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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 6, 2011
VISTEON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-15827   38-3519512
         
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
One Village Center Drive, Van Buren Township, Michigan   48111
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800)-VISTEON
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an            Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.1
EX-10.1
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SECTION 1 — REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     The information set forth under “Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2.03.   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     On April 6, 2011, Visteon Corporation (the “Company”) completed the sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior notes due 2019 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated April 6, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Indenture and the form of Senior Notes provide, among other things, that the Senior Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company. Interest is payable on the Senior Notes on April 15 and October 15 of each year beginning on October 15, 2011 until their maturity date of April 15, 2019. Each of the Company’s existing and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee debt under the Company’s asset based credit facility will guarantee the Notes (the “Subsidiary Guarantees”).
     The terms of the Indenture, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to: make restricted payments; restrict dividends or other payments of subsidiaries; incur additional debt; engage in transactions with affiliates; create liens on assets; engage in sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of its assets and the assets of its subsidiaries.
     The Indenture provides for customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others: nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in the Indenture; defaults in failure to pay certain other indebtedness; the rendering of judgments to pay certain amounts of money against the Company and its subsidiaries; the failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is not cured within the time periods specified, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding series of Senior Notes may declare all the Senior Notes of such series to be due and payable immediately.
     The Senior Notes were sold to the initial purchasers party to a certain purchase agreement (the “Initial Purchasers”) for resale to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S. Pursuant to the terms of the registration rights agreement, dated April 6, 2011 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers, the Company has agreed to offer to exchange substantially identical senior notes that have been registered

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under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the Senior Notes, or, in certain circumstances, to register resales of the Senior Notes.
     The Senior Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees were issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. Therefore, the Senior Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. This Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company and the exhibits hereto do not constitute an offer to sell any securities or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities.
     The Trustee and its affiliates have in the past, and may from time to time in the future, provide banking and other services to the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their business.
     The above description of certain terms and conditions of the Indenture, the form of Senior Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, form of Senior Notes and Registration Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 10.1, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 8 — OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01   Other Events.
     On April 6, 2011 and concurrently with the completion of the sale of the Senior Notes, the Company repaid in full its obligations and liabilities under the Company’s $500 million Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, among the Company, the certain subsidiary credit parties signatory thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as lender, administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other lenders signatory thereto. In addition, the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered into a second amendment to the Company’s revolving loan credit agreement (the “Amendment”), whereby the Company’s Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (the “Revolving Loan Credit Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and co-collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, and the lenders and L/C issuers party thereto, was amended and restated. The Amendment, among other things, reduces the commitment fee on undrawn amounts, decreases certain applicable margins and modifies or replaces certain of the covenants and other provisions.
     In accordance with the accordion feature of the Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, on April 1, 2011 the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered an incremental revolving loan amendment, whereby the commitment amounts under the Revolving Loan Credit Agreement were increased by $20 million, to a total facility size of $220 million, subject to borrowing base requirements.

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SECTION 9 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2011, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
 
   
4.2
  Form of 6.75% Senior Note due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed herewith).
 
   
10.1
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2011, among the Company and the guarantors and initial purchasers party thereto.
 
   
10.2
  Form of Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, as amended and restated as of April 6, 2011 and effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Company, and certain of its domestic subsidiaries signatory thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and co-collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, and the lenders and L/C issuers party thereto.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  VISTEON CORPORATION
 
 
Date: April 7, 2011  By:   /s/ William G. Quigley III    
    William G. Quigley III   
    Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer 
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
             
Exhibit No.   Description   Page
4.1
  Indenture, dated as of April X, 2011, among Visteon Corporation, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
 
   
4.2
  Form of 6.75% Senior Note due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed herewith).
 
   
10.1
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2011, among Visteon Corporation and the guarantors and initial purchasers party thereto.
 
   
10.2
  Form of Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, as amended and restated as of April 6, 2011 and effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among Visteon Corporation, and certain of its domestic subsidiaries signatory thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and co-collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, and the lenders and L/C issuers party thereto.

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exv4w1
Exhibit 4.1
VISTEON CORPORATION,
the Company
the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS named herein,
as Subsidiary Guarantors
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
INDENTURE
6.75% Senior Notes Due 2019
Dated as of April 6, 2011

 


 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
         
TIA   Indenture  
Section   Section  
310(a)(1)
    7.10  
(a)(2)
    7.10  
(a)(3)
    N.A.  
(a)(4)
    N.A.  
(a)(5)
    7.10  
(b)
    7.08; 7.10  
(b)(1)
    7.10  
(c)
    N.A.  
311(a)
    7.11  
(b)
    7.11  
312(a)
    2.05  
(b)
    2.05  
(c)
    2.05  
313(a)
    7.06  
(b)(1)
    7.06  
(b)(2)
    7.06; 7.07  
(c)
    7.05; 7.06; 11.03  
(d)
    7.06  
314(a)
    4.07; 4.09; 11.03  
(b)
    N.A.  
(c)(1)
    4.07; 11.01  
(c)(2)
    11.01  
(c)(3
    4.07; 11.01  
(d)
    N.A.  
(e)
    11.01  
(f)
    N.A.  
315(a)
    7.01 (b)
(b)
    7.05; 11.03  
(c)
    7.01 (a)
(d)
    7.01 (c)
(e)
    6.11  
316(a)(last sentence)
  2.09  
(a)(1)(A)
    6.05  
(a)(1)(B)
    6.04  
(a)(2)
    N.A.  
(b)
    6.07; 9.04  
(c)
    9.04  
317(a)(1)
    6.08  
(a)(2)
    6.09  
(b)
    2.04  
318(a)
    11.05  
(c)
    11.05  
“N.A.” means Not Applicable.
NOTE: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 


 

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
         
    Page  
SECTION 1.01. Definitions
    1  
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of TIA
    27  
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction
    27  
ARTICLE II
THE NOTES
         
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating
    28  
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication
    28  
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent
    29  
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
    29  
SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists
    29  
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange
    30  
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes
    30  
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes
    31  
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes
    31  
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes
    31  
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation
    32  
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP or ISIN Numbers
    32  
SECTION 2.13. Additional Notes
    32  
SECTION 2.14. Deposit of Moneys
    32  
SECTION 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes
    32  
SECTION 2.16. Special Transfer Provisions
    34  
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION
         
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee
    36  
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed
    36  
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption
    36  
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice Upon Redemption
    37  
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price
    37  
SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part
    38  
SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption for the Notes
    38  
SECTION 3.08. Mandatory Redemption
    39  
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
         
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes
    39  

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SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency
    39  
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness
    40  
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments
    43  
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Asset Sales
    46  
SECTION 4.06. Corporate Existence
    49  
SECTION 4.07. Reports to Trustee
    49  
SECTION 4.08. Compliance with Laws
    49  
SECTION 4.09. Reports to Holders
    50  
SECTION 4.10. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
    50  
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries
    50  
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Issuances of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries
    52  
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Liens
    52  
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
    53  
SECTION 4.15. Future Subsidiary Guarantors
    55  
SECTION 4.16. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries
    56  
SECTION 4.17. Offer to Purchase upon Change of Control
    57  
SECTION 4.18. Covenant Suspension
    58  
ARTICLE V
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
         
SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
    59  
SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted
    61  
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
         
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default
    61  
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration
    63  
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies
    63  
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults
    63  
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority
    64  
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits
    64  
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
    64  
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee
    64  
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
    65  
SECTION 6.10. Priorities
    65  
SECTION 6.11. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved
    65  
SECTION 6.12. Undertaking for Costs
    66  
ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
         
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee
    67  
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee
    68  
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee
    69  

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SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer
    69  
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default
    70  
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders
    70  
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity
    70  
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee
    71  
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
    72  
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification
    72  
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
    72  
ARTICLE VIII
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
         
SECTION 8.01. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
    73  
SECTION 8.02. Satisfaction and Discharge
    75  
SECTION 8.03. Survival of Certain Obligations
    76  
SECTION 8.04. Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee
    76  
SECTION 8.05. Application of Trust Assets
    76  
SECTION 8.06. Repayment to the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors; Unclaimed Money
    76  
SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement
    77  
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
         
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes
    77  
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes
    78  
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act
    79  
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents
    79  
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes
    80  
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments
    80  
ARTICLE X
GUARANTEE
         
SECTION 10.01. Note Guarantees
    80  
SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Liability
    82  
SECTION 10.03. Successors and Assigns
    82  
SECTION 10.04. No Waiver
    82  
SECTION 10.05. Release of Subsidiary Guarantor
    82  
SECTION 10.06. Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms
    83  
SECTION 10.07. Contribution
    83  
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
         
SECTION 11.01. Compliance Certificates and Opinions
    84  

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SECTION 11.02. Acts of Securityholders
    84  
SECTION 11.03. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company
    85  
SECTION 11.04. Notices to Securityholders; Waiver
    86  
SECTION 11.05. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act
    86  
SECTION 11.06. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents
    86  
SECTION 11.07. Successors and Assigns
    87  
SECTION 11.08. Separability Clause
    87  
SECTION 11.09. Benefits of Indenture
    87  
SECTION 11.10. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial
    87  
SECTION 11.11. Counterparts
    87  
SECTION 11.12. U.S.A. Patriot Act
    87  
SECTION 11.13. Force Majeure
    87  
     
EXHIBITS  
 
   
 
Exhibit A —  
Form of Note
   
 
Exhibit B —  
Form of Legend for Rule 144A Notes and Other Notes That Are Restricted Notes
   
 
Exhibit C —  
Form of Legend for Regulation S Note
   
 
Exhibit D —  
Form of Legend for Global Note
   
 
Exhibit E —  
Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors
   
 
Exhibit F —  
Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S
   
 
Exhibit G —  
Notation of Guarantee
Note: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

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     INDENTURE (this “Indenture”) dated as of April 6, 2011, by and among Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the Subsidiary Guarantors named herein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
Recitals of the Company
     The Company desires to execute this Indenture to provide for the issuance and to establish the form of its notes designated as its 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 issued on the date hereof (the “Initial Notes”), in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000;
     The Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Indenture;
     This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be incorporated into this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions;
     All necessary acts and things have been done to make (i) the Initial Notes, when duly issued and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, (ii) the Exchange Securities issued in an exchange offer for any Initial Notes, if and when issued and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered as required by the Registration Rights Agreement, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, (iii) the Note Guarantees, upon execution and delivery of this Indenture, the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor and (iv) this Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and
     The Company has received good and valuable consideration for the execution and delivery of this Indenture, and the Company will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the issuance of the Notes.
Agreements of the Parties
     To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are and are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed as follows, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
     “Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or assumed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
     “Additional Interest” means any additional interest pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 


 

     “Additional Notes” means, subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 4.08, 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 issued from time to time after the Issue Date under the terms of this Indenture (other than pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10 or 3.06 of this Indenture).
     “Adjusted Treasury Rate” means (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Notes (if no maturity is within three months before or after April 15, 2014, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Notes shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate for the Notes shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per year equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Notes (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date, in each case calculated on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, in each case of (1) and (2), plus 0.50%.
     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.
     “Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a).
     “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-Registrar.
     “Agent Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
     “Applicable Premium for the Notes” means, with respect to a Note at any Redemption Date, the greater of (1) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (2) the excess of (A) the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of such Note on April 15, 2014 (such Redemption Price being described in Section 3.07(c) exclusive of any accrued interest), plus (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through April 15, 2014 (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate, over (B) the principal amount of such note on such Redemption Date.
     “Applicable Procedures” means with respect to any transfer, redemption or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depository that apply to such transfer, redemption or exchange.
     “Asset Acquisition” means (1) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary, or shall be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or comprise any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.

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     “Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer (other than the granting of a Lien in accordance with this Indenture) for value by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of (a) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary; or (b) any other property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that Asset Sales shall not include:
     (1) a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of less than $15.0 million;
     (2) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as permitted by Section 4.17 and/or Section 5.01;
     (3) any Restricted Payment made in accordance with Section 4.04 or a Permitted Investment;
     (4) sales or contributions of accounts receivable and related assets pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction made in accordance with Section 4.03;
     (5) any Sale and Leaseback Transaction or the issuance of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary permitted by Section 4.03;
     (6) any issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary;
     (7) sales or issuance of Capital Stock to directors where required by applicable law or to satisfy other requirements of applicable law with respect to the ownership of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries;
     (8) the disposition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business of (i) cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) inventory and other assets acquired and held for resale in the ordinary course of business, (iii) damaged, worn out or obsolete assets or assets that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, are no longer used or useful in the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (iv) rights granted to others pursuant to leases or licenses, to the extent not materially interfering with the operations of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (9) the sale or discount of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;
     (10) the granting of a Lien in accordance with this Indenture;
     (11) any surrender or waiver of contract rights pursuant to a settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
     (12) the sale or transfer of any interest in any joint venture to the extent required by the terms of customary buy/sell type arrangements entered into in connection with the formation of such joint venture; or

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     (13) any disposition of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), made as part of such acquisition and in each case comprising all or a portion of the consideration in respect of such sale or acquisition.
     “Authentication Order” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(d).
     “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.
     “Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
     “Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
     “Business Day” means, each day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in the pertinent place or places of payment or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or required by law or executive order to be closed.
     “Capital Stock” means (1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person, and (2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
     “Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
     “Cash Equivalents” means
     (1) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, an equivalent obligation of the government of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, in each case having, at the time of acquisition, one of the two highest ratings categories obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;
     (2) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;
     (3) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 from

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Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally;
     (4) time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, euro denominated time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any lender under a Credit Facility or bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million, and, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, time deposits, certificates of deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers acceptances in the currency of any country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business having maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial bank organized in the United States having capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, a commercial bank organized under the laws of another country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business having total assets in excess of $100.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent);
     (5) securities with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any lender under a Credit Facility or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (4) of this definition;
     (6) deposits available for withdrawal on demand with commercial banks organized in the United States having capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business having total assets in excess of $100.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent);
     (7) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
     (8) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above; and
     (9) investments in money market funds (i) subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or (ii) that invest exclusively in assets described in clauses (1) through (8) of this definition.
     “Cash Management Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person in respect of overdrafts and related liabilities owed to any other Person that arise from treasury, depositary or cash management services, including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds, or any similar transactions.
     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
     (1) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”), together with any Affiliates thereof (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);

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     (2) the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);
     (3) any Person or Group shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company; or
     (4) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved pursuant to a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then in office.
     “Change of Control Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(a).
     “Change of Control Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(b)(3).
     “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, or if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the applicable duties now assigned to it, then the body or bodies performing such duties at such time.
     “Commodity Agreement” means any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company designed to protect the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in the price of the commodities at the time used in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
     “Common Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.
     “Company” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
     “Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the Redemption Date to April 15, 2014, that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of U.S. Dollar denominated corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to April 15, 2014.
     “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, if clause (2) of the definition of “Adjusted Treasury Rate” is applicable, the average of three, or if not possible, such lesser number as is obtained by the Company, Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date.

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     “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to the Company, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:
     (1) Consolidated Net Income; and
     (2) to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby:
     (A) all income taxes of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries expensed or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period;
     (B) Consolidated Fixed Charges;
     (C) Consolidated Non-cash Charges; and
     (D) any expenses or charges related to any issuance of Capital Stock, Investment, acquisition or disposition of division or line of business, recapitalization or the Incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by this Indenture (whether or not successful),
less any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
     “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Company, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company during the four full fiscal quarters (the “Four Quarter Period”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction (the “Transaction Date”) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Company for such Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:
     (1) the Incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any Incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the Incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Incurrence or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and
     (2) any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of the Company or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) Incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or Asset Sale or other disposition during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date as if such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition or other disposition (including the Incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period.

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     For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company. Any such pro forma calculation may include, among others, adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Company, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from the applicable event; provided that any pro forma adjustments shall be limited to those that (a) are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and (b) have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur in the next twelve months following the date of such calculation, in the reasonable judgment of a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company.
     If the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the Incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary had directly Incurred or otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness. Furthermore, in calculating Consolidated Fixed Charges for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
     (1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date;
     (2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually Incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period;
     (3) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum in effect on the Transaction Date resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements on such date; and
     (4) subject to clauses (1), (2) and (3) immediately above, for the purpose of interest expense of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period prior to the expiration of four full fiscal quarters since October 1, 2010, such interest expense shall be determined for the period commencing on October 1, 2010 and ending on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, annualized on a simple arithmetic basis.
     “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
     (1) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus
     (2) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or paid to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary) multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated federal, state and local income tax rate of the Company, expressed as a decimal.

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     “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to the Company for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
     (1) the aggregate of the interest expense of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation,
     (A) any amortization of debt discount,
     (B) the net costs under Interest Swap Obligations,
     (C) all capitalized interest, and
     (D) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation;
     (2) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations accrued by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and
     (3) to the extent not included in clause (1) above, net losses relating to sales of accounts receivable pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
     “Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to the Company, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded therefrom:
     (1) after-tax gains and losses from Asset Sales or abandonments or reserves relating thereto or from the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
     (2) extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses (determined on an after-tax basis and less any fees, expenses or charges related thereto);
     (3) any non-cash compensation expense Incurred for grants and issuances of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted shares or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including any such grant or issuance to a 401(k) plan or other retirement benefit plan);
     (4) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is restricted by a contract, operation of law or otherwise;
     (5) the net income (loss) of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person;
     (6) the net income (loss) of any Person acquired during the specified period for any period, prior to the date of such acquisition, will be excluded for purposes of Restricted Payments only;

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     (7) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued) from and after the date that such operation is classified as discontinued;
     (8) write-downs resulting from the impairment of intangible assets and any other non-cash amortization or impairment expenses;
     (9) the amount of amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs and debt issuance costs of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and any premium or penalty paid in connection with redeeming or retiring Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the stated maturity thereof pursuant to the agreements governing such Indebtedness; and
     (10) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.
     “Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to the Company, for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charge which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash payments for any future period).
     “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago IL 60602 Attn: Corporate Trust Administration.
     “Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c).
     “Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, among the Company, as Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto, together with the documents related thereto (including, without limitation, any guarantee agreements and security documents), in each case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.
     “Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities (including the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, or any debt securities or other form of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments), in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.
     “Currency Agreement” means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary against fluctuations in currency values.
     “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
     “Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice of both would be, an Event of Default.

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     “Defaulted Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.
     “Depository” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global Notes, The Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as depository or depositary, as applicable, by the Company, which must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.
     “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means any non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate executed by an officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such Asset Sale. Any particular item of Designated Non-cash Consideration will cease to be considered to be outstanding once it has been sold for cash or Cash Equivalents (which shall be considered Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale when received).
     “Designation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
     “Designation Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
     “Disqualified Capital Stock” means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is mandatorily exchangeable for Indebtedness, or is redeemable or exchangeable for Indebtedness, at the sole option of the holder thereof on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes.
     “Equity Offering” means a public or private offering of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company.
     “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
     “Exchange Securities” has the meaning provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. For purposes of determining compliance with Article IV, unless provided otherwise any determination that fair market value of assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) is equal to or greater than $100.0 million will be made by the Board of Directors of the Company acting reasonably and in good faith and shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate.
     “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is organized and existing under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
     “Four Quarter Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other

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statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date.
     “Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
     “Global Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
     “Guarantee” means, as to any Person, a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner, including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness of another Person, but excluding endorsements for collection or deposit in the normal course of business or Standard Receivables Undertakings in a Qualified Receivables Transaction.
     “Guaranteed Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(a).
     “Guaranteed Obligation” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a).
     “Halla” means Halla Climate Control Corporation.
     “Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Commodity Agreements, Currency Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations.
     “Holder” or “Securityholder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Registrar’s records.
     “Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary designated as such by a Responsible Officer of the Company, such designation evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate, that had consolidated assets representing 5.0% or less of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination; provided that consolidated assets of all Subsidiaries that would otherwise be deemed Immaterial Subsidiaries under this definition shall not exceed 10.0% of the consolidated assets, as applicable, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
     “Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to Incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for or with respect to, or become responsible for, the payment of, contingently or otherwise, such Indebtedness (and “Incurrence” and “Incurred” have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided that (1) any Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and (2) neither the accrual of interest nor the accretion of original issue discount nor the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (to the extent provided for when the Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock on which such interest or dividend is paid was originally issued) will be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.
     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
     (1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

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     (2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
     (3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person and Sale and Leaseback Transactions;
     (4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted);
     (5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction, excluding obligations in respect of trade letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in respect of trade payables to the extent not drawn upon or presented, or, if drawn upon or presented, the resulting obligation of the Person is paid within 10 Business Days;
     (6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of any other Person referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clauses (8) and (10) below;
     (7) all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person;
     (8) all Hedging Obligations of such Person;
     (9) all Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company and all Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued and unpaid dividends, if any; and
     (10) all obligations of such Person in respect of Qualified Receivables Transactions.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing to any governmental entity.
     Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of ASC 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.
     For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock, such Fair Market Value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock.

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     “Independent Financial Advisor” means a firm (1) which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees and Affiliates do not, have a direct or indirect material financial interest in the Company and (2) which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, is otherwise independent and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
     “Initial Notes” means $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.
     “Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to such Person or with respect to any of its assets, (c) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of such Person whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy or (d) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of such Person.
     “interest” means, with respect to the Notes, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes.
     “Interest Payment Date” means the stated maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes.
     “Interest Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedge agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement to which such Person is party or of which it is a beneficiary.
     “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a Guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or industry norms. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (the “Referent Subsidiary”) such that after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, the Referent Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of the Referent Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.
     “Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s (or the equivalent rating by any Successor Rating Agency) and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P (or the equivalent rating by any Successor Rating Agency).
     “Issue Date” means April 6, 2011, the date of initial issuance of the Notes.
     “Legal Defeasance” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).
     “Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).
     “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its rating agency business.

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     “Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest), received by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of:
     (1) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions and relocation expenses);
     (2) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any tax sharing arrangements;
     (3) payments required to be made to any Person (other than to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to such Asset Sale;
     (4) repayments of Indebtedness secured by the property or assets subject to such Asset Sale that is required to be repaid in connection with such Asset Sale;
     (5) appropriate amounts to be determined by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale; and
     (6) payments of unassumed liabilities (not constituting Indebtedness and not owed to the Company or any Subsidiary) relating to the assets sold at the time of, or within 30 days after the date of, such Asset Sale.
     “Net Proceeds Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(b).
     “Net Proceeds Offer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(b).
     “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(b).
     “Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(b).
     “Non-Recourse Debt” means all Indebtedness of which no portion (1) is guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings), (2) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings or (3) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than Receivables Assets and related assets as provided in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction”), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings.
     “Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. person, as defined in Regulation S.
     “Note Guarantee” means a Guarantee of the Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Indenture.
     “Notes” means any 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 issued by the Company hereunder, including, without limitation, the Exchange Securities and any Additional Notes, treated as a single class of securities,

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as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture.
     “Obligations” means any and all obligations with respect to the payment of (a) any principal of or interest (including interest accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) or premium on any Indebtedness, including any reimbursement obligation in respect of any letter of credit, (b) any fees, indemnification obligations, damages, expense reimbursement obligations or other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness, (c) any obligation to post cash collateral in respect of letters of credit and any other obligations and (d) any Cash Management Obligations or Hedging Obligations.
     “Offering Memorandum” means the Offering Memorandum, dated March 31, 2011, relating to the Notes.
     “Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of such Person.
     “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Officer of the Company and another Officer or the secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer or controller of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
     “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion acceptable to the Trustee from legal counsel who may be an employee of the Company.
     “Paying Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
     “Payment Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a)(4).
     “Permitted Factoring Program” means (a) Non-Recourse Debt relating to the sale or financing of Receivables Assets and any Related Security or (b) other sales (in connection with the financings of) and financings of Receivables Assets and any Related Security.
     “Permitted Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(b).
     “Permitted Investments” means:
     (1) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is or will become immediately after such Investment a Restricted Subsidiary or that will merge or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
     (2) Investments in the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary;
     (3) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;
     (4) loans and advances to employees, officers and directors of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes and to purchase Capital Stock of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company) not in excess of an aggregate of $25.0 million at any one time outstanding;

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     (5) Commodity Agreements, Currency Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s businesses and otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;
     (6) Investments received upon foreclosure or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in connection with, in settlement of obligations of, or disputes with, any Person arising in the ordinary course of business;
     (7) Investments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 4.05;
     (8) Investments (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) in Persons, including, without limitation, Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures, engaged in a business similar or related to or logical extensions of the businesses in which the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Issue Date, not to exceed the greater of (i) $375.0 million and (ii) 7.5% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment, at any one time outstanding;
     (9) Investments (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) not to exceed the greater of (i) $375.0 million and (ii) 7.5% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment, at any one time outstanding;
     (10) Investments in a Receivables Entity;
     (11) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;
     (12) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as operating expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
     (13) prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for the collection and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;
     (14) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;
     (15) Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture;
     (16) Investments by Halla and its Subsidiaries not to exceed $100.0 million at the time of such Investment, at any one time outstanding;
     (17) Investments resulting from or constituting a part of restructurings of a Person other than the Company or a Guarantor so long as (a) such restructurings do not result in cash Investments by the Company or a Guarantor (excluding intercompany transfers that have a zero net cash effect on the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole) and (b) such restructurings do not result in any increased liabilities or assumption of any obligations by the Company or any Guarantor;

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     (18) Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of leases, contracts, or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness and are unsecured, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
     (19) Investments in existence on the Issue Date and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof; provided the original amount of such Investment is not increased except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.04.
     “Permitted Liens” means the following types of Liens:
     (1) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims either (A) not delinquent or (B) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and, in each case, as to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;
     (2) Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, material men, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law Incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet overdue for a period of 30 days or that are being contested in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof;
     (3) Liens on property or shares of Capital Stock of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary and not Incurred in connection with or in contemplation thereof; provided, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);
     (4) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquires the property and not Incurred in connection with or in contemplation thereof, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto);
     (5) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others that do not materially interfere with the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
     (6) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease;
     (7) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (8) Liens Incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, including any Lien securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business in connection therewith, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
     (9) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

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     (10) easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, zoning restrictions and other similar charges or restrictions or encumbrances or title or survey defects in respect of real property or immaterial imperfections of title which do not, in the aggregate, impair in any material respect the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
     (11) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or asset which is not leased property subject to such Capitalized Lease Obligation;
     (12) purchase money Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred to finance property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary acquired in the ordinary course of business, and Liens securing Indebtedness which Refinances any such Indebtedness; provided, however, that (A) the related Purchase Money Indebtedness (or Refinancing Indebtedness) shall not exceed the cost of such property or assets and shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the property and assets so acquired (and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto) and (B) the Lien securing the Purchase Money Indebtedness shall be created within 180 days after such acquisition;
     (13) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
     (14) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;
     (15) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;
     (16) Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Credit Facilities in accordance with Section 4.03(b)(1);
     (17) Liens securing Interest Swap Obligations which Interest Swap Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted under this Indenture;
     (18) Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Commodity Agreements, Currency Agreements and Cash Management Obligations, in each case permitted under this Indenture;
     (19) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 4.03; provided that (A) such Liens secured the Acquired Indebtedness at the time of and prior to the Incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and were not granted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the Incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (B) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets that secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

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     (20) Liens securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries and Subsidiaries of Foreign Subsidiaries Incurred in accordance with this Indenture; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets other than property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries and such Subsidiaries of Foreign Subsidiaries;
     (21) Liens Incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
     (22) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness; provided that, at the time of Incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding secured by such Liens pursuant to this clause (22) will not exceed the greater of (A) $250.0 million and (B) 5.0% of Total Assets;
     (23) Liens arising from the filing of Uniform Commercial Code or similar state law financing statements regarding leases;
     (24) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code or similar state law on items in the course of collection, or (ii) 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;
     (25) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
     (26) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings (or similar filings) in connection with operating leases or consignment of goods;
     (27) Liens affecting the fee title of any real estate leased by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and not owned by the Company or any Subsidiary) that are created by a Person other than the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (28) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar state law) in favor of a reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods;
     (29) pledges or deposits of cash and Cash Equivalents securing deductibles, self-insurance, co-payment, co-insurance, retentions and similar obligations to providers of insurance in the ordinary course of business;
     (30) Liens on securities which are subject to repurchase agreements as contemplated in the definition of “Cash Equivalents” permitted under Section 4.03; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;
     (31) Liens on (i) incurred premiums, dividends and rebates which may become payable under insurance policies and loss payments which reduce the incurred premiums on such insurance policies and (ii) rights which may arise under State insurance guaranty funds relating to any such insurance policy, in each case to secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (d) of Section 4.03(b)(12);

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     (32) Liens on earnest money deposits of cash or Cash Equivalents made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder;
     (33) Liens on property subject to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted by Section 4.03;
     (34) Liens on goods and the proceeds thereof and title documents relating thereto to secure drawings under letters of credit issued on behalf of Foreign Subsidiaries used to finance the purchase of such goods in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35.0 million at any one time outstanding;
     (35) Liens on cash collateral securing the Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.03(b)(17);
     (36) security given to a public or private utility or any governmental authority as required in the ordinary course of business; and
     (37) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods.
     “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
     “Physical Notes” means certificated Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A.
     “Postpetition Letter of Credit Facility” means that certain Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2009, by and between Borrower Representative and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking institution, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Issue Date.
     “Preferred Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
     “Private Placement Legend” means the legend initially set forth on the Rule 144A Notes and other Notes that are Restricted Notes in the form set forth in Exhibit B.
     “Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of an Asset Acquisition or construction or improvement of any property; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed such purchase price or cost.
     “Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
     “Qualified Institutional Buyer” or “QIB” has the meaning specified in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Qualified Receivables Transaction” means (A) any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries

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sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (1) a Receivables Entity (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or (2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Entity), or transfers an undivided interest in or grants a security interest in, any Receivables Assets (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) a Permitted Factoring Program.
     “Quotation Agent” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its successors and assigns or any other nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer.
     “Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P; provided that if Moody’s, S&P or any Successor Rating Agency (as defined below) shall cease to be in the business of providing rating services for debt securities generally, the Company shall be entitled to replace any such Rating Agency or Successor Rating Agency, as the case may be, which has ceased to be in the business of providing rating services for debt securities generally with a security rating agency which is in the business of providing rating services for debt securities generally and which is nationally recognized in the United States (such rating agency, a “Successor Rating Agency”).
     “Receivables Assets” means any indebtedness, accounts receivable or other obligations and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable and assets and all contracts and contract rights, and all guarantees or other supporting obligations (within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code Section 9-102(a)(77)) (including Hedging Obligations), in respect of such indebtedness, accounts receivable or other obligations and assets and all proceeds of the foregoing and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Receivables Assets.
     “Receivables Entity” means a Subsidiary of the Company (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Receivables Transaction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes an Investment and to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries transfers Receivables Assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables Assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and any business or activities incidental or related to such financing, and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company or of such other Person (as provided below) to be a Receivables Entity (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (1) is guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of Obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings), (2) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in any way other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings or (3) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than Receivables Assets and related assets as provided in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction”), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings, (b) with which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than on terms which the Company reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company) other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing Receivables Assets, and (c) with which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

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     “Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Receivables Assets in a Qualified Receivables Transaction to repurchase Receivables Assets arising as a result of a breach of a Standard Receivables Undertaking, including as a result of a Receivables Asset or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, offset or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
     “Record Date” means the Record Dates specified in the Notes; provided that if any such date is not a Business Day, the Record Date shall be the first day immediately preceding such specified day that is a Business Day.
     “Redemption Date,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.
     “Redemption Price,” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.
     “Reference Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a)(C)(i).
     “Reference Treasury Dealer” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its successors and assigns and two other nationally recognized investment banking firms selected by the Company that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers.
     “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for either the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date.
     “Refinance” means in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
     “Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Refinancing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, in each case that does not:
     (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of such Person as of the date of the completion of all components of such proposed Refinancing (provided such completion occurs within 60 days of the initial Incurrence of Indebtedness in connection with such Refinancing) (plus the amount of any premium reasonably necessary to Refinance such Indebtedness and plus the amount of reasonable expenses Incurred by the Company in connection with such Refinancing); or
     (2) create Indebtedness with (A) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (B) a final maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced;
provided that (x) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness of the Company and/or a Subsidiary Guarantor, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of the Company and/or such Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate in right of

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payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantee, as the case may be, at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced.
     “Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
     “Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the initial purchasers named therein.
     “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Regulation S Global Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
     “Regulation S Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
     “Related Security” means, with respect to any Receivables Asset, (a) all of the relevant interest in any inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory and goods), and documentation or title evidencing the shipment or storage of any inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory and goods), relating to any sale giving rise to such Receivables Asset, and all insurance contracts with respect thereto; (b) all other security interests or Liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivables Asset, together with all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or similar filings and security agreements describing any collateral relating thereto; (c) all guarantees, letters of credit, letter of credit rights, supporting obligations, indemnities, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivables Asset or otherwise relating to such Receivables Asset; (d) all service contracts and other contracts, agreements, instruments and other writings associated with such Receivables Asset; (e) all records related to such Receivables Asset or any of the foregoing; (f) all right, title and interest in, to and under the sales agreement and related performance guaranty and the like in respect of such Receivables Asset; and (g) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
     “Replacement Assets” means assets and property (including capital expenditures) that will be used in the business of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries or in a business the same, similar or reasonably related thereto or in an unrelated business to the extent that it is not material in size as compared to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole (including Capital Stock of a Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary).
     “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee including any vice president, assistant vice president or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, and to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
     “Responsible Officer of the Company” means the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Company.
     “Restricted Global Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
     “Restricted Note” has the same meaning as “Restricted Security” set forth in Rule 144(a)(3) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note is a Restricted Note.

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     “Restricted Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04.
     “Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f).
     “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that has not been designated by the Board of Directors of the Company, by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee, as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.16. Any such Designation may be revoked by a Board Resolution of the Company delivered to the Trustee, subject to the provisions of such covenant.
     “Reversion Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(a).
     “Revocation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
     “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
     “Rule 144A Notes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
     “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to its rating agency business.
     “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced on the security of such Property.
     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
     “Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
     “Special Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.
     “Standard Receivables Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which are customary in a Qualified Receivables Transaction, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Entity, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Receivables Undertaking.
     “Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness as to which the payment of principal (and premium, if any) and interest and other payment obligations is subordinate or junior in right of payment by its terms to the Notes or the Note Guarantees of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable.
     “Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, means (1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under

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ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or (2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
     “Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary that executes this Indenture on the Issue Date and each Restricted Subsidiary that in the future is required to or executes a Guarantee pursuant to Section 4.15 or otherwise; provided that any Person constituting a Subsidiary Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Subsidiary Guarantor when its Notes Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
     “Successor Rating Agency” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Rating Agencies.”
     “Surviving Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a)(1).
     “Suspended Covenants” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(a).
     “Suspension Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(a).
     “Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(a).
     “Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company required to be provided to the Trustee, calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to any acquisition or disposition of companies, divisions, lines of businesses or operations by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries subsequent to such date and on or prior to the date of determination.
     “Total Debt” means, at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
     “Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (a) Total Debt to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Four Quarter Period ending on or prior to the Transaction Date, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to Total Debt and Consolidated EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
     “Transaction Date” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
     “Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of the execution of this Indenture until such time as this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.03.
     “Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.
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     “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company designated as such pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.16. Any such designation may be revoked by a Board Resolution of the Company delivered to the Trustee, subject to the provisions of such covenant.
     “U.S. Government Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d)(1).
     “U.S. Legal Tender” means such coin or currency in immediately available funds of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
     “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (A) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (B) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (I) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (II) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
     “Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of the Company means any Restricted Subsidiary of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by the Company or any other Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of TIA.
     (a) Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture.
     (b) The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
     “indenture securities” means the Notes.
     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any other obligor on the Notes.
     (c) All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction.
     (a) Unless the context otherwise requires
     (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
     (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
     (3) “or” is not exclusive;
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     (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
     (6) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
ARTICLE II
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
     (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rule or usage to which the Company is subject. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Notes offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A (“Rule 144A Notes”) shall bear the legend and include the form of assignment set forth in Exhibit B and Notes offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S Notes”) shall bear the legend and include the form of assignment set forth in Exhibit C. The Company shall approve the form of the Notes and any notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
     (b) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.01(b) shall only apply to Global Notes deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository. Agent Members shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository or by the Trustee as the custodian for the Depository or under such Global Note, and the Depository shall be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the Applicable Procedures or the operation of customary practices of the Depository governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.
     (c) Physical Notes. Except as otherwise provided herein, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Physical Notes. For greater certainty, the provisions of this Section 2.01(c) are subject to the requirements relating to notations, legends or endorsements on Notes required by law, stock exchange rule or agreements to which any the Company is subject, if any.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
     (a) One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries.
     (b) If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

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     (c) A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
     (d) The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue.
     (e) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
     (a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
     (b) The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depository with respect to the Global Notes.
     (c) The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes, and the Trustee hereby initially agrees so to act.
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
     The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
SECTION 2.05. Holder Lists.
     The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in

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such form and as of such date or such shorter time as the Trustee may allow, as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).
     Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
     Subject to Sections 2.15 and 2.16, when Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request from the Holder of such Notes to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture are met. Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorneys duly authorized in writing. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall issue and execute and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes (and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall execute the guarantee thereon) evidencing such transfer or exchange at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made to the Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange. The Company may require from the Holder payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer taxes or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation to a transfer or exchange, but this provision shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.16, 3.06, 4.17 or 9.05 (in which events the Company shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes). The Registrar shall not be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Note for a period of 15 days immediately preceding the mailing of notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed or of any Note selected, called or being called for redemption except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
     Any Holder of the Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of the beneficial interests in such Global Note may be effected only through a book entry system maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Global Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.
     Each Holder of a Note agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Note in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable U.S. Federal or state securities law.
     Except as expressly provided herein, neither the Trustee nor the Registrar shall have any duty to monitor the Company’s compliance with or have any responsibility with respect to the Company’s compliance with any Federal or state securities laws.
    SECTION 2.07. Replacement Notes.
     If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

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     In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note had become or is about to become due and payable, the Company, in its discretion, may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph.
     Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
     The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies of any Holder with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note.
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Notes.
     (a) The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 2.08(b) hereof.
     (b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
     (c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
     (d) If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a date of redemption (a “Redemption Date”) or maturity date, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Notes.
     In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, amendment, supplement, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in conclusively relying on any such direction, amendment, supplement, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Notes.
     Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Physical Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Physical Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
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SECTION 2.11. Cancellation.
     The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, upon written direction by the Company and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act). The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.12. CUSIP or ISIN Numbers.
     The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers.
SECTION 2.13. Additional Notes.
     The Company shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.03 hereof, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, each of which shall have identical terms as the Initial Notes, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price and first payment of interest. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.
     With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of its Board of Directors and an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
     (1) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and
     (2) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number(s) (which may be different than the CUSIP numbers of the Initial Notes) of such Additional Notes.
SECTION 2.14. Deposit of Moneys.
     Not later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on each due date of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on any Notes, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and interest so becoming due.
SECTION 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.
     (a) Rule 144A Notes initially shall be represented by one or more notes in registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Restricted Global Note”). Regulation S Notes initially shall be represented by one or more notes in registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively,

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the “Regulation S Global Note” and, together with the Restricted Global Note and any other global notes representing Notes, the “Global Notes”). The Global Notes shall bear legends as set forth in Exhibit D. The Global Notes initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of such Depository, in each case for credit to an account of an Agent Member, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and (iii) bear legends as set forth in Exhibit B with respect to Restricted Global Notes and Exhibit C with respect to Regulation S Global Notes.
     Members of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Notes, and the Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.
     (b) Transfers of Global Notes shall be limited to transfer in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Subject to Section 2.15(f), interests of beneficial owners in the Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged for Physical Notes in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.16. In addition, subject to Section 2.15(f), a Global Note shall be exchangeable for Physical Notes if (i) the Depository (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for such Global Note and the Company thereupon fails to appoint a successor depository within 90 days thereof or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and the Company thereupon fails to appoint a successor depository within 90 days thereof or (ii) upon the request of a Holder if there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In all cases, Physical Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests therein shall be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depository (in accordance with its customary procedures).
     (c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the beneficial interest in any Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Registrar shall (if one or more Physical Notes are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall upon receipt of a written order from the Company authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Physical Notes of like tenor and amount.
     (d) In connection with the transfer of Global Notes as an entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Global Notes shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Notes, an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes of authorized denominations.
     (e) Any Physical Note constituting a Restricted Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b), (c) or (d) shall, except as otherwise provided by paragraphs (a)(i)(x) and (c) of Section 2.16, bear the Private Placement Legend or, in the case of the Regulation S Global Note, the legend set forth in Exhibit C, in each case, unless the Company determines otherwise in compliance with applicable law.

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     (f) On or prior to the 40th day after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Notes represented by the Regulation S Global Note and the issue date of such Notes (such period through and including such 40th day, the “Restricted Period”), a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the corresponding Restricted Global Note only upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor to the effect that such transfer is being made (i) (a) to a Person whom the transferor reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (b) pursuant to another exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act which is accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel regarding the availability of such exemption and (ii) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction. During the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note may not be exchanged for a Physical Note.
     (g) Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Restricted Period, only if the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S or Rule 144 (if available).
     (h) Any beneficial interest in one of the Global Notes that is transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in another Global Note shall, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in such Global Note and become an interest in such other Global Note and, accordingly, shall thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Note for as long as it remains such an interest.
     (i) The Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
SECTION 2.16. Special Transfer Provisions.
     (a) Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors and Non-U.S. Persons. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a Note constituting a Restricted Note to any Institutional Accredited Investor which is not a QIB or to any Non-U.S. Person:
     (i) the Registrar shall register the transfer of any Note constituting a Restricted Note, whether or not such Note bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) the requested transfer is after the date such Note shall be freely transferable under Rule 144 as certified in an Officers’ Certificate or (y) (1) in the case of a transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor which is not a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons), the proposed transferee has delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto and an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee or (2) in the case of a transfer to a Non-U.S. Person (including a QIB), the proposed transferor has delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto; provided that in the case of any transfer of a Note bearing the Private Placement Legend for a Note not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar has received an Officers’ Certificate authorizing such transfer; and
     (ii) if the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial interest in a Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of (x) the certificate, if any, required by paragraph (i) above and (y) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s procedures,

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whereupon (A) the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and (if the transfer does not involve a transfer of outstanding Physical Notes) a decrease in the principal amount of a Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in a Global Note to be transferred, and (B) the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of a Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note transferred or the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery one or more Physical Notes of like tenor and amount.
     (b) Transfers to QIBs. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration or any proposed registration of transfer of a Note constituting a Restricted Note to a QIB (excluding transfers to Non-U.S. Persons):
     (i) the Registrar shall register the transfer if such transfer is being made by a proposed transferor who has checked the box provided for on such Holder’s Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification provided for on such Holder’s Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing, that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A; and
     (ii) if the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Notes to be transferred consist of Physical Notes which after transfer are to be evidenced by an interest in the Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s and the Registrar’s procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Physical Notes to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the Physical Notes so transferred.
     (c) Private Placement Legend. Upon the registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the Private Placement Legend unless (i) it has received the Officers’ Certificate required by paragraph (a)(i)(y) of this Section 2.16, (ii) there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act or (iii) such Note has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and the Registrar has received an Officers’ Certificate from the Company to such effect or such Note has been exchanged in the exchange offer under the Registration Rights Agreement.
     (d) General. By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, each Holder of such Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note only as provided in this Indenture.

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     The Registrar shall retain for a period of two years copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.15 or this Section 2.16. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable notice to the Registrar.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
     If the Company elects to redeem the Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof and paragraph 5 of the applicable Notes, it shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the Redemption Date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, and (iv) the Redemption Price. If the Company elects to redeem the Notes pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.07 hereof and paragraph 5 of the applicable Notes, it shall furnish such Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date unless a shorter notice shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. Each Officers’ Certificate shall be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein. Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall, therefore, be void and of no effect.
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed.
     (a) If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased, (i) if the applicable Notes are listed, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the applicable Notes are listed, or (ii) if the applicable Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem to be appropriate. In the event of partial redemption, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, unless a shorter notice period shall be agreed to by the Trustee, from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.
     (b) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 thereafter; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
     At least 30 days but not more than 60 days, unless a shorter notice period shall be agreed to by the Trustee, before a Redemption Date (except in the case of satisfaction and discharge pursuant to Section 8.02), the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.
     The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP or ISIN number) and shall state:

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     (a) the Redemption Date;
     (b) the Redemption Price;
     (c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
     (d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
     (e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price;
     (f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
     (g) the paragraph of the Notes and Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
     (h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
     At the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense, provided, however, that the Company gives the Trustee the notice information and at least 10 Business Days prior notice of such request, unless a shorter period shall be agreed to by the Trustee. Any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent. Any redemption notice may, in the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice Upon Redemption.
     Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the Redemption Price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the related Interest Payment Date). Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
     On or before 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on all Notes (or portions of Notes) to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed.
     If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment. If a Note is redeemed on or after a Record Date but

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on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal from the Redemption Date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
SECTION 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part.
     Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
SECTION 3.07. Optional Redemption for the Notes.
     Except as set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (d) below, the Notes are not redeemable before April 15, 2014.
     (a) At any time prior to April 15, 2014, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the Notes (which includes Additional Notes, if any), at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium for the Notes, as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
     (b) At any time prior to April 15, 2014, during any 12-month period commencing on the Issue Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture (calculated giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) at a Redemption Price equal to 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
     (c) On or after April 15, 2014, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or a part of the Notes, at the Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the applicable Redemption Date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on April 15 of the years indicated below (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date):
         
Year   Redemption Price  
2014
    105.063 %
2015
    103.375 %
2016
    101.688 %
2017 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07, at any time prior to April 15, 2014, the Company may, at its option, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture (which includes the Additional Notes, if any) at a Redemption Price of 106.750% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that:

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     (1) at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately after giving effect to such redemption; and
     (2) any such redemption by the Company must be made within 90 days after the closing of such Equity Offering.
     (e) Any prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.
     (f) In connection with any redemption of Notes (including with the Net Cash Proceeds of an Equity Offering), any such redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including any related Equity Offering. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.
SECTION 3.08. Mandatory Redemption.
     Except as set forth in Sections 4.05 and 4.17 hereof, the Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes.
     The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes in the manner provided in the Notes. An installment of principal of or interest on the Notes shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds on that date U.S. Legal Tender designated for and sufficient to pay the installment.
     The Company shall pay, to the extent such payments are lawful, interest on overdue principal and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum borne by the Notes. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
     The Company shall maintain an office or agency required under Section 2.03. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office as its office or agency.

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SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Indebtedness; provided, however, that if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of the Incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) if on the date of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the Incurrence thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would be at least 2.0 to 1.0.
     (b) Nothing contained in Section 4.03(a) shall prohibit the Incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Indebtedness”):
     (1) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred pursuant to a Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greatest of:
     (x) $1,250.0 million (reduced by any required permanent repayments with the proceeds of Asset Sales (which are accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) thereunder);
     (y) the sum of (A) 80% of the net book value of the accounts receivable of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) 60% of the net book value of the inventory of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the date of such Incurrence; or
     (z) 2.5 times the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company during the four fiscal quarters ended on or prior to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, calculated on a pro forma basis consistent with the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio;
     (2) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness referenced in clauses (1) and (3) of this Section 4.03(b));
     (3) Indebtedness represented by the Notes (other than Additional Notes, but including the Exchange Securities);
     (4) Indebtedness represented by (i) any Sale and Leaseback Transaction or (ii) Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case in this subclause (ii), Incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction, improvement, repair or replacement of property (real or personal), plant or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets) used in the business of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor (including any reasonably related fees, expenses, taxes or other transaction costs Incurred in connection with such acquisition, construction or improvement), in an aggregate amount pursuant to this clause (4), including all Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of $300.0 million and 6% of Total Assets;
     (5) Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net cash proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace Indebtedness that was permitted by this Indenture to be Incurred under Section 4.03(a) (it being understood that no Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue

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Date has been Incurred pursuant to such paragraph) or clauses (2), (3), (5), (10) or (11) of this Section 4.03(b);
     (6) the Incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness owing to and held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that:
     (A) if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor; and
     (B) any event that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (except for any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien until the pledgee commences actions to foreclose on such Indebtedness) will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);
     (7) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be Incurred by another provision of this Section 4.03;
     (8) Hedging Obligations that are not Incurred for speculative purposes;
     (9) Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn out or similar obligations, or Guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, in any case Incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets, including the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business or assets, including the Capital Stock, for the purpose of financing or in contemplation of any such acquisition; provided that (a) any amount of such obligations included on the face of the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be permitted under this clause (9) (contingent obligations referred to on the face of a balance sheet or in a footnote thereto and not otherwise quantified and reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed “included on the face of the balance sheet” for purposes of the foregoing) and (b) in the case of a disposition, the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such obligations outstanding under this clause (9) shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
     (10) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred and outstanding on or prior to the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary was merged with or into or acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness Incurred in contemplation of, in connection with, as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a subsidiary of or was otherwise acquired by the Company); provided, however, that (i) the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the foregoing paragraph (a) after giving effect to the Incurring of such Indebtedness, pursuant to this clause (10) or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately

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after giving effect to such Incurrence and related transaction would be equal to or greater than such ratio immediately prior to such transaction;
     (11) Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount, including all Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (11), not to exceed $50.0 million Incurred in contemplation of, in connection with, as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of or was otherwise acquired by the Company whether by means of the acquisition of assets or the Capital Stock of such entity or by merger; provided, however, that (i) the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the foregoing paragraph (a) after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (11) or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately after giving effect to such Incurrence and related transaction would be equal to or greater than such ratio immediately prior to such transaction;
     (12) Indebtedness (a) arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its Incurrence, (b) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash pooling, netting and cash management arrangements consisting of overdrafts or similar arrangements; provided that any such Indebtedness does not consist of Indebtedness for borrowed money and is owed to the financial institutions providing such arrangements and such Indebtedness is extinguished in accordance with customary practices with respect thereto, (c) arising out of the issuance of surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds, performance bonds and performance and completion guaranties, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, (d) consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business with the providers of such insurance or their Affiliates or (e) take or pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
     (13) Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of performance, surety or appeal bonds, workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, and letters of credit in connection with the maintenance of, or pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses from governmental authorities, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims;
     (14) Indebtedness to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease or to satisfy and discharge the Notes as described in Sections 8.01 and 8.02;
     (15) Indebtedness in a Qualified Receivables Transaction that is without recourse to the Company or to any other Subsidiary of the Company or their assets (other than a Receivables Entity and its assets and, as to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than pursuant to Standard Receivables Undertakings) and is not guaranteed by any such Person;
     (16) the Guarantee of Obligations and other obligations in respect of the Indebtedness of joint ventures which do not qualify as Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding;

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     (17) Indebtedness in respect of obligations with respect to letters of credit issued pursuant to the Postpetition Letter of Credit Facility not to exceed $15.0 million at any time outstanding;
     (18) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries and Subsidiaries of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500.0 million at any one time outstanding, including all Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (18); or
     (19) additional Indebtedness in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding, including all Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (19), not to exceed the greater of $400.0 million and 7.5% of Total Assets.
     (c) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred (or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt); provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.
     The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
     (d) For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.03, in the event that any proposed Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in Sections 4.03(b)(1) through 4.03(b)(19), or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03(a), the Company will be permitted to divide, classify, and may later reclassify, such item of Indebtedness or a part thereof in any manner that complies with Section 4.03. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement will be deemed to have been Incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by Section 4.03(b)(1).
     (e) The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall not Incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors unless such Indebtedness is at least equally subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and any Note Guarantee.
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
     (a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
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Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company;
     (3) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease, retire or otherwise acquire for value, prior to any scheduled principal payment, sinking fund or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than the principal payment on, or the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition for value of, (i) Subordinated Indebtedness made in satisfaction of or anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity within one year of the due date of such obligation, installment or final maturity) and (ii) Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.03(b)(6); or
     (4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments);
(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses 4.04(a)(1), (2), (3) and (4) being referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:
     (A) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
     (B) the Company is not able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.03; or
     (C) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made after the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purpose, if other than in cash, being the Fair Market Value of such property) shall exceed the sum of:
     (i) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company earned during the period beginning on the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing on April 1, 2011 and through the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available prior to the date such Restricted Payment occurs (the “Reference Date”) (treating such period as a single accounting period); plus
     (ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) since the Issue Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or from the issuance of Indebtedness of the Company subsequent to the Issue Date that has been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company on or prior to the Reference Date; plus
     (iii) an amount equal to the sum of (1) the net reduction in the Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person after the Issue Date resulting from repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Investments by such Person, proceeds realized on the sale of such Investment and proceeds representing the return of capital, in each case received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (2) the amount of any Guarantee or similar arrangement that has terminated or expired or by which it has been reduced to the extent that it was treated as a Restricted Payment after the Issue Date that reduced the amount available under this Section 4.04(a)(C) or clause (3) of Section 4.04(b) net of any amounts paid by the

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Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Guarantee or similar arrangement; provided, however, that the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not exceed, in the case of any such Person, the amount of Investments (excluding Permitted Investments) previously made and treated as a Restricted Payment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date that reduced the amount available under this Section 4.04(a)(C) or clause (12) of Section 4.04(b) in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary.
     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph do not prohibit:
     (1) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or giving notice of such redemption, as the case may be, if the dividend or redemption would have been permitted on the date of declaration or notice;
     (2) a Restricted Payment, either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or substantially concurrent cash contribution to the common equity of the Company;
     (3) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of Capital Stock (or rights or options therefor) of the Company from current or former officers, directors, employees or consultants pursuant to equity ownership or compensation plans or stockholders agreements not to exceed $50.0 million in the aggregate subsequent to the Issue Date;
     (4) dividends and distributions paid on Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock) of a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis or on a basis more favorable to the Company;
     (5) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.05 and Section 4.17; provided that the Company shall have made a Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer, as applicable, to purchase the notes on the terms provided in this Indenture applicable to Change of Control Offers or Net Proceeds Offers, respectively, and all notes validly tendered by Holders in such Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired for value to the extent required by this Indenture;
     (6) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section 4.03; provided that such dividends are included in Consolidated Fixed Charges; and payment of any mandatory Redemption Price or liquidation value of any such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock when due in accordance with its terms in effect upon the issuance of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock;
     (7) any purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement, payment or prepayment of principal of Subordinated Indebtedness either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent

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sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (iii) Refinancing Indebtedness;
     (8) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise or vesting of stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation and restricted stock units if the Capital Stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price thereof or related withholding taxes
     (9) the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of Capital Stock;
     (10) the purchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement for a nominal value per right of any rights granted to all the holders of Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan adopted for the purpose of protecting shareholders from unfair takeover tactics; provided that any such purchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement of such rights is not for the purpose of evading the limitations of this covenant (all as determined in good faith by a senior financial officer of the Company);
     (11) Restricted Payments if, at the time of making such payments, and after giving effect thereto (including, without limitation, the Incurrence of any Indebtedness to finance such payment), the Total Leverage Ratio would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00; provided, however, that at the time of each such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or result therefrom); and
     (12) other Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $400.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date.
     (c) In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.04(a)(C), amounts expended pursuant to clauses (1) (without duplication for the declaration of the relevant dividend), (2)(ii), (7)(ii), (11) and (12) of Section 4.04(b) shall be included in such calculation.
     (d) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
SECTION 4.05. Limitation on Asset Sales.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
     (1) the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;
     (2) at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of such disposition (for purposes of this clause (2) only, (A) the assumption by the purchaser of Indebtedness or other obligations (other than Subordinated Indebtedness or intercompany obligations) that releases the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from future liability pursuant to a customary written novation agreement, (B) instruments or securities received from the purchaser that are promptly, but in any event within 90 days of the closing, converted by the Company to cash, to the extent of the cash actually so received, (C) the Fair

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Market Value of any Replacement Assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (D) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (D) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed $150.0 million (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) shall be considered cash received at closing; and
     (3) upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company shall apply, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 365 days after receipt thereof either (A) to prepay any secured Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and, in the case of any such Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility, effect a permanent reduction in the availability under such revolving credit facility (or effect a permanent reduction in availability under such revolving credit facility, regardless of the fact that no prepayment is required), (B) to acquire Replacement Assets, or (C) a combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (3)(A) and (3)(B); provided that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be deemed to have complied with this clause (3) if and to the extent that, within 365 days after the Asset Sale that generated the Net Cash Proceeds, the issuer has entered into and not abandoned or rejected a binding agreement to consummate any such investment described in this clause (3), and such investment is thereafter completed within 180 days after the end of such 365-day period.
Pending the final application of the Net Cash Proceeds, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.
     (b) On the day after the expiration of the period specified above or such earlier date, if any (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”), as a Responsible Officer of the Company or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of Section 4.05(a), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Amount”) which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of Section 4.05(a) shall be applied by the Company to make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”) on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders on a pro rata basis, that principal amount of Notes equal to the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase; provided, however, that if the Company elects (or is required by the terms of any Indebtedness that ranks pari passu with the Notes), such Net Proceeds Offer may be made ratably to purchase the Notes and such pari passu Indebtedness.
     (c) If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration) or Cash Equivalents, then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this Section 4.05.
     (d) The Company may defer the Net Proceeds Offer until there is an aggregate unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount equal to or in excess of $100.0 million resulting from one or more Asset Sales or deemed Asset Sales (at which time, the entire unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount, and not just the amount in excess of $100.0 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to this paragraph). The first

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such date the aggregate unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount is equal to or in excess of $100.0 million shall be treated for this purpose as the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date.
     (e) Notice of each Net Proceeds Offer will be mailed or caused to be mailed, by first class mail, by the Company within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date to all record Holders as shown on the register of Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer and shall state the following terms:
     (1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.05 and that the Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof for cash; provided, however, that if the aggregate principal amount of Notes properly tendered in a Net Proceeds Offer exceeds the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, Notes of tendering Holders will be purchased on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered);
     (2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest, if any) and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date (which shall be at least 20 Business Days from the date of mailing of notice of such Net Proceeds Offer, or such longer period as required by law);
     (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
     (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
     (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder To Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
     (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; and
     (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part will be issued new Notes in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered.
     (f) On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer which are to be purchased in accordance with Section 4.05(e)(1), (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 2.14 U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Notes to be purchased and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any. For purposes of this Section 4.05, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.
     (g) To the extent that the aggregate amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company may use such excess Net Proceeds Offer

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Amount for general corporate purposes or for any other purposes not prohibited by this Indenture. Upon completion of any such Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset to zero. A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days or such longer period as may be required by law.
     (h) The Company will comply with all tender offer rules under state and federal securities laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1 thereunder, to the extent applicable to such offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.05, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.05.
     (i) The Trustee shall make such adjustments as are needed so that no unauthorized denominations are purchased in part when the aggregate principal amount of Notes properly tendered in a Net Proceeds Offer pursuant to this Section 4.05 exceeds the Net Proceeds Offer Amount and Notes of tendering Holders are purchased on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered). Each Notice of Net Proceeds Offer required pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall state that such adjustments may be made under such circumstances.
SECTION 4.06. Corporate Existence.
     Except as otherwise permitted by Article V, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each Restricted Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate existence of any Restricted Subsidiary, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.07. Reports to Trustee.
     (a) The Company will deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year an Officers’ Certificate stating that the Company has fulfilled its obligations hereunder or, if there has been a Default, specifying the Default and its nature and status.
     (b) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of a Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of the Default, and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 4.08. Compliance with Laws.
     The Company shall comply, and shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States of America, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

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SECTION 4.09. Reports to Holders.
     (a) Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to the extent permitted by the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the Commission, and provide to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, the annual and quarterly reports and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may by rules and regulations prescribe) that are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act within the time periods required; provided, however, that availability of the foregoing materials on the Commission’s EDGAR service shall be deemed to satisfy the Company’s delivery obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever to determine if such materials have been made so available. In the event that the Company is not permitted to file such reports, documents and information with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company will nevertheless provide such Exchange Act information to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes as if the Company were subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within the time periods required by law.
     (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture, the Company will not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its obligations under clause (a) of this Section 4.09 for purposes of Section 6.01(a)(3) until 90 days after the date any report hereunder is due.
     Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.09 is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).
SECTION 4.10. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.
     The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
     (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock;
     (2) make loans or advances or to pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or

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     (3) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary;
except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
     (A) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
     (B) this Indenture;
     (C) the Credit Agreement and/or the documentation for the Credit Agreement;
     (D) customary non-assignment provisions of any contract, agreement, license, permit or lease;
     (E) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;
     (F) agreements existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect on the Issue Date;
     (G) any other agreement entered into after the Issue Date which contains encumbrances and restrictions which are not materially more restrictive with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements as in effect on the Issue Date;
     (H) any instrument governing Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary;
     (I) Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.13 and associated agreements that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
     (J) secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03 and Section 4.13 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
     (K) any agreement governing the sale or disposition of any Restricted Subsidiary or all or substantially all of the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary which restricts dividends and distributions of such Restricted Subsidiary pending such sale or disposition;
     (L) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, joint venture and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (M) consisting of restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers, suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
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     (O) consisting of customary restrictions pursuant to any Qualified Receivables Transaction;
     (P) provisions in instruments governing other Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be Incurred after the Issue Date; provided that (i) such provisions are customary for instruments of such type (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Company) and (ii) a Responsible Officer of the Company determines in good faith that such restrictions will not materially adversely impact the ability of the Company to make required principal and interest payments on the Notes;
     (Q) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (B), (C), (E), (F) and (G) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend restrictions and other encumbrances than those contained prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing; and
     (R) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase or other agreement to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of any other Restricted Subsidiary.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Issuances of Capital Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.
     Except as permitted pursuant to Section 4.03 and Section 4.05, the Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) to own any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Liens.
     The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind against or upon any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits therefrom unless:

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     (1) in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, the Notes or such Note Guarantee is secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; and
     (2) in all other cases, the Notes are equally and ratably secured, except for:
     (A) Liens existing as of the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such Liens are in effect on the Issue Date and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof so long as limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or distributions in respect thereof);
     (B) Liens securing the Notes or any Note Guarantee;
     (C) Liens in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
     (D) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness which is Incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) secured by a Lien at such time permitted under this Indenture and which has been Incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided, however, that such Liens:
     (i) are no less favorable to Holders of the Notes and are not more favorable to the lienholders with respect to such Liens than the Liens in respect of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; and
     (ii) do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the Indebtedness so Refinanced; and
     (E) Permitted Liens.
         
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.
     (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payment or consideration in excess of $15.0 million, other than:
     (1) Affiliate Transactions permitted under paragraph (b) below; and
     (2) Affiliate Transactions on terms that are not materially less favorable than those that would have reasonably been expected in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.
     All Affiliate Transactions (and each series of related Affiliate Transactions which are similar or part of a common plan) involving aggregate payments or other property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $25.0 million shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, such approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution stating that such Board of Directors has determined that such transaction complies with the foregoing provisions. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into an Affiliate Transaction (or series of related Affiliate Transactions related to a common plan) on or after the Issue Date that involves an aggregate Fair Market

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Value of more than $150.0 million, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable opinion as to the fairness of such transaction or series of related transactions to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point of view, from an Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the Trustee.
     (b) The restrictions set forth in paragraph (a) above shall not apply to:
     (1) employment, consulting and compensation arrangements and agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consistent with past practice or approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors (or a committee comprised of disinterested directors);
     (2) fees and compensation paid to and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees, consultants or agents of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior management;
     (3) transactions exclusively between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or exclusively between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;
     (4) Restricted Payments, Permitted Investments (other than clauses (1) or (2) thereof) or transactions involving Permitted Liens, in each case permitted by this Indenture;
     (5) transactions pursuant to any contract or agreement in effect on the Issue Date, as amended, modified or replaced from time to time so long as the amended, modified or replacements, taken as a whole, are no less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those in effect on the Issue Date;
     (6) the entering into of a customary agreement providing registration rights to the direct or indirect shareholders of the Company and the performance of such agreements;
     (7) the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company to any Person or any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or any contribution to the common equity capital of the Company;
     (8) pledges of Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
     (9) sales of Receivables Assets, or participations therein, or any related transaction, in connection with any Qualified Receivables Transaction;
     (10) (A) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services (including pursuant to a joint venture agreement), or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, (B) transactions with joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in this ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or industry norm or (C) any management services or support agreement entered into on terms consistent with past practice or industry norm, in each of clauses (A), (B) and (C) that are fair to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the good faith determination of a Responsible Officer of the Company or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

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     (11) transactions between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person that is an Affiliate solely because one or more of its directors or officers is also a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or such direct or indirect parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;
     (12) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is an Affiliate of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary solely because the Company or Restricted Subsidiary owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, Capital Stock of or warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of, or controls, such Person;
     (13) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 5.01; or
     (14) the formation and maintenance of any consolidated group or subgroup for tax, accounting or cash pooling or management purposes in the ordinary course of business; provided that a Responsible Officer of the Company determines in good faith that the formation and maintenance of such group or subgroup is in the best interests of the Company and will not result in the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries paying taxes in excess of the tax liability that would have been payable by them on a stand-alone basis.
SECTION 4.15. Future Subsidiary Guarantors.
     (a) If, on or after the Issue Date, any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor becomes an obligor under or guarantees any Credit Facility or capital markets debt securities of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Indebtedness owing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) (“Guaranteed Indebtedness”), then the Company shall cause such Restricted Subsidiary, to:
     (1) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary, shall unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and
     (2) execute and deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may contain customary exceptions) that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary.
     (b) Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture. The Company may cause any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to issue a Note Guarantee and become a Subsidiary Guarantor.
     (c) If the Guaranteed Indebtedness is pari passu with the Notes, then the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness shall be pari passu with the Note Guarantee. If the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes, then the Guarantee of such Guaranteed Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Note Guarantee at least to the extent that the Guaranteed Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes.
     (d) A Note Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor will automatically terminate and be released without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes upon:
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Company or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company) otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
     (2) such Subsidiary Guarantor’s becoming an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
     (3) the release or discharge of the Guarantee or security that required the creation of such Note Guarantee and all other Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company by such Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom; or
     (4) the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance in accordance with terms of this Indenture or the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
     (e) The Company shall notify the Trustee and the Holders in writing if the Note Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor is released. The Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument confirming the release of any such Subsidiary Guarantor upon written request of the Company as provided in this Indenture.
     (f) At the Company’s written request, the Trustee will execute and deliver any instrument evidencing such release. A Subsidiary Guarantor may also be released from its obligation under its Note Guarantee in connection with a permitted amendment. See Article IX of this Indenture. The Trustee shall only be obligated to deliver any such instrument upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate stating that such release is authorized and in compliance with this Indenture.
SECTION 4.16. Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
     The Company may, on or after the Issue Date, designate any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Subsidiary of the Company which owns Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary or is a Subsidiary Guarantor) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Indenture (a “Designation”) only if:
     (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation; and
     (2) the Company would be permitted under this Indenture to make an Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation) in an amount (the “Designation Amount”) equal to the sum of (A) the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary owned by the Company and/or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (B) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owed to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date.
     In the event of any such Designation, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment constituting a Restricted Payment in the Designation Amount pursuant to Section 4.04 for all purposes of this Indenture.
     The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (“Revocation”), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, if:
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     (2) all Liens, Indebtedness and Investments of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred for all purposes of this Indenture.
     All Designations and Revocations must be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Company delivered to the Trustee certifying authorization under this Indenture and compliance with the foregoing provisions.
SECTION 4.17. Offer to Purchase upon Change of Control.
     (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to purchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
     (b) Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, the Company must send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each Holder, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state:
     (1) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);
     (2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control;
     (3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Change of Control Payment Date”); and
     (4) the instructions determined by the Company, consistent with this covenant, that a Holder must follow in order to have its notes purchased.
Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
     (c) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the applicable Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

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     (d) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the Company complies with the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations, the Company shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.17.
     (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.17, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.17 hereof and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. In addition, the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if the Notes have been or are called for redemption by the Company prior to it being required to mail notice of the Change of Control Offer, and thereafter redeems all Notes called for redemption in accordance with the terms set forth in such redemption notice.
     (f) A change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon, the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.
SECTION 4.18. Covenant Suspension.
     (a) Beginning on the date (the “Suspension Date”) that (i) the Notes have been assigned an Investment Grade Rating from both Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, and ending on the date (the “Reversion Date”) that either Rating Agency (or both Rating Agencies) downgrades the rating assigned by it to the Notes below the Investment Grade Rating, or a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (such period of time from and including the Suspension Date to but excluding the Reversion Date, the “Suspension Period”), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following provisions of this Indenture:
     (1) Section 4.03;
     (2) Section 4.04;
     (3) Section 4.05;
     (4) Section 4.11;
     (5) Section 4.12;
     (6) Section 4.14;
     (7) Section 4.15; and
     (8) Section 5.01(a)(2)
(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”).
     (b) In addition, the Company may at its sole discretion elect to suspend the Note Guarantees. Such election shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Company delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions.

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     (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will remain subject to the following provisions of this Indenture:
     (1) Section 4.09;
     (2) Section 4.13;
     (3) Section 4.16;
     (4) Section 4.17; and
     (5) Section 5.01 (except to the extent set forth in Section 4.18(a)(8)).
     (d) During any Suspension Period, the Company’s Board of Directors may not designate any of the Company’s Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
     (e) On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred and Disqualified Capital Stock and Preferred Stock issued during the Suspension Period will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 4.03(b)(2).
     (f) Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.04 will be made as though Section 4.04 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.04(a) and will be deemed to have been made under such Section 4.04(a).
     For purposes of Section 4.05, on the Suspension Date, the Net Cash Proceeds amount will be reset to zero.
     Notwithstanding the reinstatement of the Suspended Covenants on the Reversion Date, neither (a) the continued existence, on and after the Reversion Date, of facts and circumstances or obligations that occurred, were Incurred or otherwise came into existence during a Suspension Period nor (b) the performance thereof, shall constitute a breach of any Suspended Covenant set forth in this Indenture or cause a Default or Event of Default thereunder; provided, however, that (i) the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries did not Incur or otherwise cause such facts and circumstances or obligations to exist in anticipation of a withdrawal or downgrade by either Rating Agency (or both Rating Agencies) of its Investment Grade Rating on the Notes and (ii) the Company reasonably believed that such Incurrence or actions would not result in such withdrawal or downgrade.
ARTICLE V
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.
     (a) The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

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     (1) either (A) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or (B) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Entity”) (x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and (y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Notes and this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
     (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to Section 4.03 or (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, is greater than such ratio immediately prior to such transaction; provided, however, that this clause (2) shall not be effective during any Suspension Period as described under Section 4.18;
     (3) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(y) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted or to be released in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
     (4) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied;
provided that clauses (2) and (3) above do not apply to the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, or the sale by the Company of all or substantially all its assets to, a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or the consolidation or merger of a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary with or into, or the sale by such Subsidiary of all or substantially all of its assets to, the Company.
     (b) For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
     (c) No Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor whose Note Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Note Guarantee and this Indenture in connection with any transaction complying with the provisions of Section 4.05) will, and the Company will not cause or permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor unless:

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     (1) (A) either (x) the Subsidiary Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary Guarantor and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee; and
     (B) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default has occurred and is continuing; or
     (2) the transaction constitutes a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the Subsidiary Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
     In accordance with the foregoing, upon any such consolidation, combination, merger, conveyance, lease or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the Surviving Entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter the predecessor corporation will be relieved of all further obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes; provided that solely for purposes of computing amounts described in clause (3) of Section 4.04(a), any such Surviving Entity shall only be deemed to have succeeded to and be substituted for the Company with respect to periods subsequent to the effective time of such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
     (a) Each of the following is an “Event of Default:”
     (1) the failure to pay interest on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
     (2) the failure to pay the principal on the Notes when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure to make a payment to purchase Notes tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer);
     (3) a default by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture which default continues for a period of 60 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (except in the case of a default with respect to Article V, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement);
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any Restricted Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), whether such Indebtedness now exists or is created after the Issue Date, which default (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness after any applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”), or (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity (and such acceleration is not rescinded, or such Indebtedness is not repaid, within 30 days) and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, exceeds $100.0 million or more at any time;
     (5) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries excluding Immaterial Subsidiaries (A) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (B) commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to itself, (C) consents to the entry of a judgment, decree or order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (D) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for substantially all of its property, (E) consents to or acquiesces in the institution of a bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it, (F) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (G) takes any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;
     (6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries excluding Immaterial Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, which shall (A) approve as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition in respect of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries excluding Immaterial Subsidiaries, (B) appoint a Custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries excluding Immaterial Subsidiaries or for substantially all of any of their property or (C) order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; and such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
     (7) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $100.0 million not covered by adequate insurance (other than self-insurance) shall have been rendered against the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and nonappealable; or
     (8) any Note Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect, or any Note Guarantee of such a Significant Subsidiary is declared to be null and void and unenforceable or any Note Guarantee of such a Significant Subsidiary is found to be invalid or any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Significant Subsidiary denies its liability under its Note Guarantee (other than by reason of release of such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture).
     (b) The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, give to the Securityholders notice of such Default; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.

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SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) above) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Events of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) above occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
     At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences;
     (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;
     (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration; and
     (iii) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clauses (5) and (6) of the description above of Events of Default, the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.
     No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
     If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes, this Indenture or any Note Guarantee.
     The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
     Subject to Sections 6.02, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Notes as specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 6.01. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the requisite percentage of Holders have consented to such waiver and attaching copies of such consents upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.

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SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
     The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. Subject to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Securityholder, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
     Prior to taking any action or following any direction pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification from such Holders satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against any fees, loss, liability, cost or expense caused by taking such action or following such direction.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
     A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or any Note Guarantee unless:
     (1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
     (2) the Holder or Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
     (3) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
     (4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and
     (5) during such 30-day period the Holder or Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with the request (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearance are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).
     A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, but subject to Section 8.03, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium and interest on Notes, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
     If an Event of Default in payment of principal, premium or interest specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01(a) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of

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principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in each case at the rate per annum borne by the Notes and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
     The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and take such other actions as it may determine in its reasonable discretion to be necessary or advisable (including participating as a member of any creditors committee acting in the matter) in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, legal fees and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, nominees, custodians, counsel, accountants and experts) and the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, legal fees and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, nominees, custodians and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities.
     If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article VI, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
     First: without duplication, to the Trustee for amounts owing under Section 7.07;
     Second: if the Holders are forced to proceed against the Company, a Guarantor or any other obligor on the Notes directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their collection costs;
     Third: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively; and
     Fourth: to the Company or any Guarantors, as their respective interests may appear or to such party as directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
     The Trustee, upon prior notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
SECTION 6.11. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
     Interest on any Notes which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest.

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     Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder; and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in subsection (1) or (2) below:
     (1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on a special Record Date (the “Special Record Date”) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this subsection provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date. In the name and at the expense of the Company, the Trustee shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at his address as it appears in the security register for the Notes, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor securities) are registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following subsection (2).
     (2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Company has caused the Notes to be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this subsection, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
     Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
SECTION 6.12. Undertaking for Costs.
     In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.12 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

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ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
     (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes:
     (1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Notes, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
     (2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may, with respect to the Notes, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
     (b) In case an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise with respect to the Notes such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto or Board Resolution relating to the Notes, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
     (c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
     (1) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section;
     (2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
     (3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Notes; and
     (4) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise Incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

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     (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
     Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
     (a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
     (b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
     (c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate;
     (d) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or an Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
     (e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Securityholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
     (f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;
     (g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
     (h) the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default (as defined in Section 6.02) or Event of Default with respect to the Notes for which it is acting as Trustee unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the Trustee) shall have actual knowledge of such default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such default or Event of Default shall

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have been received by the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office from the Company or any other obligor on such Notes or by any Holder of such Notes;
     (i) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
     (j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
     (k) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
     (l) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes, except an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a)(1), Section 6.01(a)(2) or Section 6.01(a)(3) hereof (provided that the Trustee is the principal Paying Agent with respect to the Notes), unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture; and
     (m) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
     The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries, any Subsidiary Guarantors and their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11 of this Indenture as well as the provisions of the TIA.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
     The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or any document issued in connection with the sale of Notes or any statement in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations with respect to the effectiveness or adequacy of this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be responsible for independently ascertaining or maintaining such validity, if any, and shall be fully protected in relying upon certificates and opinions delivered to it in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

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     Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default.
     If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives written notice of such event, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder, as their names and addresses appear on the Securityholder list described in Section 2.05, notice of the uncured Default or Event of Default within 90 days after the Trustee receives such notice (or 30 days in the case of a Default or Event of Default specified in the following sentence). Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium or interest on, any Note, including the failure to make payment on (i) the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or (ii) the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to an Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
     This Section 7.06 shall not be operative as a part of this Indenture until this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and, until such qualification, this Indenture shall be construed as if this Section 7.06 were not contained herein.
     Within 60 days after each May 15 of each year beginning with 2011, the Trustee shall, to the extent that any of the events described in TIA § 313(a) occurred within the previous 12 months, but not otherwise, mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA § 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA §§ 313(b), 313(c) and 313(d).
     A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed.
     The Company shall notify a Responsible Officer of the Trustee in writing if the Notes become listed on any securities exchange or of any delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
     (a) The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services hereunder as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services, except any such disbursements, expenses and advances as shall be determined to have been caused by the Trustee’s own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, legal fees and expenses, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents, accountants, experts, nominees, custodians and counsel and any taxes or other expenses incurred by a trust created pursuant to Section 8.01.
     (b) The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify each of the Trustee, its directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and each predecessor Trustee for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee, without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part arising out of or in connection

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with the acceptance and administration of this trust and its duties under this Indenture, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its attorneys (including, without limitation, for defending itself against any claim, whether asserted by the Company, a Holder or any other Person, of liability arising hereunder). The Trustee shall notify the Company reasonably promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee of which a Responsible Officer has received written notice for which it may seek indemnity. However, the failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense (and may employ its own counsel) at the Company’s expense. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, expense, claim, damage or liability incurred by the Trustee determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by the Trustee’s own negligence or willful misconduct.
     (c) To secure the payment obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to any Lien held by the Securityholders on all money and property held or collected by the Trustee as such for so long as the Trustee holds such money and property, except funds and property held in trust for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture for so long as the Trustee holds such money and property.
     When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 6.01(a) occurs, the expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) and the compensation for the services shall be preferred over the status of the Holders in a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law and are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. The Company’s obligations under this Section 7.07 and any claim arising hereunder shall survive termination of this Indenture, the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the discharge of the Company’s obligations pursuant to Article VIII and any rejection or termination under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
     The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Company’s consent. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
     (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
     (2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
     (3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
     (4) the Trustee becomes legally incapable of acting with respect to its duties hereunder.
     If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall notify each Holder of such event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

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     A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture; provided, however, that no Trustee under this Indenture shall be liable for any act or omission of any successor Trustee. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Securityholder.
     If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the expense of the Company), the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee and the Company shall pay to any such replaced or removed Trustee all amounts owed under Section 7.07 upon such replacement or removal.
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
     Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
     This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirement of TIA §§ 310(a)(1) and 310(a)(5). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA § 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the Company are outstanding, if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA § 310(b)(1) are met.
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
     The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.

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ARTICLE VIII
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
     (a) The Company may, at its option and at any time, with respect to the Notes, elect to have either paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) below applied to the outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraph (d).
     (b) Upon the Company’s exercise under paragraph (a) of the option applicable to this paragraph (b), the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be deemed to have been released and discharged from their obligations with respect to the outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of the Sections and matters under this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture insofar as such Notes are concerned, except for the following, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of the Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due; (ii) the Company’s obligations to issue temporary Notes, register the transfer or exchange of any Notes, replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and maintain an office or agency for payments in respect of the Notes; (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and (iv) the Legal Defeasance provisions of this Indenture. The Company may exercise its option under this paragraph (b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) below with respect to the Notes.
     (c) Upon the Company’s exercise under paragraph (a) above of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be released and discharged from their obligations under any covenant contained in Article V and in Sections 4.03 through 4.18 with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed to be not “outstanding” for the purpose of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a)(3), nor shall any event referred to in Section 6.01(a)(4) or (7) thereafter constitute a Default or an Event of Default thereunder but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby.
     (d) The following shall be the conditions to application of either paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) above to the outstanding Notes:
     (1) The Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holder pursuant to an irrevocable trust and security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, U.S. Legal Tender or direct non-callable obligations of, or non-callable obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America for the payment of which

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obligation or guarantee the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged (“U.S. Government Obligations”) or a combination thereof, maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as are sufficient, without consideration of the reinvestment of such interest and principal and after payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges or assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, selected by the Company, expressed in a written certification thereof (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) delivered to the Trustee, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the outstanding Notes on the dates on which any such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of the Notes;
     (2) Such deposits shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest as defined in and for purposes of the TIA;
     (3) No Default or Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, insofar as Section 6.01(a)(5) or (6) is concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period);
     (4) Such deposit will not result in a Default under this Indenture or a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material instrument or agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
     (5) (i) In the event the Company elects paragraph (b) hereof, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and the defeasance contemplated hereby and will be subject to federal income taxes on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred, or (ii) in the event the Company elects paragraph (c) hereof, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, confirming that, Holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and the defeasance contemplated hereby and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
     (6) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, stating that the deposit under clause (1) was not made by the Company, a Subsidiary Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company, a Subsidiary Guarantor, or any Subsidiary of the Company or others;
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the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally;
     (8) The Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent specified herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 8.01 have been complied with; provided, however, that no deposit under clause (1) above shall be effective to terminate the obligations of the Company under the Notes or this Indenture prior to 90 days following any such deposit; and
     (9) The Company shall have paid all amounts owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by paragraph (5) above need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable on the maturity date for the securities within one year, or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
     In the event all or any portion of the Notes are to be redeemed through such irrevocable trust, the Company must make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee, at the time of such deposit, for the giving of the notice of such redemption or redemptions by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
SECTION 8.02. Satisfaction and Discharge.
     In addition to the Company’s rights under Section 8.01, the Company may terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture (subject to Section 8.03) when:
     (1) Either (a) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.07 and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (b) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid) have (i) become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; and
     (2) the Company and/or the Subsidiary Guarantors have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this Indenture; and
     (3) there exists no Default or Event of Default under this Indenture; and
     (4) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent specified herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with; and

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     (5) the Company shall have paid all amounts owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07.
SECTION 8.03. Survival of Certain Obligations.
     Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and of the Notes referred to in Section 8.01 or 8.02, the respective obligations of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13, 4.01 (only in the case of Section 8.01), 4.02 and 6.07 (only in the case of Section 8.01), Article VII and Sections 8.05, 8.06 and 8.07 shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding, and thereafter the obligations of the Company and the Trustee under Sections 7.07, 8.05, 8.06 and 8.07 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. Nothing contained in this Article VIII shall abrogate any of the rights, obligations or duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.
SECTION 8.04. Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee.
     Subject to Section 8.07, after (i) the conditions of Section 8.01 or 8.02 have been satisfied, (ii) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, and (iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent referred to in clause (i) above relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with, the Trustee upon written request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified in Section 8.03.
SECTION 8.05. Application of Trust Assets.
     The Trustee shall hold any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it in the irrevocable trust established pursuant to Section 8.01. The Trustee shall apply the deposited U.S. Legal Tender or the U.S. Government Obligations, together with earnings thereon, through the Paying Agent, in accordance with this Indenture and the terms of the irrevocable trust agreement established pursuant to Section 8.01, to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes. The U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations so held in trust and deposited with the Trustee in compliance with Section 8.01 shall not be part of the trust estate under this Indenture, but shall constitute a separate trust fund for the benefit of all Holders entitled thereto.
     The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.01 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of outstanding Notes.
    SECTION 8.06. Repayment to the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors; Unclaimed Money.
     Subject to Sections 7.07 and 8.01 and to applicable laws relating to escheat, the Trustee shall promptly pay to the Company, or if deposited with the Trustee by any Subsidiary Guarantor, to such Subsidiary Guarantor, upon receipt by the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate, any excess money, determined in accordance with Section 8.01, held by it at any time. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, upon receipt by the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, of an Officers’ Certificate, any money held by it for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after payment to the Holders is required; provided, however, that the Trustee and the Paying Agent before being required to make any payment shall, at the expense of the Company cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains

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unclaimed and that after a date specified therein (which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such mailing or publication and shall be at least two years after the date such money held by the Trustee for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed), any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, Securityholders entitled to such money must look solely to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee or Paying Agent with respect to such money shall thereupon cease.
    SECTION 8.07. Reinstatement.
     If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then and only then the Company’s and each Subsidiary Guarantor’s, if any, obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had been made pursuant to this Indenture until such time as the Trustee is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture; provided, however, that if the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, have made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
     Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note to:
     (1) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;
     (2) provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture;
     (3) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided, however, that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
     (4) provide for any Guarantees of the Notes, to secure the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee of or Lien securing the Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture;
     (5) add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
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     (7) make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the form, authentication, transfer and legending of Notes; provided, however, that (A) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;
     (8) comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
     (9) convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge as security for the Notes any property or assets in accordance with Section 4.13;
     (10) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee; or
     (11) to conform the “Description of Notes” in the Offering Memorandum, as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.
     Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes.
     (a) Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class, and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class.
     (b) Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.
     (c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

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     (d) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
     (1) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
     (2) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;
     (3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Notes; or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the Redemption Price therefor;
     (4) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
     (5) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on or after the stated due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes to waive Defaults or Events of Default;
     (6) amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligation of the Company to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer after the occurrence of a Change of Control or make and consummate a Net Proceeds Offer with respect to any Asset Sale that has been consummated or modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto;
     (7) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the related definitions affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner which adversely affects the Holders; or
     (8) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
     Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in a amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
     Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion thereof that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion thereof if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or

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amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter shall bind every Holder.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
     If an amendment, supplement, or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee (in accordance with the specific written direction of the Company) shall request the Holder of the Note (in accordance with the specific written direction of the Company) to deliver it to the Trustee. In such case, the Trustee shall place an appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue, the Subsidiary Guarantors shall endorse and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments.
     The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. None of the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor may sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its board of directors (or committee serving a similar function) approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amended or supplemental indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions and that such amended or supplemental indenture complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03).
ARTICLE X
GUARANTEE
SECTION 10.01. Note Guarantees.
     (a) Any Subsidiary Guarantor, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, by execution of this Indenture, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns (a) the full and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Notes when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, and all other monetary obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes and (b) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from such Subsidiary Guarantor and that such Subsidiary Guarantor will remain bound under this Article X notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation.
     (b) Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of, payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Notes or the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company

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or any other Person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any thereof; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (d) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guaranteed Obligations or any of them; (e) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Obligations; or (f) except as set forth in Section 10.06, any change in the ownership of such Subsidiary Guarantor.
     (c) Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment, performance and compliance when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder or the Trustee to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.
     (d) Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.
     (e) Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article VI for the purposes of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Note Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article VI, such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Section.
     (f) Each Subsidiary Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section.
     (g) To further evidence the Note Guarantee set forth in this Section 10.01, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee, substantially in the form included in Exhibit G hereto, shall be endorsed on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and such Note Guarantee shall be executed by either manual or facsimile signature of an Officer or an Officer of a general partner, as the case may be, of each Subsidiary Guarantor. The validity and enforceability of any Note Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note.
     Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.
     If an Officer of a Subsidiary Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or a Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which such Note Guarantee is endorsed or at any time thereafter, such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Note Guarantee of such Note shall be valid nevertheless.
     The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantor.

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SECTION 10.02. Limitation on Liability.
     Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor (a) not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee, and (b) not result in a distribution to shareholders not permitted under the applicable state law. Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder by any Subsidiary Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without rendering this Indenture, as it relates to such Subsidiary Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
SECTION 10.03. Successors and Assigns.
     This Article X shall be binding upon each Subsidiary Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall ensure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture.
SECTION 10.04. No Waiver.
     Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article X shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article X at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
SECTION 10.05. Release of Subsidiary Guarantor.
     (a) Upon the sale (including any sale pursuant to any exercise of remedies by a holder of Indebtedness of the Company or of such Subsidiary Guarantor) or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of a Subsidiary Guarantor after which such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company; (b) upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company); (c) if a Subsidiary Guarantor no longer guarantees or is otherwise obligated under any Credit Facility or capital markets Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor; or (d) upon designation of a Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
     If the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII hereof or if its obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with Section 8.02 hereof, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from all obligations under this Article X without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. At the request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing the release of a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to this Section 10.05.

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SECTION 10.06. Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms.
     (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05, a Subsidiary Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person unless:
     (1) immediately after giving effect to such transactions, no Default or Event of Default exists; and
     (2) either:
     (A) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee; or
     (B) the Net Cash Proceeds of any such sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary Guarantor, to the extent required, are applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.05 hereof; and
     (3) the Company delivers, or causes to be delivered, to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such sale, other disposition, consolidation or merger complies with the requirements of this Indenture.
     (b) In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and, if applicable, upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of any Note Guarantee and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Subsidiary Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor. All the Note Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.
     (c) Except as set forth in Articles IV and V hereof, and notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Subsidiary Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor.
SECTION 10.07. Contribution.
     Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations to contribution from each Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, in an amount equal to such Subsidiary Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
     (a) Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
     (b) Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than annual statements of compliance provided pursuant to Section 8.04) shall include:
     (1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
     (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
     (3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
     (4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 11.02. Acts of Securityholders.
     (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Securityholders or Securityholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Securityholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing or may be embodied in or evidenced by an electronic transmission which identifies the documents containing the proposal on which such consent is requested and certifies such Securityholders’ consent thereto and agreement to be bound thereby; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. If any Notes are denominated in coin or currency other than that of the United States, then for the purposes of determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have taken any action as herein described, the principal amount of such Notes shall be deemed to be that amount of United States dollars that could be obtained for such principal amount on the basis of the spot rate of exchange into United States dollars for the currency in which such Notes are denominated (as evidenced to the Trustee by an Officers’ Certificate) as of the date the taking of such action by the Holders of such requisite principal amount is evidenced to the Trustee as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to

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as the “Act” of the Securityholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
     (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
     (c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the security register for the Notes.
     (d) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Company may, at its option, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. Such record date shall be the later of 10 days prior to the first solicitation of such action or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.05. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after the record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on the record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Notes outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Notes outstanding shall be computed as of the record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on the record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date, and that no such authorization, agreement or consent may be amended, withdrawn or revoked once given by a Holder, unless the Company shall provide for such amendment, withdrawal or revocation in conjunction with such solicitation of authorizations, agreements or consents or unless and to the extent required by applicable law.
     (e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
SECTION 11.03. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.
     (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Securityholders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:
     (1) the Trustee by any Securityholder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Services; or
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repayment, as specified in the Note carrying the right to repayment) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument, Attention: Office of the General Counsel, or at the address last furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
     (b) The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.
SECTION 11.04. Notices to Securityholders; Waiver.
     Where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice to Securityholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein or in such Note expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the security register for the Notes, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Securityholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Securityholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Securityholders. Where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Securityholders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
     In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or otherwise, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to any Securityholder when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any method of notification as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.
SECTION 11.05. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
     If and to the extent that any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an “incorporated provision”) included in this Indenture by operation of, any of Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties or incorporated provision shall control.
SECTION 11.06. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
     The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

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SECTION 11.07. Successors and Assigns.
     All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, if any, shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 11.08. Separability Clause.
     In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 11.09. Benefits of Indenture.
     Nothing in this Indenture or in any Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Authenticating Agent or Paying Agent, the Registrar and the Holders of Notes (or such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
SECTION 11.10. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
     This Indenture shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 11.11. Counterparts.
     This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
SECTION 11.12. U.S.A. Patriot Act.
     The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
SECTION 11.13. Force Majeure.
     In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of

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utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
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SIGNATURES
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  VISTEON CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   

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  VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Name:   Michael P. Lewis   
    Title:   Treasurer   

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  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
 
 
  By:   /s/ M. Callahan    
    Name:   M. Callahan   
    Title:   Vice President   

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EXHIBIT A
VISTEON CORPORATION
6.75% Senior Notes
due April 15, 2019
CUSIP No.:
     
No. [     ]
  $[ ]
     VISTEON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] Dollars [or such other amount as is provided in the schedule attached hereto]1, on April 15, 2019.
     Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2011.
     Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.
     Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
 
1   This language shall be included only if the Notes are issued in global form.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
Dated: [Date of Execution]
         
  VISTEON CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Dated: [Date of Execution]
       
   
Attest:      
  Name:      
  Title:      

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
     This is one of the 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 referenced in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: [Date of Authentication]
         
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
 
 
  By:      
    Authorized Signatory   
       

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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
VISTEON CORPORATION
6.75% Senior Notes
due April 15, 2019
1. Interest.
     VISTEON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year (an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing October 15, 2011. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from April 6, 2011. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
     The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum borne by the Notes (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment.
     The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on April 1 or October 1 (the “Record Date”) immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Notes are canceled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The Company may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar.
     Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee”) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders.
4. Indenture.
     The Company issued the Notes under an indenture by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture) and the Trustee, dated as of April 6, 2011 (the “Indenture” ). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are governed by all such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them.
5. Optional Redemption.
     The Notes will be redeemable, at the Company’s option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after April 15, 2014 upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, unless a shorter

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notice period shall be agreed to by the Trustee, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the applicable year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date):
         
Year   Redemption Price
2014
    105.063 %
2015
    103.375 %
2016
    101.688 %
2017 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     At any time prior to April 15, 2014, the Notes may also be redeemed in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
     At any time prior to April 15, 2014, during any 12-month period commencing on the Issue Date, we may, at our option, redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the date of redemption (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
6. Optional Redemption upon Equity Offerings.
     At any time, or from time to time, on or prior to April 15, 2014, the Company may, at its option, use all or any portion of the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued at a redemption price equal to 106.750% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date); provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued remains outstanding immediately after any such redemption. In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Equity Offering, the Company shall make such redemption not more than 90 days after the consummation of any such Equity Offering.
7. Notice of Redemption.
     Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, unless a shorter notice period shall be agreed to by the Trustee, to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address. Notes in denominations of $2,000 may be redeemed only in whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Notes that have denominations larger than $2,000.
     If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

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8. Change of Control Offer.
     Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.
9. Limitation on Disposition of Assets.
     The Company is, subject to certain conditions, obligated to make an offer to purchase Notes at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase with certain net cash proceeds of certain sales or other dispositions of assets in accordance with the Indenture.
10. Registration Rights.
     Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the initial purchasers party thereto, the Company will be obligated, under certain circumstances, to consummate an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder of this Note shall have the right to exchange this Note for notes which have been registered under the Securities Act, in like principal amount and having substantially identical terms as the Notes. The Holders shall be entitled to receive certain additional interest payments in the event such exchange offer is not consummated and upon certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.2
11. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
     The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part.
12. Persons Deemed Owners.
     The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
13. Unclaimed Funds.
     Subject to any applicable escheat laws, if funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Company at its written request. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.
14. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
 
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     The Company may be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from its obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the Notes, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.
15. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
     Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, or make any other change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Note.
16. Restrictive Covenants.
     The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to make restricted payments, to incur indebtedness, to create liens, to issue preferred or other capital stock of subsidiaries, to sell assets, to permit restrictions on dividends and other payments by subsidiaries to the Company, to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets, to engage in transactions with affiliates or to engage in certain businesses. The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.
17. Defaults and Remedies.
     If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it has received indemnity or security satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of principal, premium or interest, including an accelerated payment) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.
18. Trustee Dealings with Company.
     The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries, any Guarantor and their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.
19. Guarantees.
     This Note will be entitled to the benefits of certain Note Guarantees made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations thereunder of the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders.

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20. No Recourse Against Others.
     No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Note by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
21. Authentication.
     This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Note.
22. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
23. CUSIP Numbers.
     Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM
I or we assign and transfer this Note to
(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee or transferee)
(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee or transferee)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company.
The agent may substitute another to act for him.
             
Dated:
      Signed:    
 
           
 
          (Sign exactly as name appears on the other side of this Note)
Signature Guarantee:_______________________
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
     If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.05 or Section 4.17 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:
     Section 4.05 o      Section 4.17 o
     If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.05 or Section 4.17 of the Indenture, state the amount: $ _______
             
Dated:
       Signed:    
 
           
 
          (Sign exactly as name appears on the other side of this Note)
 
           
       
Signature Guarantee        
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE3
     The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Physical Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Physical Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
                                 
                    Principal Amount of     Signature of  
    Amount of decrease in     Amount of increase in     this Global Note     authorized officer of  
    Principal Amount of     Principal Amount of     following such decrease     Trustee or Note  
Date of Exchange   this Global Note     this Global Note     (or increase)     Custodian  
 
                               
 
3   This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF LEGEND FOR 144A NOTES AND
OTHER NOTES THAT ARE RESTRICTED NOTES]
     THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO VISTEON CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”) OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2),(3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS) OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT FOR 144A NOTES AND OTHER NOTES
THAT ARE RESTRICTED NOTES]
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. number)
     
 
     
 
     
 
(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoint:
     
 
     
 
Agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The Agent may substitute another to act for him.
     
 
  [Check One]
 
   
o   (a)
  this Note is being transferred in compliance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A thereunder.
 
   
 
  or
 
   
o   (b)
  this Note is being transferred other than in accordance with (a) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Note and the Indenture.
If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Sections 2.15 and 2.16 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
             
Date:
      Your Signature:    
 
           
 
          (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
     
Signature Guarantee:
   
 
   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED
     The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
         
Dated:
       
 
       
 
      NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

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EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF LEGEND FOR REGULATION S NOTE]
     THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT FOR REGULATION S NOTE]
I or we assign and transfer this Note to:
(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. number)
     
 
     
 
     
 
(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoint:
     
 
     
 
Agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The Agent may substitute another to act for him.
     
 
  [Check One]
 
o   (a)
  this Note is being transferred in compliance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A thereunder.
 
  or
o   (b)
  this Note is being transferred other than in accordance with (a) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Note and the Indenture.
If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Sections 2.15 and 2.16 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
             
Date:
      Your Signature:    
 
           
 
          (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
     
Signature Guarantee:
   
 
   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED
     The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
         
Dated:
       
 
       
 
      NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND]
     THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
     UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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EXHIBIT E
Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection with
Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
2 North LaSalle St., Suite 1020
Chicago, IL 60602
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     In connection with our proposed purchase of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) of Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), we confirm that:
     1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture dated as of April 6, 2011 relating to the Notes and we agree to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
     2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws, have not been and will not be qualified for sale under the securities laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction and that the Notes may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell any Notes, we will do so only (i) to the Issuer or any subsidiary thereof, (ii) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A), (iii) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements relating to the restrictions on transfer of the Notes, (iv) outside the United States to persons other than U.S. persons in offshore transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (v) pursuant to the exemption form registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if applicable) or (vi) pursuant to an effective registration statement, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Notes from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the Notes are restricted as stated herein.
     3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of any Notes, we will be required to furnish to you and the Issuer such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Issuer may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
     4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and

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business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting each are able to bear the economic risk of our or their investment, as the case may be.
     5. We are acquiring the Notes purchased by us for our account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
     6. We are not acquiring the Notes with a view toward the distribution thereof in a transaction that would violate the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction.
     You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
         
  Very truly yours,

[Name of Transferee]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
Date: _______________________

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EXHIBIT F
Form of Certificate To Be Delivered
in Connection with Transfers
Pursuant to Regulation S
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
2 North LaSalle St., Suite 1020
Chicago, IL 60602
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
          Re:   Visteon Corporation (the “Issuer”)
6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”)
Dear Sirs:
     In connection with our proposed sale of $__________ aggregate principal amount of the Notes, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, we represent that:
     (1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a U.S. person or to a person in the United States;
     (2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;
     (3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 904(a) of Regulation S;
     (4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act; and
     (5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the Notes.

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     You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
         
  Very truly yours,

[Name of Transferee]
 
 
  By:      
       
       
 

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EXHIBIT G
NOTE GUARANTEE
     For value received, each of the undersigned (including any successor Person under the Indenture) hereby unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, to the extent set forth in the Indenture (as defined below) to the Holder of this Note the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on this Note in the amounts and at the times when due and interest on the overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, of this Note when due, if lawful, and, to the extent permitted by law, the payment or performance of all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes, to the Holder of this Note and the Trustee, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and limitations of this Note, the Indenture, including Article X thereof, and this Note Guarantee. This Note Guarantee will become effective in accordance with Article X of the Indenture and its terms shall be evidenced therein. The validity and enforceability of any Note Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note.
     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture dated as of April 6, 2011, among Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended or supplemented (the “Indenture”).
     The obligations of the undersigned to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to this Note Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee and all of the other provisions of the Indenture to which this Note Guarantee relates.
     No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or manager of any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantors under such Subsidiary Guarantors’ Note Guarantee or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligation or its creation.
     This Note Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
     This Note Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Subsidiary Guarantor has caused its Note Guarantee to be duly executed.
Date: April 6, 2011
         
  VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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  VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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exv10w1
Exhibit 10.1
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and among
Visteon Corporation
the Guarantors party hereto
and
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Barclays Capital Inc.
Comerica Securities Inc.
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
Dated as of April 6, 2011

 


 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
     This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 6, 2011, by and among Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the guarantors listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Comerica Securities Inc. and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), each of whom has agreed to purchase the Company’s 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Initial Notes”) fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors (the “Guarantees”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The Initial Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Initial Securities.”
     This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated March 31, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers (i) for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Initial Securities, including the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Securities, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 5(f) of the Purchase Agreement.
     The parties hereby agree as follows:
     SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
     Additional Interest Payment Date: With respect to the Initial Securities, each Interest Payment Date.
     Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
     Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to be closed.
     Closing Date: The date of this Agreement.
     Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
     Consummate: A registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed “Consummated” for purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (i) the filing and effectiveness under the Securities Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (ii) the maintenance of such Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, and (iii) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the Indenture of Exchange Securities in the same aggregate principal amount as the

 


 

aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities that were tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
     Effectiveness Target Date: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
     Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the Exchange Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders for Exchange Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders.
     Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
     Exchange Securities: The 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019, of the same series under the Indenture as the Initial Securities and the Guarantees attached thereto, to be issued to Holders in exchange for Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
     Exchanging Dealer: Any Holder that is a Broker-Dealer and elects to exchange any Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities (but not directly from the Company are any Affiliate of the Company) for Exchange Securities.
     FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
     Holders: As defined in Section 2(b) hereof.
     Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof.
     Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2011, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Securities are to be issued, as such Indenture is amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
     Initial Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Initial Notes: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Initial Placement: The issuance and sale by the Company of the Initial Securities to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
     Initial Securities: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Interest Payment Date: As defined in the Indenture and the Securities.

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     Person: An individual, partnership, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
     Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.
     Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
     Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company relating to (a) an offering of Exchange Securities pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, in each case, including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein.
     Securities: As defined in the preamble hereto.
     Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
     Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof.
     Transfer Restricted Securities: Each Initial Security, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Initial Security is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Security entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b) the date on which such Initial Security has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement and (c) the date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein).
     Trust Indenture Act: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
     Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.
     SECTION 2. Securities Subject to this Agreement.
     (a) Transfer Restricted Securities. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Transfer Restricted Securities.
     (b) Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each, a “Holder”) whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.

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     SECTION 3. Registered Exchange Offer.
     (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) promptly upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof.
     (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 Business Days after the date notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated no later than 360 days after the Closing Date (or if such 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).
     (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement.

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     Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities.
     The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales.
     SECTION 4. Shelf Registration.
     (a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company is not required to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement or to consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), (ii) for any reason the Exchange Offer is not Consummated within 360 days after the Closing Date (or if such 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), or (iii) any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities notifies the Company prior to the 20th Business Day following consummation of the Exchange Offer that (A) such Holder is prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, or (B) such Holder may not resell the Exchange Securities acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and that the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder, or (C) such Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Securities acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates, then, upon such Holder’s request, the Company and the Guarantors shall
     (x) cause to be filed a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the “Shelf Registration Statement”) on or prior to the earliest to occur of (1) the 30th day after the date on which the Company determines that it is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (2) the 30th day after the date on which the Company receives notice from a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities as contemplated by clause (ii) above, and (3) the 360th day after the Closing Date (or if such 360th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such earliest date being the “Shelf Filing Deadline”), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; and
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Shelf Filing Deadline (or if such 90th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).
     Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least two years following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (or shorter period that will terminate when all the Initial Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement).
     (b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in writing, within 20 Business Days after receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.
     SECTION 5. Additional Interest. If (i) any of such Registration Statements has not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such effectiveness in this Agreement (the “Effectiveness Target Date”), (ii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated within 360 days after the Issue Date or (iii) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and that is itself immediately declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Registration Default”), the Company hereby agrees that the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Securities shall be increased by 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of any Registration Default and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event shall such increase exceed 1.00% per annum. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Securities, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities will be reduced to the original interest rate borne by such Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, however, that, if after any such reduction in interest rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities shall again be increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions.
     All obligations of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security shall have been satisfied in full.

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     SECTION 6. Registration Procedures.
     (a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and shall comply with the following provision:
     (i) If in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company there is a question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable law, each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees to seek a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing the Company and the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Initial Securities. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to take commercially unreasonable action to effect a change of Commission policy. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees, however, to (A) participate in telephonic conferences with the Commission, (B) deliver to the Commission staff an analysis prepared by counsel to the Company setting forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer should be permitted and (C) diligently pursue a favorable resolution by the Commission staff of such submission.
     (b) Conditions. As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business, and (D) include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request. In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company’s preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (which may include any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company

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     (c) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto each of the Company and the Guarantors will prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof.
     (d) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus required to permit resales of Initial Securities by Broker-Dealers), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall:
     (i) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements (including, if required by the Securities Act or any regulation thereunder, financial statements of the Guarantors for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter;
     (ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the applicable Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
     (iii) advise the underwriter(s), if any, and selling Holders named in a Shelf Registration Statement or any Exchanging Dealer promptly and, if requested by such Persons, to confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus

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supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time;
(iv) furnish without charge to each of the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and each of the underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the review and comment of such Holders and underwriter(s) in connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to which an Initial Purchaser of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing within five Business Days after the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely made upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of an Initial Purchaser or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains a material misstatement or omission;
(v) in connection with an effective Shelf Registration Statement, promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and to the underwriter(s), if any, make the Company’s and the Guarantors’ representatives available for discussion of such document and other customary due diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s) to

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the extent necessary or advisable in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act, if any, reasonably may request;
     (vi) subject to the execution of a customary confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Company, make available at reasonable times for inspection by the managing underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney or accountant retained by any such underwriter(s), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of each of the Company and the Guarantors and cause the Company’s and the Guarantors’ officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness and to participate in meetings with investors to the extent reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any;
     (vii) if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with a Shelf Registration promptly incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted Securities, information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment promptly after the Company is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
     (viii) cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities covered thereby or the underwriter(s), if any;
     (ix) to the extent not otherwise publicly available, furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein by reference);
     (x) deliver to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby consents to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted

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Securities covered and in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;
     (xi) enter into such customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement), and make such customary representations and warranties, and take all such other commercially reasonable actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be reasonably requested by any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities or underwriter in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement; and whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall:
     (A) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement or Exchanging Dealer in such substance and scope as they may request and as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings, upon the date of the Consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement:
     (1) a certificate, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, signed by (y) the President or any Vice President and (z) a principal financial or accounting officer of each of the Company and the Guarantors, confirming, as of the date thereof, the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) and 8(c) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request;
     (2) an opinion, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, covering the matters set forth in Section 8(d) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matter as such parties may reasonably request, and in any event including a statement to the effect that such counsel has participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company and the Guarantors, representatives of the independent public accountants for the Company and the Guarantors, representatives of the underwriter(s), if any, and counsel to the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and have considered the matters required to be stated therein and the statements contained therein, although such counsel has not independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of such statements; and that such counsel advises that, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts came to such counsel’s attention that caused such counsel to believe that the applicable Registration Statement, at the time such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became effective, and, in the case of the

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Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as of the date of Consummation, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement as of its date and, in the case of the opinion dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, as of the date of Consummation, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Without limiting the foregoing, such counsel may state further that such counsel assumes no responsibility for, and has not independently verified, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial statements, notes and schedules and other financial data included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement or the related Prospectus; and
     (3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, from the Company’s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to be covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, and covering or affirming the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 8(f) of the Purchase Agreement, without exception;
     (B) set forth in full or incorporate by reference in the underwriting agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions and procedures of Section 8 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and
     (C) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to evidence compliance with Section 6(c)(xi)(A) hereof and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company or any of the Guarantors pursuant to this Section 6(c)(xi), if any.
     If at any time the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contemplated in Section 6(c)(xi)(A)(1) hereof cease to be true and correct, the Company or the Guarantors shall so advise the Initial Purchasers and the underwriter(s), if any, and each selling Holder promptly and, if requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in writing;
     (xii) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that none of the Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that

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would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
     (xiii) shall issue, upon the request of any Holder of Initial Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Exchange Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor or being sold by such Holder; such Exchange Securities to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of the purchaser(s) of such Securities, as the case may be; in return, the Initial Securities held by such Holder shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation;
     (xiv) cooperate with the selling Holders and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities made by such Holders or underwriter(s);
     (xv) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s), if any, to consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject to the proviso contained in Section 6(c)(xii) hereof;
     (xvi) if any fact or event contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
     (xvii) provide a CUSIP number for all Securities not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement covering such Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for such Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company and take all other action necessary to ensure that all such Securities are eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company;
     (xviii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA;
     (xix) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders, within 45 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) a

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consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period (A) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Transfer Restricted Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts Underwritten Offering or (B) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement;
     (xx) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Securities to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and to execute and use its best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;
     (xxi) cause all Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed if requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities or the managing underwriter(s), if any; and
     (xxii) provide promptly to each Holder upon request each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
     Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof to and including the date when each selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi) hereof or shall have received the Advice; provided, however, that no such extension shall be taken into account in determining whether Additional Interest is due pursuant to Section 5 hereof or the amount of such Additional Interest, it being agreed that the Company’s option to suspend use of a Registration Statement pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a Registration Default for purposes of Section 5 hereof.

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     (e) Holder Condition to Participation. As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business, and (D) include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, reasonably may request. In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company’s preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (which may include any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company.
     SECTION 7. Registration Expenses.
     (a) All expenses incident to the Company’s and the Guarantor’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with FINRA (and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of FINRA)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state securities or blue sky laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, the Guarantors and, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) all application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange Securities on a securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements thereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance).

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     Each of the Company and the Guarantors will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors.
     (b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered in the Exchange Offer and/or resold pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP or such other counsel as may be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared.
     SECTION 8. Indemnification.
     (a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii) being hereinafter referred to as a “controlling person”) and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of any Holder or any controlling person (any Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may hereinafter be referred to as an “Indemnified Holder”), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder), joint or several, directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that is made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by any of the Holders expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability which the Company or any of the Guarantors may otherwise have.
     In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company or the Guarantors, such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company and the Guarantors in writing; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve any of the Company or the Guarantors of its obligations pursuant to this

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Agreement. Such Indemnified Holder shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid, as incurred, by the Company and the Guarantors (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Holder is not entitled to indemnification hereunder). The Company and the Guarantors shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Holders, which firm shall be designated by the Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected with the Company’s and the Guarantors’ prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and each of the Company and the Guarantors agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnified Holder from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any action effected with the written consent of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the Guarantors shall not, without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such action, claim, litigation or proceeding.
     (b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors and their respective directors, officers of the Company and the Guarantors who sign a Registration Statement, and any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company or any of the Guarantors, and the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of each such Person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Guarantors to each of the Indemnified Holders, but only with respect to claims and actions based on information relating to such Holder furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against the Company, the Guarantors or their respective directors or officers or any such controlling person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given the Company and the Guarantors, and the Company, the Guarantors, their respective directors and officers and such controlling person shall have the rights and duties given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph. This indemnity provided for in this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may otherwise have.
     (c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or (b) hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement (which in the case of the Company and the

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Guarantors shall be deemed to be equal to the total gross proceeds to the Company and the Guarantors from the Initial Placement), the amount of Additional Interest which did not become payable as a result of the filing of the Registration Statement resulting in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments actions or expenses, and such Registration Statement, or if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnified Holder on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Indemnified Holders, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a) hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.
     The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, none of the Holders (and its related Indemnified Holders) shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discount received by such Holder with respect to the Initial Securities exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(c) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Initial Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder and not joint.
     SECTION 9. Rule 144A. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

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     SECTION 10. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder’s Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
     SECTION 11. Selection of Underwriters. The Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) that will administer such offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering; provided, however, that such investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) must be reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
     SECTION 12. Miscellaneous.
     (a) Remedies. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
     (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Each of the Company and the Guarantors will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s or any of the Guarantors’ securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
     (c) Adjustments Affecting the Securities. The Company will not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to the Securities that would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Holders to Consummate any Exchange Offer.
     (d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has (i) in the case of Section 5 hereof and this Section 12(d)(i), obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof, obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities (excluding any Transfer Restricted Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered or registered;

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provided, however, that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser with respect to which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective.
     (e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
     (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the Indenture; and
     (ii) if to the Company:
Visteon Corporation
One Village Center Drive
Van Buren Township, Michigan 48111
Telecopier No.: (734) 736-5560
Attention: Peter Ziparo
With a copy to:
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Telecopier No.: (312) 862-2200
Attention: Gerald T. Nowak
     All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
     Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture.
     (f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder.
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deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
     (h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
     (i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
     (j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
     (k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  VISTEON CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Vice President & Treasurer   
 
  GUARANTORS:

VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   

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  VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   
 
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Lewis    
    Michael P. Lewis   
    Treasurer   

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     The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
                    INCORPORATED
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
COMERICA SECURITIES INC.
SMBC NIKKO CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED
         
   
By:   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith    
  Incorporated  
  for itself and on behalf of the Initial Purchasers   
         
   
By:   /s/ Mark W. Kushemba    
  Name:   Mark W. Kushemba   
  Title:   Director   

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exv10w2
Exhibit 10.2
 
REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and among
VISTEON CORPORATION AND
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF VISTEON CORPORATION
NAMED HEREIN,

as Borrowers,
THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO,
as Credit Parties,
THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO
FROM TIME TO TIME,

as Lenders,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Co-Collateral Agent,
Administrative Agent and Co-Syndication Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Joint Lead Arranger, Co-Collateral Agent and Documentation Agent,
and
BARCLAYS CAPITAL, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC,
as Joint Bookrunner and Co-Syndication Agent
Dated as of October 1, 2010,
as amended and restated as of April 6, 2011
and effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date
 

 


 

REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
     This REVOLVING LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2010, as amended and restated as of April 6, 2011 and effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among VISTEON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Visteon”), and certain of its domestic subsidiaries signatory hereto, as borrowers (collectively, referred to herein as the “Borrowers” and each, individually, as a “Borrower”); the other Credit Parties signatory hereto; MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (“MSSF”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (together, with any permitted successor in such capacity, “Agent”); MSSF, as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner; Bank of America, N.A., as Joint Lead Arranger and Documentation Agent; Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as Joint Bookrunner and Co-Syndication Agent; MSSF and Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agents for the Lenders (together, with any permitted successors in such capacity, the “Co-Collateral Agents”); MSSF, as Co-Syndication Agent; the Lenders and L/C Issuers signatory hereto from time to time.
RECITALS
     WHEREAS, on May 28, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), the Borrowers and certain of the other Credit Parties filed voluntary petitions for reorganization (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”), with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”);
     WHEREAS, in connection with that certain Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization filed with the Bankruptcy Court on August 27, 2010 (such plan of reorganization, together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes and supplements thereto, the “Plan of Reorganization”) and related Fourth Amended Disclosure Statement for the Plan filed on June 24, 2010 (such disclosure statement, together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes and supplements thereto, the “Disclosure Statement”), the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Plan of Reorganization on August 31, 2010;
     WHEREAS, in connection with the confirmation of the Plan of Reorganization, the Borrowers have requested that Agent and the Lenders provide for a $200,000,000 secured revolving loan facility on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement to pay administrative expenses and other emergence costs, fees and expenses in respect of the Chapter 11 Cases and for other purposes permitted under Section 2.4;
     WHEREAS, the Borrowers have agreed to secure all of their Obligations under the Loan Documents by granting to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, a first priority security interest in the Revolver Priority Collateral and a second priority security interest in the Term Loan Priority Collateral;
     WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrowers of up to such amount upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
     WHEREAS, all Annexes, Schedules, Exhibits and other attachments (collectively, “Appendices”) hereto, or expressly identified to this Agreement, are incorporated herein by

 


 

reference, and taken together with this Agreement, shall constitute but a single agreement. These Recitals shall be construed as part of this Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.   DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE MATTERS.
     1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
     “Account Debtor” means any Person who may become obligated to any Credit Party under, with respect to, or on account of, an Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangibles (including a payment intangible).
     “Accounting Changes” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.4.
     “Accounts” means all “accounts,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including (a) all accounts receivable, other receivables, book debts and other forms of obligations (other than forms of obligations evidenced by Chattel Paper, or Instruments), (including any such obligations that may be characterized as an account or contract right under the Code), (b) all of each Credit Party’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders or receipts for goods or services, (c) all of each Credit Party’s rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods), (d) all rights to payment due to any Credit Party for property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, for energy provided or to be provided, for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, arising out of the use of a credit card or charge card, or for services rendered or to be rendered by such Credit Party or in connection with any other transaction (whether or not yet earned by performance on the part of such Credit Party), (e) all health care insurance receivables and (f) all collateral security of any kind, now or hereafter in existence, given by any Account Debtor or any other Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
     “Acquired Non-Core Assets” means any assets acquired in a Permitted Acquisition and designated as “non-core assets” by notice from Borrower Representative to Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents within 30 days after the consummation thereof so long as such assets do not constitute more than 25% of the assets acquired in any such Permitted Acquisition.
     “Acquisition” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the acquisition by such Person of the Stock of any other Person resulting in (i) such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or (ii) the acquisition of any minority interest held by a third party in a Subsidiary of such Person, (b) the acquisition by such Person of all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person or of a division or business line of such Person, or (c) any merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary of such Person with any other Person so long as the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation is a Subsidiary of such Person.

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     “Activation Event” and “Activation Notice” have the meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A.
     “Advance” means any Revolving Credit Advance or Swing Line Advance, as the context may require.
     “Affected Lender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.14(d).
     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, 10% or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of such Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person and (c) each of such Person’s officers, directors, and partners. For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that the term “Affiliate” shall specifically exclude Agent and each Lender.
     “Agent” means MSSF in its capacity as administrative agent for Lenders or its successor appointed pursuant to Section 10.6 or its successor.
     “Agreement” means this Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, as amended and restated as April 6, 2011 and effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party hereto, Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents, the other agents party hereto, and the other Lenders and L/C Issuers from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, extended, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Aircraft” means each, any or all, as the context requires of: (a) the Airframe; (b) the Engines, and, where the context permits, (c) the applicable Technical Records.
     “Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement” means that certain Aircraft Mortgage (Revolver), dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Parties in favor of Agent.
     “Airframe” means: (a) one (1) Gulfstream Aerospace model G-IV (described on the International Registry drop down menu as GULFSTREAM model Gulfstream G-IV (GIV-SP)) aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 1227 and United States Registration Number N600VC; (b) any and all Parts so long as the same shall be incorporated or installed on or attached to the Airframe and for so long as any Credit Party owns them after removal from the Airframe; and, where the context permits, (c) the Technical Records relating to such Airframe and all of its Parts.
     “Alternate Currencies” means collectively, (i) Euros or (ii) Pounds; each sometimes individually referred to herein as an “Alternate Currency”.
     “Alternate Currency Loans” means Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency.

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     “Appendices” has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
     “Applicable Margins” means collectively the Applicable Revolver 1 Base Rate Margin, the Applicable Revolver 1 LIBOR Margin, the Applicable Revolver 2 Base Rate Margin and the Applicable Revolver 2 LIBOR Margin.
     “Applicable Revolver 1 Base Rate Margin” means the per annum interest rate margin from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the Base Rate applicable to the Revolver 1 Credit Advances, as determined by reference to Section 2.5(a), plus, the Incremental Facility Yield Adjustment, if any.
     “Applicable Revolver 1 LIBOR Margin” means the per annum interest rate margin from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Revolver 1 Credit Advances, as determined by reference to Section 2.5(a) plus, the Incremental Facility Yield Adjustment, if any.
     “Applicable Revolver 2 Base Rate Margin” means the per annum interest rate margin from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the Base Rate applicable to the Revolver 2 Credit Advances, as determined by reference to Section 2.5(a), plus, the Incremental Facility Yield Adjustment, if any.
     “Applicable Revolver 2 LIBOR Margin” means the per annum interest rate margin from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Revolver 2 Credit Advances, as determined by reference to Section 2.5(a) plus, the Incremental Facility Yield Adjustment, if any.
     “Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural Person) that (a) 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 and (b) is advised or managed by (i) such Lender, (ii) any Affiliate of such Lender or (iii) any Person (other than a natural Person) or any Affiliate of any Person (other than a natural Person) that administers or manages such Lender.
     “Assignment Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 11.1(a).
     “Availability” means as of any date of determination the Revolver 1 Availability plus Revolver 2 Availability.
     “Available Liquid Cash” means unrestricted and available cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrowers and the Guarantors that are (a) appear (or would be required to appear) as “unrestricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of Visteon and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) are in accounts located in the United States and the United Kingdom, (c) are subject to deposit account control agreements (or similar agreements) or, if outside of the United States, a “charge over deposit accounts” or similar Liens with respect to such accounts, in each case, in favor of Agent and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents and (d) are otherwise generally available for use by Visteon or any of its Subsidiaries.

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     “Aviation Authority” means any and all authorities or Persons responsible for the regulation and control of civil aviation, or otherwise being competent to issue directions in respect of the Aircraft, its repair, maintenance or operation, under the laws of the State of Registration.
     “Bank Products” means any one or more of the following types of services or facilities extended to the Credit Parties by a Person who at the time such services or facilities were extended was a Lender or Agent (or any Affiliate of a Lender or Agent): (a) any treasury or other cash management services, including (i) deposit account, (ii) automated clearing house (ACH) origination and other funds transfer, (iii) depository (including cash vault and check deposit), (iv) zero balance accounts and sweep, and other ACH Transactions, (v) return items processing, (vi) controlled disbursement, (vii) positive pay, (viii) lockbox, (ix) account reconciliation and information reporting, (x) payables outsourcing, (xi) payroll processing and (xii) daylight overdraft facilities and (b) card services, including (i) credit card (including purchasing card and commercial card), (ii) prepaid card, including payroll, stored value and gift cards, (iii) merchant services processing, and (iv) debit card services.
     “Bank Products Documents” means all agreements entered into from time to time by the Credit Parties in connection with any of the Bank Products.
     “Bank Products Obligations” means any debts, liabilities and obligations as existing from time to time of any Credit Party arising from or in connection with any Bank Products and, if Agent or any Lender ceases to be Agent or a Lender, as applicable, any debts, liabilities and obligations as existing from time to time of any Credit Party to Agent or such Lender, as applicable, arising from or in connection with any Bank Product Documents entered into at a time when Agent was Agent or such Lender was a Lender, as applicable.
     “Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
     “Bankruptcy Court” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
     “Base Rate” means, for any day, a floating rate equal to the highest of (i) the rate that Funding Agent announces from time to time as its prime or base commercial lending rate, as in effect from time to time, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points per annum and (iii) LIBOR Rate for a LIBOR Period of one-month beginning on such day plus 1.00%. Each change in any interest rate provided for in this Agreement based upon the Base Rate shall take effect at the time of such change in the Base Rate.
     “Base Rate Loan” means a Loan or portion thereof bearing interest by reference to the Base Rate.
     “Blocked Accounts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex A.
     “Borrower Materials” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.13(a).

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     “Borrower Representative” means Visteon in its capacity as Borrower Representative pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1(c).
     “Borrower Workplace” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.13(a).
     “Borrowers” and “Borrower” have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the preamble to this Agreement.
     “Borrowing Base” means, collectively, Revolver 1 Borrowing Base and Revolver 2 Borrowing Base.
     “Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate to be executed and delivered from time to time by Borrower Representative in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 5.2.
     “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York and in reference to LIBOR Loans shall mean any such day that is also a LIBOR Business Day.
     “Business Plan” means Borrowers’ and their Subsidiaries’ forecasted consolidated: (a) balance sheets; (b) profit and loss statements; (c) cash flow statements; and (d) capitalization statements, and otherwise consistent with the historical Financial Statements of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions.
     “Cape Town Convention” shall mean the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment.
     “Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person, all expenditures (by the expenditure of cash or the incurrence of Indebtedness) by such Person during any measuring period for any fixed assets or improvements or for replacements, substitutions or additions thereto that have a useful life of more than one year and that are required to be capitalized under GAAP but excluding (i) expenditures of insurance proceeds to acquire or repair any asset, (ii) leasehold improvement expenditures for which such Person is actually reimbursed by the lessor, sublessor or sublessee, (iii) the consideration for any Permitted Acquisition or Investments (other than Investments pursuant to Section 7.2(r)), (iv) capital expenditures recorded as a result of the consummation of any Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.12, (v) capital expenditures financed with the Net Cash Proceeds of any issuance of Stock by Visteon after the Closing Date, (vi) capital expenditures in respect of the purchase price of Equipment to the extent the consideration therefore consists of any combination of (1) Equipment traded in at the time of such purchase pursuant to a Disposition permitted hereunder and (2) the proceeds of a concurrent Disposition pursuant to Section 7.8 of Equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, (vii) capital expenditures funded with amounts permitted to be reinvested in accordance with Section 2.3(b), (viii) interest capitalized in respect of capital expenditures and (ix) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures of such Person and that are actually paid for by a third party (excluding any Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and for which no Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third

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party or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period), provided that the amount of capital expenditures excluded pursuant to this clause (ix) shall not exceed $50,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.
     “Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP, would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person (except for temporary treatment of construction-related expenditures paid by any Person other than the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries under EITF 97-10, “The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction”, which will ultimately be treated as operating leases upon a Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.12) and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease or other arrangement prior to the first date on which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
     “Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.
     “Captive Insurance Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is subject to regulation as an insurance company under applicable law and which has been designated in writing as such by Borrower Representative to Agent.
     “Cash Collateral Account” has the meaning ascribed to it Section 2.2(c).
     “Cash Dominion Period” has the meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A.
     “Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally, directly and fully guarantied by, the United States Government or any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, an equivalent obligation of the government of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, in each case having, at the time of acquisition, one of the two highest ratings categories obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; (b) Dollar denominated certificates of deposit or time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 and a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof from S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof from Moody’s, and, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, time deposits, certificates of deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers acceptances in the currency of any country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business having maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial bank organized in the United States having capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000 or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, a commercial bank organized under the laws of another country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business having total assets in excess of $100,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent); (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least

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A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within twelve months from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank with a term of not more than seven (7) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) of this definition and satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition with respect to securities issued or fully guarantied or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition that are issued or fully guarantied by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government have, at the time of acquisition, one of the two highest ratings categories obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; (f) securities with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) deposits available for withdrawal on demand with commercial banks organized in the United States having capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000 or, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country in which such Foreign Subsidiary transacts business having total assets in excess of $100,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent); (h) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (g) of this definition; or (i) money market funds (including money market funds denominated in Euros) that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $1,000,000,000.
     “Cash Management Systems” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.6.
     “CERCLA” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Environmental Laws”.
     “Change of Control” means any of the following: (a) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) other than the Permitted Holders is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act of 1934, except that for purposes of this clause (a) such person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) and shall have acquired beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of 51% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of Stock of Visteon having the right to vote for the election of directors of Visteon under ordinary circumstances; (b) during the period of twelve (12) consecutive months, the board of directors of Visteon shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors; or (c) any Credit Party ceases to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Visteon except as permitted under the Loan Documents.
     “Changed Circumstance” means, as determined by the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion, any material facts or circumstances which arise after the Closing Date or which otherwise first become known to the Co-Collateral Agents or Agent, as the case may be, after the Closing Date.

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     “Chapter 11 Cases” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
     “Charges” means all federal, state, provincial, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to the PBGC at the time due and payable), levies, assessments, charges, liens, claims or encumbrances owed by any Credit Party and upon or relating to (a) the Collateral, (b) the Obligations, (c) the employees, payroll, income, capital or gross receipts of any Credit Party, (d) any Credit Party’s ownership or use of any properties or other assets, or (e) any other aspect of any Credit Party’s business.
     “Chattel Paper” means any “chattel paper,” as such term is defined in the Code, including electronic chattel paper, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.
     “Closing Date” means October 1, 2010.
     “Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided, further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agent’s or any Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in another State other than the State of New York, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code in such other State.
     “Collateral” means Revolver Priority Collateral and Term Loan Priority Collateral.
     “Collateral Access Agreement” means an agreement in writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents, from any lessor of premises to any Credit Party or any other Person to whom any Collateral is consigned or who has custody, control or possession of any such Collateral or is otherwise the owner or operator of any premises on which any of such Collateral is located, pursuant to which such lessor, consignee or other Person, inter alia, acknowledges the first priority security interest of Agent for the benefit of Lenders in such Collateral, agrees to waive or subordinate any and all claims such lessor, consignee or other Person may, at any time, have against such Collateral, whether for processing, storage or otherwise, and agrees to permit the Co-Collateral Agents access to, and the right to remain on, the premises of such lessor, consignee or other Person so as to exercise Agent’s rights and remedies and otherwise deal with such Collateral and in the case of any consignee or other Person who at any time has custody, control or possession of any Collateral, acknowledges that it holds and will hold possession of the Collateral for the benefit of Agent and agrees to follow the commercially reasonable instructions of the Co-Collateral Agents with respect thereto.
     “Co-Collateral Agents” means MSSF and Bank of America, N.A., in their capacity as Co-Collateral Agents on behalf of Lenders, and any replacement successor collateral agent.
     “Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Guaranties, the Mortgages and all similar

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agreements entered into guarantying payment of, or granting a Lien upon property as security for payment of, the Obligations.
     “Collateral Reports” means the reports with respect to the Collateral referred to in Section 5.2.
     “Collection Account” means that certain account of Funding Agent, account number 9369337536 in the name of Funding Agent at Bank of America, N.A., ABA No. 0260-0959-3, or such other account as may be specified in writing by Funding Agent as the “Collection Account.”
     “Commercial Tort Claim” means a claim arising in tort with respect to which: (a) the claimant is an organization; or (b) the claimant is an individual and the claim: (i) arose in the course of the claimant’s business or profession; and (ii) does not include damages arising out of personal injury to or the death of an individual.
     “Commitment” means (a) as to any Lender, the aggregate of such Lender’s Revolver 1 Commitment and Revolver 2 Commitment and (b) as to all Lenders, the aggregate of all Lenders’ Revolver 1 Commitment and Revolver 2 Commitment, which aggregate commitment is Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) on the Closing Date, as to each of clauses (a) and (b), as such Commitments may be reduced, amortized or adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
     “Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest of (a) October 1, 2015, (b) the date of termination of Lenders’ obligations to make Advances and to incur Letter of Credit Obligations or permit existing Loans to remain outstanding pursuant to Section 9.2(b) or (c) the date of prepayment in full by the Borrowers of the Loans and the cancellation and return of all Letters of Credit or the cash collateralization (or delivery of back-to-back letters of credit from a financial institution reasonably satisfactory to Agent) of all Letter of Credit Obligations pursuant to Section 2.2, and the permanent reduction of all Commitments to zero dollars ($0).
     “Compliance Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.1(b).
     “Concentration Accounts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex A.
     “Confirmation Order” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.33.
     “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the most recent four Fiscal Quarters up to the date of determination minus unfinanced Capital Expenditures for such period to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period.
     “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum, without duplication, of: (a) cash Interest Expense for such period (net of interest income actually received in cash during such period); (b) all cash payments in respect of income taxes made during such period (net of any cash refund in respect of income taxes actually received during such period); (c) the principal amount of all scheduled amortization payments on all Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries for

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such period (as determined on the first day of the respective period); and (d) to the extent not included in cash interest expense for such period, all cash dividends on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries paid (without duplication) during such period (other than dividend payments to the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries).
     “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of Visteon and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that Consolidated Net Income for any such period shall exclude, without duplication, (i) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Subsidiary (other than a Credit Party) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted without any prior approval of a Governmental Authority (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary or its stockholders (which has not been legally waived), (iii) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which Visteon and its Restricted Subsidiaries have an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to Visteon or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, and (iv) except as contemplated in the definition of consolidated EBITDA, the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with Visteon or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. There shall be excluded in determining Consolidated Net Income unrealized losses or gains in respect of Swap Contracts and other embedded derivatives or similar contracts that require the same accounting treatment as Swap Contracts.
     “Continuing Directors” means the directors of Visteon on the Closing Date and each other director, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the board of directors of Visteon is recommended by the committee of the board of directors designated to make such recommendations; provided that such committee has been appointed by 51% of the then Continuing Directors, or such other directors appointed by, or that received the vote of a majority of, the Permitted Holders.
     “Contracts” means all “contracts,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, in any event, including all contracts, undertakings, or agreements (other than rights evidenced by Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments) in or under which any Credit Party may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest, including any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the terms of performance of any Account.
     “Contractual Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any security issued by such Person or of any document or undertaking (other than a Loan Document) to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which any of its property is subject.
     “Control Letter” means a letter agreement between Agent and (i) the issuer of uncertificated securities with respect to uncertificated securities in the name of any Credit Party, (ii) a securities intermediary with respect to securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, securities entitlements and other financial assets held in a securities account in the name of any Credit Party or (iii) a futures commission merchant or clearing house, as applicable, with respect

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to commodity accounts and commodity contracts held by any Credit Party, whereby, among other things, the issuer, securities intermediary or futures commission merchant limits any security interest in the applicable financial assets in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Agent, acknowledges the Lien of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, on such financial assets, and agrees to follow the instructions or entitlement orders of Agent without further consent by the affected Credit Party.
     “Controlled Affiliates” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries has Majority Control or is Majority Controlled by or is under common Majority Control with the Person specified.
     “Copyright License” means any and all rights now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party under any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright.
     “Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Credit Party: (a) all copyrights and copyrightable works (whether registered or unregistered), all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof and (b) all extensions or renewals thereof.
     “Credit Parties” means each Borrower and each Guarantor.
     “Current Assets” means, with respect to any Person, all current assets of such Person as of any date of determination calculated in accordance with GAAP, but excluding cash, Cash Equivalents and debts due from Affiliates.
     “Current Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities that should, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current liabilities, and in any event shall include all Indebtedness payable on demand or within one year from any date of determination without any option on the part of the obligor to extend or renew beyond such year, all accruals for federal or other taxes based on or measured by income and payable within such year, but excluding the current portion of long-term debt required to be paid within one year and the aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Loans.
     “Default” means any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
     “Default Rate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.5(d).
     “Deposit Accounts” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the Code, now or hereafter held in the name of any Credit Party.
     “Dilution Factors” means, without duplication, with respect to any period, the aggregate amount of all deductions, credit memos, returns, adjustments, allowances, bad debt write-offs and other non-cash credits which are recorded to reduce the Credit Parties’ Accounts to a manner consistent with current and historical accounting practices of the Credit Parties, as applicable.

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     “Dilution Ratio” means, at any date, the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to (a) the aggregate amount of the applicable Dilution Factors for the twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended divided by (b) total gross sales by the Credit Parties for the twelve (12) Fiscal Month period most recently ended or such other amount as may be determined by Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion in the event that the Credit Parties are unable to calculate dilution effectively in the manner contemplated.
     “Dilution Reserve” means, at any date, an amount to be not less than the amounts, if any, derived from the difference between (a) 100% less two times the Dilution Ratio plus five percent and (b) 85% multiplied by (c) the Eligible Accounts on such date. If the Dilution Ratio does not exceed 5.00%, the Dilution Reserve shall be zero.
     “Disbursement Accounts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex A.
     “Disposition” means with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
     “Disqualified Stock” means any Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part within ninety (90) days of the Commitment Termination Date, (b) is secured by any assets of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (c) is exchangeable or convertible at the option of the holder into Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries or (d) provides for the mandatory payment of dividends regardless of whether or not the board of directors has declared any dividends. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries to repurchase such Stock upon the occurrence of a “change of control” or an asset Disposition shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Stock provide that the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries may not repurchase or redeem any such Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with the provisions of Section 7.14.
     “Documents” means all “documents,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located.
     “Dollar Equivalent” means, as of any particular date, the equivalent amount in Dollars of such amount expressed in an Alternate Currency (as presumptively ascertained by Funding Agent absent demonstrable error) which could be purchased by Funding Agent (in accordance with its normal practices) on such date.
     “Dollar Loans” means Loans denominated in Dollars.
     “Dollars” or “$” means lawful currency of the United States of America.
     “Domestic Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated or organized in the United States or any State or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.

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     “EASA” means the European Aviation Safety Administration and any subdivision or office thereof, and any successor or replacement administrator, agency or other entity having the same or similar authority and responsibilities.
     “EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus, only to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, (b) consolidated Interest Expense (provided that, for all fiscal periods ending prior to September 30, 2011, Interest Expense shall be annualized using the Interest Expense for the Fiscal Quarter ended on December 31, 2010), (c) consolidated income tax expense (including tax credits to income on a consolidated basis for such period) for all federal, state, local, withholding, franchise, foreign, state single business unitary and similar taxes, (d) consolidated depreciation expense, (e) consolidated amortization expense (including, without limitation, amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets and amortization or write-off of debt discount or deferred financing costs and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees, costs, expenses and charges associated with Indebtedness (including, without limitation, the Loans), (f) expenses, fees or charges paid with respect to the Related Transactions (including cash charges in respect of strategic market reviews, management bonuses and early retirement of Indebtedness consistent with the Related Transaction Documents and in an amount not to exceed the applicable amounts set forth on Schedule (E-1)), (g) any non-recurring charges incurred on or prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases consistent with the Related Transaction Documents and in an aggregate amount not to exceed the applicable amounts set forth on Schedule (E-1), (h) net non-cash loss (or gain) on early extinguishment of debt, (i) net non-cash loss (or gain) from fresh start accounting adjustments relating to non-working capital assets, (j) any non-cash charges for inventory adjustments related to fresh start accounting, (k) non-cash compensation charges, including any such charges arising from stock options, restricted stock grants or other equity-incentive programs, the granting of stock appreciation rights and similar arrangements (including any repricing, amendment, modification, substitution or change of any such stock, stock option, stock appreciation rights or similar arrangements), (l) with respect to any discontinued operation, any loss resulting therefrom, (m) to the extent actually reimbursed, expenses incurred to the extent covered by indemnification provisions in any agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, (n) any extraordinary charges in accordance with GAAP, (o) plus or minus, as applicable (without duplication), any net non-cash gain or loss resulting in such period from hedging obligations and the application of Accounting Standards Codification 815 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133), (p) cash restructuring charges related to Dispositions permitted under Section 7.8(p), including, without limitation, those related to plant closures, severance costs and OPEB liabilities; provided that the aggregate amount of all such cash restructuring charges added pursuant to this clause (p) shall not exceed $130,000,000; provided, further that the aggregate amount of all such charges added pursuant to this clause (p) during the first four Fiscal Quarters following the Closing Date shall not exceed $100,000,000, (q) charges and expenses related to pension expense (minus actual cash pension payments and cash funding requirements), (r) any unusual or non-recurring non-cash charges (including any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to GAAP) (provided that if any such non-cash charge represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), (s) to

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the extent the related loss is not added back in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, proceeds of business interruption insurance policies to the extent of such related loss, (t) to the extent non-recurring and not capitalized, any fees, costs and expenses of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries incurred as a result of the Second Amendment, Permitted Acquisitions, Investments and Dispositions permitted hereunder (including, without limitation, expenses in respect of earn-out obligations incurred, in each case, thereunder) and the issuance of Stock or Indebtedness permitted hereunder (and in each case, any proposed transaction which had it been consummated would have been permitted hereunder), (u) plus (or minus) losses (or gains) from foreign currency adjustments, (v) cash charges and expenses in connection with employee or management relocation or severance costs, including, without limitation, related to Permitted Acquisitions and Investments and Dispositions permitted hereunder, all determined in accordance with GAAP and in each case eliminating any increase or decrease in income resulting from non-cash accounting adjustments made in connection with the related Permitted Acquisition, Investment or Disposition, (w) any unusual or non-recurring non-cash charges (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, non-cash losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business that represent an accrual of, or reserve, for cash charges in a future period) and (x) restructuring charges taken by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries during such period that are eligible for reimbursement by Ford in accordance with the Ford Settlement Agreement which have not been reimbursed prior to the end of such period, and minus, to the extent included in the statement of such net income for such period, the sum of (i) any unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains, and (ii) with respect to any discontinued operation, any gain resulting therefrom, all as determined on a consolidated basis. For purposes of clarity, to the extent that there is any “gain” or “income”, then the amount of such gain or income shall be deducted from EBITDA, and to the extent that there is any “loss”, then the amount of such loss shall be added back to EBITDA. For the purposes of calculating EBITDA during any four Fiscal Quarter period in which a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition has occurred (each, a “Reference Period”), (i) if at any time during such Reference Period, Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall have made any Material Disposition, the EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, (ii) if during such Reference Period Borrowers or any of their restrictive Subsidiaries shall have made a Material Acquisition, EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period, and (iii) with respect to any Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, on a Pro Forma Basis, after giving effect to any synergies, operating expense reductions and other operating improvements and cost savings (including, without limitation, made in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) as certified by a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative as having been determined in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realized within eighteen (18) months following any such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition.
     “EBITDA Disposition Percentage” means with respect to any Disposition, the percentage of EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters for which financial statements have been delivered attributable to the property to be Disposed of in such Disposition.

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     “E-Fax” means any system used to receive or transmit faxes electronically.
     “Electronic Transmission” means each document, instruction, authorization, file, information and any other communication transmitted, posted or otherwise made or communicated by e-mail or E-Fax, or otherwise to or from an E-System or other equivalent service acceptable to Agent.
     “Eligible Accounts” means Accounts created by any Credit Party which meet the criteria set forth below as determined in Co-Collateral Agents’ Permitted Discretion. Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account:
          (a) which is not subject to a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Agent (including any necessary or commercially reasonable actions required by Agent in its Permitted Discretion under applicable foreign laws of the applicable Account Debtor with respect to the collection and enforcement of Agent’s Liens);
          (b) which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of Agent and (ii) a Lien permitted pursuant to Section 7.7 which does not have priority over the Lien in favor of Agent;
          (c) which is unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the date of the original invoice therefor or more than sixty (60) days after the original due date therefor (or, with respect to any Account which is set forth on Schedule (A-3) (as such schedule may be updated from time to time, any such update to be acceptable to Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion), which is unpaid more than one hundred and five (105) days after the date of the original invoice therefor or more than 60 days after the original due date therefore; provided that such Accounts shall not constitute more than $5,000,000, plus an amount to be determined by the Co-Collateral Agents with respect to Accounts owing from Peugeot and Nissan, of Eligible Accounts (but only to the extent in excess thereof)), or which has been written off the books of the Credit Parties or otherwise designated as uncollectible (in determining the aggregate amount from the same Account Debtor that is unpaid hereunder there shall be excluded the amount of any net credit balances relating to Accounts due from an Account Debtor which are unpaid more than ninety (90) days from the date of invoice or more than sixty (60) days from the due date);
          (d) which is owing by an Account Debtor for which fifty percent (50%) or more of the dollar amount of all accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its Controlled Affiliates are ineligible pursuant to clause (c) above;
          (e) which is owing by an Account Debtor but only to the extent of the aggregate amount of Accounts owing from such Account Debtor and its Affiliates to all Credit Parties in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) (or, with respect to Ford and/or any of its Controlled Affiliates as set forth in the definition of Revolver 1 Borrowing Base and Revolver 2 Borrowing Base) of the aggregate amount of Eligible Accounts of all Credit Parties;
          (f) with respect to which any applicable covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document (including documentation with respect to applicable foreign jurisdictions) has been breached or is not true, in each case in any material respect;

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          (g) which (i) does not arise from the sale of goods in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business, (ii) does not arise from the performance of services in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business, (iii) is not evidenced by an invoice issued by a U.S. Credit Party which has been sent to the Account Debtor or other documentation (including, without limitation, documentation relating to self-billing) reasonably satisfactory to Co-Collateral Agents, (iv) represents progress billing or a billing that is contingent upon any Credit Party’s completion of any further performance, (v) represents a sale on a bill-and-hold, guarantied sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment, cash-on-delivery or any other repurchase or return basis, (vi) relates to payments of interest, (vii) relates to restricted proceeds of Inventory which are subject to a title retention arrangement or (viii) relates to tooling or other similar activities;
          (h) for which the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped to the Account Debtor or for which the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed by such Credit Party or if such Account was invoiced more than once (including chargebacks, debit memos, credits and rebills);
          (i) with respect to which any check or other instrument of payment has been returned uncollected for any reason (other than bank error);
          (j) which is owed by an Account Debtor which has (i) applied for, suffered, or consented to the appointment of any receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of its assets, (ii) has had possession of all or a material part of its property taken by any receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator, (iii) filed, or had filed against it, any request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as bankrupt, winding up, or voluntary or involuntary case under any Insolvency Laws (other than post-petition accounts payable of an Account Debtor that is a debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code and reasonably acceptable to Co-Collateral Agents), (iv) has admitted in writing its inability, or is generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due, (v) become insolvent, or (vi) ceased operation (or has announced plans to cease operation) of its business (or a material portion thereof);
          (k) which is owed by any Account Debtor which has sold all or substantially all of its assets;
          (l) which is owed by an Account Debtor which (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States or Canada or (ii) is not organized under applicable law of the United States, any state of the United States, Canada, any province of Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain or Italy unless, in either case, such Account is backed by (y) a Letter of Credit acceptable to Co-Collateral Agents which is in possession of, has been assigned to and is directly drawable by Agent or (z) other reasonable credit insurance reasonably acceptable to Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion;
          (m) which is owed in any currency other than in Dollars, Pounds or Euros;
          (n) which is owed by (i) the government (or any department, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality thereof) of any country other than the United States unless such

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Account is backed by a Letter of Credit acceptable to the Co-Collateral Agents which is in the possession of Agent, or (ii) the government of the United States, or any department, agency, public corporation or instrumentality thereof, unless the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. § 15 et seq.), and any other steps necessary to perfect the Lien of Agent in such Account have been complied with to Agent’s satisfaction;
          (o) which is owed by any Controlled Affiliate, employee, officer, director or agent of any Credit Party;
          (p) which is owed by an Account Debtor or any Affiliate of such Account Debtor to which any Credit Party is indebted, but only to the extent of such indebtedness or is subject to any security, deposit, progress payment, retainage or other similar advance made by or for the benefit of an Account Debtor, in each case to the extent thereof, in each case, unless a no- set-off letter in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Co-Collateral Agents has been provided by the Account Debtor with respect to any claims, rights, setoff or dispute;
          (q) which is subject to any counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute but only to the extent of any such counterclaim, deduction, defense, setoff or dispute;
          (r) which is evidenced by any promissory note, chattel paper, or instrument;
          (s) with respect to which such Credit Party has made any agreement with the Account Debtor for any reduction thereof, other than discounts and adjustments given in the ordinary course of business, or any Account which was partially paid and such Credit Party created a new receivable for the unpaid portion of such Account;
          (t) which does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations, whether Federal, state, foreign or local, including, without limitation, the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z of the Board;
          (u) which was created on cash on delivery terms; and
          (v) which the Co-Collateral Agents determine in their Permitted Discretion may not be paid by reason of the Account Debtor’s inability to pay or which the Co-Collateral Agents otherwise determine in their Permitted Discretion is unacceptable for any reason whatsoever, in each case based upon any Changed Circumstances;
     Subject to Section 12.2(b), the Co-Collateral Agents shall establish a Dilution Reserve, a Secured Hedging Obligations Reserve and a FX Currency Reserve (if any with respect to any FX Currency Reserve) and shall have the right to establish, modify or eliminate such other Reserves against Eligible Accounts from time to time in its Permitted Discretion. In addition, Co-Collateral Agents reserve the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to adjust any of the criteria set forth above and to establish new criteria with respect to Eligible Accounts, in each case, in their Permitted Discretion, based on Changed Circumstances, subject to the approval of all Lenders in the case of adjustments or new criteria which have the effect of making more credit available. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, all

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determinations of the Co-Collateral Agents under the Loan Documents shall be made jointly by the Co-Collateral Agents. This provision shall be binding upon any successor to a Co-Collateral Agent. Any Accounts which are not Eligible Accounts shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.
     In the event that an Account which was previously an Eligible Account ceases to be an Eligible Account hereunder, Borrower Representative shall exclude such Account from Eligible Accounts on, and at the time of submission to the Co-Collateral Agents of, the next Borrowing Base Certificate. In determining the amount of the Eligible Account, the face amount of an Account shall be reduced by, without duplication and to the extent such reduction is not reflected in such face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances (including, any amount that any Credit Party is obligated to rebate to an Account Debtor pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding (written or oral) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by any Credit Party to reduce the amount of such Account. In determining the aggregate amount from the same Account Debtor that is unpaid more than ninety (90) days (or one hundred five (105) days, if applicable) from the date of invoice or more than sixty (60) days from the due date pursuant to clause (c) above, there shall be excluded the amount of any net credit balances relating to Accounts due from an Account Debtor with invoice dates more than ninety (90) days (or one hundred five (105) days, if applicable) from the date of invoice or more than sixty (60) days from the due date.
     “Eligible Corporate Aircraft” means the Aircraft owned by a Credit Party so long as Agent is satisfied in its Permitted Discretion that all actions necessary in order to create a perfected first priority Lien on such Aircraft have been taken, including, the filing and recording of the Aircraft Mortgage.
     “Eligible Inventory” means, as to a Credit Party, Inventory of such Credit Party consisting of finished goods, raw materials and work-in-progress meeting the criteria set forth below as determined in Co-Collateral Agents’ Permitted Discretion. Eligible Inventory shall not include:
          (a) Inventory which is not subject to a first priority perfected Lien in the United States or Mexico, as applicable, in favor of Agent;
          (b) Inventory which is subject to any Lien other than (i) a Lien in favor of Agent and (ii) any Lien permitted pursuant to Section 7.7 which (A) does not have priority over the Lien in favor of Agent or (B) is subject to a title retention agreement (but without limiting the right of Co-Collateral Agents to establish any Reserves with respect to amounts secured by such security interest or Lien in favor of any Person if permitted herein);
          (c) Inventory with respect to which any applicable covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or the Security Agreement has been breached or is not true, in each case in any material respect, and which does not conform in all material respects to all standards with respect to such Inventory imposed by any Governmental Authority;

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          (d) Inventory which constitutes spare or replacement parts (other than after market parts available for sale in the ordinary course of business), tooling, subassemblies, packaging and shipping material, manufacturing supplies (other than raw materials), samples, prototypes, displays or display items, bill-and-hold goods, goods that are returned or marked for return (other than returned Inventory that otherwise is Eligible Inventory that the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion allow), repossessed goods, defective or damaged goods, goods held on consignment, or goods which are not of a type held for sale in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business;
          (e) Inventory located in locations leased by such Credit Party unless (A) the lessor has delivered to the Co-Collateral Agents a Collateral Access Agreement, or subordination agreement acceptable to the Co-Collateral Agents, and such other documentation as the Co-Collateral Agents may reasonably require or (B) a Rent Reserve has been established by the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion (it being understood that such Credit Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Collateral Access Agreement with respect to any location with Inventory having a fair market value greater than $2,500,000 in the aggregate);
          (f) Inventory which is either (i) not located in the United States or Mexico or (ii) in transit outside, or to or from a point outside, North America, except to the extent that such Inventory is in transit with a common carrier from vendors or suppliers, in each case, on terms and conditions, and subject to documentation, acceptable to the Co-Collateral Agents;
          (g) Inventory which is the subject of a consignment by such Credit Party as consignor (other than Inventory consigned by a Credit Party to a maquiladora and with respect to which such Credit Party has perfected its interest and Agent has a first priority perfected security interest);
          (h) Inventory which contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to such Credit Party unless the Co-Collateral Agents are reasonably satisfied that they may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory on reasonably satisfactory terms without (i) infringing on the rights of such licensor, or (ii) violating any contract with such licensor;
          (i) Inventory which is, in the Co-Collateral Agents’ opinion, slow moving (provided that Inventory shall not be considered to be “slow moving” solely due to planned shutdowns or strikes, so long as the Credit Parties account and reserve for such Inventory in accordance with their established policy (and so long as such policy is reasonable to the Co-Collateral Agents)), obsolete, unmerchantable, defective, used, unfit for sale, not salable at prices approximating at least the cost of such Inventory in the ordinary course of business or unacceptable due to age, type, category and/or quality;
          (j) Inventory that is not owned by a Credit Party;
          (k) Inventory that is located in any third party warehouse or in the possession of a bailee (including a third party processor) and not evidenced by a Document unless (i) with respect to any third party processor, (A) such processing arrangement has been specifically disclosed to the Co-Collateral Agents and (B) the relevant Credit Party has filed such Code financing statements or comparable documents (including any filings required under the laws of

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Mexico with respect to the attachment, perfection, priority or remedies with respect to any Collateral located in Mexico) against such third party processor as are required to perfect and/or preserve such Credit Party’s interest in such Inventory as against such processor and its creditors, (ii) such warehouseman, bailee or third party processor has delivered to the Co-Collateral Agents a Collateral Access Agreement, or subordination agreement reasonably acceptable to the Co-Collateral Agents, and such other documentation as the Co-Collateral Agents may require, or (iii) a Reserve for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to such premises has been established by the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion;
          (l) Inventory which is a discontinued product or component thereof in excess of quantities required under customer purchase agreements;
          (m) Inventory which is not reflected in a current perpetual inventory report of such Credit Party;
          (n) Inventory for which reclamation rights have been asserted by the seller; or
          (o) Inventory which the Co-Collateral Agents otherwise determine in their Permitted Discretion is unacceptable for any reason whatsoever based upon any Changed Circumstances.
     Subject to Section 12.2(b), the Co-Collateral Agents shall establish the Secured Hedging Obligations Reserve, the Rent Reserves and the FX Currency Reserve (if any with respect to the FX Currency Reserve) shall have the right to establish, modify or eliminate such other Reserves against Eligible Inventory from time to time in their Permitted Discretion. In addition, Co-Collateral Agents reserve the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to adjust any of the criteria set forth above and to establish new criteria with respect to Eligible Inventory, in their Permitted Discretion, based on Changed Circumstances, subject to the approval of all Lenders in the case of adjustments or new criteria which have the effect of making more credit available. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, all determinations of the Co-Collateral Agents under the Loan Documents shall be made jointly by the Co-Collateral Agents. This provision shall be binding upon any successor to a Co-Collateral Agent. Any Inventory which is not Eligible Inventory shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.
     “Eligible Real Estate” means, Real Estate owned by a Credit Party listed as a Mortgaged Property on the Closing Date, in each case:
     (a) that is acceptable in the Permitted Discretion of the Co-Collateral Agents for inclusion in the Borrowing Base;
     (b) in respect of which an existing appraisal report has been delivered to the Co-Collateral Agents;
     (c) in respect of which the Co-Collateral Agents are satisfied in their Permitted Discretion that all actions necessary or desirable pursuant to Sections 3.1(xi) or 6.9 and 6.10, as applicable, in order to create a perfected first priority Lien in favor of Agent on such Real Estate have been taken, including, the filing and recording of Mortgages,

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     (d) in respect of which an environmental assessment report has been completed and delivered to Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents and which does not indicate any material pending, threatened or existing Environmental Liability, or material noncompliance with any Environmental Law, in any case which could reasonably be expected to impair the value of such Real Estate in any material respect or result in any material liability to the owner thereof, except (in the case of any such Real Estate) to the extent a Reserve has been imposed by the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion with respect to such Environmental Liability or such non-compliance with Environmental Law,
     (e) which is adequately protected by Title Insurance; and
     (f) with respect to which Agent has received a Real Estate Survey and a Mortgage Opinion.
     “Engines” (a) each, any or all, as the context may require of: (i) two (2) Rolls Royce model Tay MK611-8 (described on the International Registry drop down menu as ROLLS ROYCE model TAY611) aircraft engines bearing manufacturer’s serial numbers 16550 and 16570; or (ii) any engine which is, from time to time, substituted for such an engine, or a previously substituted engine, pursuant to the terms of the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement; in either case, whether or not any such engine is from time to time installed on the Airframe; and (b) any and all Parts, so long as they are incorporated in or installed on or attached to any such engine or so long as any Credit Party owns them after removal from any such engine; and, where the context permits, (c) the Technical Records, relating to such engines and all of their Parts.
     “Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, provincial, local and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, and any applicable judicial or administrative interpretation thereof including any applicable judicial or administrative order, consent decree, order or judgment, in each case having the force or effect of law, imposing liability or standards of conduct for or relating to the regulation and protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural resources (including ambient air, soil, vapor, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation). Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.) (“CERCLA”); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 (49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.); the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.); the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.); the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.); the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.); the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.); and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f) et seq.), and any and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and all analogous state, provincial, local and foreign counterparts or equivalents and any transfer of ownership notification or approval statutes related to the protection of human health, safety or the environment.
     “Environmental Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, response, remedial and removal costs, investigation and feasibility study costs, capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, losses, damages, punitive damages, property

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damages, natural resource damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of or related to any claim, suit, action, investigation, proceeding or demand by any Person, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, including any arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits, or in connection with any Release or threatened Release or presence of a Hazardous Material whether on, at, in, under, from or about or in the vicinity of any real or personal property.
     “Environmental Permits” means all permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates, approvals or registrations required by any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Laws.
     “Equipment” means all “equipment,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located.
     “Equity Commitment Agreement” means that certain Equity Commitment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2010, among Visteon and the Investors party thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date.
     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
     “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with such Credit Party, are treated as a single employer within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC.
     “ERISA Event” means, with respect to any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (a) any event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Title IV Plan (other than an event for which the thirty (30) day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate from a Title IV Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (c) the complete or partial withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Title IV Plan or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA; (e) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC; (f) the failure by any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate to make when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Title IV Plan unless such failure is cured within thirty (30) days; (g) the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA; (h) the loss of a Qualified Plan’s qualification or tax exempt status; or (i) the termination of a Plan described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
     “ERISA Lien” as defined in Section 6.13.
     “E-Signature” means the process of attaching to or logically associating with an Electronic Transmission an electronic symbol, encryption, digital signature or process (including the name or an abbreviation of the name of the party transmitting the Electronic Transmission) with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such Electronic Transmission.

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     “E-System” means any electronic system approved by Agent, including Intralinks® and ClearPar® and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by Agent, any of its Related Persons or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
     “Euros” or “” means the single currency of the Participating Member States.
     “Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.1.
     “Excess Availability” means, at any time, the remainder of (a) the sum of (i) the lesser of (A) the aggregate Commitments or (B) the Borrowing Base as then in effect, plus (ii) Available Liquid Cash, less (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations then outstanding (except to the extent any Letters of Credit are cash collateralized) at such time.
     “Excluded Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of any Borrower in respect of which either (a) the pledge of more than 65% of the Stock of such Subsidiary as Collateral, (b) the guarantying by such Subsidiary of the Obligations or (c) the pledge of its assets in support of the Obligations would, in the good faith judgment of the Borrowers, result in material adverse tax consequences to Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that utilization of the net operating losses of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries shall be excluded from Borrowers’ determination of whether any pledge or guaranty would result in material adverse tax consequences to Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, the following shall be deemed to be an “Excluded Domestic Subsidiary”: VIHI, LLC, VEHC, LLC, Halla Climate Systems Alabama Corp., Visteon Holdings, LLC, Visteon EU Holdings, LLC and Visteon Automotive Holdings, LLC.
     “Excluded Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of which either (a) the pledge of more than 65% of the Stock of such Subsidiary as Collateral or (b) the guarantying by such Subsidiary of the Obligations, would, in the good faith judgment of the Borrowers, result in material adverse tax consequences to Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that utilization of the net operating losses of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries shall be excluded from Borrowers’ determination of whether any such pledge or guaranty would result in material adverse tax consequences to Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
     “Excluded Party” means (i) any Person engaged principally in the manufacture or sale of automotive parts or components or automobiles (each, a “Competitor”) and (ii) any Person that has Majority Control over a Competitor.
     “Excluded Subsidiaries” means (a) The Visteon Fund, (b) any Subsidiary created after the Closing Date in connection with the establishment of a Joint Venture with any Person (other than Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries) which Subsidiary is not, and was never, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrowers, (c) any Excluded Domestic Subsidiary, (d) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (e) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (f) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (g) any Securitization Subsidiary, (h) each Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (i) each Non-Profit

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Restricted Subsidiary, (j) each non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary that was a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date, to the extent that the laws of any Governmental Authority prohibit such Person from providing a guaranty of the Obligations and (k) each Foreign Stock Holding Company (other than Visteon International Holdings, Inc., Visteon European Holdings, Inc., Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. and any other Foreign Stock Holding Company that is a Domestic Subsidiary and owns, directly or indirectly, Foreign Subsidiaries other than Excluded Subsidiaries and Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries).
     “Existing Credit Agreement” that certain Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and among the Borrowers; the other Credit Parties signatory thereto; Agent; the other agents party thereto; and the Lenders and L/C Issuers signatory hereto from time to time, as in effect immediately prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date.
     “FAA” means, collectively, (a) the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and any subdivision or office thereof, and any successor or replacement administrator, agency or other entity having the same or similar authority and responsibilities and (b) the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States of America and any subdivision or office thereof, and any successor or replacement administrator, agency or other entity having the same or similar authority and responsibilities.
     “Fair Labor Standards Act” means the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.
     “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC as of the date of this Agreement.
     “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, a floating rate equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions among members of the Federal Reserve System, as determined by Funding Agent in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive (absent manifest error).
     “Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
     “Fee Letter” means that certain Revolving Loan Facility Fee Letter, dated as of the August 25, 2010, between MSSF and Visteon with respect to certain Fees to be paid from time to time by Borrowers to MSSF, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
     “Fees” means any and all fees and other amounts payable to Agent, Co-Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
     “FEMA” means the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security that administers the National Flood Insurance Program.
     “Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Group Member, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the principal accounting officer, the treasurer, the assistant treasurer and the controller thereof.
     “Financial Statements” means the consolidated income statements, statements of cash flows and balance sheets of Borrowers delivered in accordance with Section 4.4 and Section 5.1.

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     “FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
     “Fiscal Month” means any of the monthly accounting periods of Borrowers.
     “Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Borrowers, ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year.
     “Fiscal Year” means any of the annual accounting periods of Borrowers ending on December 31 of each year.
     “Fixtures” means all “fixtures” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.
     “Flood Insurance” means, for any Mortgaged Property located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, private insurance that meets the requirements set forth by FEMA in its Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines. Flood Insurance shall be in an amount consistent with Section 6.4(a).
     “Ford” means Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation.
     “Ford Account” means any Eligible Account with respect to which Ford or any of its Controlled Affiliates is the Account Debtor.
     “Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by Borrowers and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries that provides pension benefits to employees employed outside the United States, including, without limitation, the Visteon UK Pension Plan.
     “Foreign Stock Holding Company” means any Domestic Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary of Borrowers created or acquired to hold the Stock of first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries (excluding any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Foreign Stock Holding Company) or other Foreign Stock Holding Companies. It is understood and agreed that each such Subsidiary shall be a holding company (with the principal assets of such Subsidiary being the Stock of first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries or other Foreign Stock Holding Companies and other assets incidental to its operations). As of the Closing Date, each of the following entities shall be deemed to be a “Foreign Stock Holding Company”: Visteon Holdings, LLC, Visteon EU Holdings, LLC, Visteon International Holdings, Inc., Visteon European Holdings, Inc., Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Visteon Holdings Hungary Kft, VIHI, LLC, VEHC, LLC, Visteon Holdings GmbH, Visteon Automotive Holdings, LLC, Infinitive Speech Systems Corp. and SunGlas, LLC.
     “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Visteon organized outside of the United States.
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     “FX Currency Reserve” means, at any date, the amount, if any, equal to (i) the amount of Eligible Accounts denominated in Pounds or Euros multiplied by (ii) largest one-month percentage decline in the Euro or Pound versus the Dollar during the twelve months immediately prior to determination (each such calculation based on the value as of the first day of the applicable monthly period compared to the value as of the last day of the applicable monthly period, and averaged to determine the monthly change) multiplied by (iii) 1.05.
     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied, as such term is further defined in Section 1.4.
     “General Intangibles” means all “general intangibles,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including all right, title and interest that such Credit Party may now or hereafter have in or under any Contract, all payment intangibles, customer lists, Licenses, rights in Intellectual Property, interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations, permits, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions (whether or not patented or patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how, Software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill, all rights and claims in or under insurance policies (including insurance for fire, damage, loss and casualty, whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights or intangible rights, all liability, life, key man and business interruption insurance, and all unearned premiums), uncertificated securities, choses in action, deposit, checking and other bank accounts, rights to receive tax refunds and other payments, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock and Investment Property, rights of indemnification, all books and records, correspondence, credit files, invoices and other papers, including without limitation all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers and documents in the possession or under the control of such Credit Party or any computer bureau or service company from time to time acting for such Credit Party.
     “Goods” means all “goods” as defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, including embedded Software to the extent included in “goods” as defined in the Code, manufactured homes, standing timber that is cut and removed for sale and unborn young of animals.
     “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
     “Group Members” means the collective reference to Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.
     “Guarantied Obligations” means as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guarantying or otherwise having the economic effect of guarantying any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation (“primary obligation”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such Person to (a) purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation, (b) advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet

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condition of the primary obligor, (c) purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (d) protect the beneficiary of such arrangement from loss (other than product warranties given in the ordinary course of business) or (e) indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantied Obligations shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection or standard contractual indemnities, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantied Obligations at any time shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser at such time of (x) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantied Obligations is incurred and (y) the maximum amount for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantied Obligations, or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability (assuming full performance) in respect thereof.
     “Guaranties” means the Subsidiary Guaranty and any other guaranty executed by any Guarantor in favor of Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), in respect of the Obligations.
     “Guarantors” means each Subsidiary Guarantor and each other Person, if any, that executes a guaranty or other similar agreement in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
     “Halla” means Halla Climate Control Corporation.
     “Halla Transactions” means the transactions set forth on Schedule (H-1).
     “Hazardous Material” means any substance, material or waste that is regulated or otherwise gives rise to liability under any Environmental Law, including but not limited to any “Hazardous Waste” as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. (1976)), any “Hazardous Substance” as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (1980)), any contaminant, pollutant, petroleum or any fraction thereof, asbestos, asbestos containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, toxic mold, mycotoxins, toxic microbial matter (naturally occurring or otherwise), infectious waste and radioactive substances or any other substance that is regulated under Environmental Law due to its toxic, ignitable, reactive, corrosive, caustic, or dangerous properties.
     “Hedge Bank” means any Person that, at the time the applicable Swap Contract was entered into, is a Lender, Agent, or an Affiliate of a Lender or Agent, in its capacity as party to a Secured Hedge Agreement.
     “Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary designated as such in writing by Borrower Representative to Agent that had consolidated assets representing 5.0% or less of the consolidated total assets of Borrowers and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries on the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of determination; provided, that consolidated assets of all Subsidiaries that

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would otherwise be deemed Immaterial Subsidiaries under this definition shall not exceed 10.0% of the consolidated assets, as applicable, of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date are listed on Schedule (A-2).
     “Impacted Lender” means any Lender that fails to promptly provide any Borrower or Agent, upon such Person’s reasonable request, reasonably satisfactory evidence that such Lender will not become a Non-Funding Lender.
     “Incremental Facility Yield Adjustment” means, to the extent the applicable margin (including any minimum LIBOR Rate, upfront fees and original issue discount with respect thereto (based on an assumed 4-year average life to maturity)) being charged on the Incremental Revolving Loans is equal to or greater than fifty (50) basis points above the Applicable Margin (including any minimum LIBOR Rate, upfront fees and original issue discount with respect thereto (based on an assumed 4-year average life to maturity)) being charged on the then existing Revolver 1 Credit Advances or Revolver 2 Credit Advances, as applicable, an amount, if any, equal to the difference between (a) the applicable margin being charged on the Incremental Revolving Loans, including any minimum LIBOR Rate, upfront fees and original issue discount with respect thereto (based on an assumed 4-year average life to maturity), minus (b) the Applicable Margin charged on the Revolver 1 Credit Advances or Revolver 2 Credit Advances, as applicable, immediately prior to the date the Incremental Revolving Loans is implemented, including any minimum LIBOR Rate, upfront fees and original issue discount with respect thereto (based on an assumed 4-year average life to maturity) minus (c) fifty (50) basis points.
     “Incremental Lender” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.16(a).
     “Incremental Revolving Loans” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.16(a).
     “Incremental Revolving Loan Amendment” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.16(a).
     “Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.3(y).
     “Incremental Term Loan Documents” means all agreements, instruments, documents and certificates executed and delivered in connection with the Incremental Term Loans and including all pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party or their respective Subsidiaries, and delivered in connection with the Incremental Term Loans or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to an Incremental Term Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, extended, refinanced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
     “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property payment for which is deferred 6 months or more, but excluding obligations to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business and excluding accrued expenses and intercompany items, (b) all reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’

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acceptances and surety bonds, whether or not matured, (c) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations and the present value (discounted at the Base Rate as in effect on the Closing Date) of future rental payments under all synthetic leases, (f) all obligations of such Person under commodity purchase or option agreements or other commodity price hedging arrangements, in each case whether contingent or matured; provided, the amount of any such obligations shall be deemed to be the Termination Value, (g) all obligations of such Person under any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to alter the risks of that Person arising from fluctuations in currency values or interest rates, in each case whether contingent or matured; provided, the amount of any such obligations shall be deemed to be the Termination Value, (h) all Indebtedness referred to above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property or other assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness shall not have been assumed by such Person and is otherwise non-recourse to such Person, the amount of such obligation treated as Indebtedness shall not exceed the fair market value of such property or assets, and (i) the Obligations.
     “Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.11.
     “Indemnified Person” has the meaning ascribed to in Section 2.11.
     “Insolvency Laws” means any of the Bankruptcy Code, as now and hereafter in effect, any successors to such statutes and any other applicable insolvency or other similar law of any jurisdiction including, without limitation, any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
     “Instruments” means all “instruments,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, and, in any event, including all certificated securities, all certificates of deposit, and all promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness, other than instruments that constitute, or are a part of a group of writings that constitute, Chattel Paper.
     “Intellectual Property” means any and all Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
     “Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, by each applicable Credit Party, as amended from time to time.
     “Intercompany Notes” means Indebtedness consisting of intercompany loans and advances evidenced by notes between and among the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries.
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terms to be mutually acceptable to Agent, Co-Collateral Agents, the Borrowers and Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) as modified to increase the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that may be secured by the Term Loan Priority Collateral on a first priority basis to $1,000,000,000 are deemed acceptable to Agent, Co-Collateral Agents, the Borrowers and the Requisite Lenders.
     “Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ended on such date.
     “Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month to occur while such Loan is outstanding, and (b) as to any LIBOR Loan, the last day of the applicable LIBOR Period; provided, that in the case of any LIBOR Period greater than three months in duration, interest shall be payable at three-month intervals and on the last day of such LIBOR Period; and provided further that, in addition to the foregoing, each of (x) the date upon which all of the Commitments have been terminated and the Loans have been paid in full and (y) the Commitment Termination Date shall be deemed to be an “Interest Payment Date” with respect to any interest that has then accrued under this Agreement.
     “International Registry” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Cape Town Convention.
     “Inventory” means all “inventory,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, and in any event including inventory, merchandise, goods and other personal property that are held by or on behalf of any Credit Party for sale or lease or are furnished or are to be furnished under a contract of service, or that constitute raw materials, work in process, finished goods, returned goods, or materials or supplies of any kind, nature or description used or consumed or to be used or consumed in such Credit Party’s business or in the processing, production, packaging, promotion, delivery or shipping of the same, including all supplies and embedded Software.
     “Investment Available Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(g).
     “Investment Property” means all “investment property” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, including (a) all securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, including stocks, bonds, interests in limited liability companies, partnership interests, treasuries, certificates of deposit, and mutual fund shares; (b) all securities entitlements of any Credit Party, including the rights of any Credit Party to any securities account and the financial assets held by a securities intermediary in such securities account and any free credit balance or other money owing by any securities intermediary with respect to that account; (c) all securities accounts of any Credit Party; (d) all commodity contracts of any Credit Party; and (e) all commodity accounts held by any Credit Party.
     “Investments” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2.

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     “IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and all regulations promulgated thereunder.
     “IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.
     “Joint Venture” means any Person a portion (but not all) of the Stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by Borrower but which is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and which is engaged in a business which is similar to or complementary with the business of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as permitted under this Agreement.
     “Junior Financing” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries that (a) is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations on terms and conditions acceptable to Co-Collateral Agents and Requisite Lenders, (b) is not scheduled to mature prior to the date that is one hundred and eighty-one (181) days after the scheduled Commitment Termination Date, (c) has no scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the Commitment Termination Date, and (d) has covenant, default and remedy provisions no more restrictive, or mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions no more onerous or expansive in scope, taken as a whole, than those set forth in this Agreement.
     “Junior Financing Documentation” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.
     “L/C Issuer” means Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, or Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, or such other Lenders or Affiliates of a Lender as Borrower Representative and Agent may select as the L/C Issuer under this Agreement.
     “L/C Sublimit” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.2.
     “Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar bankruptcy laws of its jurisdiction of formation, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, merger, sale or other change of majority control supported in whole or in part by guaranties or other support (including, without limitation, the nationalization or assumption of majority ownership and operating control) by the United States government or other Governmental Authority, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvency, bankrupt or deficient in meeting any capital adequacy or liquidity standard of any such Governmental Authority. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall have the same meaning as in the second sentence of the definition of “Affiliate”.
     “Lenders” means Revolver 1 Lenders and Revolver 2 Lenders named on the signature pages of this Agreement, and, if any such Lender shall decide to assign (in accordance with

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Section 11.1) all or any portion of the Obligations, such term shall include any permitted assignee of such Lender.
     “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.2(d).
     “Letter of Credit Obligations” means all outstanding obligations incurred by Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders at the request of Borrower Representative, whether direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, due or not due, in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit by the L/C Issuer or the purchase of a participation as set forth in Section 2.2 with respect to any Letter of Credit. The amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations shall equal the maximum amount that may be payable at such time or at any time thereafter by L/C Issuer, Agent or Lenders thereupon or pursuant thereto.
     “Letter-of-Credit Rights” means “letter-of-credit rights” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including rights to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not such Credit Party, as beneficiary, has demanded or is entitled to demand payment or performance.
     “Letters of Credit” means documentary or standby letters of credit issued for the account of any Borrower by any L/C Issuer.
     “Liabilities” means all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liability, obligations, responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or otherwise.
     “LIBOR Business Day” means a Business Day on which banks in the City of London are generally open for interbank or foreign exchange transactions.
     “LIBOR Loan” means a Loan or any portion thereof bearing interest by reference to the LIBOR Rate.
     “LIBOR Period” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on a LIBOR Business Day selected by Borrower Representative pursuant to this Agreement and ending one, two, three or six months (and if available to all Lenders, nine or twelve months or one or two weeks) thereafter, as selected by Borrower Representative’s irrevocable notice to Funding Agent as set forth in Section 2.5(e); provided, that the foregoing provision relating to LIBOR Periods is subject to the following:
     (a) if any LIBOR Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day, such LIBOR Period shall be extended to the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such LIBOR Period into another calendar month in which event such LIBOR Period shall end on the immediately preceding LIBOR Business Day;

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     (b) any LIBOR Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Commitment Termination Date shall end two (2) LIBOR Business Days’ prior to such date;
     (c) any LIBOR Period that begins on the last LIBOR 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 LIBOR Period) shall end on the last LIBOR Business Day of a calendar month; and
     (d) Borrower Representative shall select LIBOR Periods so that there shall be no more than ten (10) separate LIBOR Loans in existence at any one time.
     “LIBOR Rate” means for each LIBOR Period, a rate of interest determined by Funding Agent equal to:
     (a) the rate of interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service as determined by Funding Agent) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars or an Alternate Currency, as applicable, for a term comparable to the applicable period of three months (but if more than one rate is specified on such page, the rate will be an arithmetic average of all such rates), and in each case subject to the reserve percentage prescribed by Governmental Authorities; divided by
     (b) a number equal to 1.0 minus the aggregate (but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on the day that is two (2) LIBOR Business Days’ prior to the beginning of such LIBOR Period (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) that are required to be maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.
     “License” means any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other license of rights or interests now held or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.
     “Lien” means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any capital lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease (other than operating leases) having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the authorized filing of any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction).
     “Litigation” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.13.
     “Loan Account” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.10.

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     “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, any Intercreditor Agreement, the Fee Letter and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates executed and delivered to, or in favor of, Agent or any Lenders and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party, and delivered to Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, and solely with respect to Section 13, the Secured Hedge Agreements. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.
     “Loans” means the Revolving Loans and the Swing Line Loans.
     “Lock Boxes” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex A.
     “Maintenance Program” means the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance programs (including corrosion prevention and control programs) applicable to the Aircraft and its operation as adapted and modified to the Credit Parties’ operations as approved at any time by Agent, the Aviation Authority and the FAA.
     “Majority Control” means with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, (i) the ownership, control, or holding by parent of securities or other ownership interests representing 50% or more of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, 50% or more of the general partnership interest of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (the “subject person”), (ii) occupation of 50% or more of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the subject person by Persons who were nominees, designees or Related Persons of parent, or (iii) any circumstances that could require the accounts of the subject Person to be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date. Terms such as “Majority Controlled” and “Majority Controlling” shall have corresponding meanings.
     “Manufacturer Warranties” means all warranty agreements, performance guaranties, service life policies and other agreements existing from time to time containing warranties or undertakings relating to the manufacture, condition, operation, performance, use or repair of the Aircraft, any Engine or any Part.
     “Margin Stock” has the meaning ascribed to in Section 4.10.
     “Material Acquisition” means any one or more related Acquisitions that becomes consolidated with Borrowers in accordance with GAAP and that involve the payment of consideration (including, without limitation, the assumption of Indebtedness) by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate.
     “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, operations, performance or properties of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries,

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taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Related Transactions, (b) the ability of Borrowers or the other Credit Parties to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents when due and (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of Agent and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.
     “Material Contract” means each of the agreements set forth on Schedule (4.28) to this Agreement.
     “Material Disposition” means any one or more related Dispositions by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any business entity or entities, or of any operating unit or units of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, that become unconsolidated with Borrowers in accordance with GAAP and that involve the receipt of consideration by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate.
     “Maximum Lawful Rate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.5(f).
     “Maximum Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the Maximum Revolver 1 Amount and the Maximum Revolver 2 Amount.
     “Maximum Revolver 1 Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Commitment of all Revolver 1 Lenders as of that date. As of the Closing Date, the Maximum Revolver 1 Amount is $168,000,000.
     “Maximum Revolver 2 Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Commitment of all Revolver 2 Lenders as of that date. As of the Closing Date, the Maximum Revolver 2 Amount is $52,000,000.
     “Monthly Average Availability” means, as of the end of any Fiscal Month, the sum of daily Availability on each day during such Fiscal Month, divided by the number of days in such Fiscal Month.
     “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
     “Mortgage” means the mortgages, deeds of trust or other real estate security documents delivered by any Credit Party to Agent on behalf of itself and Lenders with respect to the Mortgaged Property, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
     “Mortgage Opinion” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(a)(xi) of the Existing Credit Agreement.
     “Mortgaged Property” means the real property owned by the Credit Parties in fee and listed on Schedule (4.25(b)).
     “MNPI” means information that is (a) not publicly available with respect to the Borrowers (or any Subsidiary of the Borrowers, as the case may be) and (b) material with respect to the Borrowers (or their Subsidiaries) or their securities for purpose of United States federal and state securities laws.

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     “MSSF” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
     “Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and to which any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate is making, is obligated to make or has made or been obligated to make, contributions on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any of them.
     “National Flood Insurance Program” means the program created by the United States Congress pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as revised by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, that mandates the purchase of flood insurance to cover real property improvements located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in participating communities when such real property improvements are granted as security for a loan and provides protection to property owners through a Federal insurance program.
     “Net Cash Proceeds” means (i) with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness, asset Disposition, casualty or condemnation, (a) the cash proceeds actually received in respect of such event, including (1) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, but only as and when received, and (2) in the case of a casualty or condemnation, insurance proceeds and condemnation awards, net of (b) the sum of (1) all fees, costs and expenses paid by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, customary fees, brokerage fees, commissions, costs and other expenses (other than those payable to any Group Member) in connection with such event, (2) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably and in good faith estimated to be payable) by Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event, including any withholding taxes imposed on the repatriation of proceeds (subject to Section 2.3(f)), (3) in the case of a Disposition, casualty or condemnation, the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loans and any Incremental Term Loans, if any) which is secured by a Lien on the properties subject to such Disposition, casualty or condemnation (so long as such Lien was permitted to encumber such properties under the Loan Documents) and which is repaid with such proceeds, (4) any payments to be made by any Group Member as agreed between such Group Member and the purchaser of any assets subject to a Disposition, casualty or condemnation in connection therewith, and (5) the amount of any reasonable reserves established by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (2) above) (x) associated with the assets that are the subject of such event and (y) retained by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities that are directly attributable to such event and that are reasonably estimated to be payable by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries within 18 months following the date that such event occurred (other than in the case of contingent tax liabilities, which shall be reasonably estimated to be payable within the current or immediately succeeding tax year); provided that any amount by which such reserves are reduced for reasons other than payment of any such contingent liabilities shall be considered “Net Cash Proceeds” on the date of such reduction and (ii) with respect to any issuance of Preferred Stock or issuance of Indebtedness or debt securities, the cash proceeds paid to or received in respect of such issuance of Preferred Stock or Indebtedness, as the case may be, (including cash proceeds subsequently as and when received at any time in respect of such issuance from non-cash consideration initially received or otherwise), net of underwriting discounts and commissions or placement fees,

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investment banking fees, legal fees, consulting fees, accounting fees and other customary fees and expenses incurred by any Group Member in connection therewith (other than those paid to another Group Member).
     “Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means, with respect to any category of Eligible Inventory, the estimated net recovery value as reasonably determined by Co-Collateral Agents based on the most recent appraisal report for such Eligible Inventory performed by an appraiser reasonably acceptable to Co-Collateral Agents, applying an approach to valuation which is consistent with the approach used in appraisals prepared for Co-Collateral Agents’ use prior to the Closing Date, which reflects the estimated net cash value expected by the appraiser to be derived from a sale or disposition at a liquidation or going-out-of-business sale of such Eligible Inventory after deducting all reasonable costs, expenses and fees attributable to such sale or disposition, including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of any liquidator engaged to conduct such sale or disposition and all reasonable costs and expenses of removing and delivering the same to a purchaser.
     “Non-Funding Lender” means any Lender (a) that has failed to fund any payments required to be made by it under this Agreement within three (3) Business Days (or with respect to any indemnification or reimbursement of costs or expenses claimed by Agent, ten (10) Business Days) after any such payment is due, (b) that has given verbal or written notice to a Borrower, Agent, Funding Agent or any Lender or has otherwise publicly announced that such Lender believes it will fail to fund all payments required to be made by it or fund all purchases of participations required to be funded by it under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of any Settlement Date or (c) with respect to which one or more Lender-Related Distress Events has occurred with respect to such Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender and Agent has determined that such Lender may become a Non-Funding Lender, unless with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this definition such failure to pay relates to any payment or funding that is the subject of a good faith dispute by such Lender that it does not have an obligation to make any such funding or payment, identified by such Lender in writing to Agent. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall have the same meaning as in the second sentence of the definition of Affiliate.
     “Non-Profit Subsidiaries” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is exempt from income taxes and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, testing for public safety or educational purposes (within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC or, in the case of any Non-U.S. Restricted Subsidiary, any similar provision under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Non-U.S. Restricted Subsidiary is organized).
     “Non-Qualifying Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock which meets the requirements of Disqualified Stock.
     “Non-Recourse Debt” means all Indebtedness which, in accordance with GAAP, is not required to be recognized on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrowers as a liability.
     “Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount of Net Cash Proceeds of any transaction or event, that such amount (a) was not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(b) and (b) was not previously applied in determining the permissibility of

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a transaction under the Loan Documents where permissibility was (or may have been) contingent on receipt of such amount or utilization of such amount for a specified purpose. Borrowers shall promptly notify Agent of any application of such amount as contemplated by clause (b) above.
     “Notes” means, collectively, the Revolving Notes and the Swing Line Notes.
     “Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.5(e).
     “Notice of Revolving Credit Advance” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(a).
     “Obligations” means all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations for the performance of covenants or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or such amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by any Credit Party to Agent, Funding Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents or any Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement, letter of credit agreement or other instrument, arising under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, Bank Products Documents or Secured Hedge Agreements. This term includes all principal, interest (including all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding by or against any Credit Party in bankruptcy, whether or not allowed in such case or proceeding), Fees, Secured Hedging Obligations, Bank Products Obligations, expenses, attorneys’ fees and any other sum chargeable to any Credit Party under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, Bank Product Documents or Secured Hedge Agreements.
     “OFAC” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.29.
     “Other Factoring Assets” means, with respect to any Receivable subject to a Permitted Factoring Program, all collections relating to such Receivable and all lock-boxes and similar arrangements and collection accounts into which the proceeds of such Receivable or a Related Security with respect to such Receivable are collected or deposited, all rights of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary in, to and under the related purchase and sale agreements, and all other rights and payments relating to such Receivable. For the avoidance of doubt, Other Factoring Assets shall not include any assets included in the Collateral or any assets of any Credit Party.
     “Other Taxes” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.13(b).
     “Other Securitization Assets” means, with respect to any Receivable subject to a Permitted Receivables Financing, all collections relating to such Receivable and all lock-boxes and similar arrangements and collection accounts into which the proceeds of such Receivable or Related Security with respect to such Receivable are collected or deposited, all rights of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary in, to and under the related purchase and sale agreements, and all other rights and payments relating to such Receivable. For the avoidance of doubt, Other Securitization Assets shall not include any assets included in the Collateral or any assets of any Credit Party.
     “Overadvance” means, as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to the Revolver 1 Commitment, the sum of (i) Revolver 1 Advances plus the Revolver 1 Lenders’ Pro Rata Share of Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans then outstanding less (ii) the Revolver 1 Borrowing

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Base and (b) with respect to the Revolver 2 Commitment, the sum of (i) Revolver 2 Advances plus the Revolver 2 Lenders’ Pro Rata Share of Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans then outstanding less (ii) the Revolver 2 Borrowing Base.
     “Participating Member State” means the member states of the European Communities that adopt or have the euro as their lawful currency in accordance with the legislation of the European Union relating to European Monetary Union.
     “Parts” means all appliances, accessories, computers, instruments, assemblies, modules, components and other items of equipment which are part of or are installed on the Airframe or the Engines at the date of creation of the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement or any appliances, accessories, computers, instruments, assemblies, modules, components and other items of equipment installed on the Airframe or the Engines in accordance with the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement by way of replacement for such appliances, accessories, computers, instruments, assemblies, modules, components and other items of equipment or any previous such replacements and, where the context permits, such of the Technical Records as relate thereto.
     “Patent License” means rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party granting any right with respect to any Patent.
     “Patents” means all of the following in which any Credit Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (a) all letters patent of the United States or of any other country, all issuances and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or of any other country, including issuances, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state, or any other country, and (b) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof.
     “Patriot Act” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.30.
     “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
     “Pension Plan” means a Plan described in Section 3(2) of ERISA.
     “Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition with respect to which each of the following conditions has been satisfied:
     (a) immediately before and immediately after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such Acquisition, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
     (b) such Acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors of the Person (or similar governing body if such Person is not a corporation) which is the subject of such Acquisition and such Person shall not have announced that it will oppose such Acquisition and shall not have commenced any action which alleges that any such Acquisition will violate applicable law;

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     (c) Borrowers shall, upon consummation of such Acquisition, be in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.15 with respect to the assets and Stock acquired in such Acquisition;
     (d) Borrowers shall have Availability on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Acquisition of at least $100,000,000;
     (e) the acquired Person or assets are in the same or substantially similar, ancillary or related line of business as the Credit Parties; and
     (f) Borrower shall have delivered to Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, no later than the date on which any such Acquisition is consummated, a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in clauses (a) through (e) have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such Acquisition.
     “Permitted Discretion” means the good faith determination of Agent, Funding Agent or Co-Collateral Agents, as the case may be, in its commercially reasonable credit judgment from the perspective of a secured asset based lender.
     “Permitted Encumbrances” means the encumbrances and Liens permitted under Section 7.7.
     “Permitted Factoring Program” means (a) Non-Recourse Debt relating to the sale or financing of Receivables (other than Receivables included in the Collateral) and any Related Security or (b) other sales (in connection with the financings of) and financings of Receivables and any Related Security (it being understood that Standard Factoring Undertakings shall be permitted in connection with such financings).
     “Permitted Holders” means the Persons listed on Schedule (P-1) and any of their respective Affiliates.
     “Permitted Receivables Financing” means (a) Non-Recourse Debt relating to the sale or financing of Receivables and Related Security (in each case, to the extent not included in the Collateral) or (b) any transaction or series of transactions entered into by any Foreign Subsidiary or a Securitization Subsidiary pursuant to which such Foreign Subsidiary or Securitization Subsidiary, as applicable, sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (1) a Securitization Subsidiary in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or (2) any other Person in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary or transfers an undivided interest in or grants a security interest in any Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of any Foreign Subsidiary (it being understood that Standard Securitization Undertakings shall be permitted in connection with such financings).
     “Permitted Restructuring Transaction” means the transactions described on Schedule (P-2).
     “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution,

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public benefit corporation, other entity or government (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal, local, foreign, or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
     “Petition Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
     “Plan” means, at any time, an “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to or has maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to at any time within the past 7 years on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate.
     “Plan Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.1(k) of the Existing Credit Agreement.
     “Plan of Reorganization” has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
     “Pledge Agreement” means that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Credit Parties in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, as amended from time to time.
     “Postpetition Letter of Credit Facility” means that certain Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2009, by and between Borrower Representative and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking institution, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof.
     “Pounds” and “£”means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
     “Preferred Stock” means any Stock of any Person which is not common Stock.
     “Prepayment Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.3(d).
     “Prepayment Option Notice” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.3(d).
     “Prepetition Loan Agreements” means (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2006 (“Prepetition Term Loan Agreement”), among Borrower Representative, certain of its Subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto, Wilmington Trust FSB, as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2007 (“Prepetition ABL Agreement”), among Borrower Representative, the lenders party thereto, Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof.
     “Prior Agents” means (i) Bank of New York Mellon, as successor administrative agent under the Prepetition ABL Agreement and (ii) Wilmington Trust FSB, as successor administrative agent under the Prepetition Term Loan Agreement.

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     “Prior Lender” means any lender under the Prepetition Loan Agreements, or any holder of the Prior Lender Obligations.
     “Prior Lender Obligations” means all obligations of any Credit Party and any of their Subsidiaries pursuant to the Prepetition Loan Agreements and all instruments and documents executed pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.
     “Prior Loan Refinancing” means the repayment in full by Borrowers of the Prior Lender Obligations on the Closing Date.
     “Proceeds” means “proceeds,” as such term is defined in the Code, including (a) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to any Credit Party from time to time with respect to any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral or Revolver Priority Collateral, as applicable, (b) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Credit Party from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any Governmental Authority (or any Person acting under color of Governmental Authority), (c) any claim of any Credit Party against third parties (i) for past, present or future infringement of any Patent, or (ii) for past, present or future infringement of any Copyright or Trademark, or for dilution of, or injury to the goodwill associated with any Trademark, (d) any recoveries by any Credit Party against third parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning any of the Collateral including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference with the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, Collateral, (e) all amounts collected on, or distributed on account of, other Collateral, including dividends, interest, distributions and Instruments with respect to Investment Property and pledged Stock, and (f) any and all other amounts, rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition of Collateral and all rights arising out of Collateral.
     “Pro Forma” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Borrowers and each of their respective Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2010 after giving Pro Forma Effect to the Related Transactions.
     “Pro Forma Basis,” “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, (a) pro-forma adjustments which would be permitted or required by Regulation S-X or S-K under the Securities Act and such other adjustments as may be reasonably agreed between Borrower Representative and Agent and (b) for purposes of calculating compliance with each of the covenants in respect of a Specified Transaction, that such Specified Transaction and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such covenant: (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (A) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all the assets of or all the Stock of any Subsidiary of such Person or of any division or product line of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (B) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (ii) any retirement of Indebtedness, and (iii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by Borrowers or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for

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purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.
     “Pro Rata Share” means:
          (a) with respect to all matters relating to any Revolver 1 Lender, (i) with respect to the Revolver 1 Advances, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the Revolver 1 Commitment of that Lender by (B) the aggregate Revolver 1 Commitments of all Lenders, as any such percentages may be adjusted by increases or decreases in Revolver 1 Commitments pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof or by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 11.1, and (ii) with respect to all Revolver 1 Advances on and after the Commitment Termination Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolver 1 Advances held by that Lender, by (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolver 1 Advances held by all Lenders;
          (b) with respect to all matters relating to any Revolver 2 Lender, (i) with respect to the Revolver 2 Advances, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the Revolver 2 Commitment of that Lender by (B) the aggregate Revolver 2 Commitments of all Lenders, as any such percentages may be adjusted by increases or decreases in Revolver 2 Commitments pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof or by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 11.1, and (ii) with respect to all Revolver 2 Advances on and after the Commitment Termination Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolver 2 Advances held by that Lender, by (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolver 2 Advances held by all Lenders; and
          (c) with respect to all matters relating to any Lender, (i) with respect to the Revolving Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the Commitment of that Lender by (B) the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders, as any such percentages may be adjusted by increases or decreases in Commitments pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof or by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 11.1, (ii) with respect to all Loans, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate Commitments of that Lender by (B) the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders, and (iii) with respect to all Loans on and after the Commitment Termination Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans held by that Lender, by (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Loans held by all Lenders.
     “Qualified Plan” means a Pension Plan that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC.
     “Real Estate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.6.
     “Receivables” means any indebtedness, accounts receivable and other obligations owed to any Foreign Subsidiary, or in which such party has a security interest or other interest, or any right of such Foreign Subsidiary to payment from or on behalf of an obligor, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or general intangible contract rights including rights to returned or repossessed goods, insurance policies, security deposits, indemnities, checks or other negotiable instruments relating to debtor(s) obligations, arising in connection with the

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sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services by such Foreign Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay any finance charges, fees and other charges with respect thereto.
     “Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Receivables in a Permitted Receivables Financing to repurchase Receivables arising as a result of a breach of a Standard Securitization Undertaking, including as a result of a Receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
     “Records” means all “records” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located.
     “Refinance” which shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance (including, without limitation, by means of the sale of debt securities), extend, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace (whether upon termination or otherwise), or to issue other Indebtedness, in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness so long as (a) the refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced, plus the amount of accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any reasonable premium or make-whole amount required pursuant to the documents evidencing such Indebtedness (provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit the combining of the refinanced Indebtedness with Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.3), plus fees, costs and expenses related to such refinancing, (b) the refinancing Indebtedness has a later or equal final maturity and a longer or equal weighted average life than the Indebtedness being refinanced, (c) the refinancing Indebtedness does not bear a rate of interest that exceeds a market rate (as determined in good faith by the Borrowers) as of the date of such refinancing, (d) the refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by a Lien on any assets that did not secure the Indebtedness being refinanced (other than as may be secured by (i) Liens permitted under Section 7.7 (other than Section 7.7(j)) and/or (ii) first priority Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral as set forth Section 7.7(j); provided, however, any such refinancing Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under Section 7.7 and/or the Term Loan Priority Collateral shall reduce the basket for such permitted Incremental Term Loans under Section 7.3(y) on a dollar-for-dollar basis), (e) except as permitted by the immediately preceding clause (d), payments under the refinancing Indebtedness and/or the Liens securing such refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated to payment of the Obligations or the Liens securing the Obligations to at least the same or substantially similar extent, if any, as payments under the Indebtedness and/or the Liens securing the Indebtedness being refinanced and (f) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such refinancing, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (with “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” having correlative meanings).
     “Refunded Swing Line Loan” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(b)(iii).
     “Register” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 11.1.
     “Related Persons” means, with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and each director, officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney, accountant and each insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor and other consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its Affiliates.

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     “Related Security” means with respect to any Receivable, (a) all of the relevant Foreign Subsidiary’s interest, in any inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory and goods), and documentation or title evidencing the shipment or storage of any inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory and goods), relating to any sale giving rise to such Receivable, and all insurance contracts with respect thereto; (b) all other security interests or Liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, together with all Code financing statements or similar filings and security agreements describing any collateral relating thereto; (c) all guaranties, letters of credit, letter of credit rights, supporting obligations, indemnities, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable or otherwise relating to such Receivable; (d) all service contracts and other contracts, agreements, instruments and other writings associated with such Receivable; (e) all records related to such Receivable or any of the foregoing; (f) all of the relevant Foreign Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in, to and under the sales agreement and related performance guaranty and the like in respect of such Receivable; and (g) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
     “Related Transactions” means the initial borrowing under this Agreement and the Term Loan Credit Agreement (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) on the Closing Date, the equity issuance and contribution under the Equity Commitment Agreement, the Prior Loan Refinancing on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the payment of all fees, costs and expenses associated with all of the foregoing and the execution and delivery of all of the Related Transactions Documents.
     “Related Transactions Documents” means the Loan Documents and all other agreements or instruments executed in connection with the Related Transactions.
     “Release” means any release, threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Material in the environment, including the migration of Hazardous Material through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water or property.
     “Rent Reserve” means, with respect to any store, warehouse distribution center, regional distribution center or depot where any Inventory subject to Liens arising by operation of law is located (other than any inventory with respect to which Co-Collateral Agents have determined that such Liens have been waived or subordinated to Co-Collateral Agents’ reasonable satisfaction pursuant to a landlord waiver, bailee letter or comparable agreement), a reserve not in excess of three (3) months’ rent at such store, warehouse distribution center, regional distribution center or depot.
     “Replacement Lender” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.14(d).
     “Requisite Lenders” means Lenders having (a) more than 50% of the Commitments of all Lenders, or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans, in each case excluding Non-Funding Lenders.
     “Reserves” means reserves against the Borrowing Base, including, without limitation, the Dilution Reserve, the Rent Reserve, the Secured Hedging Obligations Reserve, the FX Currency

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Reserve, if any, and such additional other reserves as the Co-Collateral Agents may establish from time to time in their Permitted Discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, all determinations of the Co-Collateral Agents under the Loan Documents shall be made jointly by the Co-Collateral Agents. This provision shall be binding upon any successor to a Co-Collateral Agent.
     “Restricted Payment” means, with respect to any Person (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets (whether in cash, securities or other property) in respect of Stock (other than dividends payable solely in the form of common Stock of such Person); (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund or other retirement of such Credit Party’s Stock or any other payment or distribution made in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly; (c) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire Stock of such Person now or hereafter outstanding; (d) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) of a claim for the rescission of the purchase or sale of, or for material damages arising from the purchase or sale of, any shares of such Person’s Stock or of a claim for reimbursement, indemnification or contribution arising out of or related to any such claim for damages or rescission; (e) any payment, loan, contribution, or other transfer of funds or other property to any Stockholder of such Person that is prohibited by Section 7.4; and (f) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment of principal of, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, or acquisition for value of, any Junior Financing.
     “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
     “Retiree Welfare Plan” means, at any time, a welfare plan (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provides for continuing coverage or benefits for any participant or any beneficiary of a participant after such participant’s termination of employment, other than continuation coverage provided pursuant to Section 4980B of the IRC or other similar state law and at the sole expense of the participant or the beneficiary of the participant.
     “Revolver 1 Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolver 1 Commitment, or (ii) the Revolver 1 Borrowing Base as most recently reported by the Credit Parties on or prior to such date of determination, exceeds (b) the Revolver 1 Credit Advances and the Revolver 1 Lenders’ Pro Rata Share of Letter of Credit Obligations (other than Letter of Credit Obligations cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents) and Swing Line Loans on such date of determination.
     “Revolver 1 Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination by Co-Collateral Agents, from time to time, as to Credit Parties an amount equal to the sum at such time of:
          (a) the product of (i) 85% multiplied by (ii) Credit Parties’ Eligible Accounts; plus

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          (b) the lesser of:
               (i) the product of (A) 65% multiplied by (B) Credit Parties’ Eligible Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, at such time, and
               (ii) the product of (A) 85% multiplied by (B) the Net Orderly Liquidation Value percentage identified in the most recent Inventory appraisal obtained by the Co-Collateral Agents multiplied by the Credit Parties’ Eligible Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a first-in-first-out basis, at such time; plus
          (c) the product of (i) 50% multiplied by (ii) the Credit Parties’ Eligible Real Estate, valued at the appraised value identified in the most recent appraisal obtained by the Co-Collateral Agents; plus
          (d) the product of (i) 75% multiplied by (ii) the Credit Parties’ Eligible Corporate Aircraft, valued at the appraised value identified in the most recent appraisal obtained by the Co-Collateral Agents; minus
          (e) the Secured Hedging Obligations Reserves, the FX Currency Reserve (if any), the Dilution Reserve, the Rent Reserve and such other Reserves established by the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion.
          The maximum amount of Ford Accounts which may be included as part of the Revolver 1 Borrowing Base is 30% of the Credit Parties’ total Eligible Accounts. The sum of Revolver 1 Borrowing Base Availability created by clauses (c) and (d) above shall not at any time exceed 25% of the Borrowing Base at any such time of determination. For purposes of determining availability under the Revolver 1 Borrowing Base, the valuation of Eligible Corporate Aircraft and Eligible Real Estate shall be subject to straight line amortization over a 10 year life, in each case applied on a quarterly basis commencing with the first full Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date; provided, however, so long as the Total Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 2.50 to 1.00 as of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 prior to such determination, after the third anniversary of the Closing Date, Borrowers may make a one-time election to have the Eligible Real Estate and Eligible Corporate Aircraft reappraised , in which case the amortization schedule will be reset (it being understood that any such appraisal shall be at the sole cost and expense of Borrowers and shall not reduce the number of appraisals permitted to be conducted by the Co-Collateral Agents hereunder). The Co-Collateral Agents may, in their Permitted Discretion, establish or adjust Reserves based on Changed Circumstances, with any such changes to be effective three (3) Business Days after receipt of notice thereof by the Borrower Representative (which may be oral notice, confirmed in writing); provided, however, for purposes of calculating Availability for any Advances requested after any such notice has been issued by the Co-Collateral Agents, such Reserves shall be deemed to be immediately in effect. The Revolver 1 Borrowing Base shall at any time be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to Co-Collateral Agents pursuant to Section 5.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, determinations as to Reserves, eligibility and other similar matters related to the Borrowing Base shall be made by the Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion.

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     “Revolver 1 Commitment” means (a) as to any Revolver 1 Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Revolver 1 Lender to make Revolving Credit Advances (including, without duplication, Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment as a subset of its Revolver 1 Commitment) and incur Letter of Credit Obligations as set forth on Annex C or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Revolver 1 Lender and (b) as to all Revolver 1 Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Revolver 1 Lenders to make Revolving Credit Advances (including, without duplication, Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment as a subset of its Revolver 1 Commitment) and incur Letter of Credit Obligations, which aggregate commitment is One Hundred Fifty-Five Million Dollars ($155,000,000) on the Closing Date, as to each of clauses (a) and (b), as such Commitments may be reduced or adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
     “Revolver 1 Credit Advances” means Revolving Credit Advances made by Revolver 1 Lenders.
     “Revolver 1 Lenders” means the Lenders with a Revolver 1 Commitment.
     “Revolver 2 Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount (if any) by which (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolver 2 Commitment, or (ii) the Revolver 2 Borrowing Base as most recently reported by the Credit Parties on or prior to such date of determination, exceeds (b) the Revolver 2 Credit Advances and the Revolver 2 Lenders’ Pro Rata Share of Letter of Credit Obligations (other than Letter of Credit Obligations cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents) and Swing Line Loans on such date of determination.
     “Revolver 2 Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination by Co-Collateral Agents, from time to time, as to Credit Parties an amount equal to the sum at such time of:
          (a) the product of (i) 85% multiplied by (ii) Ford Accounts that are not included in the Revolver 1 Borrowing Base; minus
          (b) the Secured Hedging Obligations Reserves, the FX Currency Reserve (if any), the Dilution Reserve and such other Reserves established by Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion.
     The maximum amount of Ford Accounts which may be included as part of the Revolver 2 Borrowing Base is 60% of the Credit Parties’ total Eligible Accounts less the amount of Ford Accounts included as part of the Revolver 1 Borrowing Base. Co-Collateral Agents may, in their Permitted Discretion, establish or adjust Reserves based on Changed Circumstances, with any such changes to be effective three (3) Business Days after receipt of notice thereof by the Borrower Representative (which may be oral notice, confirmed in writing); provided, however, for purposes of calculating Availability for any Advances requested after any such notice has been issued by the Co-Collateral Agents, such Reserves shall be deemed to be immediately in effect. The Revolver 2 Borrowing Base shall at any time be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Co-Collateral Agents pursuant to Section 5.2.
     “Revolver 2 Commitment” means (a) as to any Revolver 2 Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Revolver 2 Lender to make Revolving Credit Advances (including, without duplication, Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment as a subset of its Revolver 2

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Commitment) and incur Letter of Credit Obligations as set forth on Annex C or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Revolver 2 Lender and (b) as to all Revolver 2 Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Revolver 2 Lenders to make Revolving Credit Advances (including, without duplication, Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment as a subset of its Revolver 2 Commitment) and incur Letter of Credit Obligations, which aggregate commitment is Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) on the Closing Date, as to each of clauses (a) and (b), as such Commitments may be reduced or adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
     “Revolver 2 Credit Advances” means Revolving Credit Advances made by Revolver 2 Lenders.
     “Revolver 2 Lenders” means the Lenders with a Revolver 2 Commitment.
     “Revolver Priority Collateral” means all interests of each Credit Party in the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located: (a) all cash and all cash equivalents (other than proceeds of Term Loan Priority Collateral), (b) Intercompany Notes, and the intercompany loans and advances evidenced thereby, owed by any Credit Party to any other Credit Party, (c) Accounts (other than Accounts arising in connection with any sale or other Disposition of Term Loan Priority Collateral) and related Records, (d) all Chattel Paper, (e) all Deposit Accounts and all checks and other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payment held therein (other than identifiable proceeds of Term Priority Collateral), (f) all Inventory, (g) all Eligible Real Property and Eligible Corporate Aircraft to the extent, and only to the extent, included in the Borrowing Base, (h) solely to the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise related to the items referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (g), all Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights and insurance, (i) all books and records, solely relating to the foregoing, and (j) all Proceeds, including insurance Proceeds, of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral, security and guarantees given by any Person solely with respect to any of the foregoing, in each case, of each of any Credit Party.
     “Revolving Credit Advance” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(a)(i).
     “Revolving Loan” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Advances outstanding to Borrowers plus (b) the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations incurred on behalf of Borrowers. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan shall include the outstanding balance of Letter of Credit Obligations.
     “Revolving Note” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(a)(ii).
     “Rights Offering” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Equity Commitment Agreement.
     “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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     “Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction.
     “Schedules” means the Schedules prepared by Borrowers and denominated as Schedules (A-1) through (7.20) in the Index to this Agreement.
     “SDN List” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.29.
     “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
     “Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2011, among the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties signatory thereto, Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and the Lenders.
     “Second Amendment Effective Date” means April 6, 2011.
     “Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract that, at the time such Swap Contract was entered into, is entered into by and between any Credit Party and any Hedge Bank.
     “Secured Hedging Obligations” means the obligations of any Credit Party arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement.
     “Secured Hedging Obligations Reserve” means a Reserve in an amount equal to the Termination Value of all Secured Hedge Agreements as notified by the respective Hedge Bank or any Credit Party to Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents and as may be updated from time to time. Each Hedge Bank shall be required to notify the Co-Collateral Agents of any Secured Hedge Agreement within two Business Days of the date which it is executed, and to provide the Co-Collateral Agents monthly updates of the Termination Value of such Secured Hedge Agreements on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day of each calendar month (or more frequently as may be requested by the Co-Collateral Agents), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents. For the avoidance of doubt, any failure by any such Hedge Bank to comply with the foregoing notice and update requirements shall not alter in any way the qualification of the relevant Swap Contract as a Secured Hedge Agreement.
     “Secured Parties” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.
     “Securitization Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrowers or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Permitted Receivables Financing and to which a Foreign Subsidiary transfers Receivables and which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables of Foreign Subsidiaries, and any business or activities incidental or related to such financing, and in the case of a Subsidiary which is designated by the board of directors of Borrower Representative (as provided below) to be a Securitization Subsidiary (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (1) is guarantied by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding guaranties of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (2) is recourse to or obligates the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Securitization Subsidiary) in any other way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (3) subjects any property or asset

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of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Receivables and Related Security as provided in the definition of “Permitted Receivables Financing”), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which neither the Borrowers nor any of their Restricted Subsidiaries has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than on terms which the Borrowers reasonably believe to be no less favorable to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower) other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing Receivables, and (c) with which neither the Borrowers nor any of their Restricted Subsidiaries has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the board of directors of Borrowers Representative will be evidenced to Agent by filing with Agent a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of Borrower Representative giving effect to such designation, together with a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
     “Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, made by the Credit Parties in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
     “Senior Note Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates executed and delivered in connection with the Senior Notes and including all pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party, and delivered in connection with the Senior Notes, the Senior Notes Indenture or the transactions contemplated thereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Senior Note Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, extended, refinanced, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
     “Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of April 6, among Visteon, the Guarantors (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, relating to the Senior Notes.
     “Senior Notes” means those certain 6.75% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019 issued under the Senior Notes Indenture.
     “Settlement Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.8(a)(ii).
     “Software” means all “software” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, other than software embedded in any category of Goods, including all computer programs and all supporting information related thereto.
     “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property (on a going concern basis) of such Person is greater than the total amount of

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“liabilities”, including “contingent liabilities”, of such Person, (b) the “present fair salable value” of the assets (on a going concern basis) of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured in the normal course of business, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in the normal course of business, and (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital. The meaning of each of the quoted terms in the foregoing sentence is determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing the insolvency of debtors. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that can be reasonably expected to become an actual or matured liability.
     “Special Flood Hazard Area” means an area that FEMA’s current flood maps indicate has at least a one percent (1.00%) chance of a flood equal to or exceeding the base flood elevation (a 100-year flood) in any given year.
     “Specified Transaction” means any (a) Disposition of all or substantially all the assets of or all the Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary or of any division or product line of any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) Permitted Acquisition, (c) designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with Section 6.16, or (d) the proposed incurrence of Indebtedness or making of any Restricted Payment in respect of which compliance with the covenants hereunder is by the terms of this Agreement required to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
     “SPV” means any special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in a writing by any Lender to Agent.
     “Standard Factoring Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by a Foreign Subsidiary which are reasonably customary in a factoring or other sales (in connection with financings of) and financings of Receivables and Related Security, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of assets of such factoring or financing; provided that in no event shall Standard Factoring Undertakings include any guaranty of indebtedness incurred in connection with the such factoring, guaranties of obligations of participating Foreign Subsidiaries or any other Group Member (other than in the case of Section 7.3(g), guaranties of obligations or participating Foreign Subsidiaries in respect thereof by other Foreign Subsidiaries).
     “Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guaranties of performance entered into by a Foreign Subsidiary which are customary in a Permitted Receivables Financing, including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Securitization Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.
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     “Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
     “Stockholder” means, with respect to any Person, each holder of Stock of such Person.
     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than 50% of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (b) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50% or of which any such Person is a general partner or may exercise the powers of a general partner. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of a Borrower.
     “Subsidiary Guarantors” means all Subsidiaries of Borrowers other than Excluded Subsidiaries and Subsidiaries which are Borrowers. As of the Closing Date, the Subsidiary Guarantors are listed on Schedule (A-1).
     “Subsidiary Guaranty” means that certain Subsidiary Guaranty, substantially in the form as agreed to by Agent, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of Agent and Lenders, as amended from time to time.
     “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders having (a) 66.667% or more of the Commitments of all Lenders, or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, 66.667% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Advances.
     “Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders” means Revolver 1 Lenders having (a) 66.667% or more of the Revolver 1 Commitments of all Lenders, or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, 66.667% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolver 1 Credit Advances.
     “Supporting Obligations” means all “supporting obligations” as such term is defined in the Code, including letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, or Investment Property.
     “Swap Contract” means (a) any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, cross-currency hedges, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing

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risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement” and (b) any agreement with respect to any transactions (together with any related confirmations) which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or are governed by, any master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other similar master agreement.
     “Swing Line Advance” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(b)(i).
     “Swing Line Availability” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(b)(i).
     “Swing Line Commitment” means, as to Swing Line Lender, the commitment of Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Advances as set forth on Annex C, which commitment constitutes a subfacility of the Commitment of Swing Line Lender.
     “Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America, N.A.
     “Swing Line Loan” means, as the context may require, at any time, the aggregate amount of Swing Line Advances outstanding to any Borrower or to all Borrowers.
     “Swing Line Note” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(b)(ii).
     “Taxes” means present and future taxes (including, but not limited to, income, corporate, capital, excise, property, ad valorem, sales, use, payroll, value added and franchise taxes, deductions, withholdings and custom duties), charges, fees, imposts, levies, deductions or withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto, imposed by any Governmental Authority excluding, in the case of Section 2.13 only, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by the net income or capital of Agent or a Lender by the jurisdictions under the laws of which Agent and Lenders are organized or conduct business or any political subdivision thereof, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which a Lender is located and (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrowers under Section 2.14(d)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender and is the result of any law in effect (including FATCA) on (and, in the case of FATCA, including any regulations or official interpretations thereof issued after) the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office, unless such designation is at the request of Borrowers) or is attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.13(d), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.13(a).
     “Technical Records” means all records, logs, manuals, technical data, tags and other materials and documents supplied to or created by the Borrower or required (a) by the Aviation Authority, the FAA or EASA, and/or (b) the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement and/or (c) in accordance with the customary prudent operating practices of major scheduled airlines, together with all replacements, additions, revisions and renewals from time to time made to them

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in accordance with the provisions of the Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement, to be maintained by the Borrowers relating to the Aircraft, its condition, maintenance, repair and modification.
     “Term Loan Priority Collateral” means all interests of each Credit Party in the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located: (a) all Investment Property (including equity interests in any Subsidiaries of the Borrowers), (b) all Documents, (c) all General Intangibles, including, without limitation, contracts, (d) all Intellectual Property, (e) all Equipment, (f) all real property (including both fee and leasehold interests), any title insurance with respect to such real property and the proceeds thereof and fixtures, in each case not constituting Revolver Priority Collateral, (g) all Instruments, (h) all insurance, (i) all Letter of Credit Rights, (j) all Commercial Tort Claims, (k) all other personal property (whether tangible or intangible) not constituting Revolver Priority Collateral, (l) Intercompany Notes, and the intercompany loans and advances evidenced thereby, owed by any Foreign Subsidiary to any Credit Party, (m) all books and records related to the foregoing, (n) to the extent relating to any of the foregoing, all Supporting Obligations, and (o) all Proceeds, including insurance proceeds, of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guaranties given by any Person solely with respect to any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing shall not include any property or assets included in clauses (g), (h) or (j) of the definition of Revolver Priority Collateral.
     “Termination Date” means the date on which (a) the Loans have been indefeasibly repaid in full in cash, (b) all other Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been completely discharged or paid (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted), (c) all Letter of Credit Obligations have been cash collateralized, canceled or backed by standby letters of credit in accordance with Section 2.2, and (d) none of Borrowers shall have any further right to borrow any monies under this Agreement.
     “Termination Value” means, on any date in respect of any Swap Contract or other swap or hedging agreement or obligation, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contract, other swap or hedging agreement, (a) if such Swap Contract or other swap or hedging agreement has been terminated as of such date, an amount equal to the termination value determined in accordance with such Swap Contract or other swap or hedging agreement and (b) if such Swap Contract or other swap or hedging agreement has not been terminated as of such date, an amount equal to the mark-to-market value for such Swap Contract or other swap or hedging agreement, which mark-to-market value shall be determined by Co-Collateral Agents by reference to one or more mid-market value or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer (including any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender) of such Swap Contract or other swap or hedging agreement.
     “Title Insurance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(xi)(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement.
     “Title IV Plan” means a Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC, and that any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any of them.

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     “Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) (i) all Indebtedness included on the balance sheets of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Guarantied Obligations) less (ii) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, to (b) EBITDA of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for the most recent twelve months up to the date of determination; provided that for the purpose of calculating the Total Net Leverage Ratio on any day prior to the expiration of four full Fiscal Quarters since the Closing Date, EBITDA shall be determined for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, annualized on a simple arithmetic basis.
     “Trademark License” means rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party granting any right to use any Trademark.
     “Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter existing or adopted or acquired by any Credit Party: (a) all trademarks, trade names, domain names, corporate names, business names, trade dresses, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, all registrations and recordings thereof; and all applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof; (b) all extensions or renewals thereof; and (c) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
     “Unfunded Pension Liability” means, at any time, the aggregate amount, if any, of the sum of (a) the amount by which the present value of all accrued benefits under each Title IV Plan exceeds the fair market value of all assets of such Title IV Plan allocable to such benefits in accordance with Title IV of ERISA, all determined as of the most recent valuation date for each such Title IV Plan using the actuarial assumptions for funding purposes in effect under such Title IV Plan, (b) for a period of five (5) years following a transaction which might reasonably be expected to be covered by Section 4069 of ERISA, the liabilities (whether or not accrued) that could be avoided by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate as a result of such transaction, and (c) any similar amount with respect to Foreign Plans.
     “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Borrowers designated by a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.16.
     “Visteon” means Visteon Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
     “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any other Person all of the Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other de minimis shares held by any Person, each as required by law) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
     “Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

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     1.2 Rules of Construction. All other undefined terms contained in any of the Loan Documents shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code to the extent the same are used or defined therein; in the event that any term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition in Article or Division 9 shall control. Unless otherwise specified, references in this Agreement or any of the Appendices to a Section, subsection or clause refer to such Section, subsection or clause as contained in this Agreement. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including all Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement or any such Annex, Exhibit or Schedule.
     1.3 Interpretive Matters. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders. The words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; the word “or” is not exclusive; references to Persons include their respective successors and assigns (to the extent and only to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents) or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Persons; and all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of the same and any successor statutes and regulations. Whenever any provision in any Loan Document refers to the knowledge (or an analogous phrase) of any Credit Party, such words are intended to signify that such Credit Party has actual knowledge or awareness of a particular fact or circumstance or that such Credit Party, if it had exercised reasonable diligence, would have known or been aware of such fact or circumstance.
     1.4 GAAP. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning customarily given to such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase “in accordance with GAAP” shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. If any “Accounting Changes” (as defined below) occur and such changes result in a change in the calculation of the financial covenants, standards or terms used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then Borrowers, Agent and Lenders agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating Borrowers’ and their Subsidiaries’ financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made; provided, however, that the agreement of Requisite Lenders to any required amendments of such provisions shall be sufficient to bind all Lenders. “Accounting Changes” means (i) changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto or any agency with similar functions), (ii) changes in accounting principles concurred in by Borrowers’ certified accountants; (iii) purchase accounting adjustments under A.P.B. 16 or 17 and EITF 88-16, and the application of the accounting principles set forth in FASB 109, including the establishment of reserves pursuant thereto and any subsequent reversal (in whole or in part) of such reserves; and (iv) the reversal of any reserves established as a result of purchase accounting adjustments. All

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such adjustments resulting from expenditures made subsequent to the Closing Date (including capitalization of costs and expenses or payment of pre-Closing Date liabilities) shall be treated as expenses in the period the expenditures are made and deducted as part of the calculation of EBITDA in such period. If Agent, Borrowers and Requisite Lenders agree upon the required amendments, then after appropriate amendments have been executed and the underlying Accounting Change with respect thereto has been implemented, any reference to GAAP contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall, only to the extent of such Accounting Change, refer to GAAP, consistently applied after giving effect to the implementation of such Accounting Change. If Agent, Borrowers and Requisite Lenders cannot agree upon the required amendments within thirty (30) days following the date of implementation of any Accounting Change, then all Financial Statements delivered and all calculations of financial covenants and other standards and terms in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be prepared, delivered and made without regard to the underlying Accounting Change.
2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT
     2.1 Credit Facilities.
          (a) Revolving Credit Facility.
               (i) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender agrees to make available to Borrowers from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date its Pro Rata Share of advances (each, a “Revolving Credit Advance”). The Pro Rata Share of the Loans of (a) any Revolver 1 Lender shall not at any time exceed its separate Revolver 1 Commitment or (b) any Revolver 2 Lender shall not at any time exceed its separate Revolver 2 Commitment, as the case may be. The obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint. Until the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 2.1(a); provided, that (x) the amount of any Revolving Credit Advances to be made at any time shall not exceed Availability at such time, (y) the amount of any Revolving Credit Advance allocable to the Revolver 1 Commitment to be made at any time shall not exceed Revolver 1 Availability at such time, and (z) the amount of any Revolving Credit Advance allocable to Revolver 2 Commitment to be made at any time shall not exceed Revolver 2 Availability at such time. Each Revolving Credit Advance shall be made on notice by Borrower Representative to one of the representatives of Funding Agent identified in Schedule (2.1) at the address specified therein. Any such notice must be given no later than (1) 11:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date of the proposed Revolving Credit Advance, in the case of a Base Rate Loan, or (2) 11:00 a.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the date which is three (3) Business Days’ prior to the proposed Revolving Credit Advance, in the case of a LIBOR Loan or an Alternate Currency Loan. Each such notice (a “Notice of Revolving Credit Advance”) may be given verbally by telephone but must be immediately confirmed in writing (by telecopy, electronic mail or overnight courier) substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(a)(i), and shall include the information required in such Exhibit and such other information as may be required by Funding Agent. If any Borrower desires to have the Revolving Credit Advances bear interest by reference to a LIBOR Rate, Borrower Representative must comply with Section 2.5(e).

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               (ii) Except as provided in Section 2.10, if requested by Lenders, Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall execute and deliver (A) to each Revolver 1 Lender a note (each a “Revolver 1 Note” and, collectively, the “Revolver 1 Notes”) to evidence the Revolver 1 Commitments of that Revolver 1 Lender and (B) to each Revolver 2 Lender a note (each a “Revolver 2 Note” and, collectively, the “Revolver 2 Notes”) to evidence the Revolver 2 Commitments of that Revolver 2 Lender. Each note shall be in the principal amount of the Commitment of the applicable Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(a)(ii) (each a “Revolving Note” and, collectively, the “Revolving Notes”). Each Revolving Note (or, if a Revolving Note is not requested, this Agreement) shall represent the joint and several obligation of Borrowers to pay the amount of the applicable Lender’s Commitment or, if less, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans to such Borrower together with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 2.5. The entire unpaid balance of the aggregate Loan and all other non-contingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date (and the Commitment, for purposes of this Agreement, shall thereafter be zero).
               (iii) All Revolving Credit Advances shall be denominated in Dollars; provided, however, the Borrowers may elect, by notice from Borrower Representative to Funding Agent in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.1, to borrow Revolving Credit Advances in one or more Alternate Currencies up to the Maximum Revolver 2 Amount at any time outstanding, which Alternate Currency Loans shall be LIBOR Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Alternate Currency Loans shall be provided solely by the Revolver 2 Lenders, based on their Pro Rata Share of the requested Alternate Currency Loans, in each case not to exceed (i) the lesser of (a) Maximum Revolver 2 Amount or (b) the Revolver 2 Borrowing Base or (ii) with respect to any Revolver 2 Lender, its separate Revolver 2 Commitment.
          (b) Swing Line Facility.
               (i) Funding Agent shall notify Swing Line Lender upon Funding Agent’s receipt of any Notice of Revolving Credit Advance which requests Base Rate Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Swing Line Lender may, in its discretion, make available from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date advances (each, a “Swing Line Advance”) in accordance with any such notice. The provisions of this Section 2.1(b) shall not relieve Lenders of their obligations to make Revolving Credit Advances under Section 2.1(a); provided, that if Swing Line Lender makes a Swing Line Advance pursuant to any such notice, such Swing Line Advance shall be in lieu of any Revolving Credit Advance that otherwise may be made by Lenders pursuant to such notice. The aggregate amount of Swing Line Advances outstanding shall not exceed at any time the lesser of (A) the Swing Line Commitment and (B) the lesser of the Maximum Amount and the Borrowing Base, in each case, less the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans at such time (“Swing Line Availability”). Until the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 2.1(b). Each Swing Line Advance shall be made pursuant to a Notice of Revolving Credit Advance delivered to Funding Agent by Borrower Representative in accordance with Section 2.1(a)(i). Any such notice must be given no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed Swing Line Advance. Unless Swing Line

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Lender has received at least one Business Day’s prior written notice from Requisite Lenders instructing it not to make any Swing Line Advance, Swing Line Lender shall, notwithstanding the failure of any condition precedent set forth in Section 3.2, be entitled to fund any requested Swing Line Advance, and to have each Lender make Revolving Credit Advances in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(iii) or purchase participating interests in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(vi). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Swing Line Loan shall constitute a Base Rate Loan and shall only be denominated in Dollars. Borrowers shall repay the Swing Line Loan upon written demand therefor by Funding Agent.
               (ii) Upon request by Swing Line Lender, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to each Swing Line Lender a promissory note to evidence the Swing Line Commitment. Such note shall be in the principal amount of the Swing Line Commitment of Swing Line Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(b)(ii) (each a “Swing Line Note” and, collectively, the “Swing Line Notes”). Each Swing Line Note (or, if Swing Line Notes are not requested, this Agreement) shall represent the obligation of each Borrower to pay the amount of the Swing Line Commitment or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swing Line Advances made to such Borrower together with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 2.5. The entire unpaid balance of the Swing Line Loan and all other noncontingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date, if not sooner paid in full.
               (iii) If no Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, then the Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion, but not less frequently than weekly, shall on behalf of Borrowers (and each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so act on its behalf) request each Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) to make a Revolving Credit Advance for the account of Borrowers (which shall be a Base Rate Loan) in an amount equal to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of Borrowers’ Swing Line Loan (the “Refunded Swing Line Loan”) outstanding on the date such notice is given. If any Lender is a Non-Funding Lender and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied at such time, that Non-Funding Lender’s reimbursement obligations with respect to the Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated to and assumed by the other Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (calculated as if the Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share was reduced to zero and each other Lender’s Pro Rata Share had been increased proportionately). If any Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, upon receipt of the demand described above, each Lender that is not a Non-Funding Lender will be obligated to pay to Funding Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans (increased as described above); provided that no Revolver 1 Lender shall be required to fund any amount in excess of its Revolver 1 Commitment and no Revolver 2 Lender shall be required to fund any amount in excess of its Revolver 2 Commitment. Unless any of the events described in Sections 9.1(k) or (l) has occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 2.1(b)(iv) shall apply) and regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement to the making of a Revolving Credit Advance are then satisfied, each Lender shall disburse directly to Funding Agent, its Pro Rata Share of a Revolving Credit Advance on behalf of the Swing Line Lender prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York time) in immediately available funds on the Business Day next succeeding the date that notice is given. The proceeds of those Revolving Credit Advances shall be immediately paid to the Swing Line Lender and applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loan of Borrowers.

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               (iv) If, prior to refunding a Swing Line Loan with a Revolving Credit Advance pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(iii), one of the events described in Sections 9.1(k) or 9.1(l) has occurred, then, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(b)(v) below, each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Credit Advance was to have been made, purchase, or be deemed to have purchased, from the Swing Line Lender an undivided participation interest in the Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loan. Upon request, each Lender shall promptly transfer to the Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation interest.
               (v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Advances in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(iii) and to purchase participation interests in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(iv) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against Swing Line Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default; (C) any inability of any Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement at any time; or (D) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. If any Lender does not make available to Funding Agent or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount required pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(iii) or 2.1(b)(iv), as the case may be, Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date of non-payment until such amount is paid in full at the Federal Funds Rate for the first two Business Days and at the Base Rate thereafter.
          (c) Reliance on Notices; Appointment of Borrower Representative. Funding Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Notice of Revolving Credit Advance, Notice of Conversion/Continuation or similar notice reasonably believed by Funding Agent to be genuine. Funding Agent may assume that each Person executing and delivering any notice in accordance herewith was duly authorized, unless the responsible individual acting thereon for Funding Agent has actual knowledge to the contrary. Each Borrower hereby designates Visteon or any of its authorized representatives as its representative and agent on its behalf for the purposes of issuing Notices of Revolving Credit Advances and Notices of Conversion/Continuation, giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans, selecting interest rate options, requesting Letters of Credit, giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of providing notices in respect of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or Borrowers under the Loan Documents. Borrower Representative hereby accepts such appointment. Funding Agent and each Lender may regard any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document from Borrower Representative as a notice or communication from all Borrowers, and may give any notice or communication required or permitted to be given to any Borrower or Borrowers hereunder to Borrower Representative on behalf of such Borrower or Borrowers. Each Borrower agrees that each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on its behalf by Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.

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     2.2 Letters of Credit.
          (a) Issuance. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Funding Agent and Lenders agree to incur, from time to time prior to the Commitment Termination Date, upon the request of Borrower Representative on behalf of Borrowers’ and for Borrowers’ account, Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by an L/C Issuer for Borrowers’ account. Each Lender shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, purchase (or be deemed to have purchased) risk participations in all such Letters of Credit issued with the written consent of Funding Agent, as more fully described in Section 2.2(b)(ii). The aggregate amount of all such Letter of Credit Obligations shall not at any time exceed the least of (i) $75,000,000 (the “L/C Sublimit”), (ii) the Maximum Amount less the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Advances and the Swing Line Loan, and (iii) the Availability. No such Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date that is more than one year following the date of issuance thereof, but may contain provisions for automatic renewal thereof for periods not in excess of one (1) year, unless otherwise reasonably determined by Funding Agent and L/C Issuer, in their respective sole discretion, and neither Funding Agent nor Lenders shall be under any obligation to incur Letter of Credit Obligations in respect of, or purchase risk participations in, any Letter of Credit having an expiry date that is later than the 5th day prior to the date set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Commitment Termination Date; provided, further that a Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the applicable Borrower, be renewed for a period beyond the date that is five Business Days prior to the maturity date thereof if such Letter of Credit has become subject to cash collateralization (at 105% of the face value of such Letter of Credit) or other arrangements, in each case reasonably satisfactory to Funding Agent and the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer has released the Lenders in writing from their participation obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any L/C Issuer may only issue Letters of Credit to the extent permitted by applicable law. If (i) any Lender is a Non-Funding Lender or Agent determines that any of the Lenders is an Impacted Lender and (ii) the reallocation of that Non-Funding Lender’s or Impacted Lender’s Letter of Credit Obligations to the other Lenders would reasonably be expected to cause the Letter of Credit Obligations and Loans of any Lender to exceed its Commitment (an “Affected L/C Issuer”), taking into account the amount of outstanding Revolving Loans, then no Affected L/C Issuer shall issue or renew any Letters of Credit unless the Non-Funding or Impacted Lender has been replaced, the Letter of Credit Obligations have been cash collateralized, or the Commitment of the other Lenders has been increased in accordance with Section 12.2(c) by an amount sufficient to satisfy Agent that all additional Letter of Credit Obligations will be covered by all Lenders who are not Non-Funding Lenders or Impacted Lenders. Each Letter of Credit will be denominated in Dollars or an Alternate Currency, at the request of Borrowers.
          (b) Advances Automatic; Participations.
               (i) If no Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, in the event that Agent or any Lender shall make any payment on or pursuant to any Letter of Credit Obligation, such payment shall then be deemed automatically to constitute a Revolving Credit Advance under Section 2.1(a) regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and notwithstanding any Borrowers’ failure to satisfy the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2, and, if no Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, (or if the only Non-Funding Lender is

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the L/C Issuer that issued such Letter of Credit), each Lender shall be obligated to pay its Pro Rata Share thereof in accordance with this Agreement. If any Lender is a Non-Funding Lender and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 are satisfied at such time, that Non-Funding Lender’s Letter of Credit Obligations shall be reallocated to and assumed by the other Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan (calculated as if the Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share was reduced to zero and each other Lender’s Pro Rata Share had been increased proportionately). If any Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, each Lender that is not a Non-Funding Lender shall pay to Funding Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share (increased as described above) of the Letter of Credit Obligations that from time to time remain outstanding; provided that no Lender shall be required to fund any amount in excess of its Revolver 1 Commitment or Revolver 2 Commitment, as the case may be. The failure of any Lender to make available to Funding Agent for Funding Agent’s own account its Pro Rata Share of any such Revolving Credit Advance or payment by Funding Agent to the L/C Issuer shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make available to Funding Agent its Pro Rata Share thereof.
               (ii) If it shall be illegal or unlawful for Borrowers to incur Revolving Credit Advances as contemplated by Section 2.2(b)(i) above or if it shall be illegal or unlawful for any Lender to be deemed to have assumed a ratable share of the reimbursement obligations owed to the L/C Issuer, then (A) immediately and without further action whatsoever, each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased from Agent (or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be) an undivided interest and participation equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (based on its Commitment) of the Letter of Credit Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit then outstanding and (B) thereafter, immediately upon issuance of any Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased from Agent (or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be) an undivided interest and participation in such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (based on its Commitment) of the Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit on the date of such issuance. Each Lender shall fund its participation in all payments or disbursements made under the Letters of Credit in the same manner as provided in this Agreement with respect to Revolving Credit Advances
               (iii) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, no L/C Issuer shall have any obligation relative to the other Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to substantially comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by an L/C Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it shall not create for such L/C Lender any resulting liability to the Borrowers, any other Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person unless such action is taken or omitted to be taken with bad faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct on the part of such L/C Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
          (c) Cash Collateral.
               (i) If Borrowers are required to provide cash collateral for any Letter of Credit Obligations pursuant to this Agreement prior to the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers will pay to Agent for the ratable benefit of itself and Lenders cash or Cash

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Equivalents (“Cash Collateral”) in an amount equal to 105% of the maximum amount then available to be drawn under each applicable Letter of Credit outstanding. Such funds or Cash Equivalents shall be held by Agent in a cash collateral account (the “Cash Collateral Account”) maintained at a bank or financial institution acceptable to Agent, and Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make such Cash Collateral Account an interest bearing account. The Cash Collateral Account shall be in the name of Borrowers and shall be pledged to, and subject to the control of, Agent, for the benefit of Agent, the other Secured Parties and L/C Issuer, in a manner satisfactory to Agent. Each Borrower hereby pledges and grants to Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, a security interest in all such funds and Cash Equivalents held in the Cash Collateral Account from time to time and all proceeds thereof, as security for the payment of all amounts due in respect of the Letter of Credit Obligations and other Obligations, whether or not then due. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
               (ii) If any Letter of Credit Obligations, whether or not then due and payable, shall for any reason be outstanding on the Commitment Termination Date, Credit Parties shall either (A) provide cash collateral therefor in the manner described above, or (B) cause all such Letters of Credit to be canceled and returned, or (C) deliver a stand-by letter (or letters) of credit in guaranty of such Letter of Credit Obligations, which stand-by letter (or letters) of credit shall be of like tenor and duration (plus thirty (30) additional days) as, and in an amount equal to 105% of, the aggregate maximum amount then available to be drawn under, the Letters of Credit to which such outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations relate and shall be issued by a banking institution, and shall be subject to such terms and conditions, as are be reasonably satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion.
               (iii) From time to time after funds are deposited in the Cash Collateral Account by any Borrower, whether before or after the Commitment Termination Date, Agent may apply such funds or Cash Equivalents then held in the Cash Collateral Account to the payment of any amounts, and in such order as Agent may elect, as shall be or shall become due and payable by Borrowers to Agent and Lenders with respect to such Letter of Credit Obligations and, upon the satisfaction in full of all Letter of Credit Obligations and after the Commitment Termination Date, to any other Obligations of any Borrower then due and payable.
               (iv) No Borrower nor any Person claiming on behalf of or through any Borrower shall have any right to withdraw any of the funds or Cash Equivalents held in the Cash Collateral Account, except that upon the termination of all Letter of Credit Obligations and the payment of all amounts payable by Credit Parties to Agent and Lenders in respect thereof, any funds remaining in the Cash Collateral Account shall be applied to other Obligations then due and owing and upon payment in full of such Obligations, any remaining amount shall be paid to Borrowers or as otherwise required by law. Interest, if any, earned on deposits in the Cash Collateral Account shall be held as additional collateral.
          (d) Fees and Expenses. Borrowers agree to pay to Agent for the benefit of Lenders, as compensation to such Lenders for Letter of Credit Obligations incurred hereunder, (i) all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Agent or any Lender on account of such Letter of Credit Obligations, and (ii) for each Fiscal Quarter during which any Letter of Credit Obligation shall remain outstanding, a fee (the “Letter of Credit

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Fee”) in an amount equal to the sum of (A) Applicable Revolver 1 LIBOR Margin then in effect multiplied by the maximum amount available from time to time to be drawn allocable to the Revolver 1 Commitment under the applicable Letter of Credit and (B) Applicable Revolver 2 LIBOR Margin then in effect multiplied by the maximum amount available from time to time to be drawn allocable to the Revolver 2 Commitment under the applicable Letter of Credit. Such fee shall be paid to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in arrears, on the first Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter and on the Commitment Termination Date. In addition, Borrowers shall pay to the L/C Issuer, (i) upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit, solely for the L/C Issuer’s own account, a fronting fee equal to 0.25% multiplied by the maximum amount of such Letter of Credit, and (ii) on demand, such reasonable fees, reasonable documented out-of-pocket charges and expenses of the L/C Issuer in respect of the issuance, negotiation, acceptance, amendment, transfer and payment of such Letter of Credit or otherwise payable pursuant to the application and related documentation under which such Letter of Credit is issued.
          (e) Request for Incurrence of Letter of Credit Obligations. Borrower Representative shall give Agent and the L/C Issuer least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice requesting the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligation. Each such request for a Letter of Credit, and any Letter of Credit issued pursuant thereto, shall be on the LC Issuer’s standard form documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Letter of Credit applications by Borrower Representative and approvals by Agent and the L/C Issuer may be made and transmitted pursuant to electronic codes and security measures mutually agreed upon and established by and among Borrower Representative, Agent and L/C Issuer.
          (f) Obligation Absolute. The joint and several obligations of Borrowers to reimburse Agent and Lenders for payments made with respect to any Letter of Credit Obligation shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, without necessity of presentment, demand, protest or other formalities, and the obligations of each Lender to make payments to Agent with respect to Letters of Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable. Such obligations of Borrowers and Lenders shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances including the following:
               (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other agreement;
               (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that any Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates or any Lender may at any time have against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such transferee may be acting), Agent, any Lender, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or therein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates and the beneficiary for which the Letter of Credit was procured);
               (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

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               (iv) payment by Agent (except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.2(g)(ii)(C) below) or the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;
               (v) any other circumstance or event whatsoever, that is similar to any of the foregoing; or
               (vi) the fact that a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
          (g) Indemnification; Nature of Lenders’ Duties.
               (i) In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Agreement, Borrowers jointly and severally hereby agree to pay and to protect, indemnify, and save harmless Agent and each Lender from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees of one counsel) that Agent or any Lender may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (A) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, or (B) the failure of Agent or any Lender seeking indemnification or of the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under any Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority, in each case other than to the extent as a result of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Agent or such Lender (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).
               (ii) As between Agent and any Lender and Borrowers, Borrowers assume all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any Letter of Credit by beneficiaries, of any Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, to the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible for: (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document issued by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, that may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with conditions required in order to demand payment under such Letter of Credit; provided, that in the case of clauses (A), (B) or (C) of this Section 2.2(g)(ii), any payment by Agent under any Letter of Credit, Agent shall be liable to the extent such payment was made solely as a result of its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) in determining that the demand for payment under such Letter of Credit complies on its face with any applicable requirements for a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they may be in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a payment under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (G) the credit of the proceeds of any drawing under any Letter of Credit; and (H) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Agent

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or any Lender. None of the above shall affect, impair, or prevent the vesting of any of Agent’s or any Lender’s rights or powers hereunder or under this Agreement.
               (iii) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or to expand any waivers, covenants or indemnities made by Borrowers in favor of the L/C Issuer in any letter of credit application, reimbursement agreement or similar document, instrument or agreement between or among Borrowers and the L/C Issuer.
          (h) Reporting Obligations of L/C Issuers. Each L/C Issuer agrees to provide Funding Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Funding Agent, each of the following on the following dates: (i) (A) on or prior to any issuance of any Letter of Credit by such L/C Issuer, (B) immediately after any drawing under any such Letter of Credit or (C) immediately after payment (or failure to pay when due) by Borrowers of any related Letter of Credit Obligation, notice thereof, which shall contain a reasonably detailed description of such issuance, drawing or payment, and Funding Agent shall provide copies of such notices to each Lender reasonably promptly after receipt thereof; (ii) upon the request of Funding Agent (or any Lender through Funding Agent), copies of any Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer and any related Letter of Credit reimbursement agreement and such other documents and information as may be reasonably requested by Funding Agent; and (iii) on the first Business Day of each calendar week, a schedule of the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Funding Agent, setting forth the Letter of Credit Obligations for such Letters of Credit outstanding on the last Business Day of the previous calendar week.
          (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the first $35,000,000 of outstanding Letters of Credit shall be allocated to Revolver 1 Lenders based on their Pro Rata Share of the Revolver 1 Commitment. All Letters of Credit in excess of $35,000,000 shall be allocated between the Revolver 1 Lenders and the Revolver 2 Lenders based on their the Pro Rata Share of all Commitments. All risk participation, fees and other allocations regarding Letters of Credit under this Agreement shall be made in accordance with this Section 2.2(h).
          (j) The L/C Issuer may be replaced with another Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at any time by written agreement among Borrower Representative, Agent and the successor L/C Issuer. Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, Borrowers shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous L/C Issuer, or to such successor L/C Issuer and all previous L/C Issuers, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
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          (a) Voluntary Prepayments; Reductions in Commitments. Borrowers may at any time on at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice by Borrower Representative to Agent and Funding Agent permanently reduce (but not terminate) the Commitment; provided that (i) any such prepayments or reductions shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof, (ii) the Commitment shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the amount of the Revolving Loan then outstanding and (iii) after giving effect to such reductions, Borrowers shall comply with Section 2.3(b)(i). In addition, Borrowers may at any time on at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice by Borrower Representative to Agent and Funding Agent terminate the Commitment; provided that upon such termination, all Loans and other Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full and all Letter of Credit Obligations shall be cash collateralized or otherwise satisfied in accordance with Section 2.2 hereto. Any voluntary prepayments applied to a particular Loan shall be applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each Lender as determined by its Pro Rata Share. Any voluntary prepayment and any reduction or termination of the Commitment must be accompanied by the payment of any LIBOR funding breakage costs in accordance with Section 2.11(b). Upon any such reduction or termination of the Commitment, each Borrower’s right to request Revolving Credit Advances, or request that Letter of Credit Obligations be incurred on its behalf or request Swing Line Advances, shall simultaneously be permanently reduced or terminated, as the case may be; provided that a permanent reduction of the Commitment shall require a corresponding pro rata reduction in the L/C Sublimit. Each notice of partial prepayment shall designate the Loans or other Obligations to which such prepayment is to be applied.
          (b) Mandatory Prepayments.
               (i) If at any time the Loans exceed the lesser of (A) the Maximum Amount and (B) the Borrowing Base, Borrowers shall immediately, but in no event later than three Business Days, repay the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances to the extent required to eliminate such excess; provided, however, if such Overadvance is the result of increases in Reserves, changes in eligibility criteria or other permitted changes to the Borrowing Base hereunder subsequent to the Closing Date, such three Business Day period shall commence on the date of notice of establishment or increase in Reserves, changes in eligibility criteria or other permitted changes to the Borrowing Base hereunder by Co-Collateral Agents or Agent, as the case may be. If any such excess remains after repayment in full of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances, Borrowers shall provide cash collateral for the Letter of Credit Obligations in the manner set forth in Section 2.2 to the extent required to eliminate such excess. In addition, if at any time the principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations of any individual Lender exceed (a) its separate Revolver 1 Commitment or (b) its separate Revolver 2 Commitment, as the case may be, then Borrowers shall immediately, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after notice thereof, repay the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances to the extent required to eliminate such excess.
               (ii) Until the Termination Date, subject to any Intercreditor Agreement (if any) and the exceptions provided in this clause (ii) below and Section 2.3(d), within three (3) Business Days of receipt by any Credit Party of Net Cash Proceeds of any asset Disposition or any casualty or condemnation event, Borrowers shall prepay the Loans (such prepayments to be applied in accordance with and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if any) in an amount equal to all such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such prepayment shall be applied in

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accordance with Section 2.3(c) and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (if any). The following shall not be subject to mandatory prepayment under this clause (ii): (1) proceeds of asset Dispositions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 per Fiscal Year, (2) proceeds of asset Dispositions pursuant to Section 7.2(v) and Section 7.8 (other than Sections 7.8(f)-(h), (n), (s), (t) and (u); provided that the exclusion with respect to Section 7.8(u) shall only apply to Revolver Priority Collateral) and (3) proceeds that are reinvested within three hundred sixty-five (365) days following receipt thereof so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, that if a binding commitment to reinvest is entered into within such period, the reinvestment period shall be extended an additional one hundred eighty (180) days from the end of such 365 day period; provided, further, that Borrowers shall notify Agent and Funding Agent of their intent to reinvest at the time such proceeds are received (provided a failure to so notify Agent and Funding Agent shall not affect Borrowers’ reinvestment rights hereunder) and when such reinvestment occurs.
               (iii) Subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (if any), if any Credit Party issues any debt securities other than the Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.3, no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, such issuing Credit Party shall prepay the Loans (and cash collateralize Letter of Credit Obligations) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.3(c) and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (if any).
               (iv) Subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if any, if any Credit Party issues Non-Qualifying Preferred Stock after the Closing Date, no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof such Credit Party shall prepay the Loans (and cash collateralize Letter of Credit Obligations) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.3(c) and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if any.
          (c) Application of Certain Mandatory Prepayments. Any prepayments made by any Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.3(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv) above shall be applied as follows: first, to reasonable fees and reimbursable expenses of Agent and Co-Collateral Agents then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents; second, to prepayment of the Swing Line Advances until paid in full; third, to prepayment of the Revolving Credit Advances until paid in full (provided, however, that any Net Cash Proceeds of any asset Disposition of, or any casualty or condemnation event relating to, the Eligible Corporate Aircraft or the Eligible Real Estate shall be applied first to the prepayment of the Revolver 1 Credit Advances until paid in full and then to the Revolver 2 Credit Advances until paid in full); and fourth, to replace outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations and/or deposit an amount in cash in a cash collateral account established with Agent for the benefit of Lenders on terms and conditions satisfactory to Agent. The Commitment and the Swing Line Commitment shall not be permanently reduced by the amount of all prepayments made by Borrowers pursuant to Sections 2.3(b)(ii)-(iv) to the extent applied pursuant to clauses third and fourth above. The application of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.3(b), shall be made, first, to Base Rate Loans and, second, to LIBOR Rate Loans. Each prepayment of Loans under Section 2.3(b) shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid.

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          (d) Intentionally Omitted.
          (e) No Implied Consent. Nothing in this Section 2.3 shall be construed to constitute Agent’s or any Lender’s consent to any transaction that is not permitted by other provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
          (f) Limitations on Payments. All prepayments referred to in Section 2.3(b)(ii) above are subject to permissibility under (i) applicable local law (e.g., financial assistance, corporate benefit, restrictions on upstreaming of cash intra-group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of the relevant Subsidiaries) and (ii) material constituent document restrictions existing as of the Closing Date (including as a result of minority ownership). There will be no requirement to make any prepayment under Section 2.3(b)(ii) if Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates provide reasonable evidence to Agent and Lenders that it would incur a material tax liability, including a deemed dividend pursuant to Section 956 of the IRC; provided, further, that utilization of the net operating losses of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be excluded from Borrowers’ determination of whether such prepayment would result in material adverse tax liabilities to Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries. The non-application of any prepayment amounts as a consequence of the foregoing provisions shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute an Event of Default under Section 9.1(a), and such amounts shall be available for working capital purposes of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, so long as such amounts are not required to be prepaid in accordance with the following provisions. Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reduce or eliminate the foregoing restrictions and/or minimize any such costs of prepayment and/or use the other cash resources of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (subject to the considerations above) to make the relevant payment; provided, however, such efforts shall not include the application or use of net operating losses of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries. If at any time within one year of a required prepayment date that is excused under this Section 2.3(f), such restrictions are removed, any relevant proceeds will be applied in prepayment of the Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any prepayments required after application of the above provision shall be net of any costs, expenses or taxes incurred by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates arising solely as a result of compliance with the preceding sentence, and Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make, directly or indirectly, a dividend or distribution to their Affiliates in an amount sufficient to cover such tax liability, costs or expenses.
     2.4 Use of Proceeds. Borrowers shall utilize the proceeds of the Loans (a) to fund payment of fees, costs and expenses related to the Chapter 11 Cases and the Related Transactions, (b) to provide working capital from time to time for the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries and (c) for other general corporate purposes.
     2.5 Interest; Applicable Margins; Commitment Fees.
          (a) Borrowers shall pay interest to Funding Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders in accordance with the various Loans being made by each Lender, in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date, at the following rates: (i) with respect to the Revolver 1 Credit Advances, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Revolver 1 Base Rate Margin per annum

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or, at the election of Borrower Representative, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Revolver 1 LIBOR Margin per annum; (ii) with respect to the Revolver 2 Credit Advances, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Revolver 2 Base Rate Margin per annum or, at the election of Borrower Representative, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Revolver 2 LIBOR Margin per annum; and (iii) with respect to the Swing Line Loan, the Base Rate plus the Applicable Revolver 1 Base Rate Margin.
     As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Margins are as follows:
         
Applicable Revolver 1 Base Rate Margin:
    1.75 %
 
       
Applicable Revolver 1 LIBOR Margin:
    2.75 %
 
       
Applicable Revolver 2 Base Rate Margin:
    2.25 %
 
       
Applicable Revolver 2 LIBOR Margin:
    3.25 %
 
       
Revolver 1 Commitment Fee:
    0.50 %
 
       
Revolver 2 Commitment Fee:
    0.50 %
     After the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Revolver 1 Base Rate Margin, Applicable Revolver 1 LIBOR Margin, Applicable Revolver 2 Base Rate Margin, Applicable Revolver 2 LIBOR Margin, Revolver 1 Commitment Fee and Revolver 2 Commitment Fee will be determined by reference to the following grid based upon the Monthly Average Availability for the Fiscal Month then ended:
Revolver 1:
                 
        Applicable   Applicable    
        Revolver 1   Revolver 1   Revolver 1
    Monthly Average   LIBOR   Base Rate   Commitment
Tier   Availability   Margin:   Margin:   Fee:
1  
Greater than or equal to $50,000,000
  2.75%   1.75%   0.50%
2  
Less than $50,000,000
  3.00%   2.00%   0.50%
Revolver 2:
                 
        Applicable   Applicable    
        Revolver 2   Revolver 2   Revolver 1
    Monthly Average   LIBOR   Base Rate   Commitment
Tier   Availability   Margin:   Margin:   Fee:
1  
Greater than or equal to $50,000,000
  3.25%   2.25%   0.50%
2  
Less than $50,000,000
  3.50%   2.50%   0.50%

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     If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any reduction in the Applicable Margins is to be implemented, that reduction shall be deferred, in the case of Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans, until the first day of the first calendar month following the date on which such Event of Default is waived or cured.
          (b) If any payment on any Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except as set forth in the definition of LIBOR Period) and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
          (c) All computations of Fees calculated on a per annum basis and interest shall be made by Funding Agent on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest and Fees are payable, except that with respect to Base Rate Loans based on the prime or base commercial lending rate the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Base Rate is a floating rate determined for each day. Each determination by Funding Agent of an interest rate and Fees hereunder shall be presumptive evidence of the correctness of such rates and Fees.
          (d) So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Sections 9.1(a), (k) or (l) or any Event of Default under Section 9.1(b) solely with respect to Section 7.10, the interest rates applicable to the Loans and the Letter of Credit Fees shall automatically be increased by two percentage points (2.00%) per annum above the rates of interest or the rate of such Fees otherwise applicable hereunder unless Agent and Requisite Lenders elect to waive such increase or impose a smaller increase (the “Default Rate”), and all outstanding Obligations (other than Obligations from Bank Products) shall bear interest at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. Interest and Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate shall accrue from the initial date of such Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing and shall be payable upon demand.
          (e) Subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2, Borrower Representative shall have the option to (i) request that any Revolving Credit Advance be made as a LIBOR Loan, (ii) convert at any time all or any part of outstanding Loans (other than the Swing Line Loan) from Base Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans, (iii) convert any LIBOR Loan to a Base Rate Loan and subject to payment of LIBOR breakage costs in accordance with Section 2.11(b) if such conversion is made prior to the expiration of the LIBOR Period applicable thereto, or (iv) continue all or any portion of any Loan (other than the Swing Line Loan) as a LIBOR Loan upon the expiration of the applicable LIBOR Period and the succeeding LIBOR Period of that continued Loan shall commence on the first day after the last day of the LIBOR Period of the Loan to be continued; provided, however, that no Revolving Credit Advance shall be converted to, or continued at the end of the LIBOR Period applicable thereto as a LIBOR Loan for a LIBOR Period of longer than one (1) month if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Any Loan or group of Loans having the same proposed LIBOR Period to be made or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan must be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount.

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Any such election must be made by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to (1) the date of any proposed Advance which is to bear interest at the LIBOR Rate, (2) the end of each LIBOR Period with respect to any LIBOR Loans to be continued as such, or (3) the date on which Borrower Representative wishes to convert any Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan for a LIBOR Period designated by Borrower Representative in such election. If no election is received with respect to a LIBOR Loan by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to the end of the LIBOR Period with respect thereto (or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the additional conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.2 shall not have been satisfied), that LIBOR Loan shall be converted to a LIBOR Loan with a LIBOR Period of one (1) month at the end of its LIBOR Period (or with respect to any Alternate Currency Loans, shall be converted to a LIBOR Loans with a one (1) LIBOR Period). Borrower Representative must make such election by notice to Funding Agent in writing, by telecopy or overnight courier. In the case of any conversion or continuation, such election must be made pursuant to a written notice (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) in the form of Exhibit 2.5(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrowers shall not, at any time, be permitted to obtain or convert a LIBOR Loan that is an Alternate Currency Loan into a Base Rate Loan.
          (f) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of Borrowers hereunder shall be subject to the limitation that payments of interest shall not be required, for any period for which interest is computed hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that contracting for or receiving such payment by the respective Lender would be contrary to the provisions of any law applicable to such Lender limiting the highest rate of interest which may be lawfully contracted for, charged or received by such Lender, and in such event Borrowers shall pay such Lender interest at the highest rate permitted by applicable law (the “Maximum Lawful Rate”); provided, however, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrowers shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Funding Agent, on behalf of Lenders, is equal to the total interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Thereafter, interest hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in Sections 2.5(a) through (e), unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate, and at that time this paragraph shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. If the Maximum Lawful Rate is calculated pursuant to this paragraph, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.5(f), a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that a Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, Funding Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, promptly apply such excess in the order specified in Section 2.9 and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrowers or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order. No Loan may be made as or converted into a LIBOR Loan until the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after the Closing Date or (ii) completion of a “successful syndication” (as defined in the Fee Letter).

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     2.6 Cash Management Systems. On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrowers will establish and will maintain until the Termination Date, the cash management systems described in Annex A (the “Cash Management Systems”).
     2.7 Fees.
          (a) Borrowers shall pay to MSSF, individually, the Fees specified in the Fee Letter at the times specified for payment therein.
          (b) As additional compensation for Revolver 1 Lenders, Borrowers shall pay to Funding Agent, for the ratable benefit of such Lenders, in arrears, on each Interest Payment Date, on the date of any permanent reduction of the Commitment in accordance with Section 2.3(a) and on the Commitment Termination Date, a Fee for Borrowers’ non-use of available funds in an amount equal to the Revolver 1 Commitment Fee as set forth in Section 2.5 per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for actual days elapsed) multiplied by the difference between (A) the amount of the Revolver 1 Commitment (as it may be reduced from time to time) and (B) the average for the period of the daily closing balances of the aggregate Revolver 1 Credit Advances and the Swing Line Loan allocable to the Revolver 1 Lenders outstanding during the period for which such Fee is due.
          (c) As additional compensation for Revolver 2 Lenders, Borrowers shall pay to Funding Agent, for the ratable benefit of such Lenders, in arrears, on each Interest Payment Date, on the date of any permanent reduction of the Commitment in accordance with Section 2.3(a) and on the Commitment Termination Date, a Fee for Borrowers’ non-use of available funds in an amount equal to the Revolver 2 Commitment Fee as set forth in Section 2.5 per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for actual days elapsed) multiplied by the difference between (A) the amount of the Revolver 2 Commitment (as it may be reduced from time to time) and (B) the average for the period of the daily closing balances of the aggregate Revolver 2 Credit Advances and the Swing Line Loan allocable to the Revolver 2 Lenders outstanding during the period for which such Fee is due.
          (d) Borrowers shall pay to Funding Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders, the Letter of Credit Fee as provided in Section 2.2.
     2.8 Receipt of Payments. Borrowers shall make each payment under this Agreement not later than 1:00 p.m. (Chicago, Illinois time) on the day when due in immediately available funds in Dollars with respect to Dollar Loans or in the applicable Alternate Currency with respect to Alternate Currency Loans, in each case to the Collection Account. For purposes of computing interest and Fees and determining Availability as of any date, all payments shall be deemed received on the Business Day on which immediately available funds are received in the Collection Account prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York time). Payments received after 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day or on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day. Unless stated otherwise, all calculations, comparisons, measurements or determinations under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars. If Funding Agent receives any payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party in a currency other than the currency in which such Obligation is denominated, Funding Agent may convert the payment (including the monetary proceeds of realization upon any Collateral and any funds then

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held in a cash collateral account) into the currency of the relevant Obligation at the exchange rate that Funding Agent would be prepared to sell the currency in which the relevant Obligation is denominated against the currency received on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of actual payment. The Obligations shall be satisfied only to the extent of the amount actually received by Funding Agent upon such conversion. Funding Agent shall distribute such payments to Lender or other applicable Persons in like funds as received.
     2.9 Application and Allocation of Payments.
          (a) Subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (if any), so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) payments of regularly scheduled payments then due shall be applied to those scheduled payments, (ii) voluntary prepayments shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(a), and (iii) mandatory prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Sections 2.3(c). All payments and prepayments applied to a particular Loan shall be applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each Lender as determined by its Pro Rata Share. As to any other mandatory payment, and as to all payments made when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or following the Commitment Termination Date, each Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments received from or on behalf of such Borrower. All voluntary prepayments shall be applied as directed by Borrower Representative; provided, however, any voluntary repayment of the Revolving Credit Advances will be made pro rata between Revolver 1 Credit Advances and Revolver 2 Credit Advances (or otherwise as required hereunder). In all circumstances, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (if any), after an Event of Default, all payments and proceeds of Collateral shall be applied to amounts then due and payable in the following order: (1) to Fees and Agent’s and Co-Collateral Agents’ expenses reimbursable hereunder and to all obligations owing to Agent, Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender by any Non-Funding Lender under the Loan Documents; (2) to interest on the Swing Line Loans; (3) to principal payments on the Swing Line Loans; (4) to interest on the other Loans and Secured Hedging Obligations, ratably in proportion to the interest accrued as to each Loan and Secured Hedging Obligations; (5) to principal payments on the other Loans (or cash collateral with respect to the Letter of Credit Obligations) and Secured Hedging Obligations, ratably in proportion to the principal balance of each Loan, each Secured Hedging Obligation and the Letter of Credit Obligations (provided, however, that any payments and proceeds of Eligible Corporate Aircraft and Eligible Real Estate shall be applied first to principal payments on the Revolver 1 Credit Advances until paid in full and then to principal payments on the other Loans (or cash collateral with respect to the Letter of Credit Obligations) and Secured Hedging Obligations, ratably in proportion to the principal balance of each Loan, each Secured Hedging Obligation and the Letter of Credit Obligations); (6) to the payment of the Bank Products Obligations then due and payable; (7) to all other Obligations, including expenses of Lenders to the extent reimbursable under Section 12.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at all times after the acceleration of the Obligations, a Commitment Termination Date, the failure to comply with the requirements under Section 7.10 or any Event of Default arising under Section 9.1(a), (h), (k) or (l), payments and proceeds of Collateral shall be applied as follows: (A) to Fees and Agent’s and the Co-Collateral Agents’ expenses reimbursable hereunder and to all obligations owing to Agent, Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender by any Non-Funding Lender under the Loan Documents; (B) to interest on the Swing Line Loans; (C) to principal payments on the Swing Line Loans;

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(D) to interest on the other Loans, ratably in proportion to the interest accrued as to each Loan and Secured Hedging Obligations; (E) to principal payments on the other Loans and Secured Hedging Obligations as follows: first, pro rata to the principal balance of the Loans (and cash collateral with respect to Letter of Credit Obligations) made by the Revolver 1 Lenders and the Secured Hedging Obligations with respect to the proceeds of (i) all Collateral (other than Ford Accounts) and (ii) Ford Accounts up to an amount not to exceed 30% of the total Eligible Accounts at the time of the Commitment Termination Date (“Revolver 1 Ford Accounts”), ratably in proportion to the principal balance of each Loan made by the Revolver 1 Lenders and the Secured Hedging Obligations until paid in full, and second, the Loans (and cash collateral with respect to Letter of Credit Obligations) made by the Revolver 2 Lenders, provided, however, any proceeds from the Ford Accounts that do not qualify as Revolver 1 Ford Accounts will be applied under this clause (E) first to the Loans (and cash collateral with respect to Letter of Credit Obligations) made by the Revolver 2 Lenders; (F) to the payment of the Bank Products Obligations then due and payable; and (G) to all other Obligations, including expenses of Lenders to the extent reimbursable under Section 12.3.
          (b) Funding Agent is authorized to, and at its sole election may, upon prior notice to Borrower Representative charge to the Revolving Loan balance on behalf of each Borrower and cause to be paid all Fees, expenses, Charges, costs (including, insurance premiums in accordance with Section 6.4(a)) and interest and principal, other than principal of the Revolving Loan, owing by Borrowers under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, if and to the extent, Borrowers fail to pay promptly any such amounts as and when due, even if the amount of such charges would exceed Availability at such time or would cause the balance of the Revolving Loan and the Swing Line Loan to exceed the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such charges (provided, any such Overadvance shall be subject to the cure period with respect to fees as set forth in Section 9.1(a)(ii)). At Funding Agent’s option and to the extent permitted by law, any charges so made shall constitute part of the Revolving Loan hereunder.
     2.10 Loan Account and Accounting. Funding Agent shall maintain a loan account (the “Loan Account”) on its books and records: all Advances, Letters of Credit, all payments made by Borrowers, and all other debits and credits as provided in this Agreement with respect to the Loans or any other Obligations. All entries in the Loan Account shall be made in accordance with Funding Agent’s customary accounting practices as in effect from time to time. The balance in the Loan Account, as recorded on Funding Agent’s most recent printout or other written statement, shall, absent manifest error, be presumptive evidence of the amounts due and owing to Agent and Lenders by each Borrower; provided that any failure to so record or any error in so recording shall not limit or otherwise affect any Borrower’s duty to pay the Obligations. Funding Agent shall render to Borrower Representative a monthly accounting of transactions with respect to the Loans setting forth the balance of the Loan Account as to each Borrower for the immediately preceding month. Unless Borrower Representative notifies Funding Agent in writing of any objection to any such accounting (specifically describing the basis for such objection), within sixty (60) days after the date thereof, each and every such accounting shall be deemed presumptive evidence of all matters reflected therein. Only those items expressly objected to in such notice shall be deemed to be disputed by the applicable Borrowers. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, any Lender may elect (which election may be revoked) to dispense with the issuance of Notes to that Lender and

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may rely on the Loan Account as evidence of the amount of Obligations from time to time owing to it.
     2.11 Indemnity.
          (a) Each Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each of Agent, Co-Collateral Agents, Lenders and their respective Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (each, an “Indemnified Person”), from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, actual losses, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the administration of such credit, and in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder and any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, including any and all Environmental Liabilities and legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that no such Credit Party shall be liable for any indemnification to an Indemnified Person to the extent that any such suit, action, proceeding, claim, damage, actual loss, liability or expense results from that Indemnified Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment; provided, further that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any such cost, expense or liability to the extent of any dispute solely among Indemnified Persons other than claims against Agent or Co-Collateral Agents, in such capacity in connection with fulfilling any such roles. In the absence of an actual conflict of interest, or in the written opinion of counsel a potential conflict of interest, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries will not be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one legal counsel for all Indemnified Persons and appropriate local legal counsel; provided that in the case of an actual conflict of interest, or the written opinion of counsel that a potential conflict of interest exists, Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be responsible for one additional counsel in each applicable jurisdiction for the affected Indemnified Parties, taken as a whole. No party hereto shall be responsible or liable to any other Person party to any Loan Document, any successor, assignee or third party beneficiary of such person or any other person asserting claims derivatively through such Party, for indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages which may be alleged as a result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under any Loan Document or as a result of any other transaction contemplated hereunder or thereunder.
          (b) To induce Lenders to provide the LIBOR Rate option on the terms provided herein, if (i) any LIBOR Loans are repaid in whole or in part prior to the last day of any applicable LIBOR Period (whether that repayment is made pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or occurs as a result of acceleration, by operation of law or otherwise); (ii) any Borrower shall default in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan; (iii) any Borrower shall refuse to accept any borrowing of, or shall request a termination of, any borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of, LIBOR Loans after Borrower Representative has given notice requesting the same in accordance

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herewith; (iv) any Borrower shall fail to make any prepayment of a LIBOR Loan after Borrower Representative has given a notice thereof in accordance herewith; or (v) an assignment of LIBOR Loans is mandated pursuant to Sections 2.14(d) or 12.2(d), then Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Lender from and against all actual losses, costs and reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses resulting from or arising from any of the foregoing. Such indemnification shall include any actual and documented out-of-pocket loss or expense (other than loss of anticipated profits), if any, arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate deposits from which such funds were obtained. For the purpose of calculating amounts payable to a Lender under this subsection, each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant LIBOR Period; provided that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this subsection. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder. As promptly as practicable under the circumstances, each Lender shall provide Borrower Representative with its written and detailed calculation of all amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.11(b), and such calculation shall be binding on the parties hereto absent manifest error, in which case Borrower Representative shall object in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receipt thereof, specifying the basis for such objection in detail.
     2.12 Access. Each Credit Party that is a party hereto shall, during normal business hours, from time to time upon reasonable notice as frequently as Agent reasonably determines to be appropriate: (a) provide Agent, Co-Collateral Agents, Lenders (coordinated through Agent) and any of their representatives and designees access to its properties, facilities, advisors, officers and employees of each Credit Party and to the Collateral, (b) permit Agent, Co-Collateral Agents, Lenders and any of their officers, employees and agents, to inspect, audit and make extracts from any Credit Party’s books and records, and (c) permit Agent, Co-Collateral Agents, Lenders and their representatives and other designees, to inspect, review, evaluate and make test verifications and counts of the Accounts, Inventory and other Collateral of any Credit Party; provided, that to the extent that no Event of Default has occurred, Borrowers shall only be responsible for the costs of such activities as set forth in Section 5.2. Furthermore, so long as any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Sections 9.1 (k) or (l) or at any time after all or any portion of the Obligations have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 9.2(b), Borrowers shall provide reasonable assistance to Agent to obtain access, which access shall be coordinated in scope and substance in consultation with the Borrowers, to their suppliers and customers. Each Credit Party (i) shall be available to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Group Members with officers and employees of the Group Members (so long as senior management of Borrower Representative is notified of any such discussion and is permitted to be present) and (ii) agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Agent in obtaining reasonable access, which access shall be coordinated in scope and substance in consultation with Borrower Representative, to its independent certified public accountants and financial advisors.
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          (a) All payments by each Credit Party hereunder, under the Notes or under any other Loan Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim or defense. Any and all payments by each Credit Party hereunder (including any payments made pursuant to Section 13), under the Notes or under any other Loan Documents shall be made, in accordance with this Section 2.13, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Taxes. If any Credit Party shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder (including any payments made pursuant to Section 13) or under the Notes, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as much as shall be necessary so that, after making all required withholdings and deductions (including withholdings and deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.13), Agent or Lenders, as applicable, receive an amount equal to the sum they would have received had no such withholdings and deductions been made, (ii) such Credit Party shall make such withholdings and deductions, and (iii) such Credit Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. Within thirty (30) days after the date of any such payment of Taxes, Borrowers shall furnish to Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.
          (b) In addition, each Credit Party agrees to pay any present or future stamp, recording or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other agreements and instruments contemplated hereby or thereby (“Other Taxes”). Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as reasonably practicable after it becomes aware of any circumstances referred to above which would result in additional payments under this Section 2.13, it shall notify Borrowers thereof.
          (c) Each Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall jointly and severally indemnify and, within ten (10) days of demand therefor, pay Funding Agent and each Lender for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.13) paid by (or on behalf of) Funding Agent or such Lender as a result of payments made pursuant to this Agreement, as appropriate, and any liability (including, penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted; provided, however, that no Credit Party shall be required to compensate Funding Agent or any Lender for any Taxes or Other Taxes incurred more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Funding Agent or Lender notifies Borrower Representative of such Taxes or Other Taxes and of such Funding Agent or Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefore; provided, further, however that if the circumstances giving rise to such Taxes or Other Taxes are retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. A certificate as to the amount of such Taxes and evidence of payment thereof submitted to the Credit Parties shall be prima facie evidence, absent manifest error, of the amount due from the Credit Parties to Funding Agent or such Lenders. Upon actually learning of the imposition of Taxes, Funding Agent or Lender, as the case may be, shall act in good faith to notify the Borrowers of the imposition of such Taxes arising hereunder.
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recipient (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6049-4(c)) shall deliver to Borrower Representative (with a copy to Funding Agent) a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Funding Agent and Borrower Representative to determine whether such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Lender, and the successors and assignees of such Lender, organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States (“Foreign Lender”) to whom payments to be made under this Agreement or under the Notes may be exempt from, or eligible for a reduced rate of, United States withholding tax (as applicable) under the law of the jurisdiction in which the relevant Borrower is located or under any tax treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party shall, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, provide to Borrower Representative (with a copy to Funding Agent) a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN or other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by the IRS or the United States.
          (e) If any of Funding Agent or any Lender, as applicable, determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Credit Party or with respect to which any Credit Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.13, it shall pay over such refund to such Credit Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Credit Party under this Section 2.13 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Funding Agent or Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).
          (f) The provisions of this Section 2.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and repayment of all Obligations.
     2.14 Capital Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality.
          (a) If any Lender shall have determined that any law, treaty, governmental (or quasi-governmental) rule, regulation, guideline or order regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law), in each case, adopted after the Closing Date, from any central bank or other Governmental Authority increases or would have the effect of increasing the amount of capital, reserves or other funds required to be maintained by such Lender and thereby reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, then Borrowers shall from time to time upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to Funding Agent) pay to Funding Agent, for the account of such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such reduction. A certificate as to the amount of that reduction and showing the basis of the computation thereof submitted by such Lender to Borrower Representative and to Funding Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.
          (b) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each case adopted after the Closing Date, there shall be any increase in the cost

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to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loan, then Borrowers shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to Funding Agent), pay to Funding Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to Borrower Representative and to Funding Agent by such Lender, shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of any circumstances referred to above which would result in any such increased cost, the affected Lender shall, to the extent not inconsistent with such Lender’s internal policies of general application, use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize costs and expenses incurred by it and payable to it by Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.14(b).
          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain any LIBOR Loan or fund an Alternate Currency Loan, each as contemplated by this Agreement, then, unless that Lender is able to make or to continue to fund or to maintain such LIBOR Loan or Alternate Currency Loan at another branch or office of that Lender without, in that Lender’s reasonable opinion, materially adversely affecting it or its Loans or the income obtained therefrom, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to Borrower Representative through Funding Agent, (i) the obligation of such Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain LIBOR Loans or fund an Alternate Currency Loan shall terminate and (ii) each Borrower shall forthwith prepay in full all outstanding LIBOR Loans or Alternate Currency Loans, as the case may be, owing by such Borrower to such Lender, together with interest accrued thereon, unless Borrower Representative on behalf of such Borrower, within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of such notice and demand, converts all LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, guidelines or directives in connection therewith (collectively, the “Dodd-Frank Act”) are deemed to have been adopted and gone into effect after the date of this Agreement to the extent necessary to provide Lenders with the benefit of this Section 2.14 with respect to any “change in law or regulation” resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act.
          (d) Within thirty (30) days after receipt by Borrower Representative of written notice and demand from any Lender (an “Affected Lender”) for payment of additional amounts or increased costs as provided in Sections 2.13(a), 2.14(a) or 2.14(b), Borrower Representative may, at its option, notify Funding Agent and such Affected Lender of its intention to replace the Affected Lender. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower Representative, with the consent of Agent, may obtain, at Borrowers’ expense, a replacement Lender (“Replacement Lender”) for the Affected Lender, which Replacement Lender must be reasonably satisfactory to Agent. If Borrowers obtain a Replacement Lender within ninety (90) days following notice of their intention to do so, the Affected Lender must sell and assign its Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by the Affected Lender and all accrued interest and Fees with respect thereto through the date of such sale and such assignment shall not require the payment of an assignment fee to Agent; provided, that Borrowers shall

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have reimbursed such Affected Lender for the additional amounts or increased costs that it is entitled to receive under this Agreement through the date of such sale and assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrowers shall not have the right to obtain a Replacement Lender if the Affected Lender rescinds its demand for increased costs or additional amounts within 15 days following its receipt of Borrowers’ notice of intention to replace such Affected Lender. Furthermore, if Borrowers give a notice of intention to replace and do not so replace such Affected Lender within ninety (90) days thereafter, Borrowers’ rights under this Section 2.14(d) shall terminate with respect to such Affected Lender for such request for additional amounts or increased costs and Borrowers shall promptly pay all increased costs or additional amounts demanded by such Affected Lender pursuant to Sections 2.13(a), 2.14(a) and 2.14(b). An exercise of the Borrowers’ option under this Section 2.14(d) shall not suspend the Borrowers’ obligation to pay such increased costs or additional amounts demanded by such Affected Lender pursuant to Sections 2.13(a), 2.14(a) and 2.14(b) until such Affected Lender is replaced.
     2.15 Single Loan. All Loans to each Borrower and all of the other Obligations of each Borrower arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall constitute one general obligation of that Borrower secured, until the Termination Date, by all of the Collateral.
     2.16 Incremental Revolving Loans.
          (a) Borrowers may on any date on or after the date that is 90 days following the Closing Date, by notice to Agent (whereupon Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), increase the Revolver 1 Commitment or Revolver 2 Commitment hereunder with incremental revolving loan commitments (the “Incremental Revolving Loans”) in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate (with minimum amounts of not less than $20,000,000 per increase (and $5,000,000 increments thereof, or the balance of the Incremental Revolving Loan limit if it is less than $5,000,000); provided that at the time of the effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Loan Amendment referred to below, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to extensions of credit to be made on such date, (b) each of the representations and warranties made by any Credit Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (c) Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative. Incremental Revolving Loans may be made by any existing Lender or by any other financial institution or any fund that regularly invests in bank loans selected by Borrower Representative (any such other financial institution or fund being called an “Incremental Lender”); provided that Agent shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender’s or Incremental Lender’s making such Incremental Revolving Loans if such consent would be required under Section 11.1 for an assignment of Loans to such Lender or Incremental Lender. No consent of the Lenders shall be required (other than the Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Loans). Commitments in respect of Incremental Revolving Loans shall be made pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Revolving Loan Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by Borrowers, each Lender agreeing to

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provide such Incremental Revolving Loans, if any, each Incremental Lender, if any, and Agent. Any Incremental Revolving Loans made hereunder shall be deemed “Loans” hereunder and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the existing Loans. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Revolving Loans, unless it so agrees. On the date of any borrowing of Incremental Revolving Loans, Borrowers shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Loans as of such date (with such reborrowing to consist of the types of Loans, with related LIBOR Periods, if applicable, specified in a notice to Agent (which notice must be received by Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement)). The deemed payments made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence in respect of each LIBOR Loan shall be subject to indemnification by Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related LIBOR Periods.
          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Incremental Revolving Loans shall be subject to the same terms as the existing Revolving Loans (including voluntary and mandatory prepayment provisions), except that, unless such Incremental Revolving Loans are made a part of the Revolving Loans (in which case all terms thereof shall be identical to those of the Revolving Loans), provided that (a) the “effective margin” applicable to the respective Incremental Revolving Loans (which, for such purposes only, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (1) the weighted average life to maturity of such Incremental Revolving Loans and (2) four years) payable to all Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Loans or the imposition of an interest rate floor, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Loans) determined as of the initial funding date for such Incremental Revolving Loans, may exceed the “effective margin” applicable to any Revolving Loans or any other Incremental Revolving Loans (determined on the same basis as provided in the preceding parenthetical) by up to 0.50% per annum (after giving effect to any Incremental Facility Yield Adjustment, (b) the final stated maturity date for such Incremental Revolving Loans may be later but not sooner) than the Commitment Termination Date, (c) [intentionally omitted], (d) other than as set forth in clause (a) above, any minimum LIBOR Rate or Base Rate applicable to such Incremental Revolving Loans may exceed the minimum LIBOR Rate and Base Rate applicable to the outstanding Revolving Loans if such minimum LIBOR Rate and/or Base Rate applicable to all then outstanding Revolving Loans is increased to match such minimum LIBOR Rate and/or Base Rate applicable to such Incremental Revolving Loans, (e) Incremental Revolving Loans may (i) rank junior in right of security and/or payment with the other Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date or (ii) be unsecured, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), the Incremental Revolving Loans will be established by a separate facility from the then existing Revolving Loans, and (f) other terms may differ if reasonably satisfactory to Agent, Borrowers and the Lenders providing such Incremental Revolving Loans.
          (c) If the existing Lenders are unwilling to increase their applicable Commitments by an amount equal to the requested Incremental Revolving Loans, Agent, in consultation with Borrowers, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain one or more financial institutions which are not then Lenders (which financial institution may be suggested by Borrowers) to become a party to this Agreement and to provide the requested Incremental

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Revolving Loans; provided, however, that compensation for any such assistance by Agent shall be mutually agreed by Agent and Borrowers.
     2.17 Bank Products. Any Credit Party may request and any Lender or Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, arrange for such Credit Party to obtain from such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender or Agent, as applicable, Bank Products although no Credit Party is required to do so. If any Bank Products are provided by an Affiliate of any Lender or Agent, the Credit Parties agree to indemnify and hold the Lenders, or any of them, harmless from any and all costs and obligations now or hereafter incurred by the Lenders, or any of them, which arise from any indemnity given by such Lender or Agent to any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable, related to such Bank Products; provided, however, nothing contained herein is intended to limit the Credit Parties’ rights, with respect to such Lender or Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable, if any, which arise as a result of the execution of documents by and between the Credit Parties and such Person which relate to any Bank Products. The agreement contained in this Section 2.17 shall survive termination of this Agreement. The Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that the obtaining of Bank Products from any Lender or Agent or their respective Affiliates (a) is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Lender or Agent or their respective Affiliates, and (b) is subject to all rules and regulations of such Lender or Agent or their respective Affiliates.
3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
     3.1 Conditions to the Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement. The effectiveness of the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to the Second Amendment is subject to the satisfactions of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of the Second Amendment.
     3.2 Further Conditions to Each Loan and Each Continuation/Conversion. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Lender shall be obligated to fund any Advance or incur any Letter of Credit Obligation, if, as of the date thereof:
          (a) (i) any representation or warranty by any Credit Party contained herein or in any other Loan Document is untrue or incorrect in any material respect (with respect to any representation or warranty that is not otherwise qualified as to materiality) as of such date as determined by Agent, except to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date and except for changes therein expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) Agent or Requisite Lenders have determined not to make such Advance or incur such Letter of Credit Obligation as a result of the fact that such warranty or representation is untrue or incorrect;
          (b) (i) any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) Agent or Requisite Lenders shall have determined not to make any Advance or incur any Letter of Credit Obligation as a result of that Default or Event of Default; or
          (c) after giving effect to any Advance (or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligations), the outstanding principal amount of the aggregate Revolving Loan would

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exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Maximum Amount, in each case, less the then outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loan.
The request and acceptance by any Borrower of the proceeds of any Advance or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligations shall be deemed to constitute, as of the date thereof, a representation and warranty by Borrowers that the conditions in this Section 3.2 have been satisfied.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
     To induce Lenders to make the Loans and to incur Letter of Credit Obligations, the Credit Parties executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, make the following representations and warranties to Agent and each Lender with respect to all Credit Parties, each and all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
     4.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each Credit Party (a) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization set forth in Schedule (4.1); (b) is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not result in exposure to losses, damages or liabilities which could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (c) has the requisite power and authority, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the legal right to own and operate in all material respects its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its business in all material respects as now, heretofore and proposed to be conducted and has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to pledge, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise encumber the Collateral; (d) subject to specific representations regarding Environmental Laws, has all material licenses, permits, consents or approvals from or by, and has made all material filings with, and has given all material notices to, all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent required for such ownership, operation and conduct; (e) is in compliance with its charter and bylaws or partnership or operating agreement, as applicable; and (f) subject to specific representations set forth herein regarding ERISA, Environmental Laws, tax and other laws, is in compliance with all applicable provisions of law, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     4.2 Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Offices; Collateral Locations; FEIN. As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party’s name as it appears in official filings in its state of incorporation or organization, organization type, organization number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization and the current location of each Credit Party’s jurisdiction of organization, chief executive office, principal place of business and the warehouses and premises at which any Collateral is located are set forth in Schedule (4.2), except as set forth on such schedule, none of such locations has changed within the four (4) months preceding the Closing Date and each Credit Party has only one state of incorporation or organization. In addition, Schedule (4.2) lists the federal employer identification number and organizational identification number, if any, of each Credit Party.

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     4.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the creation of all Liens provided for therein: (a) are within such Person’s power; (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action; (c) do not contravene any provision of such Person’s charter, bylaws or partnership or operating agreement as applicable; (d) do not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority; (e) do not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, material lease, loan agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its property is bound; (f) do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of such Person other than those in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pursuant to the Loan Documents; and (g) do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except (i) those referred to in Section 3.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, all of which will have been duly obtained, made or complied with prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the filings referred to in Section 4.25 and (iii) consents, authorizations, filings and notices obtained or made in the ordinary course of business (except with respect to the incurrence and repayment of the Loans, the Liens granted under the Collateral Documents or any other material rights of Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents). Each of the Loan Documents shall be duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and, each such Loan Document shall constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
     4.4 Financial Statements and Business Plan. Except for the Business Plan, all Financial Statements concerning Visteon and its Subsidiaries that are referred to below have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered (except as disclosed therein and except, with respect to unaudited Financial Statements, for the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments) and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of the Persons covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.
          (a) Financial Statements. The following Financial Statements attached to a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative have been delivered on the Closing Date:
               (i) The audited consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2009 and the related statements of income and cash flows of Visteon and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years then ended, certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
               (ii) The unaudited balance sheets at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 and the related statements of income and cash flows of Visteon and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Quarters then ended.

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               (iii) The unaudited balance sheets and related statements of income of Visteon and its Subsidiaries for the months ended July 31, 2010 and August 31, 2010.
          (b) Pro Forma. The Pro Forma delivered on the Closing Date and attached to a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative was prepared by Borrowers giving Pro Forma Effect to the Related Transactions, was based on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Borrowers and each of their respective Subsidiaries dated June 30, 2010 and was prepared in accordance with GAAP, with only such adjustments thereto as would be required in accordance with GAAP. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of Visteon to be reasonable at the time made, it being acknowledged and agreed by the Lenders that (a) such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount, (b) the financial and business projections furnished to Agent or the Lenders are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, which may be beyond the control of Visteon and its Subsidiaries, (c) no assurances are given by any of Visteon or its Subsidiaries that the results forecasted in the projections will be realized and (d) the actual results may differ from the forecasted results in such projections and such differences may be material.
          (c) Business Plan. The Business Plan delivered on the Closing Date and attached to a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative has been prepared by Borrowers in light of the past operations of their businesses, and reflect monthly forecasts for the twelve month period commencing October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011, and annual forecasts on a year-by-year basis thereafter through Fiscal Year 2017. The Business Plan is based upon the same accounting principles as those used in the preparation of the financial statements described above and the estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of which Borrowers believe to be reasonable and fair in light of current conditions and current facts known to Borrowers and, as of the Closing Date, reflect Borrowers’ good faith estimates believed to be reasonable by Visteon at the time made of the future financial performance of Borrowers for the period set forth therein. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of Visteon to be reasonable at the time made, it being acknowledged and agreed by the Lenders that (a) such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount, (b) the financial and business projections furnished to Agent or the Lenders are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, which may be beyond the control of Visteon and its Subsidiaries, (c) no assurances are given by any of Visteon or its Subsidiaries that the results forecasted in the projections will be realized and (d) the actual results may differ from the forecasted results in such projections and such differences may be material.
          (d) Undisclosed Liabilities; Burdensome Restrictions. None of the Borrowers or their respective Restricted Subsidiaries has any material Guarantied Obligations, contingent liabilities or liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected in the most recent financial

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statements referred to in this Section 4.4. During the period from August 31, 2010 to and including the Closing Date, there has been no disposition by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or property. No Credit Party knows of any unusual or unduly burdensome restriction, restraint or hazard relative to the business or properties of the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries that is not customary for or generally applicable to similarly situated businesses in the same industry as the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries.
     4.5 Material Adverse Effect. Since the Closing Date, no event has occurred, that alone or together with other events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     4.6 Ownership of Property; Liens. As of the Closing Date, the real estate (“Real Estate”) listed in Schedule (4.6) constitutes all of the real property owned, leased, subleased, or used by any Credit Party. Each Credit Party owns fee simple title to all of its owned Real Estate, and valid leasehold interests in all of its leased Real Estate. Schedule (4.6) further describes any Real Estate with respect to which any Credit Party is a lessor, sublessor or assignor as of the Closing Date. Each Credit Party also has title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its personal property and assets. As of the Closing Date, none of the properties and assets of any Credit Party are subject to any Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances, and there are no facts, circumstances or conditions known to any Credit Party that may result in any Liens (including Liens arising under Environmental Laws) other than Permitted Encumbrances. Each Credit Party has received all deeds, assignments, waivers, consents, nondisturbance and attornment or similar agreements, bills of sale and other documents, and has duly effected all recordings, filings and other actions necessary to establish, protect and perfect such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all such Real Estate and other properties and assets. Schedule (4.6) also describes any purchase options, rights of first refusal or other similar contractual rights, if any, pertaining to any material Real Estate. As of the Closing Date, all of the Collateral (including, without limitation, Inventory, Equipment, books and records) is at one or more of the locations listed on Schedule (4.6) or is in-transit between such locations. As of the Closing Date, no portion of any Credit Party’s Real Estate has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty loss that has not heretofore been repaired and restored in all material respects to its original condition or otherwise remedied.
     4.7 Labor Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule (4.7) or as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) no strikes or other material labor disputes against any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party are pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Credit Party and each Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act and each other federal, state, local or foreign law applicable to such matters; (c) all payments due from any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party for employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Credit Party or such Restricted Subsidiary; (d) there is no organizing activity involving any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group of employees; (e) there are no representation proceedings pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board or any other applicable labor relations board, and no labor organization or group

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of employees of any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party has made a pending demand for recognition; and (f) there are no material complaints or charges against any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment by any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party of any individual.
     4.8 Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures. As of the Closing Date, (a) Schedule (4.8) sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary and Joint Venture of the Borrowers and, as to each such Subsidiary and Joint Venture, the percentage of each class of Stock owned by any Credit Party and (b) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Stock of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, except as created by the Loan Documents.
     4.9 Government Regulation. No Credit Party is an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. The making of the Loans by Lenders to Borrowers, the incurrence of the Letter of Credit Obligations on behalf of Borrowers, the application of the proceeds thereof and repayment thereof and the consummation of the Related Transactions will not violate any provision of any such statute or any rule, regulation or order issued by the SEC or any other securities regulation authority or securities exchange.
     4.10 Margin Regulations. No Credit Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as “Margin Stock”). No Credit Party owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that might cause any of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board. No Credit Party will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.
     4.11 Taxes. All Federal and other material tax returns, reports and statements, including information returns, required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary have been filed (after giving effect to any extensions) with the appropriate Governmental Authority, and all Taxes have been paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or late charge may be added thereto for nonpayment thereof excluding Taxes or other amounts being contested in accordance with Section 6.2(b). Except as described in Schedule (4.11), each Credit Party and each Restricted Subsidiary has withheld from its respective employees for all periods all material Taxes required to have been withheld pursuant to all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws and such withholdings have been timely

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paid to the respective Governmental Authorities. Schedule (4.11) sets forth as of the Closing Date those taxable years for which any Credit Party’s or Restricted Subsidiary’s tax returns are currently being audited by the IRS or any other applicable Governmental Authority, and any assessments or threatened assessments (in writing) in connection with such audit, or otherwise currently outstanding. Except as described in Schedule (4.11), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary has executed or filed with the IRS or any other domestic or foreign Governmental Authority any agreement or other document extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for assessment or collection of any Charges or Taxes. Except as described on Schedule (4.11), as of the Closing Date, none of the Credit Parties, Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors is liable for any Charges: (a) under any agreement (including any tax sharing agreements other than those solely among Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries) or (b) to each Credit Party’s knowledge, as a transferee. Except as described on Schedule (4.11), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under IRC Section 481(a), by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     4.12 ERISA.
          (a) Borrowers have previously delivered or made available to Agent all Pension Plans (including Title IV Plans and Multiemployer Plans) and all Retiree Welfare Plans, as now in effect. Except with respect to Multiemployer Plans, each Qualified Plan has either received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or may rely on a favorable opinion letter issued by the IRS, and to the knowledge of any Credit Party nothing has occurred that would be reasonably expected to cause the loss of such qualification or tax-exempt status. Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the IRC and its terms, including the timely filing of all reports required under the IRC or ERISA. Except as has not resulted, or could not reasonably be expected to result, in an ERISA Lien (whether or not perfected), neither any Credit Party nor ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any material contribution or pay any material amount due as required by either Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any such Plan. No “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the IRC, has occurred with respect to any Plan that would subject any Credit Party to a material tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC.
          (b) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no Title IV Plan or Foreign Plan has any material Unfunded Pension Liability; (ii) no ERISA Event has occurred or to the knowledge of any Credit Party is reasonably expected to occur; (iii) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened material claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or instituted against any Plan or any Person as fiduciary or sponsor of any Plan; (iv) no Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any material liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) within the last five years no Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has been terminated, whether or not in a “standard termination” as that term is used in Section 4041 of ERISA, nor has any Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate (determined at any time within the last five years) with material Unfunded Pension Liabilities been transferred

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outside of the “controlled group” (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA) of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate (determined at such time).
          (c) Each Foreign Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable requirements of applicable law and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities, except for any noncompliance which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
     4.13 No Litigation. No action, claim, lawsuit, demand, investigation or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened in writing against any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party, before any Governmental Authority or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators (collectively, “Litigation”), (a) that challenges such Credit Party’s right or power to enter into or perform any of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any action taken thereunder, or (b) that has a reasonable risk of being determined adversely to any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party and that, if so determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule (4.13), as of the Closing Date there is no Litigation pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing, that seeks damages in excess of $5,000,000 or injunctive relief against, or alleges criminal misconduct of, any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party.
     4.14 Brokers. Except as set forth on Schedule (4.14), no broker or finder brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the Loans or the Related Transactions, and no Credit Party or Affiliate thereof has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in connection therewith.
     4.15 Intellectual Property. As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party owns or has rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary to continue to conduct its business as now conducted by it and material to such Credit Party’s business, taken as a whole, except where failure to so own or have rights could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each issued or applied-for Patent, registered or applied-for Trademark, registered or applied-for Copyright owned by any Credit Party is listed, together with application or registration numbers, as applicable, on Schedule (4.15). Schedule (4.15) also sets forth a list of Licenses that are material to each Credit Party’s business as now conducted by it. To the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, each Credit Party conducts its business and affairs without infringement of any Intellectual Property of any other Person that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule (4.15), no Credit Party is aware of any material infringement claim by any other Person with respect to any material Intellectual Property owned by such Credit Party.
     4.16 Full Disclosure. No information contained in this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Financial Statements or Collateral Reports or other written reports from time to time prepared by any Credit Party (other than the projections referred to below and

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information of a general economic or industry nature) and delivered hereunder or any written statement prepared by any Credit Party and furnished (taken as a whole) by or on behalf of any Credit Party to Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). The Business Plans from time to time delivered hereunder are or will be based upon the estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of which Borrowers believed at the time of delivery to be reasonable and fair in light of current conditions and current facts known to Borrowers as of such delivery date, and reflect Borrowers’ good faith estimates of the future financial performance of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries and of the other information projected therein for the period set forth therein. Such Business Plan is not a guaranty of future performance and actual results may differ from those set forth in such Business Plan. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of Visteon to be reasonable at the time made, it being acknowledged and agreed by the Lenders that (a) such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount, (b) the financial and business projections furnished to Agent or the Lenders are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, which may be beyond the control of Visteon and its Subsidiaries, (c) no assurances are given by any of Visteon or its Subsidiaries that the results forecasted in the projections will be realized and (d) the actual results may differ from the forecasted results in such projections and such differences may be material.
     4.17 Environmental Matters.
          (a) Except as set forth in Schedule (4.17), as of the Closing Date: (i) the Real Estate of each Credit Party and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries is free of contamination from any Hazardous Material except for such contamination that would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) no Credit Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party has caused or suffered to occur any material Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate except for such Release of Hazardous Materials that would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Credit Parties and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries are and have, for the past eight (8) years, been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance that would not result in Environmental Liabilities which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) the Credit Parties and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries (A) have obtained, (B) possess as valid, uncontested and in good standing, and (C) are in compliance with all Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws for the operation of their respective businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to so obtain, possess or comply with such Environmental Permits would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, there is no Litigation arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or Hazardous Material that seeks damages, penalties, fines, costs or expenses the payment of which could reasonably be expected

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to have a Material Adverse Effect or injunctive relief which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect against, or that alleges criminal misconduct by, any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party; (vi) no written notice has been received by any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party identifying it as a “potentially responsible party” or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, except for such notice that would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vii) the Credit Parties and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries have provided to Agent copies of existing environmental reports, reviews and audits and written information sufficient, along with Schedule (4.17), to disclose actual or potential material Environmental Liabilities, in each case relating to any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party.
          (b) Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that none of Agent, any other secured party under the Loan Documents or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (i) is now, or has ever been, in control of any of the Real Estate or any Credit Party’s or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party’s affairs, and (ii) has the capacity or the authority through the provisions of the Loan Documents or otherwise to direct or influence any (A) Credit Party’s or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party’s conduct with respect to the ownership, operation or management of any of its Real Estate, (B) undertaking, work or task performed by any employee, agent or contractor of any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party or the manner in which such undertaking, work or task may be carried out or performed, or (C) compliance of any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.
     4.18 Insurance. Borrowers have previously delivered or made available to Agent lists of all insurance policies of any nature maintained, as of the Closing Date, for current occurrences by each Credit Party and each Restricted Subsidiary, as well as a summary of the material terms of each such policy.
     4.19 Deposit and Disbursement Accounts. Schedule (4.19) lists all banks and other financial institutions at which any Credit Party maintains deposit or other accounts as of the Closing Date, including any Disbursement Accounts, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name of each depository, the name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number therefor.
     4.20 Government Contracts. Except as set forth in Schedule (4.20), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to any material contract with any Governmental Authority which are customers of a Credit Party and no Credit Party’s Accounts are subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3727) or any similar state or local law.
     4.21 Customer and Trade Relations. As of the Closing Date, there exists no actual or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened termination or cancellation of, or any material adverse modification or change in, the business relationship of any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party with any customer or group of customers that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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     4.22 Bonding. Except as set forth on Schedule (4.22), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to or bound by any surety bond agreement or bonding requirement with respect to products or services sold by it.
     4.23 Intentionally Omitted.
     4.24 No Default. No Credit Party and none of its Restricted Subsidiaries are in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
     4.25 Creation and Perfection of Security Interests.
          (a) The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), as secured parties, a legal and valid security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof. In the case of the portion of the pledged Collateral consisting of the certificated securities represented by the certificates described in the Pledge Agreement, when stock certificates representing such pledged Collateral are delivered to Agent and such stock certificates are held in New York, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Security Agreement, when financing statements and other filings specified on Schedule (4.25(a)) in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule (4.25(a)), the Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien under the Code on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), in each case prior and superior (subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if any) in right to any other Person (except, in the case of Collateral, Liens permitted by Section 7.7).
          (b) Each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule (4.25(b)), each such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than applicable Liens permitted by Section 7.7 and listed as exceptions in the applicable title insurance policy with respect thereto), subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if any. Schedule (4.25(b)) lists, as of the Closing Date, each parcel of owned real property located in the United States and held by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries that has a value, in the reasonable opinion of Borrowers, in excess of $2,500,000.
     4.26 Accounts; Inventory.
          (a) With respect to Eligible Accounts included in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate (as of the date of such Borrowing Base Certificate), (i) all Accounts listed as Eligible Accounts satisfy the requirements of Eligible Accounts; (ii) they represent bona fide sales of Inventory or rendering of services to Account Debtors in the ordinary course of each

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Credit Party’s business and are not evidenced by a judgment, Instrument or Chattel Paper; (iii) there are no setoffs, claims or disputes existing or asserted with respect thereto and no Credit Party has made any agreement with any Account Debtor for any extension of time for the payment thereof, any compromise or settlement for less than the full amount thereof, any release of any Account Debtor from liability therefor, or any deduction therefrom except a discount or allowance allowed by such Credit Party in the ordinary course of its business for prompt payment and disclosed to the Co-Collateral Agents; (iv) to the respective Credit Party’s knowledge, there are no material facts, events or occurrences which in any way impair the validity or enforceability thereof or could reasonably be expected to reduce the amount payable thereunder as shown on such Credit Party’s books and records and any invoices, statements and Collateral Reports delivered to Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto; (v) to the respective Credit Party’s knowledge, no Credit Party has received any notice of proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against any Account Debtor which might result in any material adverse change in such Account Debtor’s financial condition; and (vi) no Credit Party has knowledge that any Account Debtor is unable generally to pay its debts as they become due. Further, with respect to the accounts, (x) the amounts shown on all invoices, statements and Collateral Reports which may be delivered to the Co-Collateral Agents with respect thereto are actually and absolutely owing to such Credit Party as indicated thereon and are not in any way contingent; (y) no payments have been or shall be made thereon except payments promptly delivered to the applicable Blocked Accounts or Agent as required pursuant to the terms of Annex A; and (z) to each Credit Party’s knowledge, all Account Debtors have the capacity to contract.
          (b) With respect to Eligible Inventory included in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate (as of the date of such Borrowing Base Certificate), (i) such Inventory is located at one of the applicable Credit Party’s locations set forth on Schedule (4.2), or in transit thereto, as applicable; (ii) such Inventory is now, or shall at any time or times hereafter be, stored at any other location without the Co-Collateral Agents’ prior consent, and if the Co-Collateral Agents given such consent, each applicable Credit Party will concurrently therewith obtain, to the extent required by this Agreement, bailee, landlord and mortgagee agreements; (iii) except as specifically disclosed in the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate, the applicable Credit Party has good, indefeasible and merchantable title to such Inventory and such Inventory is not subject to any Lien or security interest or document whatsoever except for the Lien granted to Agent, for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, as secured parties, except for Permitted Encumbrances; (iv) such Inventory is Eligible Inventory of good and merchantable quality, free from any defects, (v) such Inventory is not subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright agreements with any third parties which would require any consent of any third party upon sale or Disposition of that Inventory or the payment of any monies to any third party upon such sale or other Disposition; and (vi) the completion of manufacture, sale or other Disposition of such Inventory by Agent following an Event of Default shall not require the consent of any Person and shall not constitute a breach or default under any contract or agreement to which any Credit Party is a party or to which such property is subject.
     4.27 Solvency. Immediately after giving effect to (a) the Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations to be made or incurred on the Closing Date or such other date as Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations requested hereunder are made or incurred, (b) the disbursement of proceeds of

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such Loans pursuant to the instructions of the Borrower Representative, (c) the Prior Loan Refinancing and the consummation of the other Related Transactions and (d) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, are and will be Solvent.
     4.28 Material Contracts. Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule (4.28), as of the Closing Date, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Credit Parties which are party to any Material Contract is in default or alleged to be in default under any Material Contract, and no asserted or, to the best knowledge of the Borrowers, unasserted claim or dispute under any Material Contract exists that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     4.29 Foreign Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary of each Credit Party is and will remain in compliance in all material respects with all United States economic sanctions, laws, executive orders and implementing regulations as promulgated by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and all applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and all regulations issued pursuant to it. No Credit Party and no Subsidiary of a Credit Party (a) is a Person designated by the United States government on the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) with which a United States Person cannot deal with or otherwise engage in business transactions, (b) is a Person who is otherwise the target of United States economic sanctions laws such that a United States Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person or (c) is controlled by (including, without limitation, by virtue of such Person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any Person on the SDN List or a foreign government that is the target of United States economic sanctions prohibitions such that the entry into, or performance under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be prohibited under United States law.
     4.30 Patriot Act. Each Credit Party, each of its Subsidiaries and each of its Affiliates are in compliance with (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (b) the USA PATRIOT ACT (Title 111of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”) and (c) other federal or state laws relating to “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations. The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Loans only as provided in Section 2.4. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used directly or indirectly for any payments to any government official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
     4.31 Regulation H. Except as set forth on Schedule (4.31), no Mortgaged Property is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has not been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.

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     4.32 Intentionally Omitted.
     4.33 Plan of Reorganization. The Bankruptcy Court has entered an order, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (the “Confirmation Order”), confirming the Plan of Reorganization, there have been no amendments or other changes to the Plan of Reorganization that would increase the amount to be paid, shorten the time for payment or otherwise be materially adverse to the Lenders unless otherwise agreed to by Agent. The Confirmation Order has not been stayed, and no motion for rehearing or reconsideration, no notice of appeal from the Confirmation Order nor any motion to set aside or vacate the Confirmation Order has been filed, and the Effective Date under (and as defined in) the Plan of Reorganization has occurred.
5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
     5.1 Financial Reports and Notices. Each Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, it shall deliver to Agent or to Agent and Lenders, as required, the following Financial Statements, notices, Business Plans and other information at the times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth below:
          (a) Monthly Financials. (i) Upon an Activation Event and at all times during a Cash Dominion Period, to Agent and Lenders, within thirty (30) days after the end of each Fiscal Month (or forty-five (45) days after the last month in each Fiscal Quarter), financial information regarding Visteon and its consolidated Subsidiaries, certified by a Financial Officer of Visteon, consisting of consolidated (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the close of such Fiscal Month and the related statements of income for that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Month and (ii) unaudited statements of income for such Fiscal Month, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the prior year and the figures contained in the Business Plan for such Fiscal Year. Such financial information shall be accompanied by the certification of a Financial Officer of Visteon that such financial information and any other information presented is true, correct and complete in all material respects and that there was no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such time or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default.
          (b) Quarterly Financials. To Agent and Lenders, within forty-five (45) days after the end of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, consolidated financial information regarding Visteon and its consolidated Subsidiaries, certified by a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative, including (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and the related statements of income and cash flow for that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) unaudited statements of income and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the prior year and the figures contained in the Business Plan for such Fiscal Year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments). Such financial information shall be accompanied by a statement in reasonable detail (each, a “Compliance Certificate”) including the certification of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative that (i) such financial information fairly presents, in all material respects in accordance with GAAP (except as approved by accountants or officers, as the case

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may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein, including the economic impact of such exception (it being understood that any financial covenants or tests under this Agreement shall be calculated without giving effect to any such non-compliance with GAAP), and subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosure), the financial position, results of operations and statements of cash flows of Visteon and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for that portion of the Fiscal Year then ended, (ii) any other information presented is true, correct and complete in all material respects and that there was no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such time or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default. In addition, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent and Lenders, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a management discussion and analysis that includes a comparison to budget for that Fiscal Quarter and a comparison of performance for that Fiscal Quarter to the corresponding period in the prior year.
          (c) Annual Audited Financials. To Agent and Lenders, within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, audited Financial Statements for Visteon and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, consisting of balance sheets and statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows, setting forth in comparative form in each case the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, which Financial Statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as approved by accountants or officers, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein, including the economic impact of such exception (it being understood that any financial covenants or tests under this Agreement shall be calculated without giving effect to any such non-compliance with GAAP)), and certified without qualification as to going-concern or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit (except that such opinion may be qualified with a “going concern” or like qualification or exception solely as a result of the impending Commitment Termination Date), by an independent certified public accounting firm of national standing or otherwise acceptable to Agent. Such Financial Statements shall be accompanied by (i) a report from such accounting firm to the effect that, in connection with their audit examination, nothing has come to their attention to cause them to believe that a Default or Event of Default has occurred (or specifying those Defaults and Events of Default that they became aware of), it being understood that such audit examination extended only to accounting matters and that no special investigation was made with respect to the existence of Defaults or Events of Default, and (ii) the certification of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative that all such Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects in accordance with GAAP, the financial position, results of operations and statements of cash flows of Borrowers and each of their respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period then ended, and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such time or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default.
     Notwithstanding the financial statement reporting periods set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above and the related comparable prior period comparative forms, Borrowers may deliver or cause to be delivered such financial statements as are prescribed under GAAP taking into account Borrower’s “fresh start” accounting as applicable in connection with the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization.

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     Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Sections 5.1(a), (b), or (c) shall be deemed to have been delivered to Agent and the Lenders on the date on which Borrower Representative provides written notice to Agent that such information has been posted on Borrower Representative’s website on the Internet at http://www.visteon.com or is available via the EDGAR system of the SEC on the Internet (to the extent such information has been posted or is available as described in such notice). Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1 may also be delivered by electronic communication pursuant to procedures approved hereunder.
          (d) Business Plan. To Agent and Lenders, as soon as available, but not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an annual business plan for Visteon, on a consolidated basis, approved by the board of directors of Visteon for the following Fiscal Year, which (i) includes a statement of all of the material assumptions on which such plan is based, (ii) includes quarterly balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows for the following year and (iii) integrates sales, gross profits, operating expenses, operating profit, cash flow projections, all prepared on the same basis and in similar detail as that on which operating results are reported (and in the case of cash flow projections, representing management’s good faith estimates of future financial performance based on historical performance), and including plans for personnel, Capital Expenditures and facilities. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of Visteon to be reasonable at the time made, it being acknowledged and agreed by the Lenders that (a) such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount, (b) the financial and business projections furnished to Agent or the Lenders are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, which may be beyond the control of Visteon and its Subsidiaries, (c) no assurances are given by any of Visteon or its Subsidiaries that the results forecasted in the projections will be realized and (d) the actual results may differ from the forecasted results in such projections and such differences may be material.
          (e) Management Letters. To Agent and Lenders, within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Credit Party, copies of all final management letters, exception reports or similar letters or reports received by such Credit Party from its independent certified public accountants.
          (f) Default Notices. To Agent and Lenders, as soon as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after a Financial Officer of any Borrower has actual knowledge of the existence of any Default, Event of Default or other event that has had a Material Adverse Effect, telephonic or telecopied or electronic notice specifying the nature of such Default or Event of Default or other event, including the anticipated effect thereof, which notice, if given telephonically, shall be promptly confirmed in writing on the next Business Day.
          (g) SEC Filings and Press Releases. To Agent and Lenders, promptly upon their becoming available, copies of: (i) all Financial Statements, reports, notices and proxy statements made publicly available by any Credit Party to its security holders (in their capacity

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as such); and (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by any Credit Party with any securities exchange or with the SEC or any governmental or private regulatory authority; provided that in each case such delivery shall be deemed to have been made upon delivery of notice to Agent that such statements and reports are available via the EDGAR System of the SEC on the Internet.
          (h) Intentionally Omitted.
          (i) Litigation. To Agent in writing, promptly upon learning thereof, notice of any Litigation commenced or threatened in writing against any Credit Party that (i) could reasonably be expected to result in damages in excess of $50,000,000 (net of insurance coverages for such damages), (ii) seeks injunctive relief, (iii) is asserted or instituted against any Plan or any Foreign Plan, its fiduciaries or its assets or against any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate in connection with any Plan or Foreign Plan or (iv) involves any product recall that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (j) Insurance Notices. To Agent, disclosure of losses or casualties required by Section 6.4.
          (k) Hedging Agreements. To the Co-Collateral Agents within two (2) Business Days after entering into such agreement or amendment, copies of all interest rate, commodity or currency hedging agreements or amendments thereto.
          (l) Other Documents. To Agent and Lenders, such other financial and other information respecting any Credit Party’s or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party’s business or financial condition as Agent or any Lender shall from time to time reasonably request.
          (m) Intentionally Omitted.
          (n) Environmental Matters. To Agent, notice of any matter under any Environmental Law that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including arising out of or resulting from the commencement of, or any material adverse development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws or the assertion or occurrence of any alleged noncompliance by any Credit Party or as any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law.
          (o) ERISA/Pension Matters. To Agent, notice of (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event (or similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000 and (ii) any “financial support direction or contribution notice” under any Foreign Plan (including, without limitation, the “Visteon UK Pension Plan”).
          (p) Lease Default Notices. To Agent, (i) within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof, copies of any and all default notices received under or with respect to any leased location or warehouse where Revolver Priority Collateral is located and (ii) such other notices or documents as Agent may reasonably request.

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     5.2 Collateral Reporting. Each Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, it shall deliver to Co-Collateral Agents or to Co-Collateral Agents and Lenders, as required, the following Collateral Reports (including Borrowing Base Certificates in the form of Exhibit 5.2) at the times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth below:
          (a) To Co-Collateral Agents, and if requested by Lenders, to Lenders upon their request, and in any event no less frequently than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the tenth Business Day of each Fiscal Month commencing with the Fiscal Month ending October 31, 2010 during the term of this Agreement, each of the following reports, each of which shall be prepared by the Borrowers as of the last day of the immediately preceding month; provided, however, that if (i) Excess Availability is less than $65,000,000 or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then the following shall be delivered no less frequently than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Wednesday of each week commencing on the first Wednesday after Excess Availability is less than $65,000,000 for so long as Excess Availability is less than $65,000,000 or such Event of Default occurs and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing, as applicable:
               (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate accompanied by such supporting detail and documentation as shall be requested by Co-Collateral Agents, in their Permitted Discretion;
               (ii) a summary of Inventory by location and type with a supporting perpetual Inventory report, in each case accompanied by such supporting detail and documentation as shall be requested by Co-Collateral Agents, in their Permitted Discretion; and
               (iii) a monthly trial balance showing Accounts outstanding aged from due date as follows: 1 to 30 days, 31 to 60 days, 61 to 90 days and 91 days or more, accompanied by such supporting detail (including invoice date) and documentation as shall be requested by Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion.
          (b) To Co-Collateral Agents, and if requested by Lenders, to Lenders, on a monthly basis except to the extent that the Borrowing Base is being delivered on a weekly basis, and in that instance, to then be delivered on a weekly basis (together with a copy of all or any part of such delivery requested by any Lender in writing after the Closing Date), collateral reports with respect to Credit Parties, including all additions and reductions (cash and non-cash) with respect to Accounts of Credit Parties, in each case accompanied by such supporting detail and documentation as shall be requested by Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion each of which shall be prepared by Borrowers as of the last day of the immediately preceding month (or such other time as may be requested by Co-Collateral Agents);
          (c) To Co-Collateral Agents, at the time of delivery of each of the monthly Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, an aging of accounts payable, accompanied by such supporting detail and documentation as shall be requested by Co-Collateral Agents in their Permitted Discretion.

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          (d) To Co-Collateral Agents, at the time of delivery of each of the quarterly or annual Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, a listing of government contracts of each Credit Party subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940;
          (e) Borrowers shall pay all reasonable fees incurred by Co-Collateral Agents in connection with (i) Inventory and, to the extent included in the Borrowing Base, Real Estate and Aircraft appraisals (which will be FIRREA compliant with respect to Real Estate) on an annual basis (including one full appraisal and one “desk-top” appraisal, each on an annual basis) at the discretion of Agent and Co-Collateral Agents and (ii) two (2) field examinations per Fiscal Year; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Co-Collateral Agents may perform physical appraisals and collateral audits at any time during any Fiscal Year at its own expense; provided, further, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default or if Excess Availability is less than $50,000,000, Co-Collateral Agents may perform physical appraisals and collateral audits at any time and at Borrower’s reasonable expense without regard to the limits set forth above; and
          (f) Such other reports, statements and reconciliations (including reconciliations of Inventory and Accounts from general ledger to financial statements to Borrowing Base) with respect to the Borrowing Base, Collateral or Obligations of any or all Credit Parties as Co-Collateral Agents shall from time to time request in their Permitted Discretion.
6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
     Each Credit Party executing this Credit Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to all Credit Parties that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date:
     6.1 Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 7.1, each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (a) its corporate existence and (b) its material rights and franchises except where the failure to maintain such material rights and franchises could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder (including under Section 7.5); at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its assets and properties used or useful in the conduct of its business, and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition in all material respects (taking into consideration ordinary wear and tear and except for casualties and condemnations) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with industry practices, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
     6.2 Payment of Charges and Taxes.
          (a) Subject to Section 6.2(b), each Credit Party shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all material Charges and Taxes (other than charges in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000) payable by it, including: (i) Charges and Taxes

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imposed upon it, its income and profits, or any of its property (real, personal or mixed) and all Charges with respect to tax, social security, employer contributions and unemployment withholding with respect to its employees; (ii) lawful claims for labor, materials, supplies and services or otherwise; and (iii) all storage or rental charges payable to warehousemen or bailees, in each case, before any thereof shall become past due.
          (b) Each Credit Party may in good faith contest, by appropriate proceedings, the validity or amount of any Charges, Taxes or claims described in Section 6.2(a) and not pay or discharge such Charges, Taxes or claims while so contested; provided, that: (i) adequate reserves with respect to such contest are maintained on the books of such Credit Party, in accordance with GAAP; (ii) no Lien shall be imposed to secure payment of such Charges (other than payments to warehousemen and/or bailees or as permitted under Section 7.7) that is superior to any of the Liens securing the Obligations and such contest is maintained and prosecuted continuously and with diligence and operates to suspend collection or enforcement of such Charges; (iii) none of the Collateral becomes subject to forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest; (iv) such non-payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) such Credit Party shall promptly pay or discharge such contested Charges, Taxes or claims and all additional charges, interest, penalties and expenses, if any, and shall deliver to Agent evidence reasonably acceptable to Agent of such compliance, payment or discharge, if such contest is terminated or discontinued adversely to such Credit Party or the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2(b) are no longer met.
     6.3 Books and Records. Each Credit Party shall keep adequate books and records with respect to its business activities in which proper entries, reflecting all financial transactions, are made in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements provided on the Closing Date attached to a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative.
     6.4 Insurance; Damage to or Destruction of Collateral.
          (a) Borrowers will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance in such amounts and against such risks, as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations (after giving effect to any self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated companies). The Borrowers will furnish to the Co-Collateral Agents, upon request, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained, including, without limitation, for any Mortgaged Property, Flood Insurance equal to the least of (i) the full, unpaid balance of the Loans and any prior liens on the Mortgaged Property, (ii) the maximum amount of coverage available under the National Flood Insurance Program for the particular type of building or (iii) the full insurable value of the building and/or its contents, in each case with deductibles customarily carried by businesses of the size, character and creditworthiness of the business of the Credit Parties.
          (b) Borrowers will, and will cause each of the other Credit Parties to, at all times keep its property which constitutes Collateral insured in favor of Agent, and all policies or certificates (or certified copies thereof) with respect to such insurance (i) shall be endorsed to

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Agent’s reasonable satisfaction for the benefit of Agent (including, without limitation, by naming Agent as loss payee and/or additional insured) and (ii) shall state that such insurance policies shall not be canceled without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof by the respective insurer to Agent (or at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice in the case of non-payment of premium).
          (c) If Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to maintain insurance in accordance with this Section 6.4, or if Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to so endorse all policies or certificates with respect thereto, Agent shall have the right, upon ten (10) days’ prior notice to Borrowers (but shall be under no obligation), to procure such insurance and Borrowers agree to reimburse Agent for all reasonable costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of procuring and maintaining such insurance.
          (d) Sections 6.4(b) and (c) shall only apply to insurance in respect of assets included in the Collateral; provided, however, Sections 6.4(b) and (c) shall not apply to credit insurance.
     6.5 Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all United States federal, state and local laws, regulations and decrees and all foreign laws, regulations and decrees, in each case, applicable to it, including those relating to ERISA, and employment and labor matters (except those relating to Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits which are covered by Section 6.8), and its Contractual Obligations, except to the extent that the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     6.6 Intentionally Omitted.
     6.7 Intellectual Property. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct its business and affairs without infringement of any Intellectual Property of any other Person that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and shall comply in all material respects with the terms of its Licenses.
     6.8 Environmental Matters.
          (a) Except in each of the following cases to the extent the failure to do so could not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Credit Party shall, and shall (i) cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with, and ensure compliance in all material respects by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws, and obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all tenants and subtenants obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, any and all Environmental Permits.
          (b) Except to the extent the failure to do so could not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.

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     6.9 Real Estate Purchases. To the extent otherwise permitted hereunder, if any Credit Party proposes to acquire a fee ownership interest in Real Estate after the Closing Date, with a fair market purchase price in excess of $5,000,000, it shall first provide to Agent a mortgage or deed of trust granting Agent a second priority Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) on such Real Estate (unless such Real Estate is Eligible Real Estate, in which case it will be a first priority Lien), together with existing environmental audits, Title Insurance (except insuring a second priority Lien, if applicable), a Mortgage Opinion, and, if required by Agent, Flood Insurance, and such other customary documents, instruments or agreements reasonably requested by Agent, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; provided, that the foregoing shall not be required to the extent the Real Estate at issue is located outside of the United States and the granting of such mortgage or deed of trust would result in a material adverse tax consequence to any Credit Party or to the extent such mortgage is not permitted by applicable law; provided, however, that utilization of the net operating losses of the Credit Parties shall be excluded from Borrower Representative’s determination of whether any mortgage would result in materially adverse tax consequences to the Credit Parties.
     6.10 Further Assurances. Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that it shall and shall cause each other Credit Party to, at such Credit Party’s reasonable expense and upon the reasonable request of Agent, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to Agent such further instruments and take all such further actions (including the authorization of filing and recording of Code financing statements (or any similar filings required under the foreign personal property security laws of Mexico), fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by Agent), which may be required under any applicable law, or which Agent may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents or the validity or priority of any such Liens, all at the reasonable expense of the Credit Parties.
     6.11 Intentionally Omitted.
     6.12 Intentionally Omitted.
     6.13 ERISA Matters. Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that it shall and shall cause each other Credit Party and their Restricted Subsidiaries to timely make all contributions, pay all amounts due, and otherwise perform such actions necessary to cause the release of any Liens imposed under ERISA or Section 412 of the IRC or any similar provision under any Foreign Plan (each an “ERISA Lien”).
     6.14 Intentionally Omitted.
     6.15 New Subsidiaries.
          (a) Within ten (10) Business Days of the formation of any Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party, acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary of any Credit Party or at any time a Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, Credit Parties, or any of them, as appropriate, shall (i) cause each such new Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Domestic Subsidiary) to join this Agreement as a Credit Party by

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providing to Agent a joinder agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, (ii) cause each such new Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Domestic Subsidiary) to deliver to Agent a Guaranty, a supplement to the Security Agreement, a supplement to the Pledge Agreement, and such other security documents (including, without limitation, any mortgage, deed to secure debt or deed of trust where such Restricted Subsidiary owns real property and an appraisal (which shall be compliant with FIRREA to the extent required by applicable law as determined by Agent) and Flood Insurance with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by Section 6.9, as applicable) reasonably requested by Agent, together with appropriate UCC-1 financing statements, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, (iii) with respect to all new Restricted Subsidiaries that are directly owned in whole or in part by a Credit Party, provide to Agent a supplement to the Pledge Agreement providing for the pledge of the direct and beneficial interests in such new Restricted Subsidiary (or, in the case of the pledge of a direct Foreign Subsidiary, sixty-five percent (65%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of the issued and outstanding voting Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary and one-hundred percent (100%) of the non-voting stock of such Foreign Subsidiary) as shall be requested by Agent, together with appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements under the Code (or any similar document required under personal property security laws of Mexico) or other applicable personal property or moveable property registries or other documents necessary to perfect such pledge, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and (iv) provide to Agent all other customary and reasonable documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which in its opinion is appropriate and customary with respect to such execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Upon execution and delivery of the joinder agreement by each new Restricted Subsidiary, such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Credit Party hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Credit Party herein. The execution and delivery of the joinder agreement shall not require the consent of any Credit Party or Lender hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Credit Party hereunder. Any document, agreement or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.15 shall be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Agreement.
          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Borrower nor any Subsidiary of any Borrower shall be required to:
               (i) execute and deliver any joinder agreement, Guaranty, or any other document or grant a Lien in any Stock or other property held by it if such action (A) is restricted or prohibited by general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, “thin capitalization” rules or similar principles, (B) would result in material adverse tax consequences; provided, however, that utilization of the net operating losses of the Credit Parties shall be excluded from Borrower Representative’s determination of whether any such joinder, pledge, mortgage or other grant of security interest would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Credit Parties, (C) is not within the legal capacity of Borrowers or such Subsidiary or would conflict with the fiduciary duties of its directors or contravene any legal prohibition or result in personal or criminal liability on the part of any officer or (D) for reasons of cost, legal limitations or other matters is unreasonably burdensome in relation to the benefits to the Lenders of such Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s guaranty or security; or

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               (ii) pledge as Collateral any assets excluded therefrom pursuant to the relevant Collateral Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, more than 65% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the issued and outstanding Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by any Borrower or any of the Credit Parties which is a Domestic Subsidiary.
     6.16 Designation of Subsidiaries. A Financial Officer of Borrower Representative may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (b) immediately after giving effect to such designation, Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries shall have Excess Availability (after giving Pro Forma Effect to such designation) of not less than $75,000,000 and be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such designation, with the covenants set forth in Section 7.10 (and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, Borrower Representative shall deliver to Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating such compliance); provided, however, under no circumstances shall the aggregate amount of EBITDA of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries at any time exceed 10% of the EBITDA of Borrowers and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by Borrowers or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (as applicable) therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of all such Person’s assets and the Investment resulting from such designation must otherwise be in compliance with Section 7.2. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Borrower or any other Subsidiary listed on Schedule (6.16) as not being permitted to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. With respect to the assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Restricted Subsidiaries that are Credit Parties being included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (a) if a Restricted Subsidiary is designated by Borrowers as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the assets of such Subsidiary shall immediately be excluded from the Borrowing Base, and (b) if an Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated by Borrowers as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, then the assets of such Subsidiary shall not be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until (i) Co-Collateral Agents consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to such inclusion (except to the extent such Subsidiary’s assets were previously included in the Borrowing Base) and (ii) Co-Collateral Agents have received satisfactory appraisals and field exams with respect to the assets of such Subsidiary, if applicable, as reasonably required by Co-Collateral Agents and (iii) the Credit Parties have complied with Section 6.15(a) with respect to such Subsidiary. As of the Closing Date, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Borrowers are set forth on Schedule (6.16).
     6.17 Post-Closing Matters. Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule (6.17), in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule, as such time limits may be extended from time to time by Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.

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7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
     Each Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to all Credit Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries that from and after the Closing Date until the Termination Date:
     7.1 Mergers, Fundamental Changes, Etc. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that:
          (a) any Subsidiary of any Borrower may be merged or consolidated with or into such Borrower (provided that such Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity) or with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity);
          (b) any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may be merged or consolidated with or into any other Subsidiary of any Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that if one Subsidiary to such merger or consolidation is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving entity;
          (c) any Subsidiary of any Borrower may Dispose of any or all of its assets (i) to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise), (ii) to a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor if the Subsidiary making the Disposition is not a Subsidiary Guarantor provided that any such Disposition by a Wholly Owned Subsidiary must be to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, or (iii) pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section 7.8;
          (d) any Investment expressly permitted by Section 7.2 may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation;
          (e) any Subsidiary may be dissolved or liquidated so long as any Dispositions in connection with any such liquidation or dissolution are permitted under Section 7.1(c); and
          (f) any Permitted Restructuring Transactions shall be permitted.
     7.2 Investments; Loans and Advances. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except:
          (a) extensions of trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business;
          (b) Investments in Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management activities of the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries;

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          (c) Guarantied Obligations permitted by Section 7.3;
          (d) loans and advances to employees of any Group Member in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for all Group Members not to exceed $2,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (e) intercompany Investments among the Credit Parties;
          (f) intercompany Investments by Subsidiaries which are not Credit Parties (including, without limitation, Foreign Subsidiaries) in Credit Parties and intercompany Investments by Subsidiaries which are not Credit Parties (including, without limitation, Foreign Subsidiaries) in other Subsidiaries which are not Credit Parties (including, without limitation, Foreign Subsidiaries);
          (g) so long as Excess Availability is greater than $50,000,000 after giving effect to such intercompany loan, intercompany loans from Credit Parties to Subsidiaries which are not Credit Parties in an aggregate amount, as of any date, not to exceed the sum (such sum, the “Non-Credit Party Intercompany Debt Basket”) of (i) $150,000,000 in the aggregate plus (ii) an amount (such amount, the “Investment Available Amount”) equal to the sum of (A) intercompany loans or cash dividends from Subsidiaries which are not Credit Parties received by Credit Parties after the Closing Date and repayment in cash by Subsidiaries which are not Credit Parties of intercompany loans owing to any Credit Party (it being understood that such intercompany loans may not be repaid or prepaid to the extent that such prepayment would cause the Investment Basket to be a negative amount) plus (B) 50% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Credit Party from any asset sale permitted under Section 7.8(p) minus (iii) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to clause (h) of this Section 7.2 on or prior to such date utilizing the Investment Available Amount;
          (h) (i) Investments in an aggregate outstanding amount (including assumed Indebtedness) not to exceed the sum (such sum, the “Investment Basket”) of (1) $100,000,000 in the aggregate, plus (2) the Investment Available Amount plus (3) the Net Cash Proceeds of an issuance of Stock of Borrower which was Not Otherwise Applied, minus (4) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to clause (g) of this Section 7.2 on or prior to such date utilizing the Investment Available Amount and/or (ii) Investments in an aggregate amount equal to 25% (or minus 100% in the case of a loss) of Borrowers’ and their Restricted Subsidiaries’ Consolidated Net Income for the period commencing as of the Closing Date and ending on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended for which Financial Statements are available less Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.14(e)(ii) (it being understood that calculation of the amount of Investments permitted pursuant to this clause (h)(ii) shall be made at the time the relevant Investment is made and include a deduction for any other outstanding Investments made in reliance on this clause (ii), but no Default or Event of Default shall occur as a result of a decrease in Consolidated Net Income after the consummation of any such Investment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Investments may be made by aggregating the amounts provided by Sections 7.2(h)(i) and (h)(ii) hereof;

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          (i) (i) Investments in Stock of Joint Ventures and Halla pursuant to terms reasonably satisfactory to Agent in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 in the aggregate after the Closing Date and (ii) Investments by Halla and its Subsidiaries;
          (j) Investments existing as of the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule (7.2) and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof, provided that the original amount of such Investments are not increased except as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.2;
          (k) Permitted Acquisitions;
          (l) Investments resulting from entering into Swap Contracts permitted by Section 7.17;
          (m) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements of instruments for collection or deposit;
          (n) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person or in settlement of obligations of, or disputes with, any Person arising in the ordinary course of business and upon foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;
          (o) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
          (p) Investments arising out of the receipt by Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries of promissory notes and non-cash consideration for the Disposition of assets permitted under Section 7.8; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments shall not exceed the greater of (i) $100,000,000 in the aggregate and (ii) the non-cash consideration for any such Disposition shall not exceed 20% of the total consideration therefor;
          (q) Investments the consideration for which consists of the issuance of newly issued Stock of Visteon;
          (r) Capital Expenditures;
          (s) [intentionally omitted];
          (t) so long as no Default or Event of Default would result therefrom, Investments by Credit Parties in non-Credit Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000;
          (u) non-cash Investments resulting from (A) the write-down of any intercompany loans existing on the Closing Date made by Borrower or its Subsidiaries to Visteon Brazil Trading Co. LTD and/or Visteon Caribbean, Inc., (B) the transfer of Visteon S.A. (Argentina) aged intercompany payables to Visteon from Subsidiaries of Visteon and the subsequent write-off of such aged intercompany payables, (C) the forgiveness of certain existing intercompany loans made by certain Credit Parties to Visteon Interior Systems Holdings France SAS and Visteon Systemes Interieur France SA in an aggregate amount not in

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excess of €350,000,000 and (D) other restructurings related to non-Credit Parties so long as (1) such restructurings do not result in cash payments by the Credit Parties (excluding intercompany transfers that have a zero net cash effect on the Credit Parties and are completed within 5 Business Days of the applicable restructuring) and (2) such restructurings do not result in any increased liabilities or assumption of any obligations by any Credit Party;
          (v) Investments by Foreign Subsidiaries or any Investments by a Securitization Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangement governing such Permitted Receivables Financing or any related Indebtedness;
          (w) Investments received in connection with (i) sale, transfer or other Disposition of Receivables, any Related Security and any Other Securitization Assets by the Securitization Subsidiary and (ii) the purchase or other acquisition by, or transfer to, the Securitization Subsidiary of Receivables, any Related Security and any Other Security Assets in each case in connection with the origination, servicing or collection of such Receivables, Related Security or Other Securitization Assets;
          (x) (i) Investments in or acquisition of assets and associated business at Visteon Automotive Systems India represented by interiors and electronics business (IES) produced at facilities located in Chennai and Pune, India. The Investment in or acquisition of, may occur in one or more asset transfers, purchases and/or sales that will be not less than cash-neutral to the Credit Parties when taken in consideration with the other Halla Transactions occurring after the Closing Date and (ii) Investments in, or acquisition of Visteon Interiors Korea by Duck Yang Industries Co., LTD.;
          (y) Investments in assets useful in the business of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries made by the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (or any of them) with the proceeds of any Disposition permitted to be reinvested or not required as a prepayment under Section 2.3(b);
          (z) Investments consisting of the retained interest (including, without limitation, subordinated Indebtedness) of sellers of Receivables in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing;
          (aa) guaranties by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of leases, contracts, or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness and are unsecured, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;
          (bb) intercompany Investments among Restricted Subsidiaries made pursuant to a Permitted Restructuring Transaction;
          (cc) Investments constituting (i) Sale-Leaseback Transactions permitted under Section 7.12 or (ii) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.14; and
          (dd) Investments in accordance with Section 2.3(f).

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     7.3 Indebtedness. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except (without duplication):
          (a) Indebtedness of any Credit Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
          (b) Indebtedness of any Credit Party under the Senior Notes and any Refinancing thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed the $500,000,000;
          (c) unsecured Indebtedness of any Credit Party owed to any other Credit Party or to any Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party and Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party owed to any Credit Party, in each case, to the extent permitted by Sections 7.2(e), (f), (g), (h) and (j); provided that all such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a subordinated intercompany note in the form of Exhibit 7.3(c);
          (d) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary owed to any other Foreign Subsidiary;
          (e) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule (7.3(e)) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without shortening the maturity of, or increasing the principal amount of all Indebtedness listed thereon);
          (f) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiaries (other than Halla and its Subsidiaries) up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding and any refinancings, refundings, renewals, reallocations or extensions thereof; provided that any new credit facility refinancing or replacing any such Indebtedness does not cause the aggregate amount available under all such credit facilities to exceed $100,000,000;
          (g) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries under Permitted Factoring Programs and Permitted Receivables Financing incurred after the Closing Date (excluding Indebtedness of a Securitization Subsidiary owed to any Foreign Subsidiary or of any Foreign Subsidiary owed to a Securitization Subsidiary) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding (without regard to adverse changes in the exchange rate) in the aggregate plus an additional $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding (without regard to adverse changes in the exchange rate) in the aggregate if purchase orders of Visteon Sistemas Interiores Espana, S.L. have not been transferred to Visteon Electronics Corporation;
          (h) Indebtedness under letters of credit issued on behalf of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (i) Indebtedness of Halla and its Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed, when combined with all other outstanding Indebtedness of Halla and its Subsidiaries, $350,000,000 at any one time outstanding (inclusive of any Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date);
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similar arrangements; provided that any such Indebtedness does not consist of Indebtedness for borrowed money and is owed to the financial institutions providing such arrangements and such Indebtedness is extinguished in accordance with customary practices with respect thereto;
          (k) Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (l) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.17;
          (m) Indebtedness of Borrowers consisting of (i) repurchase obligations with respect to Stock of Visteon issued to directors, consultants, managers, officers and employees of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries arising upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such director, consultant, manager, officer or employee to the extent such repurchase is permitted under Section 7.14 and (ii) promissory notes issued by Borrowers to directors, consultants, managers, officers and employees (or their spouses or estates) of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries to purchase or redeem Stock of Visteon issued to such director, consultant, manager, officer or employee to the extent such purchase or redemption is permitted under Section 7.14; provided that (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this clause (m) shall not exceed $5,000,000 per Fiscal Year and all such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations;
          (n) Indebtedness incurred, acquired or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions that is either (i) unsecured and the final stated maturity date for such unsecured Indebtedness shall be later than the Commitment Termination Date, (ii) secured so long as (A) such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition and (B) such Indebtedness is secured only by assets of the Person acquired pursuant to the applicable Permitted Acquisition or (iii) secured with the Term Loan Priority Collateral to the extent permitted by Section 7.7(j) (it being understood that any such secured debt under this clause (iii) shall reduce dollar-for-dollar the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be secured by the Term Loan Priority Collateral); provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or immediately result therefrom;
          (o) Indebtedness arising out of Permitted Acquisitions and consisting of obligations of any Group Member under provisions relating to indemnification, adjustment of purchase price with respect thereto based on changes in working capital and earn-outs based on the income generated by the assets acquired in any such Permitted Acquisition after the consummation thereof;
          (p) Indebtedness arising out of the issuance of surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds, performance bonds and performance and completion guaranties, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $100,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof) at any one time outstanding and (ii) which do not qualify as Subsidiaries in an amount not exceeding $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (r) Indebtedness of Joint Ventures which are Subsidiaries of Borrowers (other than Halla and its Subsidiaries); provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $75,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof) at any one time outstanding and (ii) such Indebtedness shall not be subject to any Lien or guaranty granted or incurred by Borrowers or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary of such Joint Venture);
          (s) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business with the providers of such insurance or their Affiliates;
          (t) additional unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted hereunder not exceeding an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (u) Indebtedness of the Credit Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries arising under Capital Leases entered into in connection with Sale-Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 7.12;
          (v) intercompany notes issued by a Foreign Subsidiary in connection with Permitted Restructuring Transactions so long as (i) if the Permitted Restructuring Transaction involves a transfer by a Credit Party, such intercompany note shall be pledged as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents (subject to the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if any) and (ii) such note is not issued in respect of any Indebtedness for borrowed money payable in cash;
          (w) unsecured or subordinated Indebtedness of the Credit Parties in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided that (i) such Indebtedness will not mature prior to the date that is one year following the Commitment Termination Date, (ii) such Indebtedness has no scheduled amortization of principal (or sinking fund payments or other similar payments) prior to the date that is one year following the Commitment Termination Date, (iii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would immediately result therefrom, (iv) immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, with the covenants set forth in Section 7.10, and (v) except in the case of guaranties by Foreign Subsidiaries of such Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries, no Restricted Subsidiary shall guaranty any such Indebtedness unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
          (x) Indebtedness in respect of obligations with respect to letters of credit issued pursuant to the Postpetition Letter of Credit Facility not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
          (y) Indebtedness in amount not in excess of $1,000,000,000 at any time outstanding (the “Incremental Term Loans”), provided that: (1) such Indebtedness shall not

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mature prior to the date that is six months following the Commitment Termination Date, (2) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would immediately result therefrom, (3) immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, with Section 7.10 (to the extent then applicable), (4) except in the case of guaranties by Foreign Subsidiaries of such Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries, no Restricted Subsidiary shall guaranty any such Indebtedness unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also a Subsidiary Guarantor, (5) the Co-Collateral Agents and Lenders shall subordinate the Liens on the Term Loan Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such Indebtedness, and the Liens securing such Indebtedness on Revolver Priority Collateral shall be subordinated to the Liens of the Co-Collateral Agents and Lenders on the Revolver Priority Collateral, in each case, pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement, and (6) to the extent secured by the Term Loan Priority Collateral, all such Indebtedness shall secured on a first lien basis with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral.
     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Indebtedness may be incurred by aggregating the amounts provided under the individual provisions of this Section 7.3, but without duplication of any Indebtedness permitted thereunder, so long as any such Indebtedness is permitted under the individual provision of this Section 7.3 to which it is allocated.
     7.4 Affiliate Transactions. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of Borrowers or their respective Restricted Subsidiaries other than (a) transactions among Credit Parties, (b) on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to Borrowers or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by Borrowers or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the consummation of the Related Transactions, (d) loans, investments and other transactions by Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, (e) entering into employment and severance arrangements between Borrowers and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, as determined in good faith by the board of directors or senior management of the relevant Person, (f) any transaction among a Securitization Subsidiary and Foreign Subsidiary effected as part of a Permitted Receivables Financing, (g) the payment of customary fees and reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket costs of, and customary indemnities provided to or on behalf of, directors, officers and employees of Borrowers and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the operations of Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, as determined in good faith by the board of directors or senior management of the relevant Person, (h) the payment of fees, expenses, indemnities or other payments pursuant to, and transactions pursuant to, the permitted agreements in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule (7.4) or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (i) in the ordinary course of business of the relevant Group Member and (j) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.14.
     7.5 Amendment of Certain Documents; Line of Business. No Credit Party shall amend its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents in any manner materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders or such Credit Party’s duty or ability to repay the Obligations. No

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Credit Party shall amend any terms of any Junior Financing Documentation in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders. No Credit Party shall engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by it on the date hereof or businesses reasonably related or ancillary thereto.
     7.6 Guarantied Obligations. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Guarantied Obligations except (a) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of any Credit Party, (b) for Guarantied Obligations incurred for the benefit of any other Credit Party or its Subsidiaries if the primary obligation is expressly permitted by this Agreement, (c) for Guarantied Obligations which consists of a Credit Party acting as a joint obligor or co-tenant under a lease by a Credit Party and (d) Guarantied Obligations permitted under Section 7.3.
     7.7 Liens. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its properties or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) except for:
          (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
          (b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
          (c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
          (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
          (e) easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions and other encumbrances or title or survey defects that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
          (f) Liens in existence on the Closing Date listed on Schedule (7.7) and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof, securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.3(e), provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and accessions thereto) after the Closing Date and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
          (g) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any other Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 7.3(k) to finance the acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement of fixed or capital assets, provided that (i) such Liens shall be created

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substantially simultaneously with or within 180 days of such acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness (and the proceeds and products thereof and accessions thereto) and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased;
          (h) Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents;
          (i) (i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to other Persons in the ordinary course of business which do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of Borrowers or their Subsidiaries or (B) secure any Indebtedness or (ii) the rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit held by Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
          (j) subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under the Incremental Term Loan Documents, the Senior Notes and/or other Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.3(n) and (l); provided, however, the aggregate principal amount of such secured Indebtedness shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 at any one time outstanding and any Lien on the Term Loan Priority Collateral is on a first lien basis;
          (k) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.3(f);
          (l) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Sections 7.3(g) and 7.3(h); provided that no Lien may be granted on the Collateral to secure such Indebtedness and the aggregate fair market value of the assets subject to such Liens shall not exceed 100% of the amount of any such Indebtedness so secured;
          (m) Liens on Receivables, any Related Security and other Factoring Assets sold in any Permitted Factoring Programs or Liens on Receivables, any Related Security and Other Securitization Assets sold in any Permitted Receivables Financing, in each case, that are permitted under Section 7.3(g);
          (n) Liens on assets of Halla and its Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.3(i); provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not exceed $350,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (o) Liens securing judgments, decrees or attachments not constituting an Event of Default so long as such Liens are released or satisfied within sixty (60) days after entry thereof (upon the issuance of an appeal bond or otherwise);
          (p) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

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          (q) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Code on items in the course of collection, or (ii) 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;
          (r) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary, in each case after the Closing Date (other than Liens on the Stock of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary) and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and accessions thereto), and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby (or, as applicable, any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof) is permitted under Section 7.3;
          (s) Liens arising from precautionary Code financing statement filings (or similar filings);
          (t) Liens arising out of a conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and not prohibited by this Agreement; provided that such Liens only cover the property subject to such arrangements;
          (u) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of any Borrower or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of any Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
          (v) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;
          (w) Liens affecting the fee title of any Real Estate leased by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are created by a Person other than such Borrowers or its Subsidiaries;
          (x) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the Code in favor of a reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods;
          (y) security given to a public or private utility or any Governmental Authority as required in the ordinary course of business;
          (z) pledges or deposits of cash and Cash Equivalents securing deductibles, self-insurance, co-payment, co-insurance, retentions and similar obligations to providers of insurance in the ordinary course of business;

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          (aa) Liens on securities which are subject to repurchase agreements as contemplated in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”;
          (bb) Liens on goods and the proceeds thereof and title documents relating thereto to secure drawings under letters of credit permitted under Section 7.3(h) used to finance the purchase of such goods;
          (cc) Liens on (i) incurred premiums, dividends and rebates which may become payable under insurance policies and loss payments which reduce the incurred premiums on such insurance policies and (ii) rights which may arise under State insurance guaranty funds relating to any such insurance policy, in each case to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.3(s);
          (dd) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.7 so long as (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time and (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto (as to each Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $20,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
          (ee) Liens on earnest money deposits of cash or Cash Equivalents made by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any Permitted Acquisition;
          (ff) Liens on assets of the Securitization Subsidiary in favor of any Foreign Subsidiary securing intercompany Indebtedness or other obligations related to the origination, selling or collection of Receivables, Related Security or Other Securitization Assets;
          (gg) Liens on property subject to a Capital Lease entered into in connection with a Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.12; and
          (hh) Liens on cash collateral securing the Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.3(w).
     7.8 Sale of Stock and Assets. Except as set forth herein, no Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, convey, assign or otherwise Dispose of any of its properties or other assets, including the Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (whether in a public or a private offering or otherwise), other than:
          (a) the Disposition (including the abandonment of intellectual property) of obsolete, no longer used or useful, surplus, uneconomic, negligible or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;
          (b) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
          (c) Dispositions permitted by clause (i) of Section 7.1(c);
          (d) (i) the sale or issuance of any Subsidiary’s Stock to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) the sale or issuance of Stock of Visteon to any employee (and,

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where required by law, to any officer or director) under any employment or compensation plans or to qualify such officers and directors;
          (e) the Disposition of Receivables and any Related Security and Other Factoring Assets in any Permitted Factoring Program or the Disposition of Receivables, any Related Security or Other Securitization Assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing so long as (i) such assets are not included in Collateral, (ii) such Disposition is for cash at fair market value and on a non-recourse basis by non-Credit Parties and (iii) the book value of all such Receivables, Related Security, Other Factoring Assets and Other Securitization Assets subject to the Permitted Factoring Program and/or Permitted Receivables Financing at any one time do not exceed $100,000,000 (without regard to adverse changes in the exchange rate) in the aggregate plus an additional $50,000,000 (without regard to adverse changes in the exchange rate) in the aggregate if purchase orders of Visteon Sistemas Interiores Espana, S.L. have not been transferred to Visteon Electronics Corporation;
          (f) the sale of the Stock of Halla so long as (i) the non-cash consideration for any such sale does not exceed the amount permitted under Section 7.2(p) and (ii) after giving effect to any such sale, Visteon continues to hold, directly or indirectly, at least 51% of the Stock of Halla and continues to control the same ratio (or better) of board seats of Halla as it does on the Closing Date; provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of any such sale are applied to repay the Obligations to the extent required by Section 2.3(b);
          (g) the Disposition of other property not otherwise expressly permitted by this Section so long as (i) the non-cash consideration for any such Disposition does not exceed the amount permitted under Section 7.2(p), (ii) the EBITDA Disposition Percentage attributable to the assets to be Disposed of, together with the EBITDA Disposition Percentage attributable to any other assets Disposed of pursuant to this Section 7.8(g) during the same Fiscal Year, does not exceed 15% in the aggregate, (iii) the aggregate EBITDA Disposition Percentage of all such assets Disposed of subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 7.8(g) does not exceed 25% and (iv) the Net Cash Proceeds from any such Disposition are applied to repay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b);
          (h) the sale of assets subsequent to the Closing Date with an aggregate fair market value not to exceed $175,000,000 (net of taxes, expenses, indebtedness, pension or OPEB liabilities paid or reserved for in connection with any such sale) so long as the non-cash consideration for any such sale does not exceed the amount permitted under Section 7.2(p); provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of any such sale are applied to repay the Obligations to the extent required by Section 2.3(b);
          (i) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management activities of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries provided such activities are consistent with the requirements of Annex A;
          (j) Dispositions of Accounts in connection with compromise, write down or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

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          (k) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of property in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries;
          (l) Dispositions of Stock to directors where required by applicable law or to satisfy other requirements of applicable law with respect to the ownership of Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries;
          (m) Dispositions of assets resulting in aggregate Net Cash Proceeds not in excess of $350,000 in any individual transaction or series of related transactions;
          (n) Dispositions in connection with any Permitted Restructuring Transaction;
          (o) Dispositions of the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary which is an Immaterial Subsidiary in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of such Subsidiary;
          (p) Dispositions of designated assets listed on Schedule (7.8(p)) so long as the non-cash consideration for any such Disposition does not exceed the amount permitted under Section 7.2(p);
          (q) Disposition of Visteon S.A. (Argentina) aged intercompany payables to Visteon from other Subsidiaries of Visteon so long as any such Disposition is a non-cash transaction;
          (r) Dispositions of the Stock of any Joint Venture to the extent required by the terms of customary buy/sell type arrangements entered into in connection with the formation of such Joint Venture;
          (s) transfer of property subject to a casualty or condemnation (i) upon receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of such casualty or (ii) to a Governmental Authority as a result of condemnation; provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of any such transfer are applied to repay the Obligations to the extent required by Section 2.3(b);
          (t) Dispositions of Acquired Non-Core Assets;
          (u) Dispositions of property in connection with Sale-Leaseback Transactions permitted under Section 7.12; and
          (v) Dispositions of assets which constitute Investments permitted under Section 7.2.
     7.9 ERISA. No Credit Party shall, or shall cause or permit any ERISA Affiliate to, cause or permit to occur (i) an event that could result in the imposition of an ERISA Lien or (ii) an ERISA Event (or similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) to the extent such ERISA Event (or similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) or ERISA Lien would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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     7.10 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. If Availability on any day is less than the greater of (i) 15% of the Borrowing Base (as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered) and (ii) $30,000,000 (a “Trigger Event”), the Credit Parties shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.10 to 1.00, which shall be tested as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, for the trailing four Fiscal Quarters, for the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Sections 5.1(b) and (c); provided, however, if after a Trigger Event occurs, and Availability is greater than the greater of (i) 15% of the Borrowing Base (as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate most recently delivered) and (ii) $30,000,000 for thirty (30) consecutive days, then the Credit Parties shall no longer be subject to the requirements of this Section 7.10 unless a subsequent Trigger Event shall occur.
     7.11 Hazardous Materials. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause or permit a Release of any Hazardous Material on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of the Real Estate where such Release would (a) violate in any respect, or form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities under, any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or (b) otherwise adversely impact the value or marketability of any of the Real Estate or any of the Collateral, other than such violations or Environmental Liabilities that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     7.12 Sale-Leaseback Transactions. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any Sale-Leaseback Transaction involving any of its assets other than (a) Sale-Leaseback Transactions that exist on the Closing Date and are described in Schedule (7.12), (b) Sale-Leaseback Transactions for fair value (as determined at the time of the consummation thereof in good faith by the applicable Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary) not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate so long as (i) eighty percent (80%) of the consideration received by such Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction is in the form of cash and (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds from any such Sale-Leaseback Transaction are applied to repay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b), (c) Sale-Leaseback Transactions between Credit Parties and (d) Sale-Leaseback Transactions between Excluded Subsidiaries.
     7.13 Cancellation of Indebtedness. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cancel any claim or debt owing to a Credit Party by any Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party, provided such cancellation shall constitute an Investment for purposes of this Agreement and any such Investment is permitted under Section 7.2.
     7.14 Restricted Payments. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, except:
          (a) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary Guarantor;
          (b) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments pro rata to the holders of the Stock of such Subsidiaries entitled to receive the same;
          (c) any Borrower may make Restricted Payments in connection with the share repurchases required by the director and employee compensation programs as described

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on Schedule (7.14) so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments paid pursuant to this Section 7.14(c) does not exceed $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year;
          (d) cash payments by Visteon in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options in the ordinary course of business;
          (e) other Restricted Payments so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Restricted Payment and (ii) Excess Availability is at least $100,000,000 after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;
          (f) Restricted Payments used by Halla and its Subsidiaries to redeem or repurchase (including, without limitation, for cash) Stock from Halla’s existing equity-holders so long as (i) Visteon and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, continue to own not less than 51% of the Stock of Halla and continue to control the same ratio (or better) of board seats of Halla after any such transaction as Visteon and its Restricted Subsidiaries do on the Closing Date and (ii) such redemptions or repurchases are made in accordance with Section 7.4; and
          (g) Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make Restricted Payments in accordance with Section 2.3(f).
     7.15 Change of Corporate Name, State of Incorporation or Location; Change of Fiscal Year. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Section 7, no Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, (a) change its legal name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or other organization, (b) change its chief executive office, principal place of business, (c) change the type of entity that it is, (d) change its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or other organization, or (e) change its state, providence or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, in each case without at least fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to Agent and provided, that with respect to any Credit Party any such new location shall be in the United States. No Credit Party shall change its Fiscal Year.
     7.16 Prepayment of Senior Notes or Incremental Term Loans. The Credit Parties shall not prepay the outstanding principal under the Senior Notes or any Incremental Term Loan if, after giving effect to such prepayment, Excess Availability would be less than $100,000,000; provided, however, such restrictions shall not apply to any prepayment in connection with a Refinancing of the Senior Notes or any Incremental Term Loan, as applicable.
     7.17 No Speculative Transactions. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any Swap Contract, except (a) Swap Contracts entered into to hedge or mitigate risks (and not for speculative purposes) of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than those in respect of Stock), including, but not limited to, foreign exchange rate and commodity hedges and (b) Swap Contracts entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or Investment of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

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     7.18 Changes Relating to Material Contracts. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, change or amend, modify or supplement the terms of, or terminate or agree to terminate, any Material Contract, other than changes, amendments and other modifications which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
     7.19 OFAC; Patriot Act. No Credit Party shall, and no Credit Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to fail to comply with the laws, regulations and executive orders referred to in Sections 4.29 and 4.30.
     7.20 Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly, or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Subsidiary of such Credit Party or Subsidiary to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Credit Party or Subsidiary; (b) make loans or advances to such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party; (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Credit Party or Subsidiary of such Credit Party; or (d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease or sublease governing a leasehold interest of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party, (iv) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party; (v) any agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by such Credit Party or a Subsidiary of such Credit Party prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Credit Party or Subsidiary and not in contemplation of such acquisition and outstanding on such acquisition date; (vi) the extension or continuation of Contractual Obligations in existence on the Closing Date; (vii) the Senior Notes and Senior Note Documents; (viii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, (ix) such encumbrances or restrictions consisting of customary non-assignment provisions in licenses and sublicenses governing licenses or sublicenses to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the license, sublicense or the property licensed or sublicensed thereunder, (x) such encumbrances or restrictions with respect to Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary permitted pursuant to this Agreement and which encumbrances or restrictions are customary in agreements of such type or are of the type existing under the agreements listed on Schedule (7.20) and which shall apply only to such Foreign Subsidiaries subject thereto and such Foreign Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, (xi) restrictions under any Permitted Factoring Program or Permitted Receivables Financing (which restrictions shall only apply to any Securitization Subsidiary and the Foreign Subsidiaries which participate therein) and (xii) restrictions under joint venture agreements or other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with Joint Ventures; provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in such extension or continuation are no less favorable to Agent and Lenders than those encumbrances and restrictions under or pursuant to the Contractual Obligations so extended or continued.
     7.21 Amendment to Senior Notes and Incremental Term Loan Documents. No Credit Party shall amend, modify, waive or otherwise change any of the terms of the Senior Note Documents or, after the execution thereof, the Incremental Term Loan Documents in a manner

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which is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall be permitted to amend, modify, waive or otherwise change any terms of the Senior Note Documents and the Incremental Term Loan Documents (i) to extend the maturity or reduce the amount of any payment of principal thereof or reduce the rate or extend any date for payment of interest thereon, (ii) that does not involve the payment of a consent fee other than customary consent fees not in excess of the market rate for such consent fees as determined in good faith by the Credit Parties, (iii) in connection with a Refinancing, (iv) that would not increase the original interest rate or similar interest component applicable thereto in excess of 500 basis points over the interest rate or applicable margin set forth therein on the effective date of the Senior Notes or Incremental Term Loan, as applicable, or (iv) to secure the Senior Notes and/or the Incremental Term Loans so long as secured on a first lien basis in the Term Loan Priority Collateral in accordance with Section 7.7(j); provided, such secured debt shall reduce dollar-for-dollar the amount of permitted Incremental Term Loans.
     7.22 Equity Interests of Credit Parties. No Credit Party shall create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Stock of any Credit Party (other than Visteon), any Foreign Stock Holding Company or any first-tier Foreign Subsidiary, except for the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Incremental Term Loan Documents (if any), the Senior Notes and any other Indebtedness permitted to be secured under Section 7.7(j).
8. TERM
     8.1 Termination. The financing arrangements contemplated hereby shall be in effect until the Commitment Termination Date, and the Loans and all other Obligations shall be automatically due and payable in full on such date.
     8.2 Survival of Obligations Upon Termination of Financing Arrangements. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement under this Agreement shall in any way affect or impair the obligations, duties and liabilities of the Credit Parties or the rights of Agent and Lenders relating to any unpaid portion of the Loans or any other Obligations, due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated, or any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction or event, the performance of which is required after the Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Loan Document, all undertakings, agreements, covenants, warranties and representations of or binding upon the Credit Parties, and all rights of Agent and each Lender, all as contained in the Loan Documents, shall not terminate or expire, but rather shall survive any such termination or cancellation and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided, that the payment obligations under Sections 2.13 and 2.14, and the indemnities contained in the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination Date.
9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
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          (a) Any Borrower (i) fails to make any payment of principal of the Loans when due and payable, (ii) fails to pay any interest or Fees owing in respect of the Loans within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due and payable or (iii) fails to pay or reimburse Agent or Lenders for any other Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document within ten (10) days after the same becomes due and payable.
          (b) Any Credit Party fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.6, 6.4(a), 6.17 or 7, or any of the provisions set forth in Annex A, respectively.
          (c) Any Credit Party fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, respectively, and the same shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days or more.
          (d) Any Credit Party fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any other provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents (other than any provision embodied in or covered by any other clause of this Section 9.1) and the same shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days or more after written notice to Borrower Representative from Agent or any Lender to Borrower Representative.
          (e) (i) An “Event of Default” (or words having similar meaning) under and as defined in the Incremental Term Loan Documents (if any) or the Senior Note Documents and the related loan documents shall have occurred or (ii) a default or breach occurs under any other agreement, document or instrument to which any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party that is not cured within any applicable grace period therefor, and such default or breach (x) involves the failure to make any payment when due in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantied Obligations of Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and the Obligations under the Revolver Loan Documents) of any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than $50,000,000 in the aggregate, or (y) causes, or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or Guarantied Obligations or a trustee to cause, Indebtedness or Guarantied Obligations of Indebtedness or a portion thereof in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding principal amount to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or cash collateral in respect thereof (in excess of $50,000,000) is demanded as a result of any such breach or default, in each case, regardless of whether such right is exercised, by such holder or trustee; provided that this Section 9.1(e) shall not apply to intercompany Indebtedness of an Immaterial Subsidiary.
          (f) Any information contained in any Borrowing Base Certificate is untrue or incorrect in any material respect or any representation or warranty herein or in any Loan Document or in any written statement, report, financial statement or certificate (other than a Borrowing Base Certificate) made or delivered to Co-Collateral Agents or any Lender by any Credit Party is untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made; provided, that, if any inadvertent and immaterial errors with respect to the Borrowing Base Certificate shall have been made by Borrowers, such inadvertent and immaterial errors shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder so long as (i) Borrowers provide a corrected Borrowing Base Certificate to Co-Collateral Agents immediately upon Borrowers’ knowledge of the errors therein, and in any event no later than two (2) days after first knowledge thereof,

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and (ii) as a result of the error, no Overadvance shall have occurred and Borrowers shall not have breached any of the covenants set forth in this Agreement. In the event an Overadvance or a covenant breach shall have occurred as a result of the error, Borrowers shall repay all advanced amounts within one (1) Business Day from the date of notice from Funding Agent of such Overadvance.
          (g) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate at any time are outstanding against one or more of the Credit Parties or Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment and does not deny coverage or third party indemnity), and the same are not, within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof, discharged or execution thereof stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay.
          (h) Any material provision of any Loan Document for any reason (other than due to (i) Agent’s failure to take or refrain from taking any action under its sole control or (ii) Agent’s loss of possessory Collateral that was in its or its Agent’s possession) ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or any Credit Party shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction based on any such assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms), or any Lien created under any Loan Document ceases to be a valid and perfected first priority Lien (except as otherwise permitted herein or therein) in any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Code financing statements or continuation statements or other equivalent filings and except, as to Collateral consisting of Real Estate to the extent that such losses are covered by a Lender’s title insurance policy and the related insurer shall not have denied or disclaimed in writing that such losses are covered by such title insurance policy.
          (i) Any Change of Control occurs.
          (j) Intentionally Omitted.
          (k) An involuntary case or proceeding (including the filing of any notice of intention thereof) is commenced against any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) that is an operating company seeking a decree or order in respect of such Credit Party or such Restricted Subsidiary (i) under any Insolvency Law or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law or any incorporation law, (ii) appointing a custodian, receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Credit Party or such Restricted Subsidiary or for any substantial part of any such Credit Party’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s assets, or (iii) ordering the winding up, dissolution, suspension of general operations or liquidation of the affairs of such Credit Party or such Restricted Subsidiary, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) days or more or a

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decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding shall be entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
          (l) Any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) (i) files a petition seeking relief under any Insolvency Law, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, (ii) consents to the institution of proceedings referred to in Section 9.1(k) thereunder or the filing of any such petition or the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Credit Party or such Restricted Subsidiary or for any substantial part of any such Credit Party’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s assets, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) takes any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing or described under Section 9.1(k) or (v) admits in writing its inability to, or is generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due.
          (m) (i) an ERISA Event (or any similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) shall have occurred, (ii) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any Plan (or any similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan); (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Plan or Plans (or any similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan), (iv) any Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such entity does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate manner, (v) any Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan (or any similar event with respect to a Foreign Plan) or (vi) any Borrower or any of their Restrictive Subsidiaries shall receive any “financial support direction” or “contribution notice” under any Foreign Plan (including, without limitation, the “Visteon UK Pension Plan”), and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          (n) any Intercreditor Agreement (if any) shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect, or any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party, or any party to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall so assert.
     9.2 Remedies.
          (a) To the extent permitted under Section 2.5(d), if any applicable Event of Default described in Section 2.5(d) has occurred and is continuing, the rate of interest applicable to the Loans and the Letter of Credit Fees shall increase to the Default Rate. In addition, Agent shall at the written request of the Requisite Lenders suspend the Commitments with respect to additional Advances and/or the incurrence of additional Letter of Credit Obligations, whereupon any additional Advances and additional Letter of Credit Obligations shall be made or incurred in the sole discretion of the Requisite Lenders so long as such Event of Default is continuing.

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          (b) If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall, at the written request of the Requisite Lenders, take any or all of the following actions: (i) terminate the Revolving Loan facility with respect to further Advances or the incurrence of further Letter of Credit Obligations; (ii) reduce the Commitments from time to time; (iii) declare all or any portion of the Obligations, including all or any portion of any Loan to be forthwith due and payable, and require that the Letter of Credit Obligations be cash collateralized in the manner set forth in Section 2.2, all without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers and each other Credit Party; or (iv) exercise any rights and remedies provided to Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code and any other applicable law of any jurisdiction; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 9.1(k) or Section 9.1(l), all of the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without declaration, notice or demand by any Person. Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide to Borrower Representative notice of any action taken pursuant to this Section 9.2(b) (but failure to provide such notice shall not impair the rights of Agent or the Lenders hereunder and shall not impose any liability upon Agent or the Lenders for not providing such notice).
     9.3 Waivers by Credit Parties. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement or by applicable law, each Credit Party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law (including for purposes of Section 13): (a) presentment, demand and protest and notice of presentment, dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all commercial paper, accounts, contract rights, documents, instruments, chattel paper and guaranties at any time held by Agent as Collateral on which any Credit Party may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies and confirms whatever Agent may do in this regard, (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agent’s taking possession or control of, or to Agent’s replevy, attachment or levy upon, the Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by any court prior to allowing Agent to exercise any of its remedies, and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal, marshaling and exemption laws. Each Credit Party acknowledges that in the event such Credit Party fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to Agent and the Lenders; therefore, such Credit Party agrees, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by applicable law, that Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
10. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
     10.1 Appointment of Agent. Each of MSSF, as Agent and Co-Collateral Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agent, is hereby appointed to act on behalf of all Lenders with respect to the administration of the Loans and the Commitments made to Borrowers and to act as agent on behalf of all Lenders with respect to Collateral of Credit Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section 10.1 are solely for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and no Credit Party nor any other Person shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Agent, Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agents shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not

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assume or shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for any Credit Party or any other Person. Agent, Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agents shall not have any duties or responsibilities except for those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The duties of Agent, Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature and Agent, Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agents shall not have, or be deemed to have, by reason of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each of Agent, Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agents shall not have any duty to disclose, nor shall they be liable for failure to disclose, any information relating to any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Account Debtor that is communicated to or obtained by MSSF, Bank of America, N.A. or any of their respective Affiliates in any capacity. Neither Agent, Funding Agent and Co-Collateral Agents nor any of their respective Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for damages caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment.
     If Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents shall request instructions from Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents, as applicable, shall have received instructions from Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case may be, and Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (a) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents, be contrary to law or the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents, expose Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents to Environmental Liabilities or (c) if Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall not first be indemnified to their satisfaction against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents as a result of Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all affected Lenders, as applicable.
     10.2 Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither Agent, Funding Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents nor any of their Affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for damages caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent:

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(a) may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of any Credit Party or to inspect the Collateral (including the books and records) of any Credit Party; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopy, telegram, cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties; and (g) shall be entitled to delegate any of its duties hereunder to one or more sub-agents.
Except for action requiring the approval of Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, Agent shall be entitled to use its discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any rights which may be vested in it by, and with respect to taking or refraining from taking any action or actions which it may be able to take under or in respect of, this Agreement, unless Agent shall have been instructed by Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, to exercise or refrain from exercising such rights or to take or refrain from taking such action. Agent shall not incur any liability to the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement with respect to anything which it may do or refrain from doing in the reasonable exercise of its judgment or which may seem to it to be necessary or desirable in the circumstances, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. Agent shall not be liable to any Lender in acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, and any action taken or failure to act pursuant to such instructions shall be binding on all Lenders.
     10.3 MSSF and Affiliates. With respect to its Commitments hereunder, MSSF shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include MSSF in its individual capacity. MSSF and its Affiliates may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party, any of their Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any Credit Party or any such Affiliate, all as if MSSF were not Agent and without any duty to account therefor to Lenders. MSSF and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.

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     10.4 Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender and based on the Financial Statements referred to in Section 4.4(a) and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and financial analysis of the Credit Parties and its own decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon 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 this Agreement. Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict of interest of each other Lender as a result of Lenders holding disproportionate interests in the Loans, and expressly consents to, and waives any claim based upon, such conflict of interest. Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict of interest between MSSF, as a Lender, holding disproportionate interests in the Loans, and MSSF, as Agent.
     10.5 Indemnification. Lenders agree to indemnify Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (to the extent not reimbursed by Credit Parties and without limiting the obligations of Credit Parties hereunder), ratably according to their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents in connection therewith; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from Agent’s, Funding Agent’s or the Co-Collateral Agents’ gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by Agent, Funding Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement and each other Loan Document, to the extent that Agent, Funding Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents are not reimbursed for such expenses by Credit Parties.
     10.6 Successor Agent. Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower Representative. Upon any such resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the resigning Agent’s giving notice of resignation, then the resigning Agent may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a Lender, if a Lender is willing to accept such appointment, or otherwise shall be a commercial bank, financial institution or trust company. If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to the foregoing, within thirty (30) days after the date such notice of resignation was given by the resigning Agent, such resignation shall become effective and (a) the Requisite Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of Agent hereunder and (b) Agent shall deliver any possessory Collateral in its possession in accordance with any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (if any) or to such Person as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, in each case, until such

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time, if any, as the Requisite Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above. Any successor Agent appointed by Requisite Lenders hereunder shall be subject to the approval of Borrower Representative, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that such approval shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Agent. Upon the earlier of the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent or the effective date of the resigning Agent’s resignation, the resigning Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except that any indemnity rights or other rights in favor of such resigning Agent shall continue. After any resigning Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 10 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
     10.7 Setoff and Sharing of Payments. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Sections 9.1(a), (k) or (l), each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without prior notice to any Credit Party or to any Person other than Agent, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to offset and to appropriate and to apply any and all balances held by it at any of its offices for the account (other than Excluded Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreement)) of any Borrower or Guarantor (regardless of whether such balances are then due to such Borrower or Guarantor) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by that Lender or that holder to or for the credit or for the account of any Borrower or Guarantor against and on account of any of the Obligations that are not paid when due; provided that the Lender exercising such offset rights shall give notice thereof to the affected Credit Party promptly after exercising such rights. Any Lender exercising a right of setoff or otherwise receiving any payment on account of the Obligations in excess of its Pro Rata Share thereof shall purchase for cash (and the other Lenders or holders shall sell) such participations in each such other Lender’s or holder’s Pro Rata Share of the Obligations as would be necessary to cause such Lender to share the amount so offset or otherwise received with each other Lender or holder in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (other than offset rights exercised by any Lender with respect to Sections 2.11, 2.13 or 2.14). Each Lender’s obligation under this Section 10.7 shall be in addition to and not in limitation of its obligations to purchase a participation in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Swing Line Loans under Section 2.1 and Letter of Credit Obligations under Section 2.2. Each Credit Party that is a Borrower or Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that any Lender may exercise its right to offset with respect to amounts in excess of its Pro Rata Share of the Obligations owed to it and may sell participations in such amounts so offset to other Lenders and holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all or any portion of the offset amount or payment otherwise received is thereafter recovered from the Lender that has exercised the right of offset, the purchase of participations by that Lender shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored without interest. If a Non-Funding Lender or Impacted Lender receives any such payment as described in this Section 9.7, such Lender shall turn over such payments to Agent in an amount that would satisfy the cash collateral requirements set forth in Section 10.8(a).
     10.8 Advances; Payments; Availability of Lender’s Pro Rata Share; Return of Payments; Non-Funding Lenders; Dissemination of Information; Actions in Concert.

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          (a) Advances; Payments.
               (i) Lenders shall refund or participate in the Swing Line Loan in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 2.1(b). If Swing Line Lender declines to make a Swing Line Loan or if Swing Line Availability is zero, Funding Agent shall notify Lenders, promptly after receipt of a Notice of Revolving Credit Advance and in any event prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date such Notice of Revolving Advance is received, by telecopy, telephone or other similar form of transmission. Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Credit Advance available to Funding Agent in same day funds by wire transfer to Funding Agent’s account as set forth in Annex B not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the requested funding date, in the case of a Base Rate Loan, and not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the requested funding date, in the case of a LIBOR Loan. After receipt of such wire transfers (or, in Funding Agent’s sole discretion, before receipt of such wire transfers), subject to the terms hereof, Funding Agent shall make the requested Revolving Credit Advance to the Borrower designated by Borrower Representative in the Notice of Revolving Credit Advance. All payments by each Lender shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
               (ii) Not less than once during each calendar week or more frequently at Funding Agent’s election (each, a “Settlement Date”), Funding Agent shall advise each Lender by telephone (confirmed promptly thereafter in writing), telecopy, or similar form of transmission, of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid for the benefit of Lenders with respect to each applicable Loan. Provided that each Lender has funded all payments or Advances required to be made by it and has purchased all participations required to be purchased by it under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of such Settlement Date, Funding Agent shall pay to each Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid by Borrowers since the previous Settlement Date for the benefit of such Lender on the Loans held by it. Funding Agent shall be entitled to set off the funding short-fall against any Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments received from Borrowers and hold, in a non-interest bearing accounts, all payments received by Funding Agent for the benefit of any Non-Funding Lender pursuant to this Agreement as cash collateral for any unfunded reimbursement obligations of such Non-Funding Lender until the Obligations are paid in full in cash, all Letter of Credit Obligations have been discharged or cash collateralized and all Commitments have been terminated, and upon such unfunded obligations owing by a Non-Funding Lender becoming due and payable, Funding Agent shall be authorized to use such cash collateral to make such payment on behalf of such Non-Funding Lender. Any amounts owing by a Non-Funding Lender to Funding Agent which are not paid when due shall accrue interest at the interest rate applicable during such period to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans. Such payments shall be made by wire transfer to such Lender’s account (as specified in writing by such Lender to Funding Agent) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the next Business Day following each Settlement Date.
          (b) Availability of Lender’s Pro Rata Share. Funding Agent may assume that each Lender will make its Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Credit Advance available to Funding Agent on each funding date unless Funding Agent has received prior written notice from such Lender that it does not intend to make its Pro Rata Share of a Loan because all or any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have not been satisfied. If such Pro Rata Share is not,

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in fact, paid to Funding Agent by such Lender when due, Funding Agent will be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. If any Lender fails to pay the amount of its Pro Rata Share forthwith upon Funding Agent’s demand, Funding Agent shall promptly notify Borrower Representative and Borrowers shall repay such amount to Funding Agent within three (3) Business Days of such demand. Nothing in this Section 10.8(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to require Funding Agent to advance funds on behalf of any Lender or to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. Unless Funding Agent has received prior written notice from a Lender that it does not intend to make its Pro Rata Share of each Loan available to Funding Agent because all or any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have not been satisfied to the extent that Funding Agent advances funds to any Borrower on behalf of any Lender and is not reimbursed therefor on the same Business Day as such Advance is made, Funding Agent shall be entitled to retain for its account all interest accrued on such Advance until reimbursed by such Lender.
          (c) Return of Payments.
               (i) If Funding Agent pays an amount to a Lender under this Agreement in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been or will be received by Funding Agent from Borrowers and such related payment is not received by Funding Agent, then Funding Agent will be entitled to recover such amount from such Lender on demand without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
               (ii) If Funding Agent determines at any time that any amount received by Funding Agent under this Agreement must be returned to any Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Funding Agent will not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Lender. In addition, each Lender will repay to Funding Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Funding Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest at such rate, if any, as Funding Agent is required to pay to any Borrower or such other Person, without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
          (d) Non-Funding Lenders. The failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any Advance, reimbursement of any Letter of Credit Obligation or any payment required by it hereunder or to purchase any participation in any Swing Line Loan to be made or purchased by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender (each such other Lender, an “Other Lender”) of its obligations to make such Advance or purchase such participation on such date, but neither any Other Lender nor Funding Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make an Advance, purchase a participation or make any other payment required hereunder subject to the reallocation provisions in Sections 2.2(b)(i) and 2.1(b)(iii). Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Non-Funding Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a “Lender” (or be, or have its Loans and Commitments, included in the determination of “Requisite Lenders” or “Lenders directly affected” hereunder) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document except with respect to any amendment, modification or consent described in Section 12.2(c)(i)-(iv) that directly affects such

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Non-Funding Lender. Moreover, for the purposes of determining Requisite Lenders, the Loans and Commitments held by any Non-Funding Lender shall be excluded from the total Loans and Commitments outstanding. At Borrower Representative’s request, Agent or a Person reasonably acceptable to Agent shall have the right with Agent’s reasonable consent and in Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no obligation) to purchase from any Non-Funding Lender, and each Non-Funding Lender agrees that it shall, at Agent’s request, sell and assign to Agent or such Person, all of the Commitments of that Non-Funding Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by such Non-Funding Lender and all accrued interest and fees with respect thereto through the date of sale, such purchase and sale to be consummated pursuant to an executed Assignment Agreement. In the event that a Non-Funding Lender does not execute an Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1 within five (5) Business Days after receipt by such Non-Funding Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 10.8(d) and presentation to such Non-Funding Lender of an Assignment Agreement evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 10.8(d), Agent shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute such an Assignment Agreement on behalf of such Non-Funding Lender, and any such Assignment Agreement so executed by Agent, the replacement Lender and Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 10.8(d) and Section 11.1.
          (e) Dissemination of Information. Agent shall not be required to deliver to any Lender originals or copies of any documents, instruments, notices, communications or other information received by Agent from any Credit Party, any Subsidiary, any Lender or any other Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document except (i) as specifically provided for in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (ii) as specifically requested from time to time in writing by any Lender with respect to a specific document, instrument, notice or other written communication received by and in the possession of Agent at the time of receipt of such request and then only in accordance with such specific request.
     10.9 Actions in Concert. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or the Notes (including exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written consent of Agent and Requisite Lenders, it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement and the Notes shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent or Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that (i) each Lender shall be entitled to file a proof of claim in any proceeding under any Insolvency Law to the extent that such Lender disagrees with Agent’s composite proof of claim filed on behalf of all Lenders, (ii) each Lender shall be entitled to vote its claim with respect to any plan of reorganization in any proceeding under any Insolvency Law and (iii) each Lender shall be entitled to pursue its deficiency claim after liquidation of all or substantially all of the Collateral and application of the proceeds therefrom.
     10.10 Procedures. Agent is hereby authorized by each Credit Party and each other Person to whom any Obligations are owed to establish procedures (and to amend such procedures from time to time) to facilitate administration and servicing of the Loans and other matters incidental thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent is hereby authorized to establish procedures to make available or deliver, or to accept, notices, documents

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and similar items on, by posting to or submitting and/or completion on, E-Systems. The posting, completion and/or submission by any Credit Party of any communication pursuant to an E-System shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Credit Parties that any representation, warranty, certification or other similar statement required by the Loan Documents to be provided, given or made by a Credit Party in connection with any such communication is true, correct and complete except as expressly noted in such communication or otherwise on such E-System.
     10.11 Collateral Matters.
          (a) Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to release or evidence such release (or subordinate) any Liens upon any Collateral or any guaranty of the Obligations, (i) upon the Termination Date; (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if Borrower Representative certifies to Agent that the sale or Disposition is made in compliance with this Agreement and the Loan Documents (or otherwise is not prohibited) (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry) or such sale or Disposition is approved by the Requisite Lenders; (iii) constituting property in which Credit Parties owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or (iv) constituting property leased to Credit Parties under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement. Upon request by Agent or Borrower Representative at any time, Lenders will confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release any Lien upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.11.
          (b) Upon receipt by Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 10.11(a) from Lenders of Agent’s authority to release (or subordinate) any Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, and upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written request by Borrower Representative, Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release (or subordination) of its Liens upon such Collateral; provided, however, that (i) Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in Agent’s opinion, would expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by Credit Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.
     10.12 Additional Agents. None of the Lenders or other entities identified on the facing page of this Agreement as an “arranger”, “bookrunner”, “Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any other Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other entities so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in taking or not taking action hereunder or thereunder.

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     10.13 Distribution of Materials to Lenders and L/C Issuers.
          (a) The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Loan Documents and all reports, notices, communications and other information or materials provided or delivered by, or on behalf of, the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, the “Borrower Materials”) may be disseminated by, or on behalf of, Agent, and made available to, the Lenders and L/C Issuers by posting such Borrower Materials on Intralinks® or a similar E-System (the “Borrower Workspace”). The Borrowers authorize Agent to download copies of its logos from its website and post copies thereof on the Borrower Workspace. The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive MNPI) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrowers hereby agree that they will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (ii) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized Agent and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive, confidential and proprietary) with respect to the Borrowers, their Subsidiaries or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, (iii) all the Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Borrower Workspace designated “Public Investor”, and (iv) Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Borrower Workspace not designated “Public Investor.”
          (b) Each Lender and L/C Issuer represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Borrower Materials may contain MNPI concerning the Borrowers, their Affiliates or their securities, (ii) it has developed compliance policies and procedures regarding the handling and use of MNPI, and (iii) it shall use all such Borrower Materials in accordance with Section 12.8 and any applicable laws and regulations, including federal and state securities laws and regulations.
          (c) If any Lender or L/C Issuer has elected to abstain from receiving MNPI concerning Borrowers, their Affiliates or their securities, such Lender or L/C Issuer acknowledges that, notwithstanding such election, Agent and/or the Borrowers will, from time to time, make available syndicate-information (which may contain MNPI) as required by the terms of, or in the course of administering the credit facilities, including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to the credit contact(s) identified for receipt of such information on the Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s administrative questionnaire who are able to receive and use all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) in accordance with such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s compliance policies and Contractual Obligations and applicable law, including federal and state securities laws; provided that if such contact is not so identified in such questionnaire, the relevant Lender or L/C Issuer hereby agrees to promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) provide such a contact to Agent and Borrower Representative upon oral or written request therefor by Agent or Borrower Representative. Notwithstanding such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s election to abstain from receiving MNPI, such Lender or L/C Issuer acknowledges that if such Lender or L/C Issuer chooses to communicate with Agent, it

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assumes the risk of receiving MNPI concerning the Borrowers, their Affiliates or their securities.
     10.14 Co-Collateral Agents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all determinations of the Co-Collateral Agents under the Loan Documents shall be made jointly by the Co-Collateral Agents; provided that, in the event that the Co-Collateral Agents cannot agree on any matter to be determined by the Co-Collateral Agents, the determination shall be made by the individual Co-Collateral Agent asserting the most conservative credit judgment or declining to permit the requested action for which consent is being sought by the applicable Credit Party. This provision shall be binding upon any successor to a Co-Collateral Agent.
11. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
     11.1 Assignment and Participations.
          (a) Subject to the terms of this Section 11.1, any Lender may make an assignment, or sell participations in, at any time or times, the Loan Documents, Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and any Commitment or any portion thereof or interest therein, including any Lender’s rights, title, interests, remedies, powers or duties thereunder (other than to an Excluded Party as reasonably determined by Agent and with Borrowers’ consent with respect to any Excluded Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)). Any assignment by a Lender shall be subject to the following conditions:
               (i) Assignment Agreement. Any assignment by a Lender shall require (A) the execution of an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 11.1(a) and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to and acknowledged by Agent and (B) the payment of a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 by the assignor or assignee to Agent (unless such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund). Agent shall maintain at one of its offices listed in Section 12.10 (as may be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 12.10), a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). Agent shall accept and record into the Register each Assignment Agreement that it receives which are executed and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and Borrowers, Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrowers and the Lenders, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
               (ii) Minimum Amounts.
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assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
                    (B) in any case not described in paragraph (a)(ii)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to Agent or, if “Effective Date” is specified in the Assignment Agreement, as of the Effective Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 and in increments of $1,000,000, unless each of (1) Agent and (2) so long as no Event of Default under Sections 9.1(a), (k) or (l) has occurred and is continuing or any Event of Default under Section 9.1(b) solely with respect to Section 7.10 has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers, otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment unless the Borrower Representative shall have objected thereto by written notice to Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received such Assignment Agreement).
               (iii) 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 Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate tranches on a non-pro rata basis (if any).
               (iv) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (a)(ii)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
                    (A) the consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Sections 9.1(a), (k) or (l) has occurred and is continuing or any Event of Default under Section 9.1(b) solely with respect to Section 7.10 has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (z) such assignment is to or by MSSF in connection with the initial syndication of the Loans; provided that Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;
                    (B) the consent of Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of an unfunded Revolving Loan if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
                    (C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and

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                    (D) the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Swing Line Loans.
          (b) In the case of an assignment by a Lender under this Section 11.1, the assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment, the same rights, benefits and obligations as all other Lenders hereunder. The assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its Commitments or assigned portion thereof from and after the date of such assignment. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any assignment shall give rise to a direct obligation of Borrowers to the assignee and that the assignee shall be considered to be a “Lender”. In all instances, each Lender’s liability to make Loans hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the applicable Commitment. In the event Agent or any Lender assigns or otherwise transfers all or any part of the Obligations, Agent or any such Lender shall so notify Borrowers and Borrowers shall, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, execute new Notes in exchange for the Notes, if any, being assigned. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.1, (i) any Lender may at any time pledge the Obligations held by it and such Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank, and any Lender that is an investment fund may assign the Obligations held by it and such Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to another investment fund managed by the same investment advisor; provided, that no such pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank shall release such Lender from such Lender’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document and (ii) no assignment shall be made to any Credit Party, any Subsidiary of a Credit Party or any Affiliate of a Credit Party.
          (c) Any participation by a Lender of all or any part of its Commitments shall be made with the understanding that all amounts payable by Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if that Lender had not sold such participation, and that the holder of any such participation shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except actions directly affecting (i) any reduction in the principal amount of, or interest rate or Fees payable with respect to, the Loan; (ii) any extension of the final maturity date thereof; and (iii) any release of all or substantially all of the Collateral (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the other Loan Documents). Solely for purposes of Sections 2.11 and 2.14 each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that a participation shall give rise to a direct obligation of Borrowers to the participant and the participant shall be considered to be a “Lender”; provided, that, a participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.13 than the applicable Lender from whom it received its participation would have been entitled with respect to the participation sold to such participant (unless the sale of the participation to the participant is made with Borrower Representative’s prior written consent). Except as set forth in the preceding sentence no Borrower or Credit Party shall have any obligation or duty to any participant. Neither Agent nor any Lender (other than the Lender selling a participation) shall have any duty to any participant and may continue to deal solely with the Lender selling a participation as if no such sale had occurred.
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obligations hereunder as a result of any sale, assignment, transfer or negotiation of, or granting of participation in, all or any part of the Loans, the Notes or other Obligations owed to such Lender.
          (e) Each Credit Party executing this Agreement shall assist any Lender permitted to sell assignments or participations under this Section 11.1 as reasonably required to enable the assigning or selling Lender to effect any such assignment or participation, including, the execution and delivery of any and all reasonable and customary agreements, notes and other documents and instruments as shall be requested. Each Credit Party executing this Agreement shall certify the correctness, completeness and accuracy of all descriptions of the Credit Parties and their respective affairs contained in any selling materials provided by them and all other information provided by them and included in such materials, except that any Business Plan delivered by Borrowers shall only be certified by Borrowers as having been prepared by Borrowers in compliance with the representations contained in Section 4.4(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents, no Lender may assign or sell a participation to any Excluded Party.
          (f) Any Lender may furnish information concerning Credit Parties in the possession of such Lender from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and participants); provided that such Lender shall obtain from assignees or participants confidentiality covenants substantially equivalent to those contained in Section 12.8.
          (g) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Lender shall assign or sell participations in any portion of its Loans or Commitments to a potential Lender or participant, if, as of the date of the proposed assignment or sale, the assignee Lender or participant would be subject to capital adequacy or similar requirements under Section 2.14(a), increased costs under Section 2.14(b), an inability to fund LIBOR Loans under Section 2.14(c), or withholding taxes in accordance with Section 2.13(a).
          (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”), may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing by the Granting Lender to Agent and Borrowers, the option to provide to Borrowers all or any part of any Loans that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan; and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. No SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). Any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, Borrowers and Agent and assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by Borrowers and Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guaranty or credit or liquidity

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enhancement to such SPC. This Section 11.1(h) may not be amended without the prior written consent of each Granting Lender, all or any of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including, without limitation, the approval of any amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or the obligation to pay any amount otherwise payable by the Granting Lender under the Loan Documents, continue to be the Lender of record hereunder.
     11.2 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of each Credit Party, Agent, Lender and their respective successors and assigns (including, in the case of any Credit Party, a debtor-in-possession on behalf of such Credit Party), except as otherwise provided herein or therein. No Credit Party may assign, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise convey its rights, benefits, obligations or duties hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents without the prior express written consent of Agent and all of the Lenders. Any such purported assignment, transfer, hypothecation or other conveyance by any Credit Party without the prior express written consent of Agent and all of the Lenders shall be void. The terms and provisions of this Agreement are for the purpose of defining the relative rights and obligations of each Credit Party, Agent and Lenders with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no Person shall be a third party beneficiary of any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
12.   MISCELLANEOUS
     12.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties signatory hereto, the Lenders, the Co-Collateral Agents and Agent. Thereafter, it shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, but only to the benefit of, Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party hereto, Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and each Lender, their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in any Loan Document, none of any Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Lender, any Co-Collateral Agent or Agent shall have the right to assign any rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein. The Loan Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and may not be modified, altered or amended except as set forth in Section 12.2. Any letter of interest, commitment letter, fee letter or confidentiality agreement, if any, between any Credit Party and Agent, any Co-Collateral Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, predating this Agreement and relating to a financing of substantially similar form, purpose or effect shall be superseded by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letter shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall continue to be binding obligations of the parties in the manner and for the period provided for therein.
     12.2 Amendments and Waivers.
          (a) Except for actions expressly permitted to be taken by Agent, no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Borrowers and by Requisite Lenders, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders or all affected Lenders as set forth in Section 12.2(c). Except as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) below, all such amendments,

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modifications, terminations or waivers requiring the consent of any Lenders shall require the written consent of Requisite Lenders.
          (b) No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of or consent with respect to any provision of this Agreement that waives compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 to the making of any Loan or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligations shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Requisite Lenders and Borrowers. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, no amendment or modification with respect to any provision of this Agreement that (i) either (A) increases the advance rates with respect to the Revolver 1 Borrowing Base above those in existence on the Closing Date or (B) amends or modifies the definition of Revolver 1 Borrowing Base or any defined term used therein (to the extent such amendment or modification would have the effect of making more credit available) shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents, L/C Issuer, Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders and Borrowers or (ii) either (A) increases the advance rates with respect to the Revolver 2 Borrowing Base above those in existence on the Closing Date or (B) amends or modifies the definition of Revolver 2 Borrowing Base or any defined term used therein (to the extent such amendment or modification would have the effect of making more credit available) shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Co-Collateral Agents and Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no waiver or consent with respect to any Default or any Event of Default shall be effective for purposes of the conditions precedent to the making of Loans or the incurrence of Letter of Credit Obligations set forth in Section 3.2 unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Agent, Requisite Lenders and Borrowers.
          (c) No amendment, modification, termination or waiver shall, unless in writing and signed by Agent and each Lender and L/C Issuer directly affected thereby: (i) increase the principal amount of any Lender’s Commitment (which action shall be deemed only to affect those Lenders whose Commitments are increased and may be approved by Requisite Lenders, including those Lenders whose Commitments are increased); (ii) reduce the principal of, rate of interest on, composition of interest on (i.e., cash pay or payment-in-kind) or Fees payable with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligations of any affected Lender (provided, however, in each case, the waiver of any Default or Event of Default or the implementation of Default Rate interest shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or any Fee); (iii) extend any scheduled payment date (other than payment dates of mandatory prepayments under Section 2.3(b)(ii)-(iv)) or final maturity date of the principal amount of any Loan of any Lender; (iv) waive, forgive, defer, extend or postpone any payment of interest or Fees or other Obligations as to any affected Lender (provided, however, in each case, the waiver of any Default or Event of Default or the implementation of Default Rate interest shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or any Fee); (v) release or limit any Guaranty or, except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents, release (or subordinate the Lien of Agent in), or permit any Credit Party to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Revolver Priority Collateral (which action shall be deemed to directly affect all Lenders and the L/C Issuer); (vi) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans that shall be required for Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; (vii) amend or waive this Section 12.2 or the definitions of the term “Requisite Lenders” or “Supermajority Revolver 1 Lenders”; or (viii) amend the

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allocation and waterfalls in Section 2.9. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver (other than a waiver of any Event of Default) shall, unless in writing and signed by Co-Collateral Agents and Supermajority Lenders amend or waive the definition of the term “Excess Availability”. Furthermore, no amendment, modification, termination or waiver affecting the rights or duties of Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents, Funding Agent or L/C Issuer, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including any increase in the L/C Sublimit or any release or limit of any Guaranty or release of any Collateral requiring a writing signed by all Lenders, shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents, Funding Agent or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in addition to Lenders required hereinabove to take such action. Each amendment, modification, termination or waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver shall be required for Agent to take additional Collateral pursuant to any Loan Document. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of any Note shall be effective without the written concurrence of the holder of that Note. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle such Credit Party or any other Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 12.2 shall be binding upon each holder of the Obligations at the time outstanding and each future holder of the Obligations. Any amendment, modification, waiver, consent, termination or release of any Bank Product Documents may be effected by the parties thereto without the consent of the Lenders.
          (d) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, the consent of Requisite Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in this subsection (d) being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, with respect to this subsection (d), so long as Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, at Borrower Representative’s request, Agent or a Person reasonably acceptable to Agent shall have the right with Agent’s consent and in Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no obligation) to purchase from any such Non-Consenting Lenders, and any such Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall, upon Agent’s request, sell and assign to Agent or such Person reasonably acceptable to Agent, all of the Commitments of any such Non-Consenting Lenders for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by such Non-Consenting Lenders and all accrued interest and Fees with respect thereto through the date of sale, such purchase and sale to be consummated pursuant to an executed Assignment Agreement. In the event that a Non-Consenting Lender does not execute an Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 within five (5) Business Days after receipt by such Non-Consenting Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 12.2(d) and presentation to such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment Agreement evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 12.2(d), Borrower Representative shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute such Assignment Agreement on behalf of any such Non-Consenting Lender, and any such Assignment Agreement so executed by Borrower Representative, the replacement Lender and Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 12.2(d) and Section 11.1.
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cash and performance of all of the Obligations (other than indemnification Obligations), termination of the Commitments and a release of all claims against Agent and Lenders, and so long as no suits, actions, proceedings or claims are pending or threatened against any Indemnified Person asserting any damages, losses or liabilities that are Indemnified Liabilities, Agent shall deliver to Borrowers termination statements, mortgage releases and other documents necessary or appropriate to evidence the termination of the Liens securing payment of the Obligations.
          (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 12.2, in the event that the Borrowers request that this Agreement be modified or amended in a manner that would require the unanimous consent of all of the Lenders and such modification or amendment is agreed to by the Requisite Lenders, then with the consent of Borrower Representative, Agent and the Requisite Lenders, Borrower Representative, Agent and the Requisite Lenders shall be permitted to amend this Agreement without the consent of the Non-Consenting Lenders to provide for (i) the termination of the Commitment of each Non-Consenting Lender at the election of Borrower Representative, Agent and the Requisite Lenders, (ii) simultaneously with the Commitment termination provided for in the foregoing clause (i), the addition to this Agreement of one or more other financial institutions (each of which shall be acceptable to Agent), or an increase in the Commitment of one or more of the Requisite Lenders (with the written consent thereof), so that the total Commitment after giving effect to such amendment shall be in the same amount as the total Commitment immediately before giving effect to such amendment, so long as such new or increased Commitments are on the same terms and provisions (including, without limitation, economic terms with respect to interest rates, pricing, fees, maturity date, etc.) as the Commitment terminated pursuant to the foregoing clause (i), (iii) if any Loans are outstanding at the time of such amendment, the making of such additional Loans by such new financial institutions or Requisite Lender(s), as the case may be, as may be necessary to repay in full, at par, the outstanding Loans of the Non-Consenting Lenders immediately before giving effect to such amendment and (iv) such other modifications to this Agreement as may be appropriate to effect the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii).
          (g) Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 12.2, if Agent and Borrower Representative shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case that is immaterial (as determined by Agent) in any provision of the Loan Documents, then Agent and Borrower Representative shall be permitted to amend such provisions and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Requisite Lenders within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
     12.3 Fees and Expenses. Borrowers shall reimburse: (i) Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents for all reasonable documented fees, reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses of all of its counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors); and (ii) Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (and, with respect to clauses (b), (c) and (d) below, all Lenders) for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, including the reasonable documented fees, reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of counsel or other advisors (including environmental and

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management consultants and appraisers), incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and filing and/or recordation of the Loan Documents, and incurred in connection with:
          (a) any amendment, modification or waiver of, consent with respect to, or termination of, any of the Loan Documents or Related Transactions Documents or advice in connection with the syndication and administration of the Loans made pursuant hereto or its rights hereunder or thereunder;
          (b) any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted by Agent, any Lender, any Credit Party or any other Person and whether as a party, witness or otherwise) in any way relating to the Collateral, any of the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or any other agreement to be executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, including any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, case, proceeding or action, and any appeal or review thereof; in connection with a case commenced by or against any or all of the Credit Parties or any other Person that may be obligated to Agent by virtue of the Loan Documents; including any such litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action arising in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or more Events of Default; provided that in the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for all such Lenders; provided, further, that no Person shall be entitled to reimbursement under this clause (b) in respect of any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action to the extent any of the foregoing results from such Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment); provided, further, that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any such cost, expense or liability to the extent of any dispute solely among Indemnified Persons other than claims against Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents, in such capacity in connection with fulfilling any such roles;
          (c) any attempt to enforce any remedies of Agent against any or all of the Credit Parties or any other Person that may be obligated to Agent or any Lender by virtue of any of the Loan Documents, including any such attempt to enforce any such remedies in the course of any work-out or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or more Events of Default; provided, that in the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for all such Lenders;
          (d) any workout or restructuring of the Loans upon the occurrence and during the continuance of one or more Events of Default; and
          (e) efforts to (i) monitor the Loans or any of the other Obligations, (ii) evaluate, observe or assess any of the Credit Parties or their respective affairs, and (iii) verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, audit, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral; including, as to each of clauses (a) through (d) above, all reasonable attorneys’ and other professional and service providers’ reasonable documented fees arising from such services and other advice, assistance or other representation, including those in connection with any appellate proceedings, and all reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, costs, charges and other fees incurred by such counsel and others in connection with or relating to any of the events or actions described in this Section 12.3. All amounts under this

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Section 12.3 shall be payable not later than 20 days after written demand therefore (together with reasonably detailed supporting documentation submitted to a Financial Officer of Borrower Representative). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, costs, charges and fees may include: reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of accountants, environmental advisors, appraisers, investment bankers, management, internal auditors, financial, turnaround and other consultants and paralegals; court costs and expenses; photocopying and duplication expenses; court reporter fees, costs and expenses; long distance telephone charges; air express charges; telegram or telecopy charges; secretarial overtime charges; and expenses for travel, lodging and food paid or incurred in connection with the performance of such legal or other advisory services.
     12.4 No Waiver. Agent’s or any Lender’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by the Credit Parties of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Agent or such Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance herewith or therewith. Any suspension or waiver of an Event of Default shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event of Default whether the same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether the same or of a different type. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.2, none of the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of any Credit Party contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and no Default or Event of Default by any Credit Party shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by Agent or any Lender, unless such waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer of or other authorized employee of Agent and the applicable Requisite Lenders, and directed to Borrowers specifying such suspension or waiver.
     12.5 Remedies. Agent’s and Lenders’ rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that Agent or any Lender may have under any other agreement, including the other Loan Documents, by operation of law or otherwise. Recourse to the Collateral shall not be required.
     12.6 Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.
     12.7 Conflict of Terms. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by specific reference to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and subject to the immediately following sentence, if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision in any of the other Loan Documents, the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.
     12.8 Confidentiality. Each Lender, each L/C Issuer, each Co-Collateral Agent and Agent agrees to use all reasonable efforts to maintain, in accordance with its customary practices, the confidentiality of information obtained by it pursuant to any Loan Document and designated in writing by any Credit Party as confidential, except that such information may be disclosed (i)

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with Borrower Representative’s consent, (ii) to Related Persons of such Lender, L/C Issuer, Co-Collateral Agent or Agent, as the case may be, that are advised of the confidential nature of such information and are instructed to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes (A) publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 12.8 or (B) available to such Lender, L/C Issuer, Co-Collateral Agent or Agent or any of their Related Persons, as the case may be, from a source (other than any Credit Party) not known by them to be subject to disclosure restrictions, (iv) to the extent disclosure is required by applicable law or other legal process or requested or demanded by any Governmental Authority (in which case Agent shall notify Borrower Representative to the extent not prohibited by law or legal process), (v) to the extent necessary or customary for inclusion in league table measurements, (vi) (A) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, any examiner or any nationally recognized rating agency or (B) otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify Credit Parties, (vii) other than to Excluded Parties, to current or prospective assignees, SPVs (including the investors or prospective investors therein) or participants, direct or contractual counterparties to any Swap Contracts and to their respective Related Persons, in each case to the extent such assignees, investors, participants, counterparties or Related Persons agree to be bound by provisions substantially similar to the provisions of this Section 12.8 (and such Person may disclose information to their respective Related Persons in accordance with clause (ii) above), (viii) to any other party hereto, and (ix) in connection with the exercise or enforcement of any right or remedy under any Loan Document, in connection with any litigation or other proceeding to which such Lender, L/C Issuer, Co-Collateral Agent or Agent or any of their Related Persons is a party or bound, or to the extent necessary to respond to public statements or disclosures by Credit Parties or their Related Persons referring to a Lender, L/C Issuer, Co-Collateral Agent or Agent or any of their Related Persons. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Section 12.8 and those of any Loan Document, the terms of this Section 12.8 shall govern.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other written or oral understanding or agreement to which the parties hereto are parties or by which they are bound, the parties acknowledge and agree that (i) any obligations of confidentiality contained herein and therein do not apply and have not applied to the federal tax treatment and federal tax structure of the Loans (the “Transactions”) (and any related transactions or arrangements) from the commencement of discussions between the parties, and (ii) each party (and each of its employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the federal tax treatment and federal tax structure of the Transactions and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. The preceding sentence is intended to cause the Transactions to be treated as not having been offered under conditions of confidentiality for purposes of Section 1.6011-4(b)(3) (or any successor provision) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 6011 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be construed in a manner consistent with such purpose. Subject to the proviso with respect to disclosure in the first sentence of this paragraph, each party hereto acknowledges that it has no proprietary or exclusive rights to the federal tax structure of the Transactions or any federal tax matter or federal tax idea related to the Transactions.

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     12.9 GOVERNING LAW. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THAT STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE CREDIT PARTIES, AGENT AND LENDERS PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT AGENT, LENDERS AND THE CREDIT PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK COUNTY; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE AGENT FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF AGENT. EACH CREDIT PARTY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT SUCH CREDIT PARTY MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.10 AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF SUCH CREDIT PARTY’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.
     12.10 Notices.
          (a) Addresses. All notices, demands, requests, directions and other communications required or expressly authorized to be made by this Agreement shall, whether or not specified to be in writing but unless otherwise expressly specified to be given by any other means, be given in writing and (i) addressed to (A) the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated in this Section 12.10 (or such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto), or (B) otherwise to the party to be notified at its address specified on the signature page of any applicable Assignment Agreement, (ii) posted to any other E-System set up by or at the direction of Agent in an appropriate location or

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(iii) addressed to such other address as shall be notified in writing (A) in the case of Borrower Representative, Agent and Swing Line Lender, to the other parties hereto and (B) in the case of all other parties, to Borrower Representative and Agent. Transmission by electronic mail (including E-Fax, even if transmitted to the fax numbers set forth in clause (i) above) shall not be sufficient or effective to transmit any such notice under this clause (a) unless such transmission is an available means to post to any E-System. Notice addresses as of the Closing Date shall be as set forth below:
  (i)   If to Agent, at
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
1 Pierrepont Plaza, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Attention: Michael Gavin
Telephone No.: (718) 754-4041
Email: Michael.A.Gavin@morganstanley.com
 
      Attention: David Ingram
Telecopier No.: (212) 507-6680
Telephone No.: (718) 754-7412
Email: David.Ingram@morganstanley.com
 
      with copies to:
 
      Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Leslie A. Plaskon, Esq.
Telecopier No.: (212) 309-4090
Telephone No.: (212) 318-6421
 
  (ii)   If to any Borrower, to Borrower Representative, at
Visteon Corporation
One Village Center Drive
Van Buren Township, Michigan 48111
Attention: Michael Lewis
Telecopier No.: (734) 736-5583
Telephone No.: (734) 710-5793
 
      with copies to:
 
      Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Attention: Daryll V. Marshall
Telecopier No.: (312) 862-3296
Telephone No.: (312) 862-2200

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  (iii)   If to Funding Agent, at
Bank of America, N.A.
135 S LaSalle, 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Attention: Christopher Greco, Vice President
Telecopier No.: (312) 904-7190
Telephone No.: (312) 992-6146
Email: christopher.greco@baml.com
  (b)   Effectiveness.
               (i) All communications described in clause (a) above and all other notices, demands, requests and other communications made in connection with this Agreement shall be effective and be deemed to have been received (i) if delivered by hand, upon personal delivery, (ii) if delivered by overnight courier service, one Business Day after delivery to such courier service, (iii) if delivered by mail, three (3) Business Days after deposit in the mail, (iv) if delivered by facsimile or electronic mail (other than to post to an E-System pursuant to clause (a) above) upon sender’s receipt of confirmation of proper transmission and (v) if delivered by posting to any E-System, on the later of the date of such posting in an appropriate location and the date access to such posting is given to the recipient thereof in accordance with the standard procedures applicable to such E-System. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to any Person (other than Borrower Representative or Agent) designated in Section 12.10 to receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication. The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing by the party entitled to receive such notice.
               (ii) The posting, completion and/or submission by any Credit Party of any communication pursuant to an E-System shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Credit Parties that any representation, warranty, certification or other similar statement required by the Loan Documents to be provided, given or made by a Credit Party in connection with any such communication is true, correct and complete (to the extent required under the Loan Documents) except as expressly noted in such communication or E-System.
          (c) Each Lender shall notify Agent in writing of any changes in the address to which notices to such Lender should be directed, of addresses of its lending office, of payment instructions in respect of all payments to be made to it hereunder and of such other administrative information as Agent shall reasonably request.
     12.11 Section Titles. The Section titles and Table of Contents contained in this Agreement are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.
     12.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the

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same agreement. Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or Electronic Transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
     12.13 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO KNOWINGLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG AGENT, LENDERS AND ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.
     12.14 Press Releases and Related Matters. Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates will in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of MSSF or its affiliates or referring to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Related Transactions Documents without at least two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to MSSF and without the prior written consent of MSSF unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with MSSF before issuing such press release or other public disclosure. Each Credit Party consents to the publication by Agent or any Lender of advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement using Borrower’s name, product photographs, logo or trademark. Agent reserves the right to provide to industry trade organizations information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.
     12.15 Reinstatement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against Borrowers for liquidation or reorganization, should Borrowers become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of Borrowers’ assets, and shall continue to be effective or to be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

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     12.16 Advice of Counsel. Each of the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed this Agreement and, specifically, the provisions of Sections 12.9 and 12.13, with its counsel.
     12.17 No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
     12.18 Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender and Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Credit Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, such Lender and Agent may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Credit Parties, which information includes the name and address of the Credit Parties and other information that will allow such Lender and Agent, as the case may be, to identify the Credit Parties in accordance with the Patriot Act.
     12.19 Currency Equivalency Generally. For the purposes of making valuations or computations under this Agreement (but not for purposes of the preparation of any financial statements delivered pursuant hereto), and in particular, without limitation, for purposes of valuations or computations under Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3(b), 4, 6, 7 and 9, unless expressly provided otherwise, where a reference is made to a dollar amount the amount is to be considered as the amount in Dollars and, therefor, each other currency shall be converted into the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars in accordance with GAAP.
     12.20 Judgment Currency.
          (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Credit Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 12.20 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due under any Loan Document in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding (i) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such earlier date, or (ii) the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 12.20 being hereinafter in this Section 12.20 referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
          (b) If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 12.20(a), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt for value of the amount due, the applicable Credit Party shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of

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exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. Any amount due from a Credit Party under this Section 12.20(b) shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of any of the Loan Documents.
          (c) The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 12.20 means the rate of exchange at which Agent would, on the relevant date at or about 1:00 p.m. (New York time), be prepared to sell the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.
     12.21 Electronic Transmissions.
          (a) Authorization. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.10(a), each of Agent, Lenders, each Credit Party and each of their Related Persons, is authorized (but not required) to transmit, post or otherwise make or communicate, in its sole discretion, Electronic Transmissions in connection with any Loan Document and the transactions contemplated therein. Each Borrower and each Lender party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the use of Electronic Transmissions is not necessarily secure and that there are risks associated with such use, including risks of interception, disclosure and abuse and each indicates it assumes and accepts such risks by hereby authorizing the use of Electronic Transmissions.
          (b) Signatures. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.10(a), (i)(A) no posting to any E-System shall be denied legal effect merely because it is made electronically, (B) each E-Signature on any such posting shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a “signature” and (C) each such posting shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a “writing”, in each case including pursuant to any Loan Document, any applicable provision of any Code, the federal Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and any substantive or procedural applicable law governing such subject matter, (ii) each such posting that is not readily capable of bearing either a signature or a reproduction of a signature may be signed, and shall be deemed signed, by attaching to, or logically associating with such posting, an E-Signature, upon which Agent, each Lender and each Credit Party may rely and assume the authenticity thereof, (iii) each such posting containing a signature, a reproduction of a signature or an E-Signature shall, for all intents and purposes, have the same effect and weight as a signed paper original and (iv) each party hereto or beneficiary hereto agrees not to contest the validity or enforceability of any posting on any E-System or E-Signature on any such posting under the provisions of any applicable law requiring certain documents to be in writing or signed; provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit such party’s or beneficiary’s right to contest whether any posting to any E-System or E-Signature has been altered after transmission.
          (c) Separate Agreements. All uses of an E-System shall be governed by and subject to, in addition to Section 12.10 and this Section 12.21, the separate terms, conditions and privacy policy posted or referenced in such E-System (or such terms, conditions and privacy policy as may be updated from time to time, including on such E-System) and related Contractual Obligations executed by Agent and Credit Parties in connection with the use of such E-System.
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AVAILABLE”. NONE OF AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RELATED PERSONS WARRANTS THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY E-SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS THEREIN. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE BY AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY OF THEIR RELATED PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY E-SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS. Each of the Borrowers, each other Credit Party executing this Agreement and each Lender agrees that Agent has no responsibility for maintaining or providing any equipment, Software, services or any testing required in connection with any Electronic Transmission or otherwise required for any E-System.
     12.22 Independence of Provisions. The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters, and that such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and must each be performed, except as expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement.
     12.23 No Third Parties Benefited. This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of Borrowers, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, Agent, Funding Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Neither Agent nor any Lender nor any Credit Party (except as otherwise specifically provided under the Loan Documents) shall have any obligation to any Person not a party to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
     12.24 Intentionally Omitted.
     12.25 Relationships between Lenders and Credit Parties. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Lenders are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Borrowers with respect to the Loans and other financial accommodations contemplated hereby and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Borrowers or any other Person. Additionally, no Lender is advising the Borrowers or any other Person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Borrowers shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Lenders shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrowers with respect thereto. Any review by the Lenders of the Borrowers, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Lenders and shall not be on behalf of the Borrowers.
13. CROSS-GUARANTY
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          (a) Each Borrower hereby agrees that such Borrower is jointly and severally liable for, and hereby absolutely and unconditionally guaranties to Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, the full and prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and performance of, all Obligations owed or hereafter owing to Agent and Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement) by each other Borrower. Each Borrower agrees that its guaranty obligation hereunder is a continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, that its obligations under this Section 13 shall not be discharged until payment and performance, in full, of the Obligations has occurred, and that its obligations under this Section 13 shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and unaffected by,
               (i) the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of, or change in, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, document or instrument to which any Borrower is or may become a party;
               (ii) the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section 13) or any other Loan Document or the waiver or consent by Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to any of the provisions thereof;
               (iii) the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect its Lien against, any security for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by Agent and the other Secured Parties in respect thereof (including the release of any such security);
               (iv) the insolvency of any Credit Party; or
               (v) any other action or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor.
Each Borrower shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the Obligations guarantied hereunder.
          (b) Each Borrower expressly represents and acknowledges that it is part of a common enterprise with the other Borrowers and that any financial accommodations by Lenders, or any of them, to any other Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are and will be of direct and indirect interest, benefit and advantage to all Borrowers.
     13.2 Waivers by Borrowers. Each Borrower expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, all rights it may have now or in the future under any statute, or at common law, or at law or in equity, or otherwise, to compel Agent or the other Secured Parties to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations guarantied hereunder against any other Credit Party, any other party or against any security for the payment and performance of the Obligations before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding against, such Borrower. It is agreed among each Borrower, Agent and the other Secured Parties that the foregoing waivers are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that, but for the provisions of this Section 13 and such waivers, Agent and the other Secured Parties would decline to enter into this Agreement.

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     13.3 Benefit of Guaranty. Each Borrower agrees that the provisions of this Section 13 are for the benefit of Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees, endorsees and assigns, and nothing herein contained shall impair, as between any other Borrower and Agent or the other Secured Parties, the obligations of such other Borrower under the Loan Documents.
     13.4 Subordination of Subrogation, Etc. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, and except as set forth in Section 13.7, each Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably subordinates to payment of the Obligations any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off and any and all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this subordination is intended to benefit Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall not limit or otherwise affect such Borrower’s liability hereunder or the enforceability of this Section 13, and that Agent, the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns are intended third party beneficiaries of the waivers and agreements set forth in this Section 13.4.
     13.5 Election of Remedies. If Agent or any of the other Secured Parties may, under applicable law, proceed to realize its benefits under any of the Loan Documents giving Agent or such other Secured Party a Lien upon any Collateral, whether owned by any Borrower or by any other Person, either by judicial foreclosure or by non-judicial sale or enforcement, Agent or any of the other Secured Parties may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of its rights and remedies under this Section 13. If, in the exercise of any of its rights and remedies, Agent or any of the other Secured Parties shall forfeit any of its rights or remedies, including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Borrower or any other Person, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to “election of remedies” or the like, each Borrower hereby consents to such action by Agent or such other Secured Party and waives any claim based upon such action, even if such action by Agent or such other Secured Party shall result in a full or partial loss of any rights of subrogation that each Borrower might otherwise have had but for such action by Agent or such other Secured Party. Any election of remedies that results in the denial or impairment of the right of Agent or any of the other Secured Parties to seek a deficiency judgment against any Borrower shall not impair any other Borrower’s obligation to pay the full amount of the Obligations. In the event Agent or any of the other Secured Parties shall bid at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale or at any private sale permitted by law or the Loan Documents, Agent or such other Secured Party may bid all or less than the amount of the Obligations and the amount of such bid need not be paid by Agent or such other Secured Party but shall be credited against the Obligations. The amount of the successful bid at any such sale, whether Agent, Lender or any other party is the successful bidder, shall be conclusively deemed to be the fair market value of the Collateral and the difference between such bid amount and the remaining balance of the Obligations shall be conclusively deemed to be the amount of the Obligations guarantied under this Section 13, notwithstanding that any present or future law or court decision or ruling may have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to which Agent or any of the other Secured Parties might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at any such sale.

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     13.6 Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, each Borrower’s liability under this Section 13 shall be limited to an amount not to exceed as of any date of determination the greater of:
          (a) the amount of all Loans advanced to such Borrower plus the amount of all Secured Hedging Obligations incurred by such Borrower;
          (b) the net amount of all Loans advanced to another Borrower under this Agreement and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for the benefit of, such Borrower plus the amount of Secured Hedging Obligations incurred by another Borrower for the benefit of such Borrower; and
          (c) the amount that could be claimed by Agent and the other Secured Parties from such Borrower under this Section 13 without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar foreign or domestic statute or common law after taking into account, among other things, such Borrower’s right of contribution and indemnification from each other Borrower under Section 13.7.
     13.7 Contribution with Respect to Guaranty Obligations.
          (a) To the extent that any Borrower shall make a payment under this Section 13 of all or any of the Obligations (other than Loans made to that Borrower and Secured Hedging Obligations, in each case, for which it is primarily liable) (a “Guarantor Payment”) that, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Borrower would otherwise have paid if each Borrower had paid the aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Guarantor Payment in the same proportion that such Borrower’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Borrowers as determined immediately prior to the making of such Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) and termination of the Commitments, such Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Borrower for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment.
          (b) As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim that could then be recovered from such Borrower under this Section 13 without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law.
          (c) This Section 13.7 is intended only to define the relative rights of Borrowers and nothing set forth in this Section 13.7 is intended to or shall impair the obligations of Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 13.1. Nothing

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contained in this Section 13.7 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay the Loans made directly or indirectly to that Borrower (and Secured Hedging Obligations incurred directly or indirectly by that Borrower) and accrued interest, Fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable.
          (d) The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Borrower to which such contribution and indemnification is owing.
          (e) The rights of the indemnifying Borrowers against other Credit Parties under this Section 13.7 shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments.
     13.8 Liability Cumulative. The liability of Borrowers under this Section 13 is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Borrower to Agent and the other Secured Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party or in respect of any Obligations or obligation of the other Borrower, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above.
         
  BORROWERS:


VISTEON CORPORATION

 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  VC AVIATION SERVICES, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  VISTEON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  VISTEON GLOBAL TREASURY, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
         
  VISTEON SYSTEMS, LLC
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  VISTEON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
         
  AGENTS:

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
, as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Co-Collateral Agent, Agent and Co-Syndication Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
         
  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Joint Lead Arranger,
Co-Collateral Agent and Documentation Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
         
  BARCLAYS Bank PLC, as a Lender
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
         
  LENDERS:

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
, as a Lender and L/C Issuer
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
         
  [___________________], as a Lender
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
     The following Persons are signatories to this Agreement in their capacity as Credit Parties and not as Borrowers.
         
  CREDIT PARTIES:


VISTEON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  VISTEON EUROPEAN HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 


 

         
TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
1. DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE MATTERS
    2  
1.1 Definitions
    2  
1.2 Rules of Construction
    57  
1.3 Interpretive Matters
    58  
1.4 GAAP
    58  
2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT
    59  
2.1 Credit Facilities
    59  
2.2 Letters of Credit
    62  
2.3 Prepayments
    68  
2.4 Use of Proceeds
    71  
2.5 Interest; Applicable Margins; Commitment Fees
    71  
2.6 Cash Management Systems
    74  
2.7 Fees
    74  
2.8 Receipt of Payments
    75  
2.9 Application and Allocation of Payments
    76  
2.10 Loan Account and Accounting
    77  
2.11 Indemnity
    77  
2.12 Access
    79  
2.13 Taxes
    79  
2.14 Capital Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality
    81  
2.15 Single Loan
    83  
2.16 Incremental Revolving Loans
    83  
2.17 Bank Products
    84  
3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
    85  
3.1 Conditions to the Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement
    85  
3.2 Further Conditions to Each Loan and Each Continuation/Conversion
    85  
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    86  
4.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law
    86  
4.2 Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Offices; Collateral Locations; FEIN
    86  

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4.3 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
    86  
4.4 Financial Statements and Business Plan
    87  
4.5 Material Adverse Effect
    89  
4.6 Ownership of Property; Liens
    89  
4.7 Labor Matters
    89  
4.8 Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures
    90  
4.9 Government Regulation
    90  
4.10 Margin Regulations
    90  
4.11 Taxes
    90  
4.12 ERISA
    91  
4.13 No Litigation
    92  
4.14 Brokers
    92  
4.15 Intellectual Property
    92  
4.16 Full Disclosure
    92  
4.17 Environmental Matters
    93  
4.18 Insurance
    94  
4.19 Deposit and Disbursement Accounts
    94  
4.20 Government Contracts
    94  
4.21 Customer and Trade Relations
    94  
4.22 Bonding
    94  
4.23 Intentionally Omitted
    94  
4.24 No Default
    94  
4.25 Creation and Perfection of Security Interests
    95  
4.26 Accounts; Inventory
    95  
4.27 Solvency
    96  
4.28 Material Contracts
    96  
4.29 Foreign Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering
    97  
4.30 Patriot Act
    97  
4.31 Regulation H
    97  
4.32 Intentionally Omitted
    97  

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4.33 Plan of Reorganization
    97  
5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
    98  
5.1 Financial Reports and Notices
    98  
5.2 Collateral Reporting
    101  
6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    103  
6.1 Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business
    103  
6.2 Payment of Charges and Taxes
    103  
6.3 Books and Records
    104  
6.4 Insurance; Damage to or Destruction of Collateral
    104  
6.5 Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations
    105  
6.6 Intentionally Omitted
    105  
6.7 Intellectual Property
    105  
6.8 Environmental Matters
    105  
6.9 Real Estate Purchases
    105  
6.10 Further Assurances
    106  
6.11 Intentionally Omitted
    106  
6.12 Intentionally Omitted
    106  
6.13 ERISA Matters
    106  
6.14 Intentionally Omitted
    106  
6.15 New Subsidiaries.
    106  
6.16 Designation of Subsidiaries
    108  
6.17 Post-Closing Matters
    108  
7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    108  
7.1 Mergers, Fundamental Changes, Etc.
    109  
7.2 Investments; Loans and Advances
    109  
7.3 Indebtedness
    112  
7.4 Affiliate Transactions
    116  
7.5 Amendment of Certain Documents; Line of Business
    116  
7.6 Guarantied Obligations
    116  
7.7 Liens
    117  

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7.8 Sale of Stock and Assets
    120  
7.9 ERISA
    122  
7.10 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
    122  
7.11 Hazardous Materials
    122  
7.12 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
    123  
7.13 Cancellation of Indebtedness
    123  
7.14 Restricted Payments
    123  
7.15 Change of Corporate Name, State of Incorporation or Location; Change of Fiscal Year
    124  
7.16 Prepayment of Senior Notes or Incremental Term Loans
    124  
7.17 No Speculative Transactions
    124  
7.18 Changes Relating to Material Contracts
    124  
7.19 OFAC; Patriot Act
    124  
7.20 Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
    124  
7.21 Amendment to Senior Notes and Incremental Term Loan Documents
    125  
7.22 Equity Interests of Credit Parties
    126  
8. TERM
    126  
8.1 Termination
    126  
8.2 Survival of Obligations Upon Termination of Financing Arrangements
    126  
9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
    126  
9.1 Events of Default
    126  
9.2 Remedies
    129  
9.3 Waivers by Credit Parties
    130  
10. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
    130  
10.1 Appointment of Agent
    130  
10.2 Agent’s Reliance, Etc.
    131  
10.3 MSSF and Affiliates
    132  
10.4 Lender Credit Decision
    132  
10.5 Indemnification
    132  
10.6 Successor Agent
    133  

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10.7 Setoff and Sharing of Payments
    133  
10.8 Advances; Payments; Availability of Lender’s Pro Rata Share; Return of Payments; Non-Funding Lenders; Dissemination of Information; Actions in Concert
    134  
10.9 Actions in Concert
    137  
10.10 Procedures
    137  
10.11 Collateral Matters
    137  
10.12 Additional Agents
    138  
10.13 Distribution of Materials to Lenders and L/C Issuers
    138  
10.14 Co-Collateral Agents
    139  
11. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
    139  
11.1 Assignment and Participations
    139  
11.2 Successors and Assigns
    143  
12. MISCELLANEOUS
    144  
12.1 Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement
    144  
12.2 Amendments and Waivers
    144  
12.3 Fees and Expenses
    147  
12.4 No Waiver
    148  
12.5 Remedies
    149  
12.6 Severability
    149  
12.7 Conflict of Terms
    149  
12.8 Confidentiality
    149  
12.9 GOVERNING LAW
    150  
12.10 Notices
    151  
12.11 Section Titles
    153  
12.12 Counterparts
    153  
12.13 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    153  
12.14 Press Releases and Related Matters
    154  
12.15 Reinstatement
    154  
12.16 Advice of Counsel
    154  
12.17 No Strict Construction
    154  

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12.18 Patriot Act Notice
    154  
12.19 Currency Equivalency Generally
    154  
12.20 Judgment Currency
    155  
12.21 Electronic Transmissions
    155  
12.22 Independence of Provisions
    156  
12.23 No Third Parties Benefited
    156  
12.24 Intentionally Omitted
    157  
12.25 Relationships between Lenders and Credit Parties
    157  
13. CROSS-GUARANTY
    157  
13.1 Cross-Guaranty
    157  
13.2 Waivers by Borrowers
    158  
13.3 Benefit of Guaranty
    158  
13.4 Subordination of Subrogation, Etc
    158  
13.5 Election of Remedies
    158  
13.6 Limitation
    159  
13.7 Contribution with Respect to Guaranty Obligations
    159  
13.8 Liability Cumulative
    160  

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