurance financial strength rating (for an insurance company), general obligation rating (for a governmental entity), or revenue bond rating (for an educational institution)) from either of S&P or Xxxxx’x.

“Rating Agencies” means S&P, Moody’s, or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency which has been approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Recipient” means Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Agent, any Liquidity Provider, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower Party hereunder.

“Register” is defined in Section 13.11(e).

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, from time to time in effect, and shall include any successor or other regulation relating to reserve or margin requirements, applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

“Related Commercial Paper” means, with respect to a Conduit Lender, at any time of determination, Commercial Paper of such Conduit Lender or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer the proceeds of which are then allocated by the administrator of such Conduit Lender or its Related Commercial Paper Issuer as the source of funding the acquisition or maintenance of such Conduit Lender’s Principal Obligation hereunder.

“Related Commercial Paper Issuer” means a multi-seller commercial paper conduit that issues Commercial Paper the proceeds of which are loaned to a Conduit Lender as the source of funding the acquisition or maintenance of its Principal Obligation hereunder.

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

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching, or migration of Hazardous Materials into the environment, or into or out of any Property, including the movement of any Hazardous Material through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater, of any Property.

“Removal Effective Date” is defined in Section 12.06(b).

“Repayment Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to any Borrowing, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s applicable Principal Obligation of such Borrowing and the denominator of which is the aggregate Principal Obligation of such Borrowing; and (b) with respect to any other Obligation, the percentage equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Principal Obligation and the denominator of which is the aggregate Principal Obligation.

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, (a) Committed Lenders having Principal Obligations and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of (i) the total Principal Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate unused Commitments at such time, provided that in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the pro rata shares of the aggregate Principal Obligation and unused Commitments of Lenders shall be redetermined for voting purposes only, to exclude the pro rata shares of the aggregate Principal Obligation and unused Commitments of such Defaulting Lenders, and (b) at all times when two or more Committed Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Credit Agreement, the term “Required Lenders” shall in no event mean fewer than two Committed Lenders.

“Responsible Officer” means: (a) in the case of a corporation, its chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, senior vice president, any vice president or treasurer, and, in any case where two Responsible Officers are acting on behalf of such corporation, the second such Responsible Officer may be a secretary or assistant secretary; (b) in the case of a limited partnership, the Responsible Officer of the general partner, acting on behalf of such general partner in its capacity as general partner; (c) in the case of a limited liability company, the Responsible Officer of the managing member, acting on behalf of such managing member in its capacity as managing member; and (d) and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Section 3, any other officer or employee of the applicable Borrower Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent.

“Responsible Party” means, for any Governmental Plan Investor: (a) if the state or political subdivision under which the Governmental Plan Investor operates is obligated to fund the Governmental Plan Investor and is liable to fund any shortfalls, the state or political subdivision as applicable; and (b) otherwise, the Governmental Plan Investor itself.

“Returned Capital” means, for any Investor, any part of any Capital Contribution that is redistributed to such Investor and is, in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement, added back to such Investor’s Unfunded Commitment; in each case which amount has been set forth as “Returned Capital” on a certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent.

“Revaluation Date” means, with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (a) each date of a Borrowing of such Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (b) each date of a continuation of such Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (c) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require.

“RIC” means a person qualifying for treatment as a “regulated investment company” under the Code.

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

“Same Day Funds” means: (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

“Sanction(s)” means any applicable international economic sanction administered or enforced by a United States Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other sanctions authority applicable to Borrower.

“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Lenders, Agents, Liquidity Providers and Indemnitees.

“Security Agreement” means a security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, executed and delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties, as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time.

“Side Letter” means any “side letter” (if any) between an Investor and Borrower.

“SOX” means Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (codified as Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).

“SOX Insiders” means the employees (or any of their spouses) of The TCW Group, Inc., the Borrower, the Investment Advisor or any Affiliate thereof, in each case who, in the reasonable opinion of Borrower, constitute “insiders” for purposes of SOX from time to time.

“Spin-Off” has the meaning assigned to it in the Operating Agreement.

“Spin-Off Notice” is defined in Section 9.01(e).

“Sponsor” of an ERISA Investor means a sponsor as that term is understood under ERISA, specifically, the entity that established the plan and is responsible for the maintenance of the plan and, in the case of a plan that has a sponsor and participating employers, the entity that has the ability to amend or terminate the plan.

“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.

“Stated Maturity Date” means November 12, 2017, as it may be extended pursuant to Section 2.13.

“Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

“Subscription Agreement” means a Subscription Agreement executed by an Investor in connection with the subscription for a Membership Interest in Borrower.

“Subsequent Investor” is defined in Section 10.05(d).

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

“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.

“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, including, without limitation, stamp taxes (including mortgage recording taxes), levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Trade Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11(b)(i)(B).

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower Parties of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.

“Type of Loan” means a Base Rate Loan, Eurocurrency Rate Loan, Floating LIBOR Rate Loan or CP Rate Loan, as applicable.

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

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(e)(ii)(B)(3).

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of New York and any other state, which governs creation or perfection (and the effect thereof) of security interests in any collateral for the Obligations.

“Unfunded Commitment” means, with respect to any Investor at any time, the Capital Commitment of such Investor, minus the aggregate Capital Contributions made, or deemed made under the Operating Agreement to Borrower by such Investor, plus Returned Capital attributed to such Investor, but “Unfunded Commitment” shall not include that portion of an Investor’s Capital Commitment that is, at such time, subject to a Pending Capital Call.

“Unused Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09.

“Withholding Agent” means any Borrower Party and the Administrative Agent.

1.02 Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) All terms defined in this Credit Agreement shall have the above-defined meanings when used in the Notes or any other Loan Documents or any certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant to this Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined in such other document.

(b) Defined terms used in the singular shall import the plural and vice versa.

(c) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” and similar terms when used in this Credit Agreement shall refer to this Credit Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions of this Credit Agreement.

(d) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(e) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(f) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

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

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

1.03 Times of Day; Rates. Unless otherwise specified in the Loan Documents, time references are to time in New York, New York.

1.04 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Credit Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements of Borrower, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.

(a) The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Principal Obligations denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Borrower Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent.

(b) Wherever in this Credit Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing or Eurocurrency Rate Loan is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent.

(c) Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility for, nor shall Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” herein or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies.

(a) A Borrower Party may from time to time request that Loans (other than Base Rate Loans) be made in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency” herein, provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Loans (other than Base Rate Loans), such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Committed Lenders.

(b) Any such request shall be made to Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by Administrative Agent). In the case of any such request pertaining to Loans (other than Base Rate Loans), Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Funding Agent thereof (which shall promptly notify the Committed Lenders in its Lender

Group). In the case of any such request, each Funding Agent shall notify Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Loans (other than Base Rate Loans) in such requested currency.

(c) Any failure by a Funding Agent to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by the applicable Lender Group to permit Loans to be made in such requested currency. If Administrative Agent and the applicable Funding Agent consent to making Loans (other than Base Rate Loans) in such requested currency, Administrative Agent shall so notify Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Loans (other than Base Rate Loans). If Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify Borrower.

1.07 Change of Currency.

(a) Each obligation of Borrower Parties to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption. If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Credit Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

(b) Each provision of this Credit Agreement relating to Alternative Currencies shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as Administrative Agent may from time to time specify in consultation with the Borrower Parties to be appropriate to reflect (i) the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro, and (ii) a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

2. LOANS.

2.01 Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Committed Lender severally agrees, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, to make Loans to the Borrower Parties, in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies, on a several basis, at any time and from time to time in an aggregate principal amount up to such Committed Lender’s Commitment at any such time; provided, however, that after making any such Loans: (a) such Committed Lender’s Principal Obligation would not exceed such Committed Lender’s Commitment as of such date; (b) the Principal Obligation of such Committed Lender’s Lender Group would not exceed the aggregate applicable Lender Group Limit of such Lender Group; and (c) the Principal Obligation would not exceed the Available Commitment. Subject to the foregoing limitation, the conditions set forth in Section 7 and the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower Parties may borrow, repay without penalty or premium (subject to Section 4.05), and re-borrow hereunder, during the Availability Period. Each Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall be funded ratably by each Lender Group in accordance with its Applicable Percentage and, if applicable, by a Committed Lender in a particular

Lender Group in accordance with such Committed Lender’s Applicable Percentage. No Lender shall be obligated to fund any Loan if the interest rate applicable thereto hereunder would exceed the Maximum Rate in effect with respect to such Loan.

2.02 Borrowing Procedures.

(a) Request for Borrowing. Each Borrowing, each conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Floating LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans from one Type of Loan to another, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the applicable Borrower Party’s irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Unless otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent, each such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least: (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing other than for a Base Rate Loan; (ii) three (3) Business Days prior to the conversion of Base Rate Loans to another Type of Loan, the conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or Floating LIBOR Rate Loan) to another Type of Loan or the continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans; (iii) five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies; and (iv) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by a Borrower Party pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower Party (and each Loan Notice submitted by a Qualified Borrower must be countersigned by a Responsible Officer of Borrower). Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify: (A) whether the Borrower Party is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, a Floating LIBOR Rate Loan or Base Rate Loan to another Type of Loan, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans; (B) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day, the “Loan Date”); (C) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued; (D) if any portion of such Borrowing is not to be funded by a Conduit Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper, whether such portion of such Borrowing is to be funded instead as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan (it being understood that if any Conduit Lender elects to fund any portion of a Loan through its Liquidity Provider, such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent shall determine whether such portion shall bear interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate or the Base Rate for the period prior to the time such portion of such Loan is funded through the issuance of Commercial Paper); (E) the Type of Loans to which any existing Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Floating LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans are to be converted; (F) with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto; (G) to which account the proceeds of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation should be directed; and (H) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed. If a Borrower Party fails to specify a currency in a Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If a Borrower Party fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if a Borrower Party fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Base Rate Loan, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Loan may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

(b) Administrative Agent Notification. Following receipt of a Loan Notice, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Funding Agent of the amount (and currency) of its Lender Group’s Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by a Borrower Party, Administrative Agent shall notify each Funding Agent of the details of any automatic conversion of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars described in the preceding subsection.

(c) Conduit Lender Determination and Committed Lender Commitment. Upon receipt of a Loan Notice from Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent shall request the Conduit Lender (if any) in its Lender Group to make the Loan, and such Conduit Lender may from time to time during the Availability Period, in its sole discretion, agree or decline to make the Loan. At no time will any Conduit Lender have any obligation to fund a Loan. At all times on and after the Conduit Investment Termination Date for a Conduit Lender, or if Conduit Lender has failed for whatever reason to fund its portion of a Borrowing in full, all Loans shall be made by the Committed Lenders of such Conduit Lender’s Lender Group. At any time when a Conduit Lender has rejected a request for Loan (it being understood that if a Conduit Lender does not fund any Loan in relation to which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7.02 have been satisfied on the date set forth in the applicable Loan Notice, such Conduit Lender shall be deemed to have rejected the request for Loan), such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent shall so notify the Committed Lenders in such Conduit Lender’s Lender Group and such Committed Lenders shall make such Loan in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02(c) or elsewhere in this Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Committed Lender shall be obligated to provide Administrative Agent or any Borrower Party with funds in connection with a Loan in an amount that would result in such Committed Lender’s Principal Obligation exceeding its Commitment then in effect by any such Committed Lender as a Liquidity Provider under a Liquidity Agreement, and all Loans funded by a Conduit Lender shall be CP Rate Loans.

(d) Reserved.

(e) Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower Parties shall not have the right to have more than seven (7) Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the aggregate outstanding hereunder at any one time during the Availability Period.

(f) Continuations and Conversions of Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Automatic Continuation of CP Rate Loans. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default or Default under Section 11.01(a), 11.01(g) and 11.01(h), the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto or otherwise on demand. Any CP Rate Loan shall automatically continue as a CP Rate Loan without any further action of any Borrower Party.

2.03 Minimum Loan Amounts. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans shall be in a principal amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000, and each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Base Rate Loans shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000; provided, however, that a Base Rate Loan may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments.

2.04 Funding.

(a) Funding by Committed Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Each Conduit Lender and each Committed Lender, as the case may be, shall, in accordance with the terms hereof, on any Loan Date make the proceeds of its Applicable Percentage of each Borrowing available to Administrative Agent in Dollars at Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency for the account of the appropriate Borrower Party (or, if otherwise agreed between such Lender and such Borrower Party and upon fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, directly to such Borrower Party as specified in the Loan Notice, or, if requested by such Borrower Party in the Loan Notice, shall wire transfer such funds as requested) no later than 2:00 p.m. in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Loan Date in Same Day Funds, and upon fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, Administrative Agent shall promptly deposit such proceeds in Same Day Funds in such Borrower Party’s account at Administrative Agent specified in the Loan Notice, or, if requested by such Borrower Party in the Loan Notice, shall wire transfer such funds as requested; provided, however, that (i) if, in connection with a particular Credit Extension, the 2:00 p.m. time in this sentence is not met as a result of an operational or technical error, issue or oversight, then the 2:00 p.m. time in this sentence shall instead be 3:00 p.m. and (ii) if a single entity is the only Lender, such Lender may wire such funds directly to the Borrower Party (or as directed by the Borrower Party) as specified in the Loan Notice. The failure of any Committed Lender to advance the proceeds of its respective share of any Borrowing required to be advanced hereunder shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its obligation to advance the proceeds of its Applicable Percentage of any Borrowing required to be advanced hereunder. Absent contrary written notice from a Funding Agent prior to the proposed Loan Date that a Conduit Lender or a Committed Lender in such Lender Group will not make available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s share, as applicable, of such Borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that each Committed Lender and each Conduit Lender, as the case may be, has made its Applicable Percentage of the requested Borrowing available to Administrative Agent on the applicable Loan Date and in the applicable currency, and Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption (but is not required to), make available to the appropriate Borrower Party a corresponding amount.

(b) Obligations of Committed Lenders Several. The obligations of the Committed Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 13.06(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Committed Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 13.06(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Committed Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Committed Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 13.06(c).

(c) Commercial Paper. Each Conduit Lender confirms that, to the extent permitted by its commercial paper program documentation, it intends to fund all Loans hereunder through the issuance of its Commercial Paper at all times prior to the occurrence of a Liquidity Event, the termination date specified in its Liquidity Agreement, an Event of Default or certain other circumstances occurring in the financial or Commercial Paper markets in general or with respect to the Loan Documents, or any Borrower Party in particular which, in the opinion of such, Conduit Lender or its Funding Agent or Administrator, make funding the Loans through the issuance of Commercial Paper reasonably inadvisable.

2.05 Interest.

(a) Interest Rate. Subject to the provisions of clause (b) below:

(i) (A) each CP Rate Loan funded by a Conduit Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the CP Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for CP Rate Loans, and (B) each CP Rate Loan funded by a Conduit Lender through its Liquidity Provider shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Floating LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin for CP Rate Loans or the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for CP Rate Loans, each in accordance with Section 2.02, for each day in such Interest Period prior to the day on which such funding has been refinanced through the issuance of Commercial Paper and at the CP Rate for the remainder of such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for CP Rate Loans;

(ii) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Rate Loans plus (in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan of any Lender which is lent from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State) the Mandatory Cost, all in accordance with Section 2.02;

(iii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans in accordance with Section 2.02; and

(iv) each Floating LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Floating LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Floating LIBOR Rate Loans plus (in the case of a Floating LIBOR Rate Loan of any Lender which is lent from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State) the Mandatory Cost, all in accordance with Section 2.02.

(b) Default Rate.

(i) If any amount of principal of the Obligations is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), then (in lieu of the interest rate provided in Section 2.05(a) above) such amount shall bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate.

(ii) If any amount (other than principal of the Obligations) payable by Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders (in lieu of the interest rate provided in Section 2.05(a) above), such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate.

(iii) Upon the request of Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, then (in lieu of the interest rate provided in Section 2.05(a) above) the principal amount of the Obligations shall bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times

equal to the Default Rate, from the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default until such Event of Default is cured or is waived.

2.06 Determination of Rate and Billing. Each change in the rate of interest for any Borrowing or any portion thereof shall become effective, without prior notice to the Borrower Parties, automatically as of the opening of business of Administrative Agent on the date of said change. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Committed Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurocurrency Rate and Floating LIBOR Rate by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The applicable CP Rate shall be determined for each Conduit Lender by the applicable Funding Agent and reported, together with a calculation of any accrued interest and fees for the applicable period (but excluding any fee payable pursuant to Section 2.09) payable to such Conduit Lender on any Interest Payment Date, to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to such Interest Payment Date; provided that, if such Funding Agent fails to report the CP Rate to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by such time, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to use the interest rate being paid to the non-Conduit Lenders for such applicable period for any such non-reporting Conduit Lender (provided that such amount paid to any non-reporting Conduit Lender shall be trued-up on the following applicable Interest Payment Date upon five (5) Business Days prior notice). The Administrative Agent will xxxx the Borrower on behalf of all Lenders with respect to interest on Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, Floating LIBOR Rate Loans and CP Rate Loans.

2.07 Payment of Borrower Guaranty. In consideration of Lenders’ agreement to advance funds to a Qualified Borrower hereunder, and to accept Borrower’s guaranty pursuant to Section 6, Borrower hereby authorizes, empowers, and directs Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Funding Agents and the Lenders, to disburse directly to Lenders, with notice to Borrower, in Same Day Funds an amount equal to the amount due and owing under Section 6, together with all interest, costs, expenses and fees due to Lenders pursuant thereto in the event (i) Administrative Agent shall have not received payment from such Qualified Borrower of its Obligations when due or (ii) any Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(a), 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) occurs with respect to such Qualified Borrower. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower of any disbursement made to Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of the disbursement. Any such disbursement made by Administrative Agent to Lenders shall be deemed to be a Base Rate Loan, and Borrower shall be deemed to have given to Administrative Agent, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.02(a), a Loan Notice with respect thereto. Administrative Agent may conclusively rely on Lenders as to the amount due to Lenders under Section 6.

2.08 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used solely for the purposes permitted under the Operating Agreement and the Constituent Documents of the Qualified Borrowers. None of the Lenders, Agents, or Administrative Agent shall have any liability, obligation, or responsibility whatsoever with respect to any Borrower Party’s use of the proceeds of the Loans, and none of the Lenders, Agents, or Administrative Agent shall be obligated to determine whether or not any Borrower Party’s use of the proceeds of the Loans are for purposes permitted above. Nothing, including, without limitation, any Borrowing, any continuation or conversion thereof in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement, or acceptance of any other document or instrument, shall be construed as a representation or warranty, express or implied, to any party by any Agent, any Lender or Administrative Agent as to whether any investment by Borrower is permitted by the terms of the Operating Agreement or the Constituent Documents of any Qualified Borrower.

2.09 Unused Commitment Fee. In addition to the payments provided for in Section 3 and subject to Section 2.12(a)(iii), Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each

Committed Lender, an unused commitment fee which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the product of: (i) the average daily difference during the immediately preceding calendar quarter between (A) such Committed Lender’s Commitment and (B) such Committed Lender’s Lender Group’s outstanding Principal Obligation during such calendar quarter (such product the “Unused Commitment”), and (ii)(x) if at any time the aggregate Unused Commitment is equal to or less than 50% of the Maximum Commitment, then the rate equal to 0.25% per annum and (y) at any time the aggregate Unused Commitment is greater than 50% of the Maximum Commitment, then the rate equal to 0.35% per annum. The unused commitment fee shall be payable in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter for the preceding calendar quarter and on the Maturity Date for the period from the end of the preceding calendar quarter until the Maturity Date. Borrower and Committed Lenders acknowledge and agree that the unused commitment fees payable hereunder are bona fide unused commitment fees and are intended as reasonable compensation to Committed Lenders for committing to make funds available to Borrower as described herein and for no other purposes and shall be due and payable whether or not the conditions precedent in Section 7.02 are satisfied.

2.10 Reserved.

2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest with respect to the Base Rate (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year) or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan from and including the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 3.03, bear interest for one day.

2.12 Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provision of this Credit Agreement to the contrary, if any Committed Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Committed Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Credit Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 13.01.

(ii) Defaulting Lender Applications. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 11 or otherwise) or received by Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 13.02, shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by Administrative Agent in the following order: (a) to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent hereunder; (b) as Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Credit Agreement, as determined by Administrative Agent; (c) if so determined by Administrative Agent and Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with

respect to Loans under this Credit Agreement; (d) to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Credit Agreement; (e) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Credit Agreement; and (f) to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if: (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share; and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 7.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, all Lender Groups of Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Repayment Percentage (without giving effect to the Principal Obligation of such Defaulting Lender) prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Committed Lenders in accordance with each such Committed Lender’s Repayment Percentage (without giving effect to the Principal Obligation held by such Defaulting Lender). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees.

(A) A Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any unused commitment fee payable under Section 2.09 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender).

(B) With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09, Borrower shall not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If Borrower and Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Committed Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Committed Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion (not otherwise funded by its Lender Group) of outstanding Loans of the other Lender Groups or take such other actions as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held among the Lender Groups (and the Committed Lenders therein) in accordance with their Applicable Percentages, whereupon such Committed Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Borrower while that Committed Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Committed Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Committed Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

2.13 Extension of Stated Maturity Date. So long as no (x) Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Stated Maturity Date and (y) the representations and warranties contained in Section 8 or in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct on, and as of, the Stated

Maturity Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.13, the representations and warranties contained in Section 8.06 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 9.01, Borrower may extend the Stated Maturity Date to a date that is not later than twelve (12) months after the then-effective Stated Maturity Date, no more than two times, upon: (a) delivery of a Facility Extension Request to Administrative Agent not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Stated Maturity Date then in effect; and (b) payment to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders of a facility extension fee equal to 25 basis points on the then-existing Maximum Commitment (i.e., 0.25% times the then-existing Maximum Commitment). Such extension shall be evidenced by delivery of written confirmation of the same by Administrative Agent to Borrower.

2.14 Increase in the Maximum Commitment.

(a) Administrative Agent shall, at the request of Borrower from time to time, increase the Maximum Commitment to the amount requested by Borrower by: (x) admitting additional committed lenders hereunder (each, a “Subsequent Committed Lender”); or (y) increasing the Commitment of any Committed Lender (each, an “Increasing Committed Lender”); or both, subject to the following conditions and Section 2.14(c):

(i) Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent the Facility Increase Request (and Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver copies of such notice to Funding Agents);

(ii) If requested pursuant to Section 3.01, Borrower shall, as applicable, execute a new Note payable to each Subsequent Committed Lender and Increasing Committed Lender;

(iii) After giving effect to the increase in the Committed Lender’s Commitment, the Maximum Commitment will not exceed the Maximum Accordion Amount;

(iv) The increase in the aggregate amount of Committed Lenders’ Commitments shall be in the minimum amount of $10,000,000;

(v) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such increase in the Committed Lenders’ Commitments;

(vi) As of the date of such increase, the representations and warranties contained in Section 8 shall be true and correct in all material respects, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date; except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to any earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and except that for the purposes of this Section 2.14(a)(vi), the representations and warranties contained in Section 8.06 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 9.01; and

(vii) Borrower shall pay the applicable Facility Increase Fee.

(b) With respect to each Facility Increase Request delivered pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i), Administrative Agent agrees that:

(i) Administrative Agent will use its best efforts to syndicate the requested increase of the Maximum Commitment;

(ii) each Subsequent Committed Lender shall be approved (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower; and

(iii) Administrative Agent shall cause: (A) unless previously agreed in writing, each Increasing Committed Lender to consent to such increase in writing; and (B) each Subsequent Committed Lender to execute a joinder to this Credit Agreement in the form of Exhibit K.

(c) Notwithstanding anything else in the foregoing: (i) no admission of any Subsequent Committed Lender shall increase the Commitment of any existing Committed Lender without such existing Committed Lender’s consent; (ii) no Committed Lender shall become an Increasing Committed Lender without such Committed Lender’s consent; and (iii) except for an increase in connection with Section 2.13, no increase will be permitted after Borrower has decreased the Maximum Commitment under Section 3.06.

(d) If Administrative Agent deems it advisable, Borrower and each Lender agree to execute an amendment to this Credit Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, to document an increase in the Maximum Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.14.

3. PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.

3.01 Notes.

(a) The Borrowings funded by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender (or its Funding Agent) and by Administrative Agent in the Register in the ordinary course of business. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of such Borrower Party hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender (or its Funding Agent, if applicable) and the accounts and records of Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(b) Any Funding Agent, on behalf of any Lender member of its Lender Group, may request that the Loans to be made by such Lender Group to the Borrower shall be evidenced by promissory notes. Qualified Borrower obligations shall not be evidenced by separate promissory notes. If so requested, the Borrower shall issue such Notes. Each such Note shall: (a) be payable to the Funding Agent for such Lender Group or such other administrator or trustee for the Lender member of such Lender Group as such Funding Agent may designate (or, if requested by such Funding Agent, to such Funding Agent and its registered assigns); (b) bear interest in accordance with the provisions hereof; (c) be in the form of Exhibit B, attached hereto (with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith); and (d) be made by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees, from time to time, upon the request of Administrative Agent or any applicable Funding Agent, to reissue new Notes, in accordance with the terms and in the form heretofore

provided, to any Committed Lender or Conduit Lender and to any Assignee of such Lender in accordance with Section 13.12, in substitution for the Notes previously issued by the Borrower to the Funding Agent or other party, as appropriate and in accordance herewith for the affected Lender, and such previously issued Notes shall be returned to the Borrower marked “cancelled”.

3.02 Payment of Interest.

(a) Interest. Interest on each Borrowing and any portion thereof shall commence to accrue in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of the date of the disbursal or wire transfer of such Borrowing by Administrative Agent, consistent with the provisions of Sections 2.06 and 2.11, notwithstanding whether any Borrower Party received the benefit of such Borrowing as of such date and even if such Borrowing is held in escrow pursuant to the terms of any escrow arrangement or agreement. When a Borrowing is disbursed by wire transfer pursuant to instructions received from a Borrower Party, then such Borrowing shall be considered made at the time of the transmission of the wire, in accordance with the Loan Notice, rather than the time of receipt thereof by the receiving bank. With regard to the repayment of the Loans, interest shall continue to accrue on any amount repaid until such time as the repayment has been received in federal or other Same Day Funds by Administrative Agent.

(b) Interest Payment Dates. Accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations, including any interest payable on any Loan prepaid pursuant to Section 3.05, shall be due and payable: (i) in arrears on each Interest Payment Date (for the immediately preceding calendar month) and on the Maturity Date, (ii) on each other date of any reduction of the Principal Obligation hereunder (other than a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 3.05); and (iii) with respect to any obligation of a Borrower Party hereunder on which such Borrower Party is in default, at any time and from time to time following such default upon demand by Administrative Agent. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

(c) Direct Disbursement. If, at any time, Administrative Agent shall not have received on the date due, any payment of interest upon the Loans or any fee described herein, Administrative Agent may direct the disbursement of funds from the applicable Collateral Account to Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof, to the extent available therein for payment of any such amount.

3.03 Payments of Obligations.

(a) Maturity Date. The principal amount of the Obligations outstanding on the Maturity Date, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

(b) Payments Generally. All payments of principal of, and interest on, the Obligations under this Credit Agreement by any Borrower Party to or for the account of Lenders, or any of them, shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff by such Borrower Party. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrower Parties hereunder shall be made to Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders and Lender Groups to which such payment is owed, at Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than

1:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower Parties hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Credit Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. Funds received by Administrative Agent: (i) after 1:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be treated for all purposes as having been received by Administrative Agent on the first Business Day next following receipt of such funds and any applicable interest or fees shall continue to accrue. Except as provided in Section 13.11(c), each Lender shall be entitled to receive its applicable share of each payment received by Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of Lenders on the Obligations. Each payment received by Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of a Lender shall be promptly distributed by Administrative Agent to the appropriate Funding Agent. If any payment to be made by any Borrower Party shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be. Each Funding Agent agrees to use reasonable efforts to apply the amounts received in respect of such repayments to the outstanding Loans of the Lenders members of its Lender Group so as to minimize broken funding payments payable pursuant to Section 4.05.

(i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Funding Agent prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or CP Rate Loan (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender Group will not make available to Administrative Agent such Lender Group’s share of such Borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender Group has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.04 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender Group has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.04) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower Party a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender Group has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to Administrative Agent, then the Committed Lenders in such Lender Group and the applicable Borrower Party severally agree to pay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower Party to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at: (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Committed Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing; and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by a Borrower Party, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if funds are not available to such Borrower Party in the Collateral Account to make payment on demand, to the extent that it is necessary for Borrower to issue Capital Call Notices to fund such required payment, such

payment shall be made within fifteen (15) Business Days after Administrative Agent’s demand (and, in any event, Borrower shall issue such Capital Call Notices and shall make such payment promptly after the related Capital Contributions are received). If any Borrower Party and such Committed Lender shall pay such interest to Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower Party the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower Party for such period. If such Committed Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Committed Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing as of the date of such Borrowing. Any payment by a Borrower Party shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower Party may have against a Committed Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to Administrative Agent.

(ii) Payments by Borrower Parties; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower Party prior to the date on which any payment is due to Administrative Agent for the account of the Funding Agent hereunder that such Borrower Party will not make such payment, Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower Party has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Funding Agent the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower Party has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Committed Lenders severally agrees to repay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Funding Agent’s Lender Group, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

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

(d) General Order of Application. Each such repayment shall be applied to repay all outstanding Loans ratably. All payments made on the Obligations shall be credited, to the extent of the amount thereof, in the following order: (a) against all costs, expenses and other fees (including Attorney Costs) arising under the terms hereof; (b) against the amount of interest accrued and unpaid on the Obligations as of the date of such payment; (c) against all principal due and owing on the Obligations as of the date of such payment; and (d) to all other amounts constituting any portion of the Obligations.

3.04 Mandatory Prepayment. If, on any day, the Principal Obligation exceeds the Available Commitment (including, without limitation, as a result of an Exclusion Event, the delivery of an Initial Notice or the application of any Aggregate Concentration Limit or Individual Concentration Limit (a “Mandatory Prepayment Event”)), then the applicable Borrower Party shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, an amount sufficient that, after giving effect to such prepayment and any Capital Calls to fund it, the Principal Obligation would no longer exceed the Available Commitment, in Same Day Funds: (a) promptly on demand (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after such demand), to the extent such funds are available in the Collateral Account; (b) within fifteen (15) Business Days of demand to the extent that it is necessary for Borrower to issue Capital Call Notices to fund such required payment (and Borrower shall issue such Capital Call Notices during such time) and shall pay such excess, promptly after the Capital Contributions relating to such Capital Call Notice are received; and (c) by, if applicable, the effective date of any Spin-Off.

3.05 Voluntary Prepayments. Any Borrower Party may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than: (A) 11:00 a.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of any Loans accruing interest at the Eurocurrency Rate or the CP Rate; and (ii) five (5) Business Days prior to the date of prepayment of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies; and (B) 11:00 a.m. (i) one (1) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of any Loans accruing interest at the Base Rate; and (ii) any prepayment of Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of such prepayment, if applicable, the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Funding Agent of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of its Lender Group’s Repayment Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by a Borrower Party, such Borrower Party shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. With respect to any Loan prepaid pursuant to this Section 3.05, all accrued interest thereon shall be paid in accordance with Section 3.02(b) and any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4 with respect thereto shall be promptly paid following receipt of an accurate and correct invoice for such amounts. Subject to Section 2.12, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Principal Obligations held by each Lender in accordance with its applicable Repayment Percentage.

3.06 Reduction or Early Termination of Commitments. Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Maximum Commitment hereunder shall at no time equal an aggregate amount of less than $25,000,000, and (iv) Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Principal Obligation would exceed the Available Commitments. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Committed Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Committed Lender according to its pro rata share thereof. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

3.07 Lending Office. Each Lender may: (a) designate the principal office or a branch, subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender as its Lending Office (and the office to whose accounts payments are to be credited) for any Loan; and (b) change its Lending Office from time to time by notice to Administrative Agent and Borrower. In such event, the Funding Agent for such Lender shall continue to hold the Note, if any, evidencing its Loans for the benefit and account of such branch, subsidiary or Affiliate. Each Committed Lender shall be entitled to fund all or any portion of its Commitment in any manner it deems appropriate, consistent with the provisions of Section 2.06, but for the purposes of this Credit Agreement such Committed Lender shall, regardless of such Committed Lender’s actual means of funding, be deemed to have funded its Commitment in accordance with the Interest Option selected from time to time by the Borrower Parties for such Borrowing period.

4.	CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES.

4.01 Ta xes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii) If any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then: (A) the applicable Withholding Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Withholding Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below; (B) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code; and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions or withholdings of Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(iii) If any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Law other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then: (A) the applicable Withholding Agent, as required by such Law, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below; (B) the applicable Withholding Agent, to the extent required by such Law, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws; and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions or withholdings of Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower Parties. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, each Borrower Party shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(i) Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within twenty (20) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 4.01) payable or paid by such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed

or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority, but excluding any penalties, interest, or expenses that are attributable to the bad faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct of the Recipient. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation and basis such payment or liability delivered to the applicable Borrower Party by a Recipient (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(ii) Each Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor: (A) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Borrower Party has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower Parties to do so); (B) Administrative Agent against any Taxes attributable to such Person’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.11(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register; and (C) Administrative Agent against any Excluded Taxes attributable to Person, in each case, that are payable or paid 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. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent or the Borrower Parties shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this
Section 4.01(c)(ii).

(d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by a Borrower Party or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by such Borrower Party or by Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 4.01, such Borrower Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Borrower Party, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Borrower Party or Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

(e) Status of Recipients; Tax Documentation.

(i) Any Recipient that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Recipient, if reasonably requested by a Borrower Party or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law, by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction or reasonably requested by a Borrower Party or Administrative Agent as will enable such Borrower Party or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Recipient is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. A Liquidity Provider that is a Foreign Recipient shall not be entitled to the benefits of this Section 4.01 unless Borrower is notified of the Liquidity Agreement and consents to such

benefits and such Liquidity Provider, for the benefit of the Borrower Parties, complies with this Section 4.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding three sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 4.01(e)(ii)(A), 4.01(e)(ii)(B) and 4.01(e)(ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Recipient’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Recipient to any material unreimbursed cost or expense (provided that such Recipient’s internal costs of completing, executing or submitting such documentation shall not be considered to be material unreimbursed costs or expenses) or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Recipient.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Recipient that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Recipient becomes a Recipient under this Credit Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9, or applicable successor form, certifying that such Recipient is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Recipient shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Recipient becomes a Lender under this Credit Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Recipient claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party: (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of an appropriate IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty; and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, an appropriate IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form) 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;

(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI, or applicable successor form;

(3) in the case of a Foreign Recipient claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code; (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M-1 to the effect that such Foreign Recipient is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of such Borrower Party within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”); and (y) executed

originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or applicable successor form; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Recipient is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY (or applicable successor form), accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS
Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 or Exhibit M-3, IRS Form W-9, or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Recipient is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Recipient are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Recipient may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(5) Executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Laws as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Laws to permit the Borrower Parties or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(C) any Foreign Recipient shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Recipient becomes a Lender under this Credit Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or Administrative Agent), any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower Party or Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient 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), such Recipient shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Credit Agreement.

(iii) Each Recipient agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 4.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any

respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower Parties or with respect to which any Borrower Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 4.01, it shall pay to such Borrower Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower Party under this Section 4.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Borrower Party, upon the request of such Recipient, agree to repay the amount paid over to any such Borrower Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Recipient in the event such Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to a Borrower Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower Parties or any other Person.

(g) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 4.01, the term “Lender” includes any Liquidity Provider and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA (including any amendments thereto).

(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

4.02 Illegality. If any Funding Party determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Funding Party or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon any LIBOR Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Funding Party to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the applicable offshore interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Funding Party to Borrower Parties through its Funding Agent and the Administrative Agent: (a) any obligation of such Funding Party to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or make Floating LIBOR Rate Loans, in the affected currency or currencies, or to convert Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Floating LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended; and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Funding Party making or maintaining Base Rate Loans for which the interest rate is determined by reference to the Floating LIBOR Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate for Base Rate Loans made by such Funding Party shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Floating LIBOR Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Funding Party notifies its Funding Agent (which promptly notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower Parties) that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice: (i) the applicable Borrower Party shall, upon demand from such Funding Party (with a copy to Administrative

Agent), convert all Eurocurrency Rate Loans and Floating LIBOR Rate Loans of such Funding Party denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate for which shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Floating LIBOR Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Funding Party may lawfully continue to maintain such Loans to such day, or, if such Funding Party may not lawfully continue to maintain such Loans, immediately; and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Funding Party determining or charging interest rates based upon the LIBOR Rate, Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Funding Party without reference to the Floating LIBOR Rate component thereof until Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Funding Party that it is no longer illegal for such Funding Party to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Floating LIBOR Rate. Upon any such conversion, each such Borrower Party shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted.

4.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If in connection with any request for a Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof: (a) Administrative Agent determines that: (i) deposits (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Loan; or (ii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining LIBOR (A) for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) or (B) in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan or Floating LIBOR Rate Loan (in each case, with respect to clause (a) above, the “Impacted Loans”); or (b) Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason the (i) Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan or (ii) the Floating LIBOR Rate with respect to a proposed Floating LIBOR Rate Loan, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Funding Parties of funding such Loan; Administrative Agent will promptly so notify Borrower Parties and each Funding Party. Thereafter: (x) the obligation of the Funding Parties, as applicable, to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Floating LIBOR Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans, Floating LIBOR Rate Loans or Interest Periods); and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Floating LIBOR Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Floating LIBOR Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, any Borrower Party may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or of Floating LIBOR Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Floating LIBOR Rate Loan) in the affected currency or currencies or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, without reference to the Floating LIBOR Rate, in the amount specified therein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (a) of the first sentence of this Section, Administrative Agent, in consultation with Borrower and the Required Lenders, may establish an alternative rate to be used in substitution for the LIBOR in calculating the interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case such alternative rate shall apply in calculating interest with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a) of the first sentence of this Section, (2) Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify Administrative Agent and Borrower that such alternative rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Funding Parties of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Funding Party determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Funding Party or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed

material restrictions on the authority of such Funding Party to do any of the foregoing and provides Administrative Agent and Borrower written notice thereof, provided, however, that to the extent an alternative rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

4.04 Increased Costs Generally.

(a) Change in Law. If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Funding Party;

(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than: (A) Indemnified Taxes; (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition of Excluded Taxes; and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

(iii) result in the failure of the Mandatory Cost, as calculated hereunder, to represent the cost to any Funding Party of complying with the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank in relation to its making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Loans; or

(iv) impose on any Funding Party or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Credit Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or made or funded by a Liquidity Provider under a Liquidity Agreement;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Funding Party of making, converting, continuing, funding, or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make or fund any such Loan or to advance funds under a Liquidity Agreement), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Funding Party (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Funding Party (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a certificate provided under subsection (c) of this Section), the applicable Borrower Party will pay to such Funding Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Funding Party for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided, however, that if funds are not available to such Borrower Party in the Collateral Account, to the extent that it is necessary for Borrower to issue Capital Call Notices to fund such required compensation, such payment shall be made within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt of a certificate provided under subsection (c) of this Section.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Funding Party determines that any Change in Law affecting such Funding Party, any Lending Office of such Funding Party or such Funding Party’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements or liquidity has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Funding Party’s capital or on the capital of such Funding Party’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Credit Agreement, the Commitments of such Funding Party or the Loans made by such Funding Party, or any obligation

to advance funds under a Liquidity Agreement, to a level below that which such Funding Party or such Funding Party’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Funding Party’s policies and the policies of such Funding Party’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and such Funding Party’s desired return on capital), then from time to time the applicable Borrower Party will pay to such Funding Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Funding Party or such Funding Party’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Funding Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Funding Party or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to a Borrower Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In determining such amount, such Funding Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Funding Party to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Funding Party’s right to demand such compensation, provided that no Borrower Party shall be required to compensate a Funding Party pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Funding Party notifies Borrower Parties of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Funding Party’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e) Additional Reserve Requirements. Borrower Parties shall pay to each Funding Party: (i) as long as such Funding Party shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Floating LIBOR Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Funding Party (as determined by such Funding Party in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), and (ii) as long as such Funding Party shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Floating LIBOR Rate Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Funding Party (as determined by such Funding Party in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided Borrower Parties shall have received at least ten (10) days’ prior notice (with a copy to Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or costs from such Funding Party. If a Funding Party fails to give notice ten (10) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or costs shall be due and payable ten (10) days from receipt of such notice.

4.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Funding Party (with a copy to Administrative Agent) from time to time, each applicable Borrower Party shall promptly compensate such Funding Party, as applicable, for and hold such Funding Party harmless from any loss, cost or expense (but excluding loss of anticipated profits) as determined by the applicable Funding Agent actually incurred by it as a result of:

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

(b) any failure by such Borrower Party (for a reason other than the failure of such Funding Party to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan, in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement, other than a Base Rate Loan or Floating LIBOR Rate Loan, on the date or in the amount notified by such Borrower Party ((including, in the case of any Conduit Lender, pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement) by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds acquired by such Lender (or the applicable Liquidity Provider(s)) (including funds obtained by issuing commercial paper or promissory notes or obtaining deposits or loans from third parties) in order to fund such Borrowing, continuation or conversion);

(c) any failure by any Borrower Party to make payment of any Loan (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or

(d) any assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or CP Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by such Borrower Party pursuant to Section 13.13;

including any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense (excluding any loss of anticipated profits) arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract. Each applicable Borrower Party shall also pay the customary administrative fees charged by such Lender or Liquidity Provider, as applicable, in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by any Borrower Party to any applicable Funding Party under this Section 4.05, each applicable Funding Party shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other Borrowing in the offshore interbank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded. In the case of a CP Rate Loan, the actual out-of-pocket loss to any Conduit Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Conduit Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such CP Rate Loan from the date of such payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan, if the interest rate payable on such amount were calculated by reference to the CP Rate for such Interest Period, over (ii) the sum of (x) to the extent all or a portion of such principal amount remains outstanding hereunder, the amount of interest actually accrued during the remainder of such Interest Period on such principal amount, and (y) to the extent such principal amount does not remain outstanding hereunder, the income, if any, actually received during the remainder of such period by the Conduit Lender from investing such portion of such principal amount.

With respect to any Lender that is not a bank, the foregoing calculation shall be made using the rates that would be applicable to the applicable Funding Agent as a proxy for such Lender. A certificate of a Funding Party setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Funding Party or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in this Section 4.05 and delivered to a Borrower Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

4.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Funding Party.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Funding Party requests compensation under Section 4.04, or requires a Borrower Party to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Funding Party or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Funding Party pursuant to Section 4.01, or if any Funding Party gives a notice pursuant to Section 4.02, then, at the request of Borrower, such Funding Party 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 good faith judgment of such Funding Party, such designation or assignment: (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 4.02; and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Funding Party to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Funding Party. Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Funding Party in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Funding Party. If (i) any Funding Party requests compensation under Section 4.04, (ii) any Borrower Party is required to pay Indemnified Taxes or any additional amounts to any Funding Party or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Funding Party pursuant to Section 4.01 and in each case such Funding Party has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 4.06(a) or such designation does not eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.01 to the same extent, (iii) any Committed Lender is unwilling or unable to fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (iv) any Committed Lender does not consent to an amendment or waiver under Section 13.01 or (v) any Committed Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, Borrower may, at its sole cost and effort, replace such Funding Party’s Lender Group in accordance with Section 13.13; provided, however, that a Lender Group shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Funding Party or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

4.07 Survival. Each Borrower Party’s obligations under this Section 4 shall survive termination of the aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder or resignation of the Administrative Agent.

5. SECURITY.

5.01 Liens and Security Interest. To secure performance by the Borrower Parties of the payment and performance of the Obligations: (a) Borrower shall grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each of the Secured Parties, a perfected, first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) security interest and lien in and to the Collateral Account pursuant to a Collateral Account Assignment and a Deposit Account Control Agreement for the Collateral Account; and (b) Borrower shall grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a perfected, first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) security interest and Lien in and to the Capital Calls, Capital Commitments, and Capital Contributions, including, without limitation (but subject to Section 11.03), any rights to make Capital Calls, receive payment of Capital Commitments and enforce the payment thereof pursuant to a Security Agreement and to enforce the payment thereof or any guarantees thereof now existing or hereafter arising (the collateral in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01 being (except as otherwise set forth below), collectively, the “Collateral”). In order to secure further the payment and performance of the Obligations and to effect and facilitate Secured Parties’ rights of setoff, Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) as subscription agent and the sole party entitled in the name of Borrower upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default

(but subject to Section 11.03), to make any Capital Calls upon the Investors pursuant to (and to the extent permitted by) the terms of the applicable Subscription Agreements and the Operating Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Collateral” shall not include (a) any ERISA Investor Excluded Items if such provision of such ERISA Investor Excluded Item or the exercise of remedies with respect to such ERISA Investor Excluded Item would be a prohibited transaction for purposes of Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable law, (b) the Capital Commitments or any assets, interests, rights or obligations of the SOX Insiders, if any, unless so elected by the Borrower Parties in their discretion, (c) any Investment and (d) any funds properly withdrawn or transferred from the Collateral Account to the extent used for any purpose permitted under the Operating Agreement and this Credit Agreement, and the proceeds of such withdrawn funds.

5.02 Collateral Account; Capital Calls.

(a) Collateral Account. Borrower shall direct that all Investors wire-transfer to State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Depository”), for further credit to the Collateral Account, all monies or sums paid or to be paid by any Investor as Capital Contributions as and when Capital Contributions are called pursuant to the Capital Call Notices. In addition, Borrower shall promptly, upon receipt, deposit in the Collateral Account any payments and monies that Borrower receives directly from the Investors as Capital Contributions.

(b) No Duty. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, it is expressly understood and agreed that neither Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party undertakes any duties, responsibilities, or liabilities with respect to Capital Calls, and other than with respect to the mechanics for Administrative Agent, subject to Section 11.03, to issue a Capital Call under the terms of the Operating Agreement, none of them shall be required to refer to the Constituent Documents of Borrower or take any other action with respect to any other matter which might arise in connection with such Constituent Documents or the Subscription Agreements, or any Capital Call. None of them shall have any duty to determine or inquire into any happening or occurrence or any performance or failure of performance of Borrower, or any Investor. None of them has any duty to inquire into the use, purpose, or reasons for the making of any Capital Call or with respect to the investment or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(c) Capital Calls. In order that Secured Parties may monitor the Collateral and the Capital Commitments, Borrower shall not issue any Capital Call Notice without delivering to Administrative Agent (which delivery may be by any one or more means of physical delivery, via facsimile or via email) promptly after the delivery of Capital Call Notice(s) to Investors, copies of all such Capital Call Notices and a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Section 9.01(f).

(d) Use of Account. Borrower may withdraw funds from the Collateral Account at any time or from time to time, so long as at the time of such withdrawal or disbursement and after giving effect thereto: (i) there does not exist an Event of Default; (ii) there does not exist a Default under Sections 11.01(a), 11.01(g) or 11.01(h); and (iii) the Principal Obligation does not exceed the Available Commitment (unless, in each case, Borrower has directed that such disbursement be paid to Administrative Agent). Upon the exercise of a notice of control in accordance with Sections 11.02 and 11.03, pursuant to the terms of the Deposit Account Control Agreement, Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Secured Parties, acting through Administrative Agent, to charge from time to time its Collateral Account for amounts not paid when due (after the passage of any applicable grace period) to Secured Parties or any of them hereunder or under the Notes. Regardless of any provision hereof, in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct by Administrative Agent or Secured Parties, none of

Administrative Agent or Secured Parties shall ever be liable for failure to collect or for failure to exercise diligence in the collection, possession, or any transaction concerning, all or part of the Capital Call Notices, Capital Commitments, or any Capital Contributions, or sums due or paid thereon. Administrative Agent shall give Borrower prompt notice of any action taken pursuant to this Section 5.02(d), but failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such action or give rise to any defense in favor of Borrower with respect to such action.

(e) Electronic Access to Collateral Account. In order to verify the deposits and withdrawals in each Collateral Account, and in addition to any other information reasonably requested by Administrative Agent with respect to a Collateral Account (including monthly bank statements), Borrower shall cause the Depository to provide Administrative Agent with continuous online monitoring access, effective as of the Closing Date.

(f) Other Accounts. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, Borrower may maintain other bank accounts or securities accounts in addition to the Collateral Account that will not be considered “Collateral” or a “Collateral Account” and such other accounts shall not be subject to control agreements or other restrictions, provided that, for avoidance of doubt, all Capital Contributions are directed and deposited as provided above.

6. BORROWER GUARANTY.

6.01 Unconditional Guaranty of Payment. Borrower hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and absolutely guarantees in favor of each Secured Party, the prompt payment when due of all interest, principal, fees, expenses and other amounts now or hereafter represented by, or arising in connection with all Obligations of each Qualified Borrower now or hereafter arising (collectively, the “Guaranteed Debt”). The obligations of Borrower under this Section 6 are an unconditional guaranty of payment, and not a guaranty of collection, and Administrative Agent may enforce Borrower’s obligations hereunder pursuant to Section 2.07 without first suing, or enforcing its rights or remedies against, any applicable Qualified Borrower or any other obligor, or enforcing or collecting any present or future collateral security for the Guaranteed Debt.

6.02 Waiver of Rights. Borrower hereby waives notice of: (a) the extension of credit by Lenders or Liquidity Providers to any Qualified Borrower; (b) the occurrence of any breach or default by any Qualified Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Debt; (c) the sale or foreclosure on any collateral for the Guaranteed Debt; (d) the transfer of the Guaranteed Debt to any third party to the extent permitted under this Credit Agreement and to the extent that such notice is not required hereunder; and (e) all other notices, except as otherwise required under this Credit Agreement.

6.03 No Discharge. For purposes of this Section 6, Borrower hereby consents and agrees to, and acknowledges that its obligations hereunder shall not be released or discharged by, the following: (a) the renewal, extension, modification or alteration of any Guaranteed Debt or any related document or instrument; (b) any forbearance or compromise granted to any Qualified Borrower by any Secured Party; (c) the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of any Qualified Borrower; (d) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Debt; (e) the full or partial release of any Qualified Borrower or any other obligor; (f) the release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment of any collateral for the Guaranteed Debt; (g) the failure of any Secured Party properly to obtain, perfect or preserve any security interest or lien in any such collateral; (h) the failure of any Secured Party to exercise diligence, commercial reasonableness or reasonable care in the preservation, enforcement or sale of any such collateral; and (i) any other act or

omission of any Secured Party or any Qualified Borrower which would otherwise constitute or create a legal or equitable defense in favor of Borrower.

6.04 Subrogation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, until the Guaranteed Debt (other than any part of the Guaranteed Debt that represents contingent contractual indemnities) has been paid in full, Borrower hereby irrevocably waives all rights it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Borrower to the rights of any Secured Party) to seek contribution, indemnification, or any other form of reimbursement from any Qualified Borrower, any other guarantor, or any other person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any obligations of any Qualified Borrower to Secured Parties, for any disbursement made by Borrower under or in connection with the obligations with respect to the Guaranteed Debt under this Section 6, Section 2.07 or otherwise.

6.05 Benefit. For purposes of this Section 6, Borrower represents and warrants that it has received or will receive direct or indirect benefit from the making of this guaranty and the creation of the Guaranteed Debt, that Borrower is familiar with the financial condition of each Qualified Borrower and the value of any collateral security for the Guaranteed Debt, and that no Secured Party has made any representations or warranties to Borrower in order to induce Borrower to execute this guaranty.

6.06 Reinstatement. The obligations of Borrower under this Section 6 shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Debt is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by a Secured Party, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, or dissolution of any Qualified Borrower, in each case as though such payment had not been made.

6.07 Continuing Guarantee. The guarantees in this Section 6 are continuing guarantees, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Debt whenever arising.

7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS.

7.01 Conditions to Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) Documentation. Administrative Agent shall have received, on or before the Closing Date, the following:

(i) Credit Agreement. This Credit Agreement, duly executed and delivered by Borrower;

(ii) Notes. If requested pursuant to Section 3.01, Notes, drawn to the applicable Funding Agent, duly executed and delivered by Borrower;

(iii) Security Agreement. The Security Agreement, duly executed and delivered by Borrower;

(iv) Collateral Account Assignment. The Collateral Account Assignment, duly executed and delivered by Borrower;

(v) Deposit Account Control Agreement. The Deposit Account Control Agreement, duly executed and delivered by Borrower and Depository with respect to the Collateral Account;

(vi) Financing Statements.

(A) searches of UCC filings (or their equivalent) in each jurisdiction where a filing has been or would need to be made in order to perfect the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens (other than Permitted Liens) have been filed on the Collateral, or, if necessary, copies of proper financing statements, if any, filed on or before the date hereof necessary to terminate all security interests and other rights of any Person in any Collateral previously granted; and

(B) duly authorized UCC financing statements, and any amendments thereto, for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral;

(vii) Evidence of Authority. Such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Borrower Party as Administrative Agent may require to establish the identities of and verify the authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower Party is a party;

(viii) Constituent Documents. Such evidence as Administrative Agent may reasonably require to verify that each Borrower Party is duly organized or formed, validly existing, in good standing, including certified copies of each such Person’s Constituent Documents, certificates of good standing;

(ix) Responsible Officer Certificate. A certificate from a Responsible Officer of each Borrower Party, stating that: (A) all of the representations and warranties contained in Section 8 and the other Loan Documents made by such Borrower Party are true and correct in all material respects as of such date; and (B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the Credit Extension, which constitutes an Event of Default or, to its knowledge, a Default;

(x) Opinion of Counsel. A favorable opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Borrower Parties, covering such matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, and in a form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. The Borrower Parties hereby request that such counsel deliver such opinion;

(xi) ERISA Deliverables. With respect to each Borrower Party, an Operating Company Opinion (or a reliance letter addressed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders) from counsel to such Borrower Party, and each Borrower Party hereby requests that such counsel deliver such opinion(s); provided, however, if a Borrower Party does not intend to qualify as an Operating Company in order to avoid holding Plan Assets, then such Borrower Party may deliver a No Plan Asset Certificate to Administrative Agent in lieu of providing an Operating Company Opinion;

(xii) Investor Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received from each Investor a copy of such Investor’s duly executed Subscription Agreement and Side Letter, if any; and

(b) Fees; Costs and Expenses. Payment of all fees and other amounts due and payable by any Borrower Party to Administrative Agent, Arranger or Lenders on or prior to the date hereof and, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by any Borrower Party hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements invoiced through the date hereof of Administrative Agent’s special counsel, Xxxxxx and Xxxxx, LLP.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 12.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 7.01, each Lender that has signed this Credit Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

7.02 All Loans. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Loan Notice (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type of Loan, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Borrower Party contained in Section 8 or in any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of any such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 7.02(a), the representations and warranties contained in Section 8.06 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 9.01;

(b) No Default. No Event of Default or Default exists at such date or would result from such Credit Extension; and

(c) Loan Notice. In the case of a Borrowing, Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice together with a Borrowing Base Certificate;

(d) Material Adverse Effect. No changes to any Borrower Party have occurred at such date, or would result from such Credit Extension, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(e) Alternative Currencies. In the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency), and upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.

Each Loan Notice (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type of Loan, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by a Borrower Party shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 7.02(a) and 7.02(b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

7.03 Qualified Borrower Loans. The obligation of each Lender to advance a Loan to a Qualified Borrower (which has not previously satisfied the conditions contained in this Section 7.03 or is not a Qualified Borrower as of the date of this Credit Agreement) is subject to the conditions that:

(a) Joinder Agreement. Administrative Agent shall have received a Joinder Agreement duly completed and executed by such Qualified Borrower;

(b) Authorizations of Qualified Borrower. Administrative Agent shall have received from the Qualified Borrower appropriate evidence of the authorization of the Qualified Borrower approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Joinder Agreement, duly adopted by such Qualified Borrower, as required by law or agreement, and accompanied by a certificate of an authorized Person of such Qualified Borrower stating that such authorizations are true and correct, have not been altered or repealed and are in full force and effect;

(c) Incumbency Certificate. Administrative Agent shall have received from the Qualified Borrower a signed certificate of the appropriate Person of the Qualified Borrower which shall certify the names of the Persons authorized to sign the Joinder Agreement and the other documents or certificates to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof by such Qualified Borrower, together with the true signatures of each such Person;

(d) Borrower Guaranty. Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation by Borrower, pursuant to the Joinder Agreement, with respect to its obligations under Section 6 with respect to such Qualified Borrower;

(e) Opinion of Counsel to Qualified Borrower. Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion of counsel for the Qualified Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and addressed to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties. Each Qualified Borrower hereby directs its counsel to prepare and deliver such legal opinion to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties;

(f) “Know Your Customer” Information and Documents. At least three (3) Business Days prior to initially advancing any Loan to a Qualified Borrower, delivery to Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender, (i) true and complete copies of the Constituent Documents of such Qualified Borrower, (ii) the name and address of each Person that has an ownership interest in such Qualified Borrower of at least 25% (or such lesser percentage as may be required from time to time for KYC Compliance), and the percentage of such Qualified Borrower owned by such Person, (iii) the name of each director (or equivalent) of such Qualified Borrower, and (iv) to the extent available, the most recent financial statements for such Qualified Borrower or the most recent annual report of such Qualified Borrower;

(g) Fees, Costs and Expenses. Payment of all fees and other invoiced amounts due and payable by any Borrower Party on or prior to the date of the Joinder Agreement, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by Borrower pursuant to Section 13.06; and

(h) Additional Information. Administrative Agent shall have received such other information and documents as may reasonably be required by Administrative Agent and its counsel.

8. REPRESENT ATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce Lenders to make the Loans hereunder, each Borrower Party, as applicable, represents and warrants to Lenders that:

8.01 Organization and Good Standing of Borrower. Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or the property owned or leased requires such qualification except where the failure to be so qualified to do business would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.02 Authorization and Power. Each Borrower Party has the partnership, limited liability company or corporate power, as applicable, and requisite authority to execute, deliver, and perform their respective obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated in, this Credit Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents to be executed by it. Each Borrower Party is duly authorized to, and has taken all partnership, limited liability company and corporate action, as applicable, necessary to authorize each of them to execute, deliver, and perform their respective obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated in, this Credit Agreement, the Notes, and such other Loan Documents and are and will continue to be duly authorized to perform their respective obligations under this Credit Agreement, the Notes, and such other Loan Documents.

8.03 No Conflicts or Consents. None of the execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, the Notes, or the other Loan Documents, the consummation of any of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or the compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or with the terms and provisions thereof, will contravene or conflict, in any material respect, with any provision of law, statute, or regulation to which any Borrower Party is subject, or any of the Constituent Documents of any Borrower Party, or any judgment, license, order, or permit applicable to any Borrower Party or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which any Borrower Party is a party or by which any Borrower Party is bound, or to which any Borrower Party may be subject, nor will such execution, delivery, consummation or compliance result in the creation or imposition of a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the properties or assets of any Borrower Party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or Governmental Authority or material consent of any third party is required in connection with the execution and delivery, or performance, by any Borrower Party of the Loan Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

8.04 Enforceable Obligations. This Credit Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party are the legal and binding obligations of each Borrower Party, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to Debtor Relief Laws and equitable principles.

8.05 Priority of Liens. The Collateral Documents create, as security for the Obligations, valid and enforceable, exclusive, first priority security interests in and Liens on all of the Collateral in which any Borrower Party has any right, title or interest, in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties, subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), except as enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and equitable principles.

8.06 Financial Condition. Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent (a) the most-recently available copies of the financial statements and reports described in Section 9.01, certified as true and correct by a Responsible Officer of Borrower; or (b) with respect to such requirement on the Closing Date, if such statements and reports are not then available, such information about the financial position of Borrower, if any, as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested. Such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, if any, as of the applicable date of such financial statements, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as provided therein.

8.07 Full Disclosure. There is no material fact actually known to a Responsible Officer of a Borrower Party that any Borrower Party has not disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing (other than information of a general industry or economic nature) which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No information heretofore furnished by any Borrower Party in connection with, or pursuant to, this Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby (taken as a whole) contains any untrue statement of a material fact on the date as of which such information is stated or deemed stated that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

8.08 No Default. Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing, no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or a Default.

8.09 No Litigation. There are no actions, suits, investigations or legal, equitable, arbitration or administrative proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending, or to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of any Borrower Party, threatened, against any Borrower Party that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

8.10 Material A dverse Change. No changes to any Borrower Party have occurred since the date of the most recent audited financial statements of such Borrower Party delivered to Lenders which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

8.11 Taxes. To the extent that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all tax returns required to be filed by any Borrower Party in any jurisdiction have been filed, subject to any applicable extensions without penalty, and all Taxes shown thereon have been paid prior to the time that such Taxes could give rise to a Lien thereon, other than Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established. There is no proposed Tax assessment against any Borrower Party (or any basis for such Tax assessment) which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

8.12 Jurisdiction Form ation; Principal Office. The jurisdiction of formation of Borrower is Delaware, and the principal office, chief executive office and principal place of business of Borrower is at 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.

8.13 ERISA Compliance. (a) No Borrower Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has established, maintains, contributes to, or has any liability (contingent or otherwise) with respect to, any Plan; (b) the underlying assets of each Borrower Party do not constitute Plan Assets; and (c) assuming that no portion of the assets used by any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents constitutes the assets of any “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA or a “plan” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, none of the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents constitutes a “non-exempt prohibited transaction” under Section 4975(c)(1)(A), (B), (C) or (D) of the Code or Section 406(a) of ERISA that

could subject Administrative Agent or the Lenders to any tax, penalty, damages or any other claim or relief under the Code or ERISA.

8.14 Compliance with Law. Each Borrower Party is, to the best of its knowledge, in compliance in all respect with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, and decrees which are applicable to such Borrower Party or its respective properties, except where non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.15 Hazardous Substances. No Borrower Party: (a) has received any notice or other communication or otherwise learned of any Environmental Liability which would individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect arising in connection with: (i) any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of any Environmental Law by a Borrower Party, or any permit issued under any Environmental Law to such Borrower Party; or (ii) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material into the environment; and (b) to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer, has threatened or actual liability in connection with the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material into the environment which would individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.16 Reserved.

8.17 Company Structure. As of the Closing Date and as the date of the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to this Credit Agreement, the Members of Borrower and their Capital Commitments are set forth in the Investor Classification Letter.

8.18 Capital Commitments and Contributions. There are no Capital Call Notices outstanding except as otherwise disclosed to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof. Except as notified to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, no Investor is in material default under the Operating Agreement or its Subscription Agreement and Borrower has satisfied or will satisfy all conditions to its rights to make a Capital Call, including any and all conditions contained in its Constituent Documents or the Subscription Agreements. Each Side Letter that has been executed by an Investor and Borrower has been provided to Administrative Agent.

8.19 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of each Borrower Party is the calendar year, except as may be changed in accordance with Section 10.03.

8.20 Investment Company Act. No Borrower Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

8.21 Margin Stock. No Borrower Party is engaged nor will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing, not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets of any Borrower Party only or of such Borrower Party and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be margin stock.

8.22 No Defenses. Except as notified to Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement, no Responsible Officer of Borrower knows of any default or circumstance which with the passage of time and/or giving of notice would constitute a default under the Operating Agreement or the Subscription Agreements which would constitute a defense to the obligations of its Investors to make Capital Contributions to the Borrower in accordance with the Subscription Agreements

or the Operating Agreement, and no Responsible Officer of Borrower has actual knowledge of any claims of offset or any other claims of any Investor against Borrower which would or could materially and adversely affect the obligations of such Investor to make Capital Contributions and fund Capital Calls in accordance with the Subscription Agreements (and any related Side Letters between the Investors and Borrower which have been provided to the Administrative Agent) or the Operating Agreement.

8.23 Foreign Asset Control Laws. To the extent required by law, each Borrower Party has policies and procedures in place which are reasonably designed to comply with all applicable United States anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, without limitation, applicable provisions of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (“KYC Compliance”). Prior to the Closing Date, each Investor has satisfied KYC Compliance.

8.24 OFAC. No Borrower Party, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of any such Borrower Party, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity currently the subject of any Sanctions and with which dealings are prohibited under such Sanctions, nor is any Borrower Party or any Subsidiary located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction. Borrower shall ensure appropriate controls and safeguards are in place designed to prevent proceeds of any Loan from being used contrary to the provisions contained in Section 10.11.

8.25 Subscription Facility. Borrower confirms that the Transactions are permitted under Section 4.3.1 of the Operating Agreement.

9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. So long as Lenders have any commitment to lend hereunder, and until payment in full of the Notes and the Loans and all interest, fees, and other amounts (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) then owing under this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Borrower Party, as applicable, agrees that, unless Administrative Agent shall otherwise consent in writing based upon the approval of the Required Lenders (unless the approval of Administrative Agent alone or a different number of Lenders is expressly permitted below):

9.01 Fina ncial Statements, Reports and Notices. The Borrower, for itself and the other Borrower Parties, shall deliver to Administrative Agent sufficient copies for each Lender of the following:

(a) Annual Statements. As soon as reasonably available and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, audited, unqualified financial statements of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, if any, as of the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of operations for such fiscal year prepared by independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing;

(b) Quarterly Statements. As soon as available and in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of Borrower, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as of the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations for such quarter and for the portion of Borrower’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter;

(c) Compliance Certificate. Simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate (a “Compliance Certificate”) of a Responsible Officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto (with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith and executed by such

Responsible Officer to his or her actual knowledge, and which delivery may be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes): (i) stating that each such Responsible Officer is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, and has made, or caused to be made under his or her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower Parties during the period covered by such Compliance Certificate; (ii) certifying that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower Parties on the dates and for the periods indicated, on the basis of GAAP, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normally recurring year-end adjustments and absence of footnotes; (iii) stating that the Borrower Parties are in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 10.10, and containing the calculations evidencing such compliance; (iv) stating whether any Event of Default or Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if any Event of Default or Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the applicable Borrower Party is taking or propose to take with respect thereto; (v) specifying known changes, if any, in the name of any Investor or in the identity of any Investor, by merger or otherwise; (vi) listing all Subsequent Investors under
Section 10.05(d)(z), if any, and any Subsequent Investors that have not satisfied the conditions of Section 10.05(d); (vii) including a report, as prepared for Investors in connection with such financial statements (including, as the case may be, information regarding Investments); and (viii) listing Borrowing Base Investors which, to the knowledge of the Borrower have been subject to an Exclusion Event and the nature of such Exclusion Event;

(d) Notices Affecting Available Commitment. Promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of any Initial Notice, a notice setting forth each Investor that has delivered such Initial Notice and the details thereof.

(e) Spin-Off Notice. (i) Within twenty-five (25) Business Days prior to the effective date of any Spin-Off, notice of such Spin-Off together with such other information related thereto as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, and to the extent available for disclosure (a “Spin-Off Notice”), and (ii) promptly upon determination thereof (but in no event less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of such Spin-Off), a Borrowing Base Certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower containing information, on a pro forma basis, as of the effective date of (and after giving effect to) such Spin-Off; and

(f) Borrowing Base Certificate. On or prior to the seventh (7^th) calendar day of each month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day), concurrently with each Loan Notice, on or before five (5) Business Days after each Capital Call Notice and, promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) after the occurrence of any Exclusion Event and a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual knowledge thereof, a Borrowing Base Certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

(g) Reserved.

(h) Reporting Relating to Investors. Except as otherwise provided for herein with respect to delivery of specific documentation, promptly upon the receipt thereof, copies of all material information and other material correspondence received by each Borrower Party from the Investors, including, without limitation, notices of default, notices of withdrawal, notices relating in any way to an Investor’s funding obligation and any notice containing any reference to misconduct of any Borrower Party;

(i) Other Reporting. Except as otherwise provided for herein with respect to delivery of specific documentation, promptly upon delivery to the Investors, copies of all material notices, and other matters of a material nature generally furnished to Investors, including, without limitation, any notice of default, notice of election or exercise of any rights or remedies under the Subscription Agreements, the Operating Agreement or the Constituent Documents of any Borrower Party, or any notices relating in any way to any Investor’s Capital Commitment; and

(j) ERISA Deliverables.

(i) Unless an Operating Company Opinion has previously been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(xi) or this Section 9.01(j), each Borrower Party, as applicable, shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Operating Company Opinion in a form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent on or before the date, if any, that such Borrower Party would hold Plan Assets absent qualification as an Operating Company.

(ii) To the extent a Borrower Party has delivered to Administrative Agent an Operating Company Opinion pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(xi) or this Section 9.01(j), by the forty-fifth (45th) day of each Annual Valuation Period of such Borrower Party, such Borrower Party shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Operating Company Certificate.

(iii) If a Borrower Party does not intend to qualify as an Operating Company in order to avoid holding Plan Assets, then at the times a Compliance Certificate is delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.01(c), such Borrower Party shall deliver a No Plan Asset Certificate to Administrative Agent in lieu of providing an Operating Company Opinion or Operating Company Certificate.

9.02 Payment of Taxes. Each Borrower Party will pay and discharge all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, upon its income or profits, or upon any property belonging to it before delinquent, if such failure would have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that no Borrower Party shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, or levy if and so long as the amount, applicability, or validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and appropriate reserves therefor have been established.

9.03 Maintenance of Existence and Rights. Each Borrower Party will preserve and maintain its existence. Each Borrower Party shall further preserve and maintain all of its rights, privileges, and franchises necessary to the normal conduct of its business and in accordance with all valid regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority the failure of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.04 Notice of Default or Key Person Event. Each Borrower Party will furnish to Administrative Agent, promptly upon becoming aware of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or a Default, a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and the action which the applicable Borrower Party is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. Each Borrower Party shall promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing upon becoming aware: (a) that any Investor has violated or breached any material term of the Operating Agreement or has become a Defaulting Investor; or (b) of the existence of any condition or event which, with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would cause an Investor to become a Defaulting Investor. Borrower shall promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing upon becoming actually aware of the occurrence of a Key Person Event.

9.05 Other Notices. Each Borrower Party will, promptly upon a Responsible Officer’s of actual knowledge thereof, notify Administrative Agent of any of the following events that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change in the financial condition or business of such Borrower Party; (b) any default under any material agreement, contract, or other instrument to which such Borrower Party is a party or by which any of its properties are bound, or any acceleration of the maturity of any material indebtedness owing by such Borrower Party; (c) any material uninsured claim against or affecting such Borrower Party or any of its properties; or (d) the commencement of, and any material determination in, any litigation with any third party or any proceeding before any Governmental Authority affecting such Borrower Party.

9.06 Compliance with Loan Documents and Operating Agreement. Unless otherwise approved in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement (which approval, by such terms, may require more or fewer Lenders than the Required Lenders), each Borrower Party will promptly comply in all material respects with any and all covenants and provisions of this Credit Agreement, the Notes, all of the other Loan Documents executed by it and its Constituent Documents. Each Borrower Party will use the proceeds of any Capital Call Notices only for such purposes as are permitted by its Constituent Documents.

9.07 Books and Records; Access. Each Borrower Party upon reasonable notice to such Borrower Party and at reasonable intervals will give one joint representative of Administrative Agent and Lenders (and upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, representatives of Administrative Agent and all Lenders), access during all business hours to, and permit representatives to examine, copy, or make excerpts from, any and all books, records, and documents in the possession of such Borrower Party and relating to its affairs, and to inspect any of the properties of such Borrower Party. All costs of any such inspection shall be paid by the inspecting party unless an Event of Default exists at the time of such inspection, subject to compliance with Section 13.18.

9.08 Compliance with Law. Each Borrower Party will comply in all respects with all laws, rules, regulations, and all orders of any Governmental Authority, including without limitation, Environmental Laws and ERISA, except where non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

9.09 Insurance. Each Borrower Party will maintain insurance on its present and future properties, assets, and business against such casualties, risks, and contingencies, and in such types and amounts, as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, the failure of which to maintain would have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.10 Authorizations and Approvals. Each Borrower Party will promptly obtain, from time to time at its own expense, all such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals as may be required to enable such Borrower Party to comply in all material respects with their respective obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Subscription Agreements and their respective Constituent Documents.

9.11 Maint enance of Liens. Each Borrower Party shall perform all such acts and execute all such documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to enable Secured Parties to report, file, and record every instrument that Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary in order to perfect and maintain Secured Parties’ liens and security interests in the Collateral and otherwise to preserve and protect the rights of Secured Parties.

9.12 Further Assurances. Each Borrower Party will make, execute or endorse, and acknowledge and deliver or file or cause the same to be done, all such vouchers, invoices, notices, certifications, and additional agreements, undertakings, conveyances, transfers, assignments, financing statements, or other assurances, and take any and all such other action, as Administrative Agent may, from time to time, may reasonably deem necessary in connection with this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the obligations of each Borrower Party hereunder or thereunder, or for better assuring and confirming unto Secured Parties all or any part of the security for any of such obligations anticipated herein.

9.13 Investor Financial and Rating Information. Each Borrower Party shall request, from each Investor, financial information required under the Operating Agreement, as agreed from time to time with Administrative Agent, and shall, upon receipt of such information, promptly deliver same to Administrative Agent, or shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of its failure to timely obtain such information. The Borrower Parties will promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days) after a Responsible Officer of such Borrower Party becoming aware of any Exclusion Event.

9.14 Covenants of Qualified Borrowers.

(a) The covenants and agreements of Qualified Borrowers hereunder shall be binding and effective with respect to a Qualified Borrower upon and after the execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement by such Qualified Borrower.

(b) At any time and from time to time, but only for so long as no Event of Default shall then exist, the Borrower may notify the Administrative Agent (each, a “Removal Notice”) that one (1) or more Qualified Borrowers are to be removed as a Borrower Party hereunder. Such Removal Notice shall be given to the Administrative Agent at least the same number of Business Days required for an optional prepayment hereunder prior to the proposed removal date contained in the Removal Notice and shall be accompanied by a Borrowing Base Certificate (completed and signed by a Responsible Officer). Upon the Borrower’s compliance with the foregoing and the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a payment equal to all of such Qualified Borrower’s Obligations hereunder, such Qualified Borrower shall be released from its obligations under this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that any such release of a Qualified Borrower shall only be effective as to Obligations thereof arising after the applicable removal date.

10. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as Lenders have any commitment to lend hereunder, and until payment in full of the Notes and the Loans and all interest, fees, and other amounts then owing (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) under this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Borrower Party, as applicable, agrees that, without the written consent of Administrative Agent, based upon the approval of Required Lenders (unless the approval of Administrative Agent alone or a different number of Lenders is expressly permitted below):

10.01 Mergers; Dissolution. Borrower will not merge or consolidate with or into any Person, unless Borrower is the surviving entity, no Qualified Borrower will merge or consolidate with or into any Person, unless Borrower, such Borrower Party, or another Borrower Party is the surviving entity. No Borrower Party will take any action to dissolve or terminate such Borrower Party, including, without limitation, any action to sell or dispose of all or substantially all of the property of such Borrower Party.

10.02 Negative Pledge. Without the approval of all Lenders, no Borrower Party will create or suffer to exist any Lien upon the Collateral, other than a first priority security interest in and upon the Collateral to Secured Parties and the other Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, Investments are not part of the Collateral, and the Borrower Parties are not restricted hereby from granting Liens thereon.

10.03 Fiscal Year and Accounting Method. Without prior written notice to Administrative Agent, no Borrower Party will change its fiscal year or change in any material respect its method of accounting. No Borrower Party shall change is fiscal year or change in any material respect its method of account except in accordance with the terms of its Operating Agreement.

10.04 Constituent Documents. Without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent consistent with this Section, no Borrower Party shall alter, amend, modify, terminate, or change any provision of its Constituent Documents affecting the Investors’ debts, duties, obligations, and liabilities, and the rights, titles, security interests, liens, powers and privileges of such Borrower Party, Administrative Agent or Secured Parties, in each case relating to Capital Call Notices, Capital Commitments, Capital Contributions or Unfunded Commitments; or amend the terms of Section 4 of the Operating Agreement, in each case in any way that materially and adversely affects the rights of Administrative Agent or Secured Parties (each a “Material Amendment”). With respect to any proposed amendment, modification or change to any Constituent Document, the Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such proposal. Administrative Agent shall determine, in its sole reasonable discretion (that is, the determination of the other Lenders shall not be required) on Administrative Agent’s good faith belief, whether such proposed amendment, modification or change to such Constituent Document is a Material Amendment, and shall notify the Borrower of its determination within (a) for amendments, modifications or changes proposed prior to the Final Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Operating Agreement), two (2) Business Days, and (b) for amendments, modifications or changes proposed after the Final Closing Date, five (5) Business Days of the date on which it is deemed to have received such notification pursuant to Section 13.07. If Administrative Agent determines that the proposed amendment is a Material Amendment, the approval of the Required Lenders and Administrative Agent will be required (unless the approval of all Lenders is required consistent with the terms of Section 13.01), and Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such request for such approval, distributing, as appropriate, the proposed amendment and any other relevant information provided by any Borrower Party, and the Required Lenders shall be required to respond to such requests within ten (10) Business Days of such notice. If Administrative Agent determines that the proposed amendment is not a Material Amendment, the applicable Borrower Party may make such amendment without the consent of Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of Administrative Agent or the Lenders, a Borrower Party may amend its Constituent Documents: (i) to admit new Investors to the extent permitted by this Credit Agreement; (ii) to reflect transfers of interests permitted by this Credit Agreement; and (iii) to facilitate the formation, operation and qualification of such Borrower Party as a RIC.

10.05 Transfer by, or Admission of, Investors.

(a) Transfer of Membership Interest. Without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, acting alone, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, no Borrower Party shall permit the transfer of the Membership Interest of any Borrowing Base Investor.

(b) Designation of Transferee. A transferee that meets the Applicable Requirement, as determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, and that has delivered its duly executed Subscription Agreement and Side Letter, if any, to Administrative Agent may be designated as an Included Investor without further consent. Designation of any

other transferee as a Borrowing Base Investor will require the consent as set forth in the definitions of Included Investor and Designated Investor, as applicable.

(c) Admission of Investors. No Borrower Party shall admit any Person as an additional Investor unless such Borrower Party, prior to the effective date of such transfer, confirms that such additional Investor does not appear on any list of “Specially Designated Nationals” or other list of known or suspected terrorists generated by OFAC with which dealings are prohibited under Sanctions.

(d) Documentation Requirements. Each Borrower Party shall provide notice to Administrative Agent of the transfer of the Membership Interest of (x) in the case of a Borrowing Base Investor, prior to the transfer of such Membership Interest, (y) in the case of a non-Borrowing Base Investor with Capital Commitments of $3,000,000 or greater, promptly after the transfer of such Membership Interest and (z) in the case of a non-Borrowing Base Investor with Capital Commitments of less than $3,000,000, concurrently with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) in the accompanying Compliance Certificate. Each Borrower Party shall require that, except at such times as otherwise provided for herein, (i) any Person admitted as a substitute or new Investor (whether due to a transfer by an existing Investor or otherwise) (a “Subsequent Investor”) shall provide Administrative Agent with a copy of such Investor’s duly executed Subscription Agreement and Side Letter, if any; and (ii) any existing Investor that is a transferee from another Investor shall provide the applicable transfer documentation with respect to any increase in its Capital Commitment relating to such transfer.

(e) Funding Requirements. Prior to the effectiveness of any transfer by a Borrowing Base Investor, the applicable Borrower Party shall calculate whether, taking into account the Capital Commitments of the Borrowing Base Investors as if such transfer had occurred, the transfer would cause the Principal Obligation to exceed the Available Commitment, and shall make any Capital Calls required to pay any resulting mandatory prepayment under Section 3.04 prior to permitting such transfer.

10.06 Capital Commitments. Other than rights under the Operating Agreement permitting an Investor from opting out of particular Investments, Borrower shall not: (a) without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), cancel, reduce, suspend or defer the Capital Commitment of any non-Borrowing Base Investor; and (b) without the prior written approval of Administrative Agent and all Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed): (i) cancel, reduce, suspend or defer the Capital Commitment of any Borrowing Base Investor; or (ii) excuse any Investor from or permit any Investor to defer any Capital Contribution, if the proceeds from the related Capital Call Notice are to be applied to the Obligations hereunder.

10.07 ERISA Compliance. (a) No Borrower Party nor any ERISA Affiliate shall establish, maintain, contribute to, or incur any liability (contingent or otherwise) with respect to, any Plan; (b) without the approval of all Lenders, no Borrower Party shall take any action that would cause its underlying assets to constitute Plan Assets; and (c) no Borrower Party, as applicable, shall change its Annual Valuation Period without giving prior written notice to Administrative Agent.

10.08 Reserved.

10.09 Limitations on Dividends and Distributions.

(a) No Borrower Party shall declare or pay any dividends or distributions except as permitted under its Constituent Documents.

(b) No Borrower Party shall declare or pay any dividends or distributions if: (i) any Event of Default exists; or (ii) a Default under Sections 11.01(a), 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) exists; provided, however, that each Borrower Party shall have the right to pay dividends or distributions in amounts that are determined in good faith by the Borrower Party to be required to maintain the status of the Borrower Party as a RIC or to reduce or eliminate liability for income or excise taxes.

10.10 L imitation on Debt. Borrower shall not incur any Indebtedness (including the Obligations) in excess of the limitations on Indebtedness set forth in Section 4.3 of the Operating Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date (or as amended in accordance with Section 10.04). For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower or its Subsidiaries will be permitted to incur debt secured by its Investments or other asset (other than the Collateral).

10.11 Sanctions. No Borrower Party shall to the knowledge of its Responsible Officers permit the proceeds of any Loan: (a) to be lent, contributed or otherwise made available to fund any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction; (b) to fund any activity or business of any Sanctioned Person or any Person located, organized, formed, incorporated or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or who is the subject of any Sanctions; or (c) in any other manner that will result in any material violation by any Person (including any Lender or Administrative Agent) of any Sanctions.

10.12 Spin-Off. No Spin-Off shall be effective until all prepayment obligations resulting from a Mandatory Prepayment Event are satisfied in full.

11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

11.01 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” shall exist if any one or more of the following events (herein collectively called “Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a) any Borrower Party shall fail to pay when due and in the currency required hereunder: (i) any principal of the Obligations; or (ii) any interest on the Obligations or any fee, expense, or other payment required hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and such failure under this clause (ii) shall continue for five (5) days thereafter;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Borrower Party under this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed by any of them, or in any certificate or statement furnished or made to Lenders or any of them by a Borrower Party pursuant hereto or in connection herewith or with the Loans, shall prove to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect as of the date on which such representation or warranty is made or deemed made (except that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and the adverse effect of the failure of such representation or warranty shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) written notice thereof if delivered to the Borrowers by Administrative Agent or (ii) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof;

(c) default shall occur in the performance of any of the covenants or agreements contained herein (other than the covenants contained in Sections 3.04, 5.02(a), 5.02(c), 5.02(d) or Section 10 (except for Section 10.03, 10.05(b) and 10.05(d) (other than clause (x) of Section 10.05(d)))), or of the covenants or agreements of a Borrower Party contained in any other Loan Documents executed by such Person, and such default shall continue uncured to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof

has been given by Administrative Agent to such Borrower Party (provided that such thirty (30)-day cure period shall not apply respecting covenants of Borrower Parties relating to statements, certificates and notices to be given by a Borrower Party, but a fifteen (15)-day grace period (or, in the case of Section 10.05(d) (other than clause (x) thereof), a five (5)-day grace period) shall apply;

(d) default shall occur in the performance of the covenants and agreements of any Borrower Party contained in Sections 3.04, 5.02(a), 5.02(c), 5.02(d) or Section 10 (other than Section 10.03, 10.05(b) and 10.05(d) (other than clause (x) of Section 10.05(d)));

(e) other than (i) in compliance with the provisions of this Credit Agreement, or (ii) as a result of any action or inaction by Administrative Agent or other Secured Party, any of the Loan Documents executed by a Borrower Party shall cease, in whole or in material part, to be legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable (subject to Debtor Relief Laws and equitable principles) against such Borrower Party in accordance with the terms thereof or shall in any way be terminated or become or be declared ineffective or inoperative or shall in any way whatsoever cease to give or provide the respective liens, security interest, rights, titles, interest, remedies, powers, or privileges intended to be created thereby, except any release or termination pursuant to the terms of such Loan Document;

(f) default shall occur in the payment of any recourse Indebtedness of any Borrower Party (other than the Obligations), in an aggregate amount greater than or equal to $25,000,000, and such default shall continue after receipt of any applicable notice for more than the applicable period of grace, if any;

(g) any Borrower Party shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, intervenor, or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its assets; (ii) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or admit in writing that it is unable to pay its debts as they become due; (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) file a petition or answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage of any Debtor Relief Laws; (v) file an answer admitting the material allegations of, or consent to, or default in answering, a petition filed against it in any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding; or (vi) take partnership or corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(h) the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws relating to any Borrower Party or all or any material part of its respective property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or an order for relief, judgment or decree shall be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent authority approving a petition seeking reorganization or liquidation of any Borrower Party or appointing a receiver, custodian, trustee, intervenor, liquidator, administrator or similar entity of such Person, or of all or substantially all of its assets;

(i) any final judgments or orders for the payment of money against any Borrower Party in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding $25,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) and: (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect;

(j) a Change of Control shall occur;

(k) at any time (such time being referred to as a “determination time”), three (3) or more non-affiliated Borrowing Base Investors having Capital Commitments aggregating fifteen percent (15%) or greater of the aggregate Capital Commitments of all Investors shall default and continue to be in default at such determination time on their respective obligation to fund any Capital Call within fifteen (15) Business Days’ written notice of such Capital Call; or

(l) the Borrowing Base Deficit is greater than zero (0) and is not eliminated within ten (10) Business Days.

11.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then Administrative Agent may, and, upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall: (a) suspend the Commitments of Lenders until such Event of Default is cured; (b) terminate the Commitment of Lenders; (c) reduce the Available Commitments to an amount equal to the aggregate Loans of the Borrower Parties; (d) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Obligations, 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, whereupon the same shall forthwith become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, notice of default, notice of acceleration, or of intention to accelerate or other notice of any kind all of which each Borrower Party hereby expressly waives, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; (e) exercise any right, privilege, or power set forth in Section 5.02, including, but not limited to, the initiation of Capital Call Notices of the Capital Commitments; or (f) without notice of default or demand, pursue and enforce any of Administrative Agent’s or any or all of the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, or otherwise provided under or pursuant to any applicable law or agreement; provided, however, that if any Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or Section 11.01(h) shall occur, the obligation of each Committed Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, without any further action by Administrative Agent or Lenders, or any of them, and without presentment, demand, protest, notice of default, notice of acceleration, or of intention to accelerate or other notice of any kind, all of which each Borrower Party hereby expressly waives.

11.03 Curing an Event of Default by Investor Capital Call.

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, none of Administrative Agent, any Lender or other Secured Party may issue funding notices to any Investor or exercise any other remedy to which it may be otherwise entitled under this Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity with respect to such Event of Default unless Administrative Agent shall have given the Borrower Parties three (3) Business Days written notice of its intention to exercise such remedies (provided that, no such notice is required to the extent the Event of Default arises from the failure of Borrower Parties to make a Capital Call or make a payment following a Capital Call), in each case, required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents. If, at any time prior to or during such three (3) Business Day notice period, the Borrower Parties shall make a Capital Call on the Unfunded Commitments of the Investors sufficient (together with amounts on deposit in or credited to the Collateral Account) to cure each such Event of Default or repay the outstanding Obligations in full, as applicable, then Administrative Agent, the Lenders and other Secured Parties may not exercise any such remedy until the expiration of the period ending fifteen (15) Business Days from the end of the initial three (3) Business Day notice period, provided that nothing in this Section 11.03(a) shall prohibit Administrative Agent, any Lender or other Secured Party asserting exclusive control of the Collateral Account or taking any such actions as may be required to protect their rights in a bankruptcy proceeding; provided, further, that to the extent that (A) the Borrower does not make such Capital Call or (B) the application of

the proceeds of any such Capital Call are not sufficient (together with amounts on deposit in or credited to the Collateral Account) to cure such Event of Default or repay the outstanding Obligations in full, as applicable, then, so long as such Event of Default shall be continuing, the Administrative Agent may, in accordance with the terms hereof, issue a Capital Call in an amount sufficient (together with amounts on deposit in or credited to the Collateral Account) to cure such Event of Default or repay the outstanding Obligations in full, as applicable.

(b) In the event that Administrative Agent elects to notify the Investors to make Capital Contributions in respect of their Unfunded Commitments, then Administrative Agent shall not request any individual Investor to fund an amount exceeding such Investor’s pro-rata share of the Obligations (based on the proportion of such Investor’s Unfunded Commitment to the aggregate Unfunded Commitments of all Investors other than Defaulting Investors) without first making best efforts (consistent with the terms of the Constituent Documents and applicable Law) to issue a Capital Call (which may be issued by Borrower or Administrative Agent) to each Investor for its pro-rata share of the Obligations and waiting fifteen (15) calendar days following such Capital Call prior to initiating further remedies. Further, without the prior written consent of Borrower, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may contact any Investor, other than during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder, to submit a Capital Call Notice or otherwise exercise remedies in connection therewith.

(c) None of Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party shall be entitled to take any action against any Investor that is an ERISA Investor or a Plan (other than (i) issuing funding notices in the name of any Borrower Party or (ii) applying funds paid by such ERISA Investor or Plan into the Collateral Account (which shall remain in the name of Borrower) to the payment of the Obligations), under the Operating Agreement or Subscription Agreement, as applicable to the extent it has knowledge that a “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) would arise therefrom.

11.04 Performance by Administrative Agent. Should any Borrower Party fail to perform any covenant, duty, or agreement contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, and such failure continues beyond any applicable cure period, Administrative Agent may (subject to Section 10.03), but shall not be obligated to, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty, or agreement on behalf of such Person. In such event, each Borrower Party shall, at the request of Administrative Agent promptly pay any reasonable amount expended by Administrative Agent in such performance or attempted performance to Administrative Agent at Administrative Agent’s Office, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood that neither any of the Agents nor any of the other Secured Parties assume any liability or responsibility for the performance of any duties of any Borrower Party, or any related Person hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or other control over the management and affairs of any Borrower Party, or any related Person, nor by any such action shall any of the Agents or other Secured Parties be deemed to create a partnership arrangement with any Borrower Party or any related Person.

11.05 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 11.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.12, be applied by Administrative Agent in the following order: (a) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Section 4) payable to Administrative Agent in its capacity as such; (b) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts payable to the Lenders (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective

Lenders and amounts payable under Section 4), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (b) payable to them; (c) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid interest on the Loans and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (c) payable to them; (d) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (d) held by them; and (e) the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

12. AGENTS.

12.01 Appointment and Authority. Each Lender (including any Person that is an assignee, participant, secured party or other transferee with respect to the interest of such Lender in any Principal Obligation or otherwise under this Credit Agreement) hereby irrevocably appoints each Agent (other than a Funding Agent for a different Lender Group) to act on its behalf hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes each Agent (other than a Funding Agent for a different Lender Group) to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except for provisions of this Section 12 expressly granting rights to the Borrower Parties, the provisions of this Section 12 are solely for the benefit of Agents and the Lenders, and no Borrower Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

12.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity as a Lender. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

12.03 Exculpato ry Provisions.

(a) No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:

(i) shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(ii) shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the

opinion of its counsel, may expose any Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may affect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

(iii) shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, nor shall it be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower Parties or any of their respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(b) No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it: (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.02 and 13.01 as Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary); or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment, no Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default (except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders) unless and until notice describing the same is given in writing to such Agent by Borrower or a Lender.

(c) No Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into: (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith; (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document; or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 7 or elsewhere herein, other than, in the case of Administrative Agent, to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to it.

(d) Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility for, nor shall Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of LIBOR Rate or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

12.04 Reliance by Agent or Lender. Each Agent and Lender shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

12.05 Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Section shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that such Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

12.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a) Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower Parties. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b) If the Person serving as the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to Borrower and such Person and remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable): (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed); and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 4.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be

discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section and Section 13.06 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

12.07 Non-Reliance on Agents and Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Credit Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

12.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers or other agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as an Agent or a Lender hereunder.

12.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Borrower Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower Parties) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Parties and Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and Administrative Agent under Section 2.09 and otherwise hereunder) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same.

any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Secured Party to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Secured Parties, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent hereunder.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment

or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Secured Party or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Secured Party in any such proceeding.

12.10 Collateral Matters. Without limiting the provisions of Section 12.09, Secured Parties irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent under any Loan Document: (a) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations); (b) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or (c) subject to Section 13.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders. Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Secured Parties will confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release its interest in particular types or items of property pursuant to this Section 12.10.

13. MISCELLANEOUS.

13.01 Amendments. Neither this Credit Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any of the terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated, other than in accordance with its terms, unless such amendment, waiver, discharge, or termination is in writing and signed by Required Lenders (and Administrative Agent) or Administrative Agent (based upon the approval of Required Lenders), on the one hand, and Borrower on the other hand; provided that, if this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document specifically provides that the terms thereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated with the approval of Administrative Agent, acting alone, or all Lenders, then such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination must be signed by Administrative Agent or all Lenders, as applicable, on the one hand, and Borrower on the other hand; provided, further, that no such amendment, waiver, discharge, or termination shall, without the consent of Administrative Agent and:

(a) each Lender directly affected thereby:

(i) extend or increase the Commitment of such Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 11.02), or alter the provisions relating to any fees (or any other payments) payable to such Lender (other than a reduction by Borrower pursuant to Section 3.06);

(ii) extend the time for payment for the principal of or interest on the Obligations, or fees, or reduce the principal amount of the Obligations (except as a result of the application of payments or prepayments), or the rate of interest borne by the Obligations, any Loan (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of the Default Rate) (including, without limitation, pursuant to a revision to the definition of Applicable Margin), or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of Default Rate or to waive any obligation of Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

(iii) amend the definition of “Conduit Lender”;

(iv) amend the definition of “Conduit Lender Percentage”;

(v) amend the definition of “Commitment”;

(vi) amend the definition of “Committed Lender”;

(vii) amend the definition of “Lender Group”;

(viii) amend the definition of “Lender Group Limit”;

(ix) amend the definition of “Lender Group Percentage”;

(b) all Lenders:

(i) release all or substantially all liens granted under the Collateral Documents, except as otherwise contemplated herein or therein, and except in connection with the transfer of interests in Borrower permitted hereunder;

(ii) change Section 11.05 in a manner that would alter the ratable sharing of payments required thereby;

(iii) amend the definition of “Adequately Capitalized”;

(iv) amend the definition of “Aggregate Concentration Limit”;

(v) amend Section 1.07 or the definition of “Alternative Currency” (or any related defined term);

(vi) amend the definition of “Applicable Percentage”;

(vii) amend the definition of “Applicable Requirement”;

(viii) amend the definition of “Available Commitment”;

(ix) amend the definition of “Borrowing Base”;

(x) amend the definition of “Capital Call”;

(xi) amend the definition of “Capital Call Notice”;

(xii) amend the definition of “Capital Commitment”;

(xiii) amend the definition of “Capital Contribution”;

(xiv) amend the definition of “Collateral”;

(xv) amend the definition of “Concentration Limit”;

(xvi) amend the definition of “Credit Provider”;

(xvii) amend the definition of “Designated Investor”;

(xviii) amend the definition of “Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitment”;

(xix) amend the definition of “Eligible Included Unfunded Commitment”;

(xx) amend the definition of “ERISA Investor”;

(xxi) amend the definition of “Exclusion Event”;

(xxii) amend the definition of “Funding Ratio”;

(xxiii) amend the definition of “FX Reserve Amount”;

(xxiv) amend the definition of “Governmental Plan Investor”;

(xxv) amend the definition of “Included Investor”;

(xxvi) amend the definition of “Individual Concentration Limit”;

(xxvii) amend the definition of “Investor”;

(xxviii) except as provided in Section 2.14, amend the definition of “Maximum Commitment”;

(xxix) amend the definition of “Member”;

(xxx) amend the definition of “Membership Interest”;

(xxxi) amend the definition of “Non-Rated Included Investor”;

(xxxii) amend the definition of “Pending Capital Call”;

(xxxiii) amend the definition of “Principal Obligation”;

(xxxiv) amend the definition of “Rated Included Investor”;

(xxxv) amend the definition of “Rating”;

(xxxvi) amend the definition of “Repayment Percentage”;

(xxxvii) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of “Required Lenders” (or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to amend, waive or modify any rights hereunder or otherwise make any determination or grant any consent hereunder) or the definition of any other defined terms used in the definition of “Required Lenders” in a manner which would effectively reduce the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to amend, waive or modify any rights hereunder or otherwise make any determination or grant any consent hereunder;

(xxxviii) amend the definition of “Responsible Party”;

(xxxix) amend the definition of “Returned Capital”;

(xl) amend the definition of “Sponsor”;

(xli) amend the definition of “Under Common Control”;

(xlii) amend the definition of “Unfunded Commitment”;

(xliii) consent to the assignment or transfer by Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under (or in respect of) the Loan Documents;

(xliv) amend, waive, or in any way modify or suspend any provision regarding application of payments of the Obligations to Lenders;

(xlv) amend the terms of this Section 13.01; or

(xlvi) release Borrower from its obligations under Section 6 with respect to any Qualified Borrower.

Notwithstanding the above: (A) no provisions of Section 12 may be amended or modified without the consent of Administrative Agent; and (B) Sections 9 and 10 specify the requirements for waivers of the affirmative covenants and negative covenants listed therein, and any amendment to any provision of Section 9 or 10 shall require the consent of the Lenders that are specified therein as required for a waiver thereof.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender; and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is required in certain circumstances as set forth above: (1) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersede the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; and (2) the Required Lenders may consent to allow a Borrower Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding. Administrative Agent may, after consultation with Borrower, agree to the modification of any term of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to correct any printing, stenographic or clerical errors or omissions that are inconsistent with the terms hereof.

Administrative Agent agrees that it will promptly notify the Funding Agents (who will in turn promptly notify the Lenders in its Lender Group) of any proposed modification or amendment to any Loan Document, and deliver drafts of such proposed modification or amendment to the Funding Agents (who will in turn promptly deliver to the Lenders in its Lender Group), prior to the effectiveness of such proposed modification or amendment. If Administrative Agent shall request the consent of any Lender to any amendment, change, waiver, discharge, termination, consent or exercise of rights covered by this Credit Agreement, and such Lender shall respond to such request within ten (10) Business Days.

13.02 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time (but subject to Section 11.03), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower Party against any and all of the Obligations of such Borrower Party now or hereafter existing under this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document owing to such Lender or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not Administrative Agent, such Lender or Affiliate shall have made

any demand under this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations of such Borrower Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff: (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Committed Lenders; and (b) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the applicable Borrower Party and Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application made by such Person, provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

13.03 Sharing of Payments by Lender Group. If any Lender Group shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it resulting in such Lender Group receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans and accrued interest thereon greater than its Applicable Percentage thereof, then the Funding Agent of such Lender Group receiving such greater proportion shall:

(a) notify Administrative Agent of such fact; and

(b) cause the Committed Lenders in such Funding Agent’s Lender Group to purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of the other Lender Groups, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lender Groups ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

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

(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to: (x) any payment made by or on behalf of any Borrower Party pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Credit Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender); or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to Borrower (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

Each Borrower Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Committed Lender or any Lender Group acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Committed Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower Party in the amount of such participation.

13.04 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any Borrower Party makes a payment to Administrative Agent or any Lender, or Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff,

and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then: (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment.

13.05 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender or Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrower Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at Law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 11.02 for the benefit of all Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit: (a) Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; (b) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 13.02 (subject to the terms of Section 11.03 and Section 13.03); or (c) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Borrower Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; then: (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.02; and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 13.03, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

13.06 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a) Costs and Expenses. Borrower shall pay: (i) all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses actually incurred by Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided herein, and the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), including all Attorney Costs reasonably and actually incurred in connection with the foregoing; (ii) all fees and expenses not to exceed $25,000 in the aggregate charged by the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, fees and expenses incurred in connection with seeking an explicit rating of the Loans, regardless of whether or not such explicit rating is able to be issued; and (iii) all out of pocket expenses incurred by Agents and any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section; or (B) in connection with the

Loans made hereunder, including all out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred during any “workout”, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans, including all Attorney Costs actually incurred in connection with the foregoing.

(b) Indemnification by Borrower. Borrower shall indemnify each Agent and each Related Party thereof, and each Lender and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys in fact (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including Borrower or any other Borrower Party) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of: (i) the execution or delivery of this Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom; or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by Borrower or any other Borrower Party, 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 or related expenses: (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee; or (B) result from a claim brought by Borrower or any other Borrower Party against an Indemnitee for breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if Borrower or such Borrower Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (C) result from any settlement by any Indemnitee of any claim or threatened claim that is otherwise subject to indemnification under this Section unless Borrower has consented in writing to such settlement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; or (D) to the extent resulting from any dispute among Indemnitees (or their Related Parties); provided that the Administrative Agent to the extent fulfilling its role as an agent under this Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents in its capacity as such, shall remain indemnified. For avoidance of doubt, this Section 13.06(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) Reimbursement by Committed Lenders. To the extent that Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 13.06 to be paid by it to Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Committed Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Committed Lender’s Applicable Percentage (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 Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Committed Lenders under this subsection (c) are several.

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any other party hereto, 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 Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor; provided, however, that if funds are not available in the Collateral Account, to the extent that it is necessary for Borrower to issue Capital Call Notices to fund such required payment, such payment shall be made within twenty (20) Business Days after demand.

(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 13.07 shall survive the resignation of Administrative Agent; the replacement of any Lender; the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the Obligations.

13.07 Notice.

(a) Generally. Any notice, demand, request or other communication which any party hereto may be required or may desire to give hereunder shall be in writing (except where telephonic instructions or notices are expressly authorized herein to be given) and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, except where electronic delivery is authorized 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 Party, Administrative Agent or any Funding Agent or Lender, at its notice address and numbers set forth on Schedule 13.07 attached hereto. If to any Lender (other than directly from Administrative Agent), in case of Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide a copy thereof to such Lender), at its notice address and numbers set forth on Schedule 13.07 attached hereto. Each Lender agrees to provide to Administrative Agent a written notice stating such Lender’s address, fax number, telephone number, email address and the name of a contact person, and Administrative Agent may, unless otherwise provided herein, rely on such written notice for purposes of delivering any notice, demand, request or other communication under this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender unless and until a Lender provides Administrative Agent with a written notice designating a different address, fax number, telephone number, email address or contact person.

(ii) Any party may change its address for purposes of this Credit Agreement by giving notice of such change to the other parties pursuant to this Section 13.07. With

respect to any notice received by Administrative Agent from any Borrower Party or any Investor not otherwise addressed herein, Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders promptly of the receipt of such notice, and shall provide copies thereof to Lenders. When determining the prior days’ notice required for any Loan Notice or other notice to be provided by a Borrower Party or an Investor hereunder, the day the notice is delivered to Administrative Agent (or such other applicable Person) shall not be counted, but the day of the related Credit Extension or other relevant action shall be counted.

(b) Effectiveness of Delivery. Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices sent via telephone, shall be deemed to have been given on the day and at the time reciprocal communication (i.e., direct communication between two or more persons, which shall not include voice mail messages) with one of the individuals designated to receive notice occurs during a call to the telephone number or numbers indicated for such party. Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (c) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (c).

(c) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to Lenders hereunder (including financial statements and notices under Section 9.01) may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender has notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. Administrative Agent or Borrower may, each 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.

(d) Effectiveness of E-mail Notice. Unless 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); 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; provided that for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower even if: (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein; or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with Administrative Agent may be

recorded by Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

13.08 Governing Law.

(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION 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 CREDIT AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST SUCH PARTY OR ITS RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 13.07. NOTHING IN THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL WRITS, PROCESS AND SUMMONSES IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR

PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK MAY BE BROUGHT UPON ITS PROCESS AGENT APPOINTED BELOW.

13.09 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO: (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

13.10 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Credit Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Credit Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable and this Credit Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Credit Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Credit Agreement, unless such continued effectiveness of this Credit Agreement, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein. If any provision of this Credit Agreement shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any provision of any of the other Loan Documents, then the terms, conditions and provisions of this Credit Agreement shall prevail. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.10, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Credit Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

13.11 Suc cessors and Assigns.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Credit 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 Borrower Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of 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 clauses (b) and (i) of this Section 13.11 and Section 13.12; (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of clause (f) of this Section 13.11; or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest subject to the restrictions of clause (g) of this Section 13.11 (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Credit 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 clause (f) of this Section 13.11, and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Credit Agreement.

(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans 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 Committed Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it, contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in clause 13.11(b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate, or, in the case of an assignment to a Committed Lender, an Affiliate of a Committed Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in subclause (A) above, the aggregate amount of the Commitments (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitments are not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower, 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 Assignee (or to an 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 shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned.

(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except as provided in the definition of “Eligible Assignee.” For the avoidance of doubt, no consent shall be required for any assignment from a Conduit Lender to a Conduit Assignee or a Liquidity Provider.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Other than an assignment by a Conduit Lender to a Conduit Assignee or a Liquidity Provider, the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500 (except in the case of a transfer at the demand of Borrower under Section 13.13, in which case either Borrower or the transferee Lender shall pay such fee); 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 is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made: (A) to a Borrower Party or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Borrower Party; (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B); (C) to a natural person; (D) to any Person that is not a Qualified Purchaser; or (E) to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee.

(vi) Borrower Requested Assignments. Each assignment made as a result of a demand by Borrower under Section 13.13 shall be arranged by Borrower after consultation with Administrative Agent and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Credit Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another assignment or assignments that together constitute an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender.

(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to such assignment shall make such additional payments to Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of Borrower and Administrative Agent, the applicable share of Loans previously requested but not funded by such Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to: (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its applicable share of all Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Credit Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(c) Lender Group Joinder Agreement. Upon the Borrower’s request, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, an additional Lender Group may be added to this Credit Agreement at any time by the execution and delivery of a Lender Group Joinder Agreement by the members of such proposed additional Lender Group, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Lenders, which execution and delivery shall not be unreasonably refused by such parties. Upon receipt of (i) an executed Lender Group Joinder Agreement and (ii) a completed administrative questionnaire with respect to each member of such additional Lender Group, (A) each Person specified therein as a “Conduit Lender” shall become a party hereto as a Conduit Lender, entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Conduit Lender hereunder, (B) each Person specified therein as a “Committed Lender” shall become a party hereto as a Committed Lender, entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Committed Lender hereunder, (C) each Person specified therein as a “Funding Agent” shall become a party hereto as a Funding Agent, entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Funding Agent hereunder, (D) the Administrative Agent shall accept such Lender Group Joinder Agreement and record the information contained therein in the Register, (E) subject to Section 2.14(a), the Maximum Commitment shall be increased by an amount equal to the aggregate Commitments of the Committed Lenders party to such Lender

Group Joinder Agreement and (F) Schedule 1.01A shall be deemed to be amended and supplemented to reflect such joinder. The Administrative Agent shall give each Funding Agent prompt notice of the addition of any Lender Group.

(d) Effect of Assignment. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 13.11, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Credit Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Credit Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits and obligations of Sections 4.01, 4.04,4.05 and 13.06 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, each applicable Borrower Party (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the Funding Agent of the Assignee, if applicable, and the applicable existing Note or Notes shall be returned to the Borrower, as applicable. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Credit Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Credit Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with clause (f) of this Section.

(e) Register. Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower Parties (such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Lender Group Joinder Agreement delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Funding Agents, Lenders, and the Commitments of the Committed Lenders of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans 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 each Borrower Party, Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Funding Agent or Lender hereunder, as the case may be, for all purposes of this Credit Agreement. In addition, Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation of any Committed Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower Parties, any Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Credit Agreement and for avoidance of doubt, each Lender Group with more than one Conduit Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, assign to another Conduit Lender in its Lender Group all or a portion of its rights and obligations hereunder (including the outstanding Obligations and rights to payment of Principal Obligations and interest), as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time. Each such assignment shall be recorded on the books and records of the Administrative Agent and the relevant Conduit Lenders, without the need to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement. For all purposes of this Credit Agreement and all related documents, with respect to each assignment under this paragraph the relevant Conduit Lender shall be deemed to have the benefit of, and be subject to the obligations imposed by, an executed,

delivered, accepted and recorded Assignment and Acceptance Assignment relating to such assignment.

(f) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower Party, Funding Agent or Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person that is a Qualified Purchaser (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, a Competitor or a Borrower Party or any Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Credit Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that any Committed Lender may sell a participation in its rights and obligations hereunder only with the written consent of the Conduit Lender(s)in its Lender Group, and provided, further that: (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (iii) each Borrower Party, each Agent 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 Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 13.06(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.

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 this Credit Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Credit Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the second proviso of Section 13.01 that directly affects such Participant. Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.01, 4.04, and 4.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 13.11 (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 4.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant: (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.01, 4.06, 13.11 and 13.18 as if it were an assignee under clause (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 4.01 or 4.05 with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 4.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.02 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 13.03 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain a register 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 (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) to any Person 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 Credit Agreement

notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(g) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Credit Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, central bank or a collateral trustee or security agent for holders of commercial paper; provided that no such pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee or grantee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(h) Certain Conduit Lender Provisions. Without limiting the foregoing, a Conduit Lender may, from time to time, with prior or concurrent notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in one transaction or a series of transactions, assign all or a portion of its interest in the Principal Obligation and its rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which it is a party to a Conduit Assignee. Upon and to the extent of such assignment by the Conduit Lender to a Conduit Assignee, (i) such Conduit Assignee shall become a Conduit Lender in the assigning Conduit Lender’s Lender Group, with the Committed Lender and the Funding Agent in such Lender Group being the Committed Lender and Funding Agent, respectively, for such Conduit Assignee, (ii) such Conduit Assignee (as Conduit Lender) shall be the owner of the assigned portion of the Principal Obligation, (iii) the related administrator for such Conduit Assignee will act as the Administrator for such Conduit Assignee, with all corresponding rights and powers, express or implied, granted to an Administrator hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (iv) such Conduit Assignee, any Related Commercial Paper Issuer, if such Conduit Assignee does not itself issue commercial paper, and their respective Liquidity Provider(s) and other Related Parties shall have the benefit of all the rights and protections provided to the Conduit Lender and its Liquidity Provider(s) herein and in the other Loan Documents (including any limitation on recourse against such Conduit Assignee or Related Parties, any agreement not to file or join in the filing of a petition to commence an insolvency proceeding against such Conduit Assignee, and the right to assign to another Conduit Assignee as provided in this paragraph), (v) such Conduit Assignee shall assume all (or the assigned or assumed portion) of the Conduit Lender’s obligations, if any, hereunder or any other Loan Document, and the Conduit Lender shall be released from such obligations, in each case to the extent of such assignment, and the obligations of the Conduit Lender and such Conduit Assignee shall be several and not joint, (vi) all distributions in respect of the Principal Obligation assigned shall be made to the applicable Funding Agent, on behalf of the Conduit Lender and such Conduit Assignee on a pro rata basis according to their respective interests, (vii) the definition of the term “CP Rate” with respect to the portion of the Principal Obligation funded with Commercial Paper issued by the Conduit Lender from time to time shall be determined in the manner set forth in the definition of “CP Rate” applicable to the Conduit Lender on the basis of the interest rate or discount applicable to Commercial Paper issued by such Conduit Assignee rather than the original Conduit Lender, (viii) the defined terms and other terms and provisions of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be interpreted in accordance with the foregoing, and (ix) if requested by the Funding Agent or Administrator with respect to the Conduit Assignee, the parties will execute and deliver such further agreements and documents and take such other actions as such Funding Agent or Administrator may reasonably request to evidence and give effect to the foregoing. No such assignment shall be made to a Conduit Assignee unless the Commercial Paper of such Conduit Assignee shall have short-term credit ratings of “A-1” and “P-1” without the consent of Borrower. No assignment by a Conduit Lender to a Conduit Assignee of all or any portion of its interest in the Principal Obligation shall in any

way diminish the obligation of the Committed Lenders in such Conduit Lender’s Lender Group under Section 2.02 to fund any Loan not funded by the Conduit Lender or such Conduit Assignee or to acquire from the Conduit Lender or such Conduit Assignee all or any portion of its interest in the Principal Obligation pursuant this Section 13.11(b)(i).

(i) Certain Committed Lender Provisions. In the event that a Conduit Lender makes an assignment to a Conduit Assignee in accordance with clause (h) above, the Committed Lenders in such Conduit Lender’s Lender Group: (i) if requested by the related Administrator, shall terminate their participation in the applicable Liquidity Agreement to the extent of such assignment and shall execute (either directly or through a participation agreement, as determined by such Administrator) the liquidity agreement related to such Conduit Assignee, to the extent of such assignment, the terms of which shall be substantially similar to those of the participation or other agreement entered into by such Committed Lender with respect to the applicable Liquidity Agreement (or which shall be otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the related Administrator), (ii) if requested by such Conduit Lender, shall enter into such agreements as requested by such Conduit Lender pursuant to which they shall be obligated to provide funding to such Conduit Assignee on the same terms and conditions as is provided for in this Credit Agreement in respect of such Conduit Lender (or which agreements shall be otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and such Conduit Lender), and (iii) shall take such actions as the related Administrator shall reasonably request in connection therewith.

13.12 Assignment to Committed Lenders.

(a) Assignment Amounts. At any time on or prior to the Stated Maturity Date, if the Administrator on behalf of the applicable Conduit Lender so elects, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent, such Conduit Lender hereby assigns effective on the Assignment Date referred to below all or such portions as may be elected by such Conduit Lender of its interest in the Principal Obligation at such time to its Committed Lenders pursuant to this Section 13.12; provided, however, that unless such assignment is an assignment of all such Conduit Lender’s interest in the Principal Obligation in whole on or after its Conduit Investment Termination Date, no such assignment shall take place pursuant to this Section 13.12 if an Event of Default shall then exist; and provided, further, that no such assignment shall take place pursuant to this Section 13.12 at a time when such Conduit Lender is subject to any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Laws. No further documentation or action on the part of such Conduit Lender, the Borrower, or the applicable Committed Lenders shall be required to exercise the rights set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, other than the giving of the notice by the related Administrator on behalf of such Conduit Lender referred to in such sentence and the delivery by such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent of a copy of such notice to each Committed Lender in the Lender Group (the date of the receipt by the Administrative Agent of any such notice being the “Assignment Date”). Each Committed Lender hereby agrees, unconditionally and irrevocably and under all circumstances, without set-off, counterclaim or defense of any kind, to pay the full amount of its Assignment Amount on such Assignment Date to such Conduit Lender in immediately available funds in Dollars based on the assigning Conduit Lender’s interest in the Principal Obligation, to an account designated by such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent. Upon payment of its Assignment Amount, each such Committed Lender shall acquire an interest in the Principal Obligation equal to its Committed Lender Percentage thereof. Upon any assignment in whole by a Conduit Lender to its Committed Lenders on or after its Conduit Investment Termination Date as contemplated hereunder, such Conduit Lender shall cease to make any additional Loans hereunder. At all times prior to its Conduit Investment Termination Date, nothing herein shall prevent a Conduit Lender from

making a subsequent Loan hereunder, in its sole discretion, following any assignment pursuant to this Section 13.12 or from making more than one assignment pursuant to this Section 13.12.

(b) Additional Assignment Amounts. The applicable Borrower Party may pay to Administrative Agent in Dollars, for the account of each Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent for the benefit of such Conduit Lender, in connection with any assignment by such Conduit Lender to its Committed Lenders pursuant to this Section 13.12, an aggregate amount equal to all interest to accrue through the end of the current Interest Period to the extent attributable to the portion of the Loans so assigned to the Committed Lenders (as determined immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment), plus all Obligations then due, other than the Loans and other than any interest described above, attributable to such portion of the Loans so assigned. If the applicable Borrower Party does not make payment of such amounts at or prior to the time of assignment by a Conduit Lender to its Committed Lenders, such amount shall be paid by such Committed Lenders to the Conduit Lender as additional consideration for the interests assigned to the Committed Lenders and, except to the extent the applicable Borrower Party makes payment of such amounts to the Committed Lender when due, the amount of the “Loans” hereunder held by such Committed Lenders shall be increased by an amount equal to the additional amount so paid by such Committed Lenders.

(c) Administration of Agreement after Assignment from Conduit Lender to Committed Lenders following the Conduit Investment Termination Date. After any assignment in whole by a Conduit Lender to its Committed Lenders pursuant to this Section 13.12 at any time on or after its Conduit Investment Termination Date (and the payment of all amounts owing to such Conduit Lender in connection therewith), all rights of the related Administrator set forth herein shall be given to the applicable Funding Agent on behalf of its Committed Lenders instead of such Administrator.

(d) Payments to Administrative Agent. After any assignment in whole by a Conduit Lender to its Committed Lenders pursuant to this Section 13.12 at any time on or after its Conduit Investment Termination Date, all payments to be made hereunder by a Borrower Party to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of such Conduit Lender shall be made to the account specified by the applicable Funding Agent in writing to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower Party.

(e) Recovery of Loans. In the event that the aggregate of the Assignment Amounts paid by the Committed Lenders with respect to any Lender Group pursuant to this Section 13.12 on any Assignment Date occurring on or after the Conduit Investment Termination Date for the related Conduit Lender is less than the Loans of such Conduit Lender on such Assignment Date, then to the extent that payments or deposits thereafter received and applied by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Lender Group under Section 3.03 in respect of Loans exceed the aggregate of the unrecovered Assignment Amounts and Loans funded by such Committed Lenders, such excess shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to such Conduit Lender’s Funding Agent for the benefit of such Conduit Lender.

13.13 Replacement of Funding Party or Lender Group. If any Borrower Party is entitled to replace a Funding Party pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.06 (in any such case, an “Affected Funding Party”), then Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort:

(a) by notice to the applicable Funding Party, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent and such Funding Party’s Funding Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), elect to replace such Affected Funding Party as a Funding Party to this Credit

Agreement with an Eligible Assignee procured by Borrower, provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided, further that, concurrently with such replacement such Eligible Assignee shall agree to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Affected Funding Party pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and to become a Funding Party for all purposes under this Credit Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Affected Funding Party to be terminated as of such date. Any such Affected Funding Party shall assign its rights and interests hereunder (other than its existing rights to payment pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.04), such assignment to be effected in compliance with the requirements of Section 13.11. In the event that such an assignment occurs, the Eligible Assignee: (i) if requested by the applicable Funding Agent, shall execute (either directly or through a participation agreement, as determined by the Funding Agent) a Liquidity Agreement related to the applicable Conduit Lender, to the extent of such assignment, the terms of which shall be substantially similar to those of the participation or other agreement by the assigning Committed Lender with respect to the applicable Liquidity Agreement (or which shall be otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Funding Agent); and (ii) shall take such actions as the Agents shall reasonably request in connection therewith. A Funding Party shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Funding Party or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply; and

(b) by notice to each member of the applicable Funding Party’s Lender Group, and with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), elect to replace the Affected Funding Party’s Lender Group with a Lender Group procured by Borrower, provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided, further that, concurrently with such replacement the Lenders in such replacement Lender Group shall agree to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to each Lender in the Affected Funding Party’s Lender Group pursuant to one or more Assignment and Assumption Agreements and to become a Funding Party for all purposes under this Credit Agreement and to assume all obligations of each Lender in the Affected Funding Party’s Lender Group to be terminated as of such date. Each Lender in the Affected Funding Party’s Lender Group shall assign its rights and interests hereunder, such assignment to be effected in compliance with the requirements of Section 13.11.

13.14 Maximum Rate. Regardless of any provision contained in any of the Loan Documents, Funding Party shall never be entitled to receive, collect or apply as interest on the Obligations any amount in excess of the Maximum Rate, and, in the event that Funding Party ever receive, collect or apply as interest any such excess, the amount which would be excessive interest shall be deemed to be a partial prepayment of principal and treated hereunder as such; and, if the principal amount of the Obligations is paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be paid to the applicable Borrower Party. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the Maximum Rate, each Borrower Party and Funding Party shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law: (a) characterize any nonprincipal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest; (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof; and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread, in equal parts, the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Obligations so that the interest rate does not exceed the Maximum Rate; provided that, if the Obligations are paid and performed in full prior to the end of the full contemplated term thereof, and if the interest received for the actual period of existence thereof exceeds the Maximum Rate, each applicable Funding Party shall refund to the applicable Borrower Party the amount of such excess or credit the amount of such excess against the principal amount of the Obligations and, in such event, Funding Parties shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any laws for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving interest in excess of the Maximum Rate. As used herein, the term “applicable law” shall mean

the law in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in the event there is a change in the law which results in a higher permissible rate of interest, then the Loan Documents shall be governed by such new law as of its effective date.

13.15 Headings. Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Credit Agreement.

13.16 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent, and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

13.17 Limited Liability of Investors. None of the Investors, shall have any personal, partnership, corporate or trust liability for the payment or performance of the Obligations. Nothing contained in this Section 13.17 or in any of the other provisions of the Loan Documents shall be construed to limit, restrict, or impede the obligations, the liabilities, and indebtedness of any Borrower Party, or of any Investor to make its Capital Contributions to Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement and its Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 13.17, the payment and performance of the Obligations shall be fully recourse to Borrower Parties and their respective properties and assets.

13.18 Confidentiality. Administrative Agent, each Funding Agent and each Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed: (a) to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, representatives, advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors in each case on a reasonable need-to-know basis (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 and that the Administrative Agent, Funding Agent, or Lender disclosing such information shall be liable for any disclosure in violation hereof by any of its own partners, directors, officers, employees, representatives, advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors); (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority; (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party to this Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Credit Agreement or under 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 which the Borrower Parties are intended third party beneficiaries entitled to enforce such agreement, to: (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Credit Agreement; or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty or prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty’s or prospective counterparty’s professional advisor) to any credit derivative transaction relating to obligations of the Borrower Parties; (g) with the consent of the applicable Borrower Party; (h) to the extent such Information: (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section; (y) becomes available to Administrative Agent, any Funding Agent, or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Borrower Party; or (z) was independently developed by any Agent or any Lender from information obtained from a source other than a Borrower Party and in compliance with this Section or (i) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same

as those of this Section, to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization or any Rating Agency, Commercial Paper dealer first loss provider, service provider, provider of credit enhancement or liquidity to such Conduit Lender or any Person providing financing to, or holding equity interest in, such Conduit Lender, any to any officers, directors, employees, outside accountants or attorneys of any of the foregoing; provided that with respect to clause (i), such recipient has been advised of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential. Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (i), neither Administrative Agent, Funding Agent nor any Lender shall disseminate any Information to a Competitor without the prior written consent of the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of any Borrower Party relating to any Borrower Party or any of their Subsidiaries, Investors or Affiliates or its or their business; provided, that (i) except as set forth in clause (ii) of this proviso, neither the identity of the Investors (other than by identification number and dollar amounts), nor the contents of the organizational documents or the subscription agreements or related subscription booklets, offering memorandum and marketing materials, shall be revealed without the Borrower Parties consent (subject, with respect to clause (c) above, that obtaining the consent of such Borrower Party is permitted by law), and (ii) without limiting clause (i) of this proviso, prior to revealing the identity of Investors (other than, in either case, by identification number and dollar amounts) to any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Credit Agreement, the applicable assignor shall, enter into an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section to which the Borrower Parties are intended third party beneficiaries entitled to enforce such agreement. 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.

13.19 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender and each Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

13.20 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and each other Borrower Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding this Credit Agreement provided by Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Borrower Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand; (ii) Borrower and each other Borrower Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate; and (iii) Borrower and each other Borrower Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b)(i) Administrative Agent and the Arrangers each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for Borrower or any other Borrower Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person; and (ii) neither Administrative Agent nor the Arrangers has any obligation to Borrower or any other Borrower Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower or any other Borrower Party and their respective Affiliates, and neither

Administrative Agent nor the Arrangers has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower or any other Borrower Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower and each other Borrower Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against Administrative Agent and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

13.21 Qualified Purchaser. Each Lender represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Purchaser.

13.22 No Bankruptcy Petition Against any Conduit Lender. Each of the parties hereto hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding Commercial Paper or other rated indebtedness of a Conduit Lender, it will not institute against, or encourage, cooperate with or join any other Person in instituting against, such Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the law of the United States or any state of the United States. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement.

13.23 No Recourse Against any Conduit Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Credit Agreement, the obligations of each Conduit Lender under this Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are solely the corporate obligations of such Conduit Lender and shall be payable solely to the extent of funds received by such Conduit Lender from the Borrower Parties in accordance herewith or from any party to any Loan Document in accordance with the terms thereof in excess of funds necessary to pay such Conduit Lender’s matured and maturing Commercial Paper or other rated indebtedness and, to the extent funds are not available to pay such obligations, the claims relating thereto shall not constitute a claim against such Conduit Lender but shall continue to accrue. The payment of any claim (as defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code) of any party to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document against a Conduit Lender shall be subordinated to the payment in full of all of such Conduit Lender’s Commercial Paper and other rated indebtedness. No recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or agreement of any Conduit Lender as contained in this Credit Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document entered into by it pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall be had against any manager or administrator of such Person or any incorporator, stockholder, member, officer, employee or director of such Person or of any such manager or administrator, as such, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement.

13.24 Excess Funds. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Credit Agreement to the contrary, no Conduit Lender shall, nor shall any Conduit Lender be obligated to, pay any amount pursuant to this Credit Agreement unless (i) such Conduit Lender has received funds which may be used to make such payment and which funds are not required to repay its commercial paper notes when due and (ii) after giving effect to such payment, either (x) such Conduit Lender could issue commercial paper notes to refinance all of its outstanding commercial paper notes (assuming such outstanding commercial paper notes matured at such time) in accordance with the program documents governing its securitization program or (y) all of such Conduit Lender’s commercial paper notes are paid in full. Any amount which any Conduit Lender does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not constitute a claim (as defined in Section 101 of the United States Bankruptcy Code) against or obligation of such Conduit Lender for any such insufficiency unless and until such Conduit Lender satisfies the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) above. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement.

13.25 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by Administrative Agent, 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.

13.26 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Credit Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to 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 7.01, this Credit Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Credit Agreement by fax or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Credit Agreement.

13.27 Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of each Borrower Party in respect of any such sum due from it to Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Credit Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to Administrative Agent or any Lender from any Borrower Party in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower Party agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to Administrative Agent or any Lender in such currency, Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Borrower Party (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).

13.28 Entire Agreement. THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

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signature pages follow.

100

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


BORROWER: TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

Signature Page to

Revolving Credit Agreement


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
		Title: Executive Director

By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Managing Director

Signature Page to

Revolving Credit Agreement


LENDERS:

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Funding Agent and Committed Lender for the Natixis Lender Group

By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
		Title: Executive Director

By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: Managing Director

Signature Page to

Revolving Credit Agreement

Schedule 1.01A

COMMITMENTS AND LENDER GROUPS

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC


Name of Lender Group	Funding Agent	Committed Lender	Conduit Lender	Commitment of Committed Lender
Natixis	Natixis, New York Branch	Natixis, New York Branch	None	$	250,000,000

			Total	$	250,000,000

Schedule 1.01A

Schedule 1.01B

MANDATORY COST FORMULAE

1. The Mandatory Cost (to the extent applicable) is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with:

(a)

the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Conduct Authority and/or Prudential Regulation Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions); or

(b)

the requirements of the European Central Bank.

2. On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “Additional Cost Rate”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by Administrative Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum. Administrative Agent will, at the request of Borrower, deliver to Borrower a statement setting forth the calculations of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender and the Mandatory Cost.

3. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to Administrative Agent. This percentage will be certified by such Lender in its notice to Administrative Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of such Lender’s participation in all relevant Loans made from such Lending Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of Loans made from that Lending Office.

4. Subject to paragraph 13 below and/or any changes agreed between the Required Lenders and Borrower in order to reflect market practice in relation to fees or costs imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (as the case may be), the Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by Administrative Agent as follows:

(a)

in relation to any Loan in Sterling:

AB+C(B-D)+E x 0.01 per cent per annum

100 - (A+C)

(b)

in relation to any Loan in any currency other than Sterling:

E x 0.01 per cent per annum

300

Where:

“A”

is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.

Schedule 1.01B

“B”

is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Margin, the Mandatory Cost and any interest charged on overdue amounts pursuant to the first sentence of Section 2.05(b) and, in the case of interest (other than on overdue amounts) charged at the Default Rate, without counting any increase in interest rate effected by the charging of the Default Rate) payable for the relevant Interest Period of such Loan.

“C”

is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.

“D”

is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.

“E”

is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by Administrative Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Banks to Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.

5. For the purposes of this Schedule:

(a) “Eligible Liabilities” and “Special Deposits” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;

(b) “Fees Rules” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Conduct Authority Fees Manual and/or the Fees Manual of the Prudential Regulation Authority or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits;

(c) “Fee Tariffs” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate) or such other equivalent fee tariffs payable to the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (as the case may be);

(d) “Reference Banks” means four banks in the London interbank market selected by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower (or all such banks if there are less than four);

(e) “Tariff Base” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules;

(f) “Financial Conduct Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority established pursuant to the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (or any successor authority);

(g) “Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union; and

(h) “Prudential Regulation Authority” means the Prudential Regulation Authority established pursuant to the Financial Services and Markets Xxx 0000 (or any successor authority).

Schedule 1.01B

6. In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5% will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.

7. If requested by Administrative Agent or Borrower, each Reference Bank with a Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (as the case may be), supply to Administrative Agent and Borrower, the rate of charge payable by such Reference Bank to the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (as the case may be) pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (as the case may be) (calculated for this purpose by such Reference Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to such Reference Bank for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of such Reference Bank.

8. Each Lender shall supply any information required by Administrative Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information in writing on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:

(a) the jurisdiction of the Lending Office out of which it is making available its participation in the relevant Loan; and

(b) any other information that Administrative Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.

Each Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.

9. The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies Administrative Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a lending office in the same jurisdiction as its Lending Office.

10. Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any Person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over- or under-compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.

11. Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.

12. Any determination by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

13. Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with Borrower and the Lenders, determine and notify to all parties hereto any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time

Schedule 1.01B

imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

Schedule 1.01B

Schedule 13.07

ADDRESSES FOR NOTICE


If to any Borrower Party:		If to Administrative Agent:

c/o The TCW Group, Inc. 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx		Natixis, New York Branch 0000 Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx With a copy to: Natixis, New York Branch 1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Legal Department Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Schedule 13.07

EXHIBIT A

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

[RESERVED.]

Exhibit A – Page 1

EXHIBIT B

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE


$			,20

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Maker”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to (“Payee”), at the principal office of [Natixis, New York Branch, as Funding Agent (“Funding Agent”) for the Lender Group under the Credit Agreement referred to below][Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement referred to below (“Administrative Agent”)] or such other office as [Funding Agent][Administrative Agent] designates, the principal sum of AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($XX), or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, in lawful money of the United States of America.

This promissory note (this “Note”) has been executed and delivered pursuant to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among TCW Direct Lending LLC, as borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, and is one of the “Notes” referred to therein. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. This Note evidences Loans made under the Credit Agreement, and the holder of this Note shall be entitled to the benefits provided in the Credit Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement for a statement of: (a) the obligation of Payee to make advances thereunder; (b) the prepayment rights and obligations of Maker; (c) the collateral for the repayment of this Note; and (d) the events upon which the maturity of this Note may be accelerated. Maker may borrow, repay and reborrow upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement.

The unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be payable in accordance with the terms of Sections 3.03 and 13.14 of the Credit Agreement, which provisions are hereby incorporated by reference in this Note as if fully set forth herein.

The unpaid principal amount of this Note shall bear interest from the date of borrowing until maturity in accordance with Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.11 and 13.14 of the Credit Agreement. Interest on this Note shall be payable in accordance with Sections 3.02, 3.03, and 13.14 of the Credit Agreement.

All Borrowings and continuations of Loans hereunder, and all payments made with respect thereto, may be recorded by Payee from time to time on grid(s) which may be attached hereto, or Payee may record such information by such other method as Payee may generally employ; provided, however, that failure to make any such entry shall in no way reduce or diminish Maker’s obligations hereunder. The aggregate unpaid amount of all Borrowings and


		Exhibit B – Page 1

continuations of Loans set forth on grid(s) which may be attached hereto shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the unpaid principal amount of this Note or under the Credit Agreement.

If this Note, or any installment or payment due hereunder, is not paid when due, whether at maturity or by acceleration, or if it is collected through a bankruptcy, probate or other court, whether before or after maturity, Maker agrees to pay all out-of-pocket costs of collection, including, but not limited to, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees incurred by the holder hereof and costs of appeal, in each case, as provided in the Credit Agreement. All past-due principal of, and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, past-due interest on, this Note shall bear interest until paid at the Default Rate as provided in the Credit Agreement.

Maker and all sureties, endorsers, guarantors and other parties ever liable for payment of any sums payable pursuant to the terms of this Note, jointly and severally waive (except as expressly provided in the Credit Agreement) demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of acceleration, notice of intent to accelerate, diligence in collection, the bringing of any suit against any party, and any notice of or defense on account of any extensions, renewals, partial payment, or any releases or substitutions of any security, or any delay, indulgence, or other act of any trustee or any holder hereof, whether before or after maturity.

Pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law, the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles that might otherwise apply, and the applicable federal Laws of the United States of America, shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement and interpretation of this Note.

Reference is hereby made to Section 13.17 of the Credit Agreement regarding the non-personal liability of the Investors, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference in this Note as if fully set forth herein, for the payment and performance of Maker’s obligations hereunder.


MAKER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit B – Page 2

EXHIBIT C

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

LOAN NOTICE

, 20


Natixis, New York Branch 1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:		Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone:		(000) 000-0000
Fax:		(000) 000-0000
Email:		xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

with a copy to: Xxxx.Xxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Xxxxxxxx.Xxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Xxxx.Xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Xxxxxx.Xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Loan Notice is executed and delivered by TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”) [and [QUALIFIED BORROWER], a [ ] (“Qualified Borrower”)], to Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), pursuant to Section 2.02 of that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Complete the following:

1.	Borrower [and Qualified Borrower] hereby request[s] (check one box only):

A Borrowing

A conversion of [Eurocurrency] [Base] [Floating LIBOR] Rate Loan

A continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loan

(a)

On (a Business Day)

(b)

In the amount of $


		Exhibit C – Page 1

(c)

In [Dollars][Canadian Dollars][Euros][Sterling][insert other Alternative Currency permitted pursuant to Section 1.06 of the Credit Agreement]

(d)

[If any portion of the Borrowing is not to be funded by a Conduit Lender through the issuance of Commercial Paper, such portion shall be a [Base Rate Loan] [Eurocurrency Rate Loan] (it being understood that if any Conduit Lender elects to fund any portion of a Loan through its Liquidity Provider, the interest rate (for the period prior to the time such portion of such Loan is funded through the issuance of Commercial Paper) which shall apply to such portion of such Borrowing shall be determined in the reasonable discretion of the applicable Funding Agent).]

(e)

[For a Eurocurrency Rate Loan: with an Interest Period of months.]

(f)

[For a conversion: the [Eurocurrency][Base][Floating LIBOR] Rate Loans referenced above shall be converted to [Eurocurrency][Base][Floating LIBOR] Rate Loans.]

2.	In connection with the [Borrowing] [continuation] [conversion] requested herein, Borrower[s] hereby represent[s], warrant[s], and certif[y][ies] to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders that:

(a)

On and as of the date of such Borrowing, the statements contained in Sections 7.02(a) and 7.02(b) are accurate;

(b)

Following the requested [Borrowing] [continuation] [conversion], the Principal Obligation will be $ ;

(c)

After giving effect to such [Borrowing] [continuation] [conversion], the Principal Obligation on and as of the date of such [Borrowing] [continuation] [conversion] will not exceed the Available Commitment on and as of such date, based on the most recent information available to the Borrowers; and

(d)

Set forth on Schedule I to this Loan Notice (which shall be the Borrowing Base Certificate for purposes of this Loan Notice) are: (i) the Capital Commitments of Borrowing Base Investors; (ii) the Unfunded Commitments of Borrowing Base Investors; and (iii) a calculation of the Available Commitment, in each case, on and as of the date of [Borrowing] [continuation] [conversion] requested herein.

3.	Following are Borrower’s instructions for distribution of loan proceeds (appropriate wire instructions, etc.): ¹

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOW.

¹	NTD: Insert.


		Exhibit C – Page 2

This Loan Notice is executed on , 20 .


BORROWER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit C – Page 3

SCHEDULE I

DATED AS OF , 20

Calculation of Available Commitment²


Borrowing Base Investors	Capital Commitment	Eligible Designated/Included Unfunded Commitment
[NAMES]


Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments of Included Investors:	$	[A	]

[A] multiplied by 90%:	$	[B	]

Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments of Designated Investors:	$	[C	]

[C] multiplied by 65%³:	$	[D	]

Borrowing Base (sum of [B] and [D]):	$	[E	]

Maximum Commitment:	$	[F	]

FX Reserve Amount:	$	[G	]

Maximum Commitment minus FX Reserve Amount ([F] minus [G]):	$	[H	]

Borrowing Base minus FX Reserve Amount ([E] minus [G]):	$	[I	]

Available Commitment (lesser of [H] and [I]):	$	[J	]

Principal Obligation:	$	[K	]

Maximum amount of Loans to be advanced ([J] minus [K]):	$	[L	]

²	All in this *Schedule I* are reflected in the Dollar Equivalent of such amount.

³	Subject to Aggregate Concentration Limit and Individual Concentration Limit


		Exhibit C – Schedule I

EXHIBIT D

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

SECURITY AGREEMENT

, 20

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT is executed and delivered as of November 12, 2014 (the “Security Agreement”), by TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), in favor of NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), for the benefit of the Secured Parties (hereinafter defined). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

Existence of Borrower. Borrower was formed pursuant to that certain Certificate of Formation dated as of April 1, 2014and is governed pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of September 19, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Operating Agreement”).

2.	Capital Calls. Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, Borrower may make one or more Capital Calls upon the Investors to make Capital Contributions to the capital of Borrower subject to certain limitations specified in the Operating Agreement.

Credit Agreement. Borrower and Administrative Agent have entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), relating to a revolving credit facility. Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Liquidity Providers are herein collectively referred to as “Secured Parties” and each individually referred to as a “Secured Party.” To secure the Obligations under the Credit Agreement, Borrower has agreed to pledge and assign to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Borrower’s rights to make Capital Calls under the Operating Agreement, to receive payment of each Investor’s Capital Contributions, and to enforce the payment of Capital Contributions by each Investor pursuant to the Operating Agreement.

Collateral and Obligations. In order to secure the Obligations, Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the terms and conditions of this Security Agreement and the Operating Agreement, a first priority security interest (except to the extent of Permitted Liens) and lien in and to the following (the “Collateral”):

(a)

Borrower’s right to make Capital Calls, and all other rights, titles, interests, powers and privileges related to, appurtenant to or arising out of Borrower’s right to require or demand that Investors make Capital Contributions to the capital of Borrower, in each case, in accordance with the Operating Agreement;


		Exhibit D – Page 1

(b)

Borrower’s rights, titles, interests and privileges in and to the Capital Contributions, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and any other rights of Borrower to receive the same; and

(c)

Borrower’s rights, titles, interests, remedies, and privileges under the Operating Agreement relating to Capital Contributions and any other rights of Borrower under the Operating Agreement to call for additional Capital Contributions or the enforcement thereof.

Administrative Agent acknowledges that the Collateral does not include (i) an interest in any Investor’s Membership Interest in Borrower, or (ii) those items excluded from the definition of Collateral pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement.

Administrative Agent, in its discretion, without in any manner impairing any of its rights and powers of the Secured Parties hereunder, may, at any time and from time to time, without further consent of or notice to Borrower, with or without valuable consideration, file this Security Agreement or a photocopy hereof, or any financing statement with respect hereto covering the Collateral (and any amendment, modification, supplement or continuation in respect of any such financing statement).

5.	Warranties and Covenants. Borrower hereby warrants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties as follows:

(a)

That Borrower is the sole, legal and equitable owner of the Capital Commitments and the Capital Contributions and the sole, legal and equitable owner and holder of the right to make Capital Calls and has the authority to execute this Security Agreement, and this Security Agreement constitutes the legal and binding obligation of Borrower enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity;

(b)

That Borrower has not heretofore transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or granted any security interest in all or any portion of the Collateral which has not been released in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement; that it has full right and power to make the transfer, pledge and assignment and grant the security interests granted hereby; that, to the extent required by the Operating Agreement, all Investors have been or will be notified of, and have acknowledged the transfer, pledge and assignment contained herein; and that this Security Agreement is effective to accomplish the transfer, pledge, assignment, and grant of the security interests granted hereby;

(c)

That Borrower has received direct or indirect benefit from the loans evidenced by the Notes; and that the grant of the security interest in the Collateral hereunder was a condition to the granting of such loans;

(d)

That Borrower shall execute and deliver (as applicable) (i) such forms, authorizations, documents and instruments, and do such other things, as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in order to require that all Investors deposit into the Collateral Account all monies or sums paid or to be paid by them as and when Capital Contributions are made pursuant to the Operating Agreement; and (ii) any financing statements or other documents which Administrative Agent reasonably requests to protect or perfect the pledge and grant of the security interests made herein (all of which shall be deemed part of the Collateral Documents) to Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent acting on


		Exhibit D – Page 2

behalf of the Secured Parties may reasonably request from time to time, for the purpose of granting to, protecting, maintaining or perfecting in favor of the Secured Parties, first priority security interests in any of the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens), together with other assurances of the enforceability of the liens and assurances of due recording and documentation of the Collateral Documents or copies thereof, as Administrative Agent may reasonably require to avoid material impairment of the liens and security interests granted or purported to be granted pursuant to this Security Agreement; and

(e)

That neither Administrative Agent nor Secured Parties shall be responsible in any way for any depreciation in the value of the Collateral nor have any duty or responsibility whatsoever to take any steps to preserve any rights of Borrower in the Collateral or under the Operating Agreement.

6.	Remedies Upon Event of Default.

6.1	Capital Call Rights.

(a)

Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, is hereby authorized, in the name of Borrower, at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) to notify the Investors obligated to Borrower with respect to the Capital Contributions to make all payments due or to become due thereon directly to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at a different account than that specified in the Credit Agreement, or (ii) to initiate one or more Capital Calls in order to pay the Obligations (which Capital Calls may be in an amount required to result in payment in full of the outstanding Obligations). In order to secure further the payment and performance of the Obligations and to effect and facilitate the Secured Parties’ right of setoff, in each case, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Administrative Agent as the attorney-in-fact entitled in the name of Borrower upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to make Capital Calls upon the Investors pursuant to the terms of the applicable Subscription Agreement and the Operating Agreement.

(b)

With or without such general notification as set forth in Section 6.1(a) above, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may, in accordance with the Operating Agreement: (i) make Capital Calls in the name of Borrower; (ii) take or bring, in Borrower’s name or that of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all steps, actions, suits or proceedings reasonably deemed by Administrative Agent as necessary to effect possession or collection of payments constituting Collateral; (iii) complete any contract or agreement of Borrower evidencing or constituting any of the Collateral; (iv) take such actions with respect to the Capital Commitments as are necessary in order to pay the Obligations, and to perform the Subscription Agreements and the Operating Agreement to the extent required to effect such actions; (v) make allowances or adjustments related to the Capital Calls; (vi) compromise any claims related to the Capital Calls; (vii) issue credit in its own name or the name of Borrower to the extent necessary to reflect the making of a Capital Contribution to Borrower that is not otherwise reflected in the capital accounts of Borrower; or (viii) exercise any right, privilege, power, or remedy provided to Borrower under its Constituent Documents, or the Subscription Agreements or relating to the right to call for and to receive Capital Contributions, in each case, in accordance with the Constituent Documents and/or the Subscription Agreements.


		Exhibit D – Page 3

(c)

Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, is hereby authorized and empowered, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, on behalf of Borrower and in accordance with the Operating Agreement, to endorse the name of Borrower upon any check, draft, instrument, receipt, instruction or other document, agreement or item constituting Collateral or proceeds thereof, including, but not limited to, any item evidencing payment upon a Capital Contribution of any Investor to Borrower coming into Administrative Agent’s or any Secured Party’s possession, and to receive and apply the proceeds therefrom in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

(d)

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, issuance by Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, of a receipt to any Investor obligated to pay any Capital Contributions to Borrower shall be a full and complete release, discharge and acquittance of such Investor to the extent of any amount so paid to the Collateral Account or otherwise to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, so long as such amount shall not be invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any bankruptcy act or code, state or federal law, common law or equitable doctrine.

(e)

All actions taken pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall be subject to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement. Administrative Agent shall give Borrower prompt notice of any action taken pursuant to this Section 6.1, but failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such action or give rise to any defense in favor of Borrower with respect to such action. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall be deemed to make at any time any representation or warranty as to the validity of any Capital Call Notice nor shall Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties be accountable for Borrower’s use of the proceeds of any Capital Call Notice.

6.2

Power of Attorney. Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, is hereby granted an irrevocable power of attorney, which is coupled with an interest, to, in accordance with the Operating Agreement, execute all checks, drafts, receipts, instruments, instructions or other documents, agreements or items on behalf of Borrower exercisable only upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (and subject to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement), as shall be deemed by Administrative Agent to be necessary or advisable, in the sole discretion, reasonably exercised, of Administrative Agent, to preserve the security interests and liens herein granted or to secure the repayment of the Obligations, and neither Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall incur any liability in connection with or arising from its exercise of such authority and power except as a result of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

6.3	Collateral Sale or Other Disposition.

(a)

During the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (subject to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement) to sell the Collateral or any part thereof for cash, upon credit or for future delivery and upon such other terms as Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable, with Borrower hereby waiving all rights, if any, to require Administrative Agent to marshal the Collateral and any other security for the Obligations. Any notice of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral may be made shall be deemed reasonable if made in


		Exhibit D – Page 4

accordance with applicable Law. Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of the Collateral regardless of notice having been given. From time to time Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, postpone the time and change the place of any proposed sale of any of the Collateral for which notice has been given as provided above if, in the judgment of Administrative Agent, such postponement or change is necessary or appropriate in order that the provisions of this Security Agreement applicable to such sale may be fulfilled or in order to obtain more favorable conditions under which such sale may take place and notice of such change has been provided in accordance with applicable Law.

(b)

In case of any sale by Administrative Agent of any of the Collateral on credit, which may be elected at the option and in the complete discretion of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the Collateral so sold may be retained by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties until the selling price is paid by the purchaser, but neither Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall incur any liability in case of failure of the purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold. In case of any such failure, such Collateral so sold may be again similarly sold. After deducting all costs or expenses for which Borrower is liable pursuant to the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and legal expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties, or both, to the extent due and payable in accordance with the Credit Agreement), Administrative Agent shall apply the remaining balance of the proceeds of any sale or sales, if any, to pay the principal of and interest upon the Obligations in accordance with Section 11.05 in the Credit Agreement. If the proceeds of any sale, disposition or other remedy are insufficient to pay the Obligations in full, Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency in the payment of the Obligations and the reasonable and documented fees of any attorney employed by Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to collect in accordance with the Credit Agreement. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall incur any liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral at any private sale or sales conducted in accordance with applicable law except as a result of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(c)

All recitals in any instrument of assignment or any other instrument executed by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties or by the Secured Parties incident to the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition or utilization of the Collateral or any part thereof hereunder shall be full proof of the matters stated therein and no other proof shall be required to establish full legal propriety of the sale or other action taken by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties or by the Secured Parties or of any fact, condition or thing incident thereto, and all prerequisites of such sale or other action shall be presumed to have been performed or to have occurred.

6.4

Additional Rights and Remedies. Subject to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement, Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall have all rights, remedies and recourse granted in the Loan Documents or existing at common law or equity (including specifically those granted by the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in New York and any other state which governs the creation or perfection (and the effect thereof) of any security interest in the Collateral), and such rights and remedies: (i) shall be cumulative and concurrent; (ii) may be pursued separately, successively or concurrently against Borrower and any other party obligated under the Obligations, or against the Collateral, or any of such Collateral, or any other security for the Obligations, or any of them, at the sole discretion of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties; (iii) may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall arise, it being agreed by


		Exhibit D – Page 5

Borrower that the exercise or failure to exercise any of same shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof or of any other right, remedy or recourse; and (iv) are intended to be and shall be, non-exclusive.

6.5

Subrogation. Notwithstanding a foreclosure upon any of the Collateral or exercise of any other remedy by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not be subrogated thereby to any rights of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or Borrower or any property of Borrower, nor shall Borrower be deemed to be the owner of any interest in the Obligations, nor shall Borrower exercise any rights or remedies with respect to Borrower or the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations or any of them or the property of Borrower until the Obligations (other than contingent contractual indemnities) have been paid to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and is fully performed and discharged.

Limitation on Liability. Regardless of any provision of this Security Agreement, in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct or breach of the Operating Agreement or Credit Agreement by Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties, or both, neither Administrative Agent nor the Secured Parties shall be liable for the failure of Administrative Agent to collect or exercise diligence in the collection, possession or any transaction concerning, all or part of the Capital Calls, Capital Call Notices, Capital Contributions or Capital Commitments, or sums due or paid thereon, nor shall Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties be under any obligation whatsoever to anyone by virtue of the security interests and liens granted herein.

Notices. Any notice, demand, request or other communication which any party hereto may be required or may desire to give hereunder shall be delivered and deemed effective in accordance with Section 13.07 of the Credit Agreement. Any notice required hereunder shall be deemed commercially reasonable if given at least ten (10) days prior to the event giving rise to the requirement of such notice, including but not limited to, notices of a private or public sale.

Appointment of Successor Administrative Agent. Reference is hereby made to Section 12.06 of the Credit Agreement for the terms and conditions upon which a successor Administrative Agent hereunder may be appointed. Wherever the words “Administrative Agent” are used herein, the same shall mean the Administrative Agent named in the first paragraph of this Security Agreement or the successor Administrative Agent at the time in question.

10.	Binding Effect; Miscellaneous.

(a)

This Security Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the undersigned and their respective successors and assigns.

(b)

The headings to the various paragraphs of this Security Agreement shall have been inserted for convenient reference only and shall not modify, define, limit or expand the expressed provisions of this Security Agreement. This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement by telecopy or other electronic transmission (including “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.


		Exhibit D – Page 6

(c)

No delay or omission on the part of Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any such right or any other right. A waiver on any one or more occasions shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion.

(d)

Pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law, the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law principles that might otherwise apply, and the applicable federal laws of the United States of America, shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement and interpretation of this Security Agreement.

(e)

Any suit, action or proceeding against any party hereto with respect to this Security Agreement or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof, may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, or in the United States Courts located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, pursuant to Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and each party hereto hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding in said court by the mailing thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the applicable address set forth in Section 8 hereof. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any objections 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 Security Agreement brought in the courts located in the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and each hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, WHICH WAIVER IS INFORMED AND VOLUNTARY.

(f)

This Security Agreement and the provisions set forth herein shall continue until the full, final, and complete satisfaction of the Obligations (other than contingent contractual indemnities), and Administrative Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ rights hereunder shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by: (i) the renewal, extension, modification, amendment or alteration of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than this Security Agreement) or any related document or instrument; (ii) any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to any primary or secondary obligor or in connection with any security for the Obligations; (iii) any full or partial release of any of the foregoing (unless the rights under this Security Agreement are expressly released in accordance herewith); or (iv) notice of any of the foregoing.

(g)

Neither Administrative Agent nor the Secured Parties have assumed, and nothing contained herein shall be declared to have imposed upon Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties, any of Borrower’s duties or obligations, except that Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall be bound by the provisions of the Operating Agreement in exercising rights or remedies thereunder assigned to Administrative Agent hereunder.

(h)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the obligations of Borrower hereunder are subject to the recourse and nonrecourse provisions of Section 13.17 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) the rights, powers, privileges and remedies of the


		Exhibit D – Page 7

Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder are subject to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement.

(i)

On the full, final, and complete satisfaction of the Obligations (other than contingent contractual indemnities), this Security Agreement and the rights and liens of the Administrative Agent shall be automatically released and of no further force or effect. Thereafter, upon request, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall provide Borrower, at its sole expense, a written release of its obligations hereunder and of the Collateral in form reasonably acceptable to Borrower.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOW.


		Exhibit D – Page 8

Executed on the date first above written.


BORROWER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit D – Page 9

EXHIBIT E

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

COLLATERAL ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT

Dated as of , 20

For value received, TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignor”), hereby (i) pledges to NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below) (“Assignee”) under that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement), by and among Assignor, Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders from time to time party thereto (together with such other lending institutions which become party to the Credit Agreement, or have been, or may hereafter be, assigned an interest as lender in accordance with the Credit Agreement, the “Lenders” and together with each Agent and Liquidity Provider, the “Secured Parties”), and (ii) grants to Assignee, a lien, claim, encumbrance upon and security interest in Account No. 00000000 at State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Depository”), entitled “TCW Direct Lending LLC Collateral Account”, and any extensions or renewals thereof, if the account is one which may be extended or renewed, and any successor or substitute accounts as agreed between Assignor and Assignee (such account or accounts and any extensions or renewals being hereinafter called the “Account”), together with all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest (whether now existing or hereafter created or arising) in and to the Account, all sums now or at any time hereafter on deposit therein, credited thereto, or payable thereon, all proceeds and products thereof, and all instruments, documents, certificates, and other writings evidencing the Account, on the following terms and conditions:

This assignment (this “Assignment”) of the Account shall secure the payment and the performance of the Obligations. Assignor shall also enter into a Deposit Account Control Agreement (an “Account Control Agreement”), which shall, upon the execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, give the Administrative Agent “control” of the Account within the meaning of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time.

2.	Assignor represents and warrants that:

(a)

subject to Administrative Agent’s and/or Depository’s rights in the Account, Assignor is the sole owner of the Account and has authority to execute and deliver this Assignment;

(b)

except for any financing statement which may have been filed by Assignee, no financing statement covering the Account, or any part thereof, has been filed and remains effective with any filing officer;

(c)

no other assignment has been executed with respect to the Account, other than in favor of Assignee; and


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(d)

the Account is not subject to any liens or offsets of any Person other than Assignee, Secured Parties, the Depository and Permitted Liens.

3.	So long as the Obligations or any part thereof remain unpaid, Assignor covenants and agrees:

(a)

(i) from time to time promptly to execute and deliver to Assignee all such other assignments, certificates, passbooks and supplemental writings, and do all other acts or things as Assignee may reasonably request in order to more fully evidence and perfect the security interest herein created; and (ii) Assignee may file such financing statements, amendments thereto and continuations thereof as Assignee may reasonably deem necessary in order to more fully evidence and perfect the security interest herein created;

(b)

promptly (to the extent readily available) to furnish Assignee with any information or writings which Assignee may reasonably request concerning the Account;

(c)

promptly (upon obtaining knowledge thereof) to notify Assignee of any material change in any fact or circumstances warranted or represented by Assignor herein or any material change in any other writing furnished by Assignor to Assignee in connection with the Account;

(d)

promptly (upon obtaining knowledge thereof) to notify Assignee of any claim (other than a Permitted Lien), action, or proceeding affecting title to the Account, or any part thereof, or the security interest herein, and, at the reasonable request of Assignee, appear in and defend any such action or proceeding; and

(e)

to pay to Assignee the amount of any court costs and attorney’s fees assessed by a court and incurred by Assignee following any Event of Default hereunder (to the extent due and payable in accordance with the Credit Agreement).

4.	Assignor covenants and agrees that, without the prior consent of Assignee, Assignor will not:

(a)

create any other Lien in or upon, or otherwise encumber, or assign the Account, or any part thereof, or permit the same to be or become subject to any Lien, attachment, execution, sequestration, other legal or equitable process, or any encumbrance of any kind or character, except the Lien herein created and subject to the Account Control Agreement, any offset rights inuring to the benefit of Depository, or Permitted Liens; or

(b)

request, make or allow to be made any withdrawals from the Account to the extent prohibited hereunder or in Section 5.02 of the Credit Agreement.

Should any funds required by the Credit Agreement to be deposited in or credited to the Account instead be received by Assignor, they shall immediately upon such receipt become subject to the lien granted hereunder and while in the hands of Assignor be segregated from all other funds of Assignor and be held in trust for the Secured Parties unless otherwise used in accordance with the terms hereof and the Credit Agreement. Assignor shall have absolutely no dominion or control over such funds except to promptly deposit them into the Account. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that Depository is authorized to comply with instructions originated in writing by Assignee in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Account Control Agreement and the Credit Agreement directing the disposition of funds in the Account without further consent of Assignor. Assignee agrees with Assignor that Assignee shall not originate instructions with respect to, or


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direct the disposition of funds in, the Account except during the continuation of an Event of Default and subject to Section 11.03 of the Credit Agreement.

5.	Assignee’s rights hereunder shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by:

(a)

any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Assignee or the Secured Parties to any primary or secondary obligor or in connection with any security for the Obligations;

(b)

any full or partial release of any of the foregoing;

(c)

any other action taken or omitted to be taken by Assignee or the Secured Parties in connection with the Obligations, whether or not such action or omission prejudices Assignor or increases the likelihood that the Account will be applied to the Obligations; or

(d)

notice of any of the foregoing.

6.	Assignee, without in any manner impairing any of its rights and powers hereunder, may, at any time and from time to time, without further consent of or notice to Assignor (except as required by the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents), and with or without valuable consideration:

(a)

renew or extend the maturity of or accept partial payments upon the Obligations or any part thereof;

(b)

release any person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Obligations or any security therefor;

(c)

alter, in any manner that the Secured Parties may elect, the terms of any instrument evidencing the Obligations or any part thereof either as to the maturity thereof, rate of interest, method of payment, parties thereto or otherwise;

(d)

renew, extend or accept partial payments upon, release or permit substitutions for or withdrawals of, any security (other than the Account) at any time directly or indirectly, immediately or remotely, securing the payment of the Obligations or any part thereof; and

(e)

release or pay to Assignor, or any other person otherwise entitled thereto, any amount paid or payable in respect of any such other direct or indirect security for the Obligations, or any part thereof.

Should any person have heretofore executed or hereafter execute, in favor of the Secured Parties, any deed of trust, mortgage, or security agreement, or have heretofore pledged or hereafter pledge any other property to secure the payment of the Obligations, or any part thereof, the exercise by the Secured Parties of any right or power conferred upon any of them in any such instrument, or by any such pledge, shall be (subject to Sections 5.02 and 11.03 of the Credit Agreement) wholly discretionary with each the Secured Parties, and the exercise or failure to exercise any such right or power shall not impair or diminish the Secured Parties’ rights, titles, interest, liens, and powers existing hereunder.


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8.	Subject to *Sections 5.02* and *11.03* of the Credit Agreement and the last sentence of *Section 4*, during the existence of an Event of Default, Assignee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in addition to any other remedies it may have, may do one or more of the following:

(a)

declare the Obligations immediately due and payable;

(b)

demand payment and performance thereof from the funds in or credited to the Account;

(c)

withdraw funds from the Account and apply all or any portion of the Account to the Obligations as described in paragraph 12 hereof;

(d)

exercise a notice of control pursuant to the Account Control Agreement;

(e)

on behalf of Assignor to endorse the name of Assignor upon any checks, drafts, or other instruments payable to Assignor evidencing payment on the Account;

(f)

to surrender or present for notation of withdrawal the passbook, certificate, or other documents issued to Assignor in connection with the Account; and

(g)

exercise any other rights or take any other actions specified herein or in the Credit Agreement and subject to any conditions set forth herein.

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special Default, Assignee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in addition to any other remedies it may have, may restrict or prohibit withdrawals from the Account by exercising a notice of control pursuant to the Account Control Agreement. For purposes hereof, “Special Default” as used herein means the existence of a Default under Sections 11.01(a), 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) of the Credit Agreement.

10.

Neither Assignee nor any of the other Secured Parties shall be liable for any loss of interest on or any penalty or charge assessed against funds in, payable on, or credited to the Account as a result of Assignee or any of the Secured Parties exercising any of its rights or remedies under this Assignment, except as a result of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct or as a result of breach of the Operating Agreement or the Loan Documents.

11.

Assignee shall be entitled to apply any and all funds received by it hereunder toward payment and performance of the Obligations in such order and manner as Assignee, in its discretion, may elect, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. If such funds are not sufficient to pay and perform the Obligations in full, Assignor shall remain liable for any deficiency following Assignee’s receipt and crediting of such funds. Upon full and final payment of the Obligations, the rights of Assignee in and to the Account hereunder and under the Account Control Agreement will be deemed to be automatically released and of no further force and effect.

12.

All rights, titles, interests, liens and remedies of the Assignee for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder are cumulative of one another and of every other right, title, interest, lien or remedy which the Secured Parties may otherwise have at law or in equity or under any other contract or other writing for the enforcement of the security interest herein or the collection of the Obligations, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies shall not prejudice or impair the concurrent or subsequent exercise of other rights or remedies. Should Assignor have heretofore executed or hereafter execute any other security agreement in favor of the Secured Parties, the security interest therein created and all other rights, powers, and privileges vested in the Secured Parties by the terms thereof shall exist concurrently with the security interest created herein.


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13.

Should any part of the Obligations be payable in installments, the acceptance by Assignee at any time and from time to time of part payment of the aggregate amount of all installments then matured shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the default then existing. No waiver by the Secured Parties of any default shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent default, nor shall any such waiver by the Secured Parties be deemed to be a continuing waiver. No delay or omission by the Secured Parties in exercising any right or power hereunder, or under any other writings executed by Assignor or Obligor as security for or in connection with the Obligations, shall impair any such right or power or be construed as a waiver thereof or any acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or power of the Secured Parties hereunder or under such other writings.

14.	Any notice, demand, request or other communication which any party hereto may be required or may desire to give hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered and deemed effective in accordance with *Section 13.07* of the Credit Agreement.

15.	*Sections 13.14* and *13.17* of the Credit Agreement are incorporated by reference herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, powers, privileges and remedies of Assignee hereunder are subject to *Sections 5.02(b)* and *11.03*.

16.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION GOVERN THE CREATION, PERFECTION, VALIDITY, OR ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS UNDER THIS ASSIGNMENT, AND THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS ASSIGNMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPOSITORY FOR PURPOSES OF ANY MATTER IN RESPECT HEREOF RELATING TO OR ARISING UNDER SECTION 9-304 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AS IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

17.

Any suit, action or proceeding against any party hereto with respect to this Assignment or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof, may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, or in the United States Courts located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, pursuant to Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and each party hereto hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding in said court in the manner provided for notices in Section 13.08 of the Credit Agreement by the mailing thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses set forth in Section 15 above. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives any objections 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 Assignment brought in the courts located in the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT, WHICH WAIVER IS INFORMED AND VOLUNTARY.


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18.

This Assignment shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of Assignor and Assignee and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment by telecopy or other electronic imaging shall be effective as deliver of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment.

19.	This Assignment and the provisions set forth herein shall continue until the full, final, and complete satisfaction of the Obligations.

20.

On the full, final, and complete satisfaction of the Obligations (other than contingent contractual indemnities), this Assignment and the rights and liens of Assignee in and to the Account and any other Collateral hereunder shall be of no further force or effect. Thereafter, upon request, Assignee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall provide Assignor, at Assignor’s sole expense, a written release of Assignor’s obligations hereunder and an assignment of the Account (and the other items of Collateral hereunder) to Assignor, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Assignor.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOWS.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Assignment as of the date first above written.


ASSIGNOR:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:


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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:


NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:
		Name:
		Title:


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EXHIBIT F

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) and [ASSIGNEE] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement referred to below (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by Administrative Agent as contemplated below: (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto in the amount[s] and equal to the percentage interest[s] identified below of all the outstanding rights and obligations under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation guarantees included in such facilities); and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity, in each case, to the extent related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

Assignor:

[Assignor [is][is not] a Defaulting Lender.]

Assignee:

[Assignee is [an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]][Liquidity Provider of [identify Conduit Lender]][Conduit Assignee][a Federal Reserve Bank][a central bank][a collateral trustee][a security agent for holders of commercial paper]⁴

⁴	Select or delete as applicable.


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3.	Borrower: TCW Direct Lending LLC

4.	Administrative Agent: Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement

Credit Agreement: The Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014, by and among TCW Direct Lending LLC, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders and other Borrower Parties party thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

6.	Assigned Interest:

Facility Assigned

Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for
all Lenders⁵

Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned

Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans⁶

Revolving Credit Commitment

7.	[Trade Date: ]⁷

Effective Date: , 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.

⁵	Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

⁶	Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

⁷	To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.


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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:


ASSIGNOR[S]:

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:
		Name:
		Title:

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:
		Name:
		Title:

ASSIGNEE[S]:

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:
		Name:
		Title:

		[Address]

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:
		Name:
		Title:

		[Address]


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[Consented to and]⁸ Accepted:

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent


By:
		Name:
		Title:

⁸	To be used only if the consent of Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.


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[Consented to]⁹ [and Acknowledged] by:¹⁰

BORROWER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:

⁹	To be used only if Borrower’s consent is required pursuant to the definition of “*Eligible Assignee*” under the Credit Agreement.

¹⁰	To be used only if the assignment is made as the result of a demand by Borrower under the Credit Agreement.


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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.01. Assignor. The Assignor: (a) represents and warrants that: (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest; (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim created by the Assignor; (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to: (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder; (iii) the financial condition of each Borrower Party, any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document; or (iv) the performance or observance by each Borrower Party, any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.02. Assignee. The Assignee: (a) represents and warrants that: (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement; (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement); (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder; (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type; (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 9.01 thereof, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender; (vi) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (vii) it is a Qualified Purchaser; (b) agrees that: (i) it will, independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations (and make all of the representations) which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed (or made) by it as a Lender; (c) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto in accordance with the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents; (d) acknowledges and agrees that, as a Lender, it may receive confidential information concerning the Borrower Parties and their Affiliates and agrees to use such information in accordance with Section 13.18 of the Credit Agreement; (e) specifies as its applicable lending offices (and addresses for notices) the offices at the addresses set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof; and (f) shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee to the extent required to be paid by the Assignee or Assignor under Section 13.11(b)(iv) of the Credit Agreement.


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2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the [relevant] Assignee.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy or other electronic transmission (including via “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. Pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law, the substantive laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to the choice of law principles that might otherwise apply, and the applicable federal laws of the United States of America, shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement and interpretation of this Assignment and Assumption.

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EXHIBIT G

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

FOR [ ] ENDED [ ]

DATE: , 20

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: Natixis, New York Branch

BORROWER: TCW Direct Lending LLC

This certificate is delivered under the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the lenders and other parties from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate to Administrative Agent on behalf of Borrower, and that as of [date at the end of the period indicated above] (the “Reporting Date”):

(a)

The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents and has made, or caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower Parties during the account period covered by the attached financial statements;

(b)

No Event of Default or any Default exists which has not been cured or waived (except the Events of Default or Defaults, if any, together with the details of the actions that Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, described on Annex A to this Certificate);

(c)

The financial statements of Borrower attached to this certificate fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower Parties on the dates and for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normally recurring year-end adjustments and absence of footnotes;

(d)

Borrower is in compliance with Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement, and calculations evidencing such status are as set forth on Annex B to this certificate; and

(e)

Annex C to this certificate sets forth:


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(i)

the changes, if any, in the name of any Investor or in the identity of any Investor, by merger or otherwise;

(ii)

all Subsequent Investors under Section 10.05(d)(z) of the Credit Agreement;

(iii)

the Subsequent Investors, if any, that have not satisfied the conditions of Section 10.05(d) of the Credit Agreement, if any; and

(iv)

the Borrowing Base Investors which, to the knowledge of the Borrower have been subject to an Exclusion Event and the nature of such Exclusion Event.

(f)

Attached as Annex D to this certificate is a report, as prepared for the Investors in connection with delivery of the financial statements on the date hereof (including, as the case may be, information regarding Investments).


[Signature of Responsible Officer]

By:
		Name:
		Title:


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ANNEX A


		Annex A

ANNEX B


		Annex B

ANNEX C


		Annex C

ANNEX D


		Annex D

EXHIBIT H

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

, 20

Natixis, New York Branch

1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000


Attention:		HankSandlass
Telephone:		(000)000-0000
Fax:		(000)000-0000
Email:		xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Borrowing Base Certificate is executed and delivered by TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), to Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), pursuant to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), entered into by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

On and as of the date hereof, the undersigned Responsible Officer of the Borrower hereby certifies that based upon the information available to the Borrower as of the date hereof:

(a)

set forth on Schedule I to this Borrowing Base Certificate are: (i) the Capital Commitments of each Investor; (ii) the Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments of each Included Investor; (iii) the Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments of each Designated Investor; and (iv) a calculation of the Available Commitment and Borrowing Base as of the date of this Borrowing Base Certificate; and

(b)

the amount of Returned Capital is $ .


		Exhibit H – Page 1

This Borrowing Base Certificate is executed on , 20 .


BORROWER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:

Signature Page to

Borrowing Base Certificate

SCHEDULE I

Calculation of Available Commitment¹¹


Borrowing Base Investors	Capital Commitment	Eligible Designated/Included Unfunded Commitment
[NAMES]


Eligible Included Unfunded Commitments of Included Investors:	$	[A]

[A] multiplied by 90%:	$	[B]

Eligible Designated Unfunded Commitments of Designated Investors:	$	[C]

[C] multiplied by 65%¹²:	$	[D]

Borrowing Base (sum of [B] and [D]):	$	[E]

Maximum Commitment:	$	[F]

FX Reserve Amount:	$	[G]

Maximum Commitment minus FX Reserve Amount ([F] minus [G]):	$	[H]

Borrowing Base minus FX Reserve Amount ([E] minus [G]):	$	[I]

Available Commitment (lesser of [H] and [I]):	$	[J]

Principal Obligation:	$	[K]

Maximum amount of Loans to be advanced ([J] minus [K]):	$	[L]

¹¹	All in this *Schedule I* are reflected in the Dollar Equivalent of such amount.

¹²	Subject to Aggregate Concentration Limit and Individual Concentration Limit


		Exhibit H – Schedule I

EXHIBIT I

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

FACILITY INCREASE REQUEST

, 20

Natixis, New York Branch

1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000


Attention:		HankSandlass
Telephone:		(000)000-0000
Fax:		(000)000-0000
Email:		xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This facility increase request (this “Facility Increase Request”) is executed and delivered by TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”) to NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), pursuant to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), entered into by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Borrower hereby requests an increase in the Maximum Commitment pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement to $ ¹³ (the “Facility Increase”), and that the Facility Increase be effective on or after , 20 .

In connection with the Facility Increase requested hereby, Borrower hereby represents, warrants, and certifies to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders that:

(a)

As of the effective date of the Facility Increase, each representation and warranty made in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all material respects, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to any earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and except that for the purposes of this Facility Increase Request, the representations and warranties contained in Section 8.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement);

¹³	Amount of Facility Increase must be in the minimum amount of $10,000,000.


		Exhibit I – Page 1

(b)

As of the effective date of the Facility Increase, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Facility Increase; and

(c)

After giving effect to the Facility Increase, the Maximum Commitment will not exceed the Maximum Accordion Amount.

In the event that between the date hereof and the date of the Facility Increase, (i) any event should occur which could reasonably be expected to be a Default or Event of Default or (ii) any representation, warranty or certification set forth above is materially inaccurate if made on the date of the Facility Increase, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOW(S).


		Exhibit I – Page 2

This Facility Increase Request is executed on , 20 . The undersigned hereby certifies each and every matter contained herein to be true and correct.


BORROWER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit I – Page 3

EXHIBIT J

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

FACILITY EXTENSION REQUEST

, 20


Natixis, New York Branch
1251 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:		HankSandlass
Telephone:		(000)000-0000
Fax:		(000)000-0000
Email:		xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Facility Extension Request (the “Request”) is executed and delivered by TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”) to NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), pursuant to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2014 (as it may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or amended and restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), entered into by and among Borrower, Administrative Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower hereby notifies you that it elects to extend the Stated Maturity Date to , 20 ¹⁴ (the “Extension”). The Extension Fee is $ ¹⁵.

In connection with the Extension elected hereby, Borrower hereby represents, warrants, and certifies to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders that:

(a)

This Request is being delivered not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the current Stated Maturity Date;

(b)

As of the date of the Request, each representation and warranty made in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement is true and correct, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to any earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and except that for the purposes of this Request, the representations and warranties contained in Section 8.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most

¹⁴	NTD: Date that is not later than 12 months after the then-effective Stated Maturity Date.

¹⁵	NTD: 0.25% of the existing Maximum Commitment.


		Exhibit J – Page 1

recent financial statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement); and

(c)

On the date of this Request, no Event of Default or Default exists and is continuing, and on the current Stated Maturity Date, no Event of Default or Default would result from the Extension.

In the event that between the date hereof and the date of the Extension, (i) any event should occur which could reasonably be expected to be an Event of Default or Default or (ii) any representation, warranty or certification set forth above is materially inaccurate if made on the date of the Stated Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to the Extension, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOW(S).


		Exhibit J – Page 2

The undersigned hereby certifies each and every matter contained herein to be true and correct.


BORROWER:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:

Accepted and Approved:


NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit J – Page 3

EXHIBIT K

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

LENDER GROUP JOINDER AGREEMENT

, 20

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among TCW Direct Lending LLC, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent[, and the Conduit Lenders,] Committed Lenders and Funding Agents from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings set forth or incorporated by reference in the Credit Agreement.

(the “New Funding Agent”), [ (the “New Conduit Lender(s)”),] (the “New Committed Lender(s)”, and together with the New Funding Agent [and the New Conduit Lender(s)], the “New Lender Group”), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree as follows:

1.	The Borrower Parties have requested that the New Lender Group become a “Lender Group” under the Credit Agreement.

The effective date (the “Effective Date”) of this Joinder Agreement shall be the later of the date on which (i) a fully executed copy of this Joinder Agreement and (ii) a completed administrative questionnaire with respect to each member of the New Lender Group are delivered to the Administrative Agent.

By executing and delivering this Joinder Agreement, each of the New Funding Agent[, the New Conduit Lender(s)] and the New Committed Lender(s) (a) represents and warrants that: (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Joinder Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Funding Agent[, Conduit Lender] or Committed Lender, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement; (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement); (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Funding Agent[, Conduit Lender] or Committed Lender, as applicable, thereunder, and agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Funding Agent[, Conduit Lender] or Committed Lender; (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 9.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Joinder Agreement and on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any other Funding Agent or any other Lender; (v) it is a Qualified Purchaser; and (vi) attached to this Joinder Agreement is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly


		Exhibit K – Page 1

completed and executed by it as a Funding Agent, Conduit Lender or Committed Lender; (b) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; (c) in the case of [the New Conduit Lender(s) and] the New Committed Lender(s), appoints and authorizes the New Funding Agent as its Funding Agent to take such action as a Funding Agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement, as are delegated to the Funding Agents by the terms thereof; (d) acknowledges and agrees that, as a Funding Agent, [Conduit Lender] or Committed Lender, as applicable, it may receive confidential information concerning the Borrower Parties and their Affiliates and agrees to use such information in accordance with Section 13.18 of the Credit Agreement; and (e) agrees that: (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any other Funding Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; and (ii) it will join in and be a party to the Credit Agreement and perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Funding Agent[, Conduit Lender] or Committed Lender, as applicable.

4.	As of the Effective Date, Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement is deemed amended and supplemented to reflect the joinder effectuated by this Joinder Agreement.

5.	The address of each New Funding Agent[, New Conduit Lender] and New Committed Lender for purposes of Schedule 13.07 of the Credit Agreement shall be the address set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof.

This Joinder Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Joinder Agreement by telecopy or other electronic transmission (including via “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement.

7.	THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

8.	This Joinder Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 13.08(b), Section 13.08(c), Section 13.08(d) and Section 13.09, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOW(S).


		Exhibit K – Page 2

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Joinder Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.


[NEW CONDUIT LENDER[S]:	[NEW CONDUIT LENDER]

	By:
		Name:
		Title:]

		[Address]

[NEW COMMITTED LENDER[S]]:	[NEW COMMITTED LENDER]

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

		[Address]

NEW FUNDING AGENT:	[NEW FUNDING AGENT]

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

		[Address]


		Exhibit K – Page 3

Consented to this day of , 20 by:


NATIXIX, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Administrative Agent

By:
		Name:
		Title:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit K – Page 4

Schedule I

Joinder Agreement

Dated , 20

Section 1.

The “Commitment(s)” with respect to the New Committed Lender(s) [is][are]:

[New Committed Lender] $[ ]

Section 2.

The “Lender Group Limit” with respect to the New Lender Group is $[ ].


		Exhibit K – Page 5

EXHIBIT L

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

JOINDER AGREEMENT

[ ], 20

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among TCW Direct Lending LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), Natixis, New York Branch, as administrative agent (“Administrative Agent”), and the other agents and lenders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings set forth or incorporated by reference in the Credit Agreement.

(the “Joining Party”), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Parties agree as follows:

1.	The Borrower Parties have requested that the Joining Party become a “Qualified Borrower” pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement.

The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, it will be deemed to be a party to the Credit Agreement and a “Qualified Borrower” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall have all of the obligations of a Qualified Borrower thereunder as if it had executed the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Loan Documents applicable to a Qualified Borrower. Without limitation of the foregoing, to the extent applicable to it, the Joining Party represents and warrants that the representations and warranties in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement applicable to a Qualified Borrower, other than those as set forth in Section 3 below, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.

3.	The jurisdiction of formation of the Joining Party is [ ], and the principal office, chief executive office and principal place of business in [ ].

4.	The Joining Party acknowledges and confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto.

In accordance with Section 7.03(d) of the Credit Agreement, Borrower confirms that, notwithstanding the joinder of the Joining Party as a Qualified Borrower to the Loan Documents, the obligations of Borrower under Section 6 of the Credit Agreement are and shall continue to be in full force and effect, including with respect to the Joining Party.


		Exhibit L – Page 1

6.	The address of the Joining Party for purposes of Schedule 13.07 of the Credit Agreement shall be the address set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof.

8.	This Joinder Agreement shall become effective, and the Joining Party shall become a Qualified Borrower, upon satisfaction of the conditions contained in Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement.

9.	THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

10.	This Joinder Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 13.08(b), Section 13.08(c), Section 13.08(d) and Section 13.09, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

SIGNATURE PAGE(S) FOLLOW(S).


		Exhibit L – Page 2

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Joinder Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.


JOINING PARTY:



By:
		Name:
		Title:

		[Address]


		Exhibit L – Page 3


NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent

By:
		Name:
		Title:

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC, as Borrower

By:
		Name:
		Title:


		Exhibit L – Page 4

EXHIBIT M¹⁶

to Revolving Credit Agreement

by and among

TCW DIRECT LENDING LLC,

as Borrower,

and

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among TCW Direct Lending LLC, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished Administrative Agent and Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E, if applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform Borrower and Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished Borrower and Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]


By:
		Name:
		Title:

Date: , 20[ ]

¹⁶	NTD: Subject to tax review.


		Exhibit M – Page 1

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of Borrower within the meaning of
Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrower as described in
Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E, if applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]


By:
		Name:
		Title:

Date: , 20[ ]


		Exhibit M – Page 2

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E, if applicable) or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E, if applicable) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]


By:
		Name:
		Title:

Date: , 20[ ]


		Exhibit M – Page 3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.01(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished Administrative Agent and Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E, if applicable) or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E, if applicable) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform Borrower and Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished Borrower and Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

[NAME OF LENDER]


By:
		Name:
		Title:

Date: , 20[ ]


		Exhibit M – Page 4

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